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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. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    22 (-12) with 4 to go. Hit and King over Mad paid off and looking forward to FH next gw and 33.

    1. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like you might be in the top 100K for this GW after today, Well done

  2. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sooo, only 2 teams have DGW next GW?:/

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      More than 2, to be confirmend after FA cup draw.

      1. PrettyDick
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah. If City beat Swansea for instance, they'll have one. Watford will definitely get a DGW (and a great one in gw35 as well), Chelsea are expected to get one, and so forth

  3. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TM, what’s the LMS safety score looking like?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      FPL broken so will check later. Single figures likely.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

  4. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone has worse than 11(-4) from 6?

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes.

      14(-8) from 6

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      -4 for 6. Go me 🙁

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      10(-4) from 6

    4. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm on 10pts from 6 , not much better

  5. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Now I have triple Chelsea and triple Liverpool left 😮

    1. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ideal

  6. NeverLucky
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Well, did no chip, had 7 only to field, have 15 points with 4 to go, not bad. I decided to go with King over Wilson, only saving grace!

  7. dark91
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Glad I didn't burn my FH this GW but not sure now whether to FH or WC for next GW.

    Any ideas?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      FA Cup results and DGW32 fixture will tell you.

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        That's true. But was thinking about activing today cause TV is bad

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Make transfers then use one of them.

          1. dark91
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            That is a good shout. Thanks

    2. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I would FH 32 due to the Liverpool fixture.

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes that's my thinking plus that I have no Man City or United assets now but wouldn't want all of them past GW 32

  8. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    2 hits taken this week, 18 (-2) = 16 not too bad

  9. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Mane hasn't travelled with the squad apparently for tomorrow's game.

    Will Maddison keep his 2 baps?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      3* and yes

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Source?

      He might get all 3!

    3. Party time
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Wow!

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Source or ban

      • Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Thank god. I got Maddison over Mane leaving 6 million ITB

        What a result

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

          High five, buddy.

      • Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Really ??

        1. Scotty B
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          According to the echo he wasn't on the train at runcorn

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Goodbye ffs cup for me then 🙁

          2. EMBOLOFAN
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            hahahah

          3. MTPockets
              5 years, 2 months ago

              link?

              1. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                come on man

                1. MTPockets
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Trying to play along

              2. Dr Van Nostrand
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Link?

          4. HurriKane
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Source on mane?

          5. Dr Van Nostrand
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            This is BS nothing on the LFC sites

        2. Borisalandoris
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          22 with Hernandez and Rondon bonus to come

          Salah (c) Hazard Mane Robertson Luiz Digne to go

          All chips in tact thankyou very much

        3. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Soccer Saturday's latest notification is that Harry Maguire has been sent off for a professional last man foul. Can anyone confirm?

          1. Poseidon.
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yes

          2. fr3d
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Virg broke this story ages ago

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Did they also put a man on the moon?

          3. Ruth_NZ
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Meaning he's OK for 33. 🙂

          4. Amey
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            this professional foul term is awful imo
            3 match ban should stay for a straight RED

        4. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          28 points (-12) with 5 to go, meh

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Thats good.

            1. drughi
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              brought Wilson in for a hit, 2 points lost but he plays gw 33 at least

          2. THFC4LIFE
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Good score this week.

            20 (-8) here. 5 to play including Salah TC

            1. drughi
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              bottled the salah TC

        5. YEAH PITCH!
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I'm on 31 points in gameweek 31. Oh the irony.

          1. el polako
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Subtle brag.

          2. Warbling Wendy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Can someone explain why this ironic?

            1. YEAH PITCH!
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Lol

            2. el polako
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Alanis Morissette ?

        6. Me Spurs
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Arnie C plus took -4 taking McNeil out for Fraser

          1. Party time
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Sht happens

          2. Richd
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Fpl virgin is getting laid on the streets tonight

            1. Party time
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Lol

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

              19(-4) out of 5 so far.
              5 to go tomorrow, including Salah(c)

              Thank you, Solanke and McNeil!

            3. Dacra
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              9(-8) from 5.

              Woooooop!

              1. Magic Zico
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                So much stakes for BGW 🙂

            4. HurriKane
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Mane rumors true ?

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

                Maybe he lives at Craven Cottage, like Martial at OT?

                1. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  I heard this rumour

              2. Richd
                • 11 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                It’s a rumour. A strong one. But still nothing “official”

                1. EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  lol

            5. Niho992
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              so this 2 goals from chicha means Arnie going to the bench again.

            6. Khun Bob
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Is it possible to play the single FT allocated for gw 32 and then still activate the FH chip for gw32?
              Thanks

              1. thischarmingman
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah but wont work how youd hope

                1. Khun Bob
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  My only thought was to get rid of Arnie asap incase he dropped in value. I don't want to activate the FH chip until fixtures are confirmed. Curious as to how you believe I think it would work?

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    The answer is no.
                    All part of free hit.

            7. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I wouldn’t worry much about low scores this week. We are all set for 33 now.

              A FT ahead of 33. Palace v Toon is on.

              We may have some bench depth without any further hits.

              Bigger picture.

              1. THFC4LIFE
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Yep Newcastle v Palace gives 2 extra starters for me, may use gw33 to ship Fab/Anderson though

                1. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  That’s the beauty of it. It effectively feels like the blanks are finished now as we can pick and choose again.

                  1. THFC4LIFE
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Thank god lol

            8. Godfrey
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              34 points with Salah (C), Hazard, Robertson, Alisson, David Luiz left. Seems a good score this GW.

              1. XabiAlonso
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Very. Well done

              2. Party time
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Great score

                • Gudjohnsen
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Very good

                • jtreble
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Hits?

                  1. Godfrey
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    0, did Doherty > Ake

                • The Tinkerman
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Probably not far off triple the average, maybe more. Incredible score given those games...

              3. pingissimus
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                ML rival on minus 19 - 6 to play

              4. Saka Rice
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                so what's the common consensus are most people that were planning for a FH32 going to activate it ?

                1. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Probably activate it tomorrow. Gonna get smashed tonight

              5. Niho992
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                16(-4) is good score i think right...

                1. The Tinkerman
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Yep, reasonably decent

                2. Magic Zico
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Average I think

              6. The Tinkerman
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Don’t own any Chelsea defenders, hopefully Richarlison can pay me back for owning him for far too long by scoring tomorrow.

                Benched him for his only goal in ages the other week.

                1. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Digne free-kick goal and I am happy.

                  1. DR0GBA
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    against Chelsea...? Traitor 🙁

                    1. Hazz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Hazard brace and I'm happier.

                      1. DR0GBA
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        with Mane (c) Eden (VC) I agree

              7. Benditlike
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Those with mane (c) and Salah (vc) are lucky if mane is out.

                1. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Well that's why they chose Salah VC, duh.

              8. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                25 from 4. Didn’t expect this at all

                1. PrettyDick
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  very well done! Congrats

              9. Top Lad Dakes.
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                6pts from 6. Anyone worse?

                Salah(c) Robbo Higuain and maybe not even Mane tomorrow

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    That team is in flames buddy

                  • Amey
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    10(-4)
                    Salah © mane Robbo Higuain hazard

                  • PrettyDick
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Any hits? I have 9 from 5, however -8 as well

                2. sergioaguero67
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Only United and Wolves have a double gameweek 32?
                  Please help

                  1. Lemongrab
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    More games to be announced don't panic

                  2. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    more will be announced

                    hope that helps

                  3. Differential C (Mark)
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Confirmation of more later on Monday, probably.

                  4. Uncle Gamst
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Patience my young padwan. More will appear after next round of FA cup games and subsequent draw.