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While it’s a quieter-than-usual Saturday of Premier League football, there’s plenty to interest Fantasy managers today.

New FPL darlings Brighton and Hove Albion are up later, while Liverpool and Brentford are both at home.

First up, though, is Arsenal v Bournemouth, which kicks off at 12:30 BST.

TEAM NEWS

The Gunners are still without Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber, while Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard are fresh casualties from midweek.

Eberechi Eze and Piero Hincapie are back from injury and among the substitutes, however.

There are three changes from Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League win over Sporting CP.

Myles Lewis-Skelly and Kai Havertz come in for Calafiori and Odegaard, while there’s also an alteration on the left wing as Gabriel Martinelli gets the nod over the benched Leandro Trossard.

Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice, who recovered from minor issues to feature against Sporting, start as expected.

It’s been a long time since Bournemouth last played a competitive match. Over three weeks, in fact, when they salvaged a late draw against Manchester United.

Andoni Iraola makes just one change to the side he sent out then, with Eli Junior Kroupi coming in for Amine Adli.

That alteration will see Marcus Tavernier move to a wider role.

Tyler Adams is fit again and makes the visitors’ bench.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Zubimendi, Havertz, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Hincapie, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard, Dowman, Salmon.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Senesi, Hill, Truffert, Christie, Scott, Tavernier, Kroupi, Rayan, Evanilson.

Subs: Mandas, Adams, Brooks, Gannon-Doak, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Toth.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. el polako
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Quadruple still on the cards?

  2. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Pedro & Palmer falling in price despite being in majority of peoples teams who wildcarded is kind of wild.

    But that's the downside of template, i guess.

    1. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      WC/FH transfers don't count towards price change

      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        I know, but it is still interesting that it happened.

  3. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Is this an ok gw33 BB team? Have got no WC

    Darlow, Kelleher
    Gab, VVD, O'Reilly, Van Hecke, Gudmundsson
    Bruno F, Semenyo, Wilson, Szobo, Rice
    Haaland, JP, Thiago

    0.4 itb, every next transfer would cost me a hit

    Would you go with:

    A) Gudmundsson
    B) Hill -4
    C) Bijol/Struijk -4

    1. z13
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Keep the 3 at the back and go for an attacker or two for a hit, say DCL

  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Of course....Arsenal get a lucky penalty.....

  5. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Pen. Gabby assist

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Does that count as an assist?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Sure

  6. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Crazy luck. All season.

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Pen Gab A

  8. el polako
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Set Piece FC.

  9. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    lol at wildcarders lolling at Gabby

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      I kept him on my WC. He’s so far and away above any other DFer it’s stupid to sell him for a worse player who happens to have an extra fixture

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Agreed, although I don’t think I will keep him on FH next week.

        1. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Yeah, I’d likely get rid for one week on FH considering the fixture

  10. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Wow what a pen

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      He’s one of the best

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Gyok G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Petrovic went right way no chance

  12. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel believers fished out of the mud

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Correct

  13. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Unbelievable. Just like the Everton game, Cherries well on top, the better team, should be 3-1 up and yet the Gunners equalise through a very soft penalty. 1-1. The crowd needs to wake up to push Arsenal towards a win.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Bournemouth been doing it all season though. Long loads of points from winning positions by not taking their chances

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        *losing loads

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Yeah, I thought arsenal would go on to score a quick second but Cherries have restarted very well. Still feels like a cherries win. Arsenal are so bad. MLS and BW in defence, really poor. Although Saka has been trash all season, he does do his defensive work very well. It's like saka has improved defensively more than he's improved offensively the past two seasons.

  14. GoonerGirl
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Blatant Pen, well done Gyokeres!

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      still soft though. Like, how could he pull his arm away, so close. Given because it was in an "unnatural position". Crazy rule when you're trying to balance yoruself.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        If his hand wasn’t above his shoulder blocking the ball, the shot could have gone in. Can’t see how it’s not given really

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          I thought I saw some bodies in the way which would have blocked it regardless? Maybe I'm wrong and It was the camera angle.

        2. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          lol, it was going well wide

      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Agreed. Its a pen under the "current interpretation" of the rule which will may well change next season yet again :).

  15. Absolutely Muñozed
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Thats why I kept Gabby on WC

  16. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel assist

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    So many routes to points like Bruno not sure why you sell Gabriel

  18. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    It’s funny how your arm being in a genuinely natural position is considered as an unnatural position when it comes to it being struck by a ball.
    So the only thing you can do is forget about balance and keep your arms in an unnatural position (behind your back) so that you can’t be accused of having your arms in an unnatural position and give away a penalty 🙂

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Well said

      The handball rules in football are even worse than assist rules in FPL

    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      I mean sure, it wasn't a flicked header assist, but the basic point stands

  19. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Gabriel should score and out Arsenal 2-1 up, because he's still angry with himself for conceding.

  20. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Raya saves?

  21. el polako
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Bournemouth the better team so for.
    They actually trying to play football.

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      yep

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Arsenal have really pioneered ‘anti-football’ in the 2nd half of this season.
      If you take penalties, set piece goals and own goals out of the equation, they’d be in the bottom half of the table

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        100%. It's so painful to watch. Bournemouth should be 3-1 up. Arsenal very, very lucky penalty.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          You're one weird Arsenal fan, you know that?

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            I'm just broken after 20 odd years of hype and promise, only for Arsenal to let us down when it truly matters. (My first game was Zaragoza 1995)

          2. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            he's a wind up merchant pretending to be an arsenal fan

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              He’s certainly a serial shitetalker

              1. Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                3 months, 6 days ago

                Oh good grief.

      2. el polako
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Arteta’s body language for a longer while now says:
        - tense, desperate, obsessed.

        No wonder his team looks paralysed on the pitch.

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          True, that nervous and negative energy must feed into the dressing room and onto the pitch.

      3. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        You need to ‘cope’

    3. #1 Arne Engels Fan
      • 1 Year
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Brilliantly coached side.

  22. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Chances Gab gets DEFCON points? he's on 3 atm

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Sigh

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Bowen managed to get them in a 4-0 win

  23. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    It's crazy to say it, but I think we need Dowman on asap to change the game. Haven't created a single proper chance apart from the corner/Havertz chance.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      He’ll be on

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Possible changes at half time...I'm not sure Eze should be risked just yet, especially with Odegaard out. Really, really, really missing Merino. Rice has been so deep the past few months.

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Arteta doesn't want to create chances. Why would he bring on Dowman

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        lolz

  24. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Havertz and Zubi been poor today

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      And MLS and Ben white. Zubimendi has been poor for a few months now. Not rested enough.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        agree and Zubi hasn't seemed himself for a while now

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          Yeah...so...I did read online that he's struggling to adapt to life in London and has been pushing for a move back to Spain. His wife isn't liking it. I'll try and find it.

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              3 months, 6 days ago

              If this is true, then we have to go through the difficult process of finding a world class CDM again.

  25. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Early thoughts folks….

    Best option here for the double???

    A- Semenyo, O’Reilly and Thiaw
    Or
    B- Palmer, O’Reilly, Nunes -4

    Cheers everyone!!

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      A, all day. Difficult to trust Palmer.

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Cheers mate!!!! A leaves me in a better situation for 34 too

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          3 months, 6 days ago

          It's becoming clear O'Reilly offers really strong offensive points. I'm sure he'll want to score against arsenal again next week.

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • 8 Years
            3 months, 6 days ago

            Agreed mate!!!! He’s on fire atm

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      A

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • 8 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Thankyou mate!

  26. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Dowman on! (No pressure...). (and eze)

  27. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Arteta not waiting around with the subs today

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      Yeah, thank god. Second half started slow again. The crowd is also too quiet and nervous.

  28. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    I think Martinelli's strength has been coming off the bench this season.

  29. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 6 days ago

    Come on Bournemouth

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 6 days ago

      They've been much the better team.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 6 days ago

        Bournemouth simply not allowing us to keep the ball. Impressive pressing