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Fraser comes through injury doubt for Blank Gameweek

After coming into Saturday with a yellow flag, Ryan Fraser (£6.2m) has started Bournemouth’s Blank Gameweek 31 fixture.

The Scottish international has been deployed on the left flank, while David Brooks (£5.1m) is in central midfield.

As expected, Callum Wilson (£6.5m) and Josh King (£6.5m) lead the Cherries attack.

Without Fabian Schär (£4.7m) and Jamaal Lascelles (£4.7m) at the back, Federico Fernandez (£4.4m) and Paul Dummett (£4.4m) come into Newcastle’s five-man defence.

With Sean Longstaff (£4.5m) still out long-term, it’s Mo Diamé (£4.8m) who sits alongside Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) in central midfield.

As expected, Salomón Rondón (£5.9m) leads the attack, flanked by Ayoze Pérez (£6.1m) and Miguel Almirón (£6.0m).

Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.5m) comes back into the Burnley side for Jeff Hendrick (£5.2m), with Dwight McNeil (£4.4m) retaining his starting berth on the left of midfield.

Ashley Barnes (£5.7m) and Chris Wood (£6.2m) lead the Burnley attack.

Demarai Gray (£5.4m) gets the nod for Leicester as they arrive at Turf Moor, while Harvey Barnes (£5.5m), James Maddison (£6.8m) and Youri Tielemans (£6.0m) also earn a place in midfield behind Jamie Vardy (£9.1m).

Meanwhile, there are three changes for West Ham which could boost the potential for Felipe Anderson (£7.2m).

The Brazilian keeps his place in the side while Robert Snodgrass (£5.0m), who has taken set pieces off him recently, drops to the bench to be replaced by Michail Antonio (£6.8m).

Meanwhile, Marko Arnautovic (£6.9m) comes in for Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (£6.1m) and Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m) starts ahead of Ryan Fredericks (£4.5m).

Bournemouth XI: Boruc; Clyne, Mepham, Aké, Daniels; Lerma; Ibe, Fraser; Brooks; Wilson, King.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Yedlin, Federico Fernández, Lejeune, Dummett, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Diamé, Hayden, Almirón; Rondón.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Johann Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Evans, Maguire, Chilwell; Ndidi; Gray, Tielemans, Maddison, Barnes; Vardy.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Cresswell, Diop, Ogbonna, Zabaleta; Noble, Rice; Anderson, Antonio, Lanzini; Arnautovic.

Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Smith, Kongolo, Bacuna, Mooy, Lowe, Grant, Pritchard, Stankovic, Durm, Rowe.

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  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    MADDISONNN DIFFERENTIALLL OMGG

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

      Caps lock 😎

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not really

  2. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Assist?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      None

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No assist

    3. tm245
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Earned it himself.

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh baby

  4. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    YC Maddison

  5. MTPockets
      5 years, 1 month ago

      When you have Barnes and Vardy...

    • Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison yellow

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison owners only have him cause they can’t afford Brooks.....

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Hate you maddison

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Oh YC, hate you a little less now

    • getfunky
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My ML rival played his FH & tripled up on West Ham's defense. Lovely jubbly.

      1. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Similar situation in my mini leagues. My -8 doesn’t look so bad at this point.

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ewwww ffs

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Said it before the game. Balbuena-Diop partnership needed to return.

    • LeicesterA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison YC.

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison YC

    • Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Imagine someone out there with FH & triple WH defense 😀

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Heart goes out to them 🙂

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My rival 😉

    • JBG
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well WH can suck a big one :D.

    • Pigeon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I got Maddison instead of Fraser

    • Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      YELLOW MADDISON!!!

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lol Maddison YC for celebration

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Did he do the helicopter?

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          😮 😆

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Everyone's GW31 teams looking shambolic. Teams ruined for the BGW and this is how it rewards us

    • Dave Bauer
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It going to be so depressing when my two West Ham players come back in after my free hit. Can’t wait to bin them tonight, even just temporarily.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Maddison deserves the goal and assist.

      Did so well to win the free.

    • Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Little Maddison red card later perhaps

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This. He has it in him.

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Was that a Tark Assist for Maddy ?

    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      One more booking for Maddison & he’s off

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Double checked the maths. Can confirm.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          It was a complex calculation, but the arithmetic is bombproof

        2. Barca_Rover
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          confirm with what percent certainty ?

      2. The Ejiptian King
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I thought this was a Dribbles post.

    • Oscar Slater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Triple Hammers defence in the Scout Picks was sheer folly.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Bizarre

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Double D is risky as is, Triple is utter insanity

      3. SM001
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        In hindsight, yes.

      4. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Almost hubris, that

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Heaton should've save that ffs

      1. BIG TONES
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I own him and he's been terrible for weeks.

    • YEAH PITCH!
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yes Maddison.

    • TAT
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Fraser over Maddison or Noble…

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Felipe will come off at HT again won’t he 🙁

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

        Gosh, he's been rubbish for a while now. Don't know why I still own him

      2. Oscar Slater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No, he's due.

    • The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Is the FPL website not working for anybody else either

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        It’s crashed, it’s saying Huddersfield are winning away to West Ham FFS