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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. Bored Bear
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ahearne-Grant ESSENTIAL?

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

    McNeil regaining top BAPS pedestal.

  3. Sif
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    They don't call it a blank game week for nothing...

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nail hit on head

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've got another name for it that rhymes with blank...

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

    Feels like free hit wasted big time.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      4 teams still to play tomorrow

      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Everyone had triple Liverpool anyway.

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Today was the day to make real gains on a FH.

        1. Crouching Tiger
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Looked good on paper.

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

      Surely some Liverpool and hChelsea to come though?

      1. FPL DONKEY
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Non FHers all have Liverpool and Chelsea

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          All of them don't. Most of them do.

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

      Definitely, i’d of saved it for DGW if i had it

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

    Solanke on yesss

  6. Lionel Ronaldo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Have I got this right?

    ---DGW32---
    Palace guaranteed to play Huddersfield (H)
    Watford guaranteed to play Man United (A) ***and Fulham (H) moves here for certain***

    ---GW33---
    Palace guaranteed to play Newcastle (A)
    Watford guaranteed to blank ***moving Fulham (H) to DGW32***

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ---DGW32---
      Palace guaranteed to play Huddersfield (H) is wrong.
      Didn't bother with rest.

      1. Lionel Ronaldo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Why would they not play Huddersfield? In either case it was their GW33 which was in danger, no?

  7. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    You wanna call me up? Take my number down
    It's 222-2222
    I got an answering machine that can talk to you

    Hey how ya doin'
    Sorry ya can't get through
    Why don't you leave your name
    And your number
    And I'll get back to you

    1. Eytexi
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That's genuinely my number... fraud.

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

      De La?

      1. FFSbet.com
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        😉

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gudmundsoff
    Brady on

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

    Brady on for Gudmundsson

  10. andrewe63
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Number 1 in the world - 18 (-8)

    #FallibilityAbound

    1. andrewe63
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      13(-8)

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

    Hayden yellow

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

      Nice

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      OH NO, HAYDEN!

  12. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    thoose who have FH have you made atleast 20 points on your old team ?

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No, 1

    2. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      8 points.

  13. The Tinkerman
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Just checked the overall average and top 10k average.

    I planned for weeks for this GW and I have less than the average score, including dead teams. Depressing stuff.

    Didn't even take a hit 🙁

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

      on paper this was always going to be a low scoring week, the goal was to get as many players starting and ride it out

      1. The Tinkerman
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That's why it's so odd to be below the overall average. I have 11 starters, when surely the average should dictate just owning 11 players who have a match would see you doing reasonably well.

    2. MGD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It’s not over ..

  14. Tommo1888
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Does TSB include free hits? Figures don’t look very accurate!

  15. Kepa's at the wheel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Dom lad score the winner

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

    Solanke on for Ibe.
    Phew, 10 players this GW a real possibility now!

  17. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    G Isco
    A Benzema

  18. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ireland try at 82:30

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

      The comeback is on /s

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think they need to *try* anymore..

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    McNeil SoT

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

      Rainier, stop it

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Every. Point. Matters.

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well done, Wales 🙂

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

    Congratulations to 198 players who brought in Grant this GW

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      95% prob benched him tho

  22. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Did Maddison get injury or tactical?

  23. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Harden 3 pt

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

    Isn't the measure of a free hit's value how many additional points you get for your own team? What transfers you do or don't make before or after?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GWs surrounding also.

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

        Right, before and after. It is odd to read so many comparing FH to the average for a single GW.

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Higuain playing tomorrow?

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

      Probably

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

      Dunno

    3. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why worry when the deadline has passed?

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

    Anyone made a free hit 32 team draft?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What's the rush?

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

        No rush. Just interesting to see the ideas. Also to avoid price drops/rises before bringing players in.

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I actually think if I chose a team at the start & logged on during last game points would be similar without the time & stress involved in picking rubbish players.

  28. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    -8 for Maddison and Firmino

    The way this weeks gone I think breaking evening has been lucky

  29. Borisalandoris
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Don't forget people this kind of start to a gameweeks occurred last year and everyone was crying like babies. Then Salah the man scored 4 to give everyone crazy points

  30. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How the hell is Anderson never involved in anything. I hate him so much