Dugout Discussion

Wilson injured and Alexander-Arnold benched for Gameweek 16 opener

Callum Wilson (£7.0m) has been left out of Bournemouth’s starting XI as Liverpool come to the Vitaliy Stadium for the lunch-time kick-off.

The striker has picked up an injury that was not revealed by Eddie Howe in his most recent press conference.

It is a big story for the Fantasy community as Wilson was looked at as a replacement for the recently injured Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m).

Meanwhile, Junior Stanislas (£6.0m) comes in for Wilson and it’s currently unclear whether it’s him or David Brooks (£5.2m) up front alongside Josh King (£6.3m).

Equally, there was Fantasy disappointment in the Liverpool camp with Trent Alexander-Arnold (£5.4m) benched. It is currently unclear whether it’s Fabinho (£5.5m) or James Milner (£5.6m) is playing at right-back.

Xherdan Shaqiri (£7.0m) keeps his place in the team and looks to be joining Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.2m) in the front three.

Bournemouth XI: Begovic; Daniels, Ake, S Cook, Francis; Stanislas, Lerma, Surman, Fraser; Brooks; King.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Fabinho, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Shaqiri, Mohamed Salah, Firmino

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2,732 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    32pts from 2 players

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      for those with Salah,Robbo

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lots will have 53 from those two.

  2. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    GW Score: 55 lol

    1. Halftime
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      well done

    2. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      great..

    3. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Wow!!! I only own Robbo in this match.

  3. Monya Meow Meow
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    3rd time lucky for me?
    You bet!

    THANK YOU MO SALAH!!!

  4. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Took out Mo and Arni for Sane and Auba after having Mo all season... god damn, can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Over to you Auba, pretty please

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Auba blank incoming 😉

    2. TerryVenables
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Dreaming

  5. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    just realized it's the FPL Cup qualification round. RIP non Salah owners

  6. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    It's like Kanexit from last season all over again

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep... Allure of Sane made me sell Salah

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Shows how important Wilson is to BOU.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Bournemouth are a long ball team. And without Wilson they can't play long ball.

      1. Ando
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Long ball team? I don't think you can say they are strictly a long ball team lol.

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Howe has changed the way they play this season. They play more direct. It is the reason they are performing much better this season than last. Most of their goals come from counter attacks and balls over the top. Look at their possession stats - they don't care about passing the ball around any more.

    2. Ando
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yep. Bournemouth couldn't keep a hold of the ball in Liverpool's half which put so much pressure on their backline.

  8. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Stupid game anyway.

  9. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Mane covers Salah

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He really *does*

    2. Ando
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      We get it Irbox, you captained Salah.

  10. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    It was only a matter of time.

  11. Demel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    I started off nicely nestled in the top 10k. I don't own Salah. Which Salah captained is now going to be taking my place 🙁

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Feel your pain but drop doesn’t look as bad as I feared

  12. Solenya
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Don't you have a f**king important cl match midweek you bearded hobbo. Hope Napoli pip them to that KO spot 😛

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Hope so too

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    See y'all next season fellas.

    1. Ando
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Lacazette hatty too hopefuly lol

  14. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone knows why Chambers isn't in the squad?

  15. TAT
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    If I'd known about the Wilson injury I would have got Salah in. Oh well.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah Wilson makes the defence a lot worse

      1. TAT
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Of course not, but BOU don't have much to offer without him. With him , the game would be much less one-sided.

  16. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Get another save would you Allison

  17. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    My gameweek is already over after the 1st game. Incredible. Non-Salah owners lets just move on to the next GW

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, not all. Plenty of points to play for

  18. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Oh boy... dreadful start for the week. Just hope Auba and Haz don't do any more carnage. Really hoping Kane, Sterling and Sane deliver.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Haz, Sane wont

  19. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Took a -4, no Salah... Rank 8k.

    RIP me

    1. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      0 hits but no Salah. 2k. Bye bye top 10k!

  20. WD27
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Joint most goal involvements for the season and people still say hes a bad buy?

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He needs to justify that 13.0 price more than once in a season.

      1. WD27
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Well over the season he is joint most.. is there much more you can ask of him at this stage?

        1. Crouching Tiger
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He hasn't exactly been a baps magnet.

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool have an even easier game v united next week

    Get the triple c out

    1. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      😆

  22. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Really? 15 gameweeks and now you get 21 points just after we sold you?

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 4 months ago

        we?

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          We sellers

    2. Captain Haddock
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah to Sterling, yes or no?

      1. Darlo
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I’m still doing it, fixtures not the best

    3. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Salah 1st sub. Nice

      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why would you sub 13.0 player?

        1. makaveli123
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bench wankery

    4. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It was around now that Salah went on that run last year right?

    5. Football Heaven
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I didn’t want to sell him but I had to

    6. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Probably still selling the Egyptian fraud.

    7. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Crunch time has arrived now. Big hitters performing everywhere and now it is about picking the right ones. Kane, Auba, Sterling and Salah have all performed in recent weeks. If Hazard gets a return this week or next week what will happen?

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Hazard won't get anything. Still own the fecker.

    8. Agger
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Mo Salah captainers rejoice!!!

    9. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      The average top score is quite low considering the Carnage salah has done, 18 & I'm on 13 without salah
      C'mon Pierre

      1. Ando
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Alexander*

        1. The Red Devil
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Alexander Arnold isn't coming on, would've loved the double CS