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Fraser and Kean benched as budget FPL defender Rico starts

Bournemouth face Everton in the first of two Premier League matches to take place this Sunday.

Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 14:00 BST.

There were a couple of surprises when the teamsheets were released, although we have come to expect the unexpected with Eddie Howe.

Lewis Cook (£5.0m) makes his first Premier League start of 2019 after recovering from a long-term knee injury, while Ryan Fraser (£7.3m) drops to the substitutes’ bench for the first time this season.

Adam Smith (£4.4m) has failed to recover from a hamstring problem so is replaced by debutant Jack Stacey (£4.4m) at right-back, while Chris Mepham (£4.9m) is only fit enough for a place on the bench after picking up an injury while on duty with Wales.

Nathan Ake (£4.9m) moves back across to centre-half, paving the way for a return at left-back for budget FPL defender Diego Rico (£4.0m).

Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) also starts for the Cherries, alongside Joshua King (£6.3m) and Callum Wilson (£7.8m).

Marco Silva has himself named two changes from the team that defeated Wolves a fortnight ago, one of which sees Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) return up front at the expense of Moise Kean (£6.8m).

Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) replaces the missing Andre Gomes (£5.4m) in Silva’s only other alteration.

The Everton boss has since confirmed that Gomes has picked up a rib injury.

Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and ‘out of position’ FPL defender Fabian Delph (£5.4m) make their second successive league starts for the Toffees.

This fixture generally generates goals: 31 of them have been scored in eight meetings between the two sides since Bournemouth were promoted.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Stacey, S. Cook, Ake, Rico, Billing, L. Cook, H. Wilson, Solanke, C. Wilson, King.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Delph, Schneiderlin, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi, Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. Touré De Force
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Tough having to watch Sunday games with no FPL interest

    1. JonBoy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Tough watching a game with no Firmino playing.

      1. Firmino
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'm here

      2. Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        There something that the kop want you to know

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

    Hope Digne gets loads of FPL points.

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not expecting anything from him today

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        No CS but I wouldn't be surprised if he nicks a goal or assist

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Likewise. And hope King gets half a dozen pens too.

    3. Effe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Me too. Him and McGinn tomorrow my only hopes of rescuing this GW

    4. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yerry Mina needs to score here, been getting really close lately

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Double digits please...

  3. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Hopefully Rico keeps his place 😎

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

    Compare the FPL points so far from defensive assets vs attackers

    Appalling stuff

    It's TAA + Digne + 4.0 non-starter, at this rate. 10-man squad 😀

    Okay, okay... Maybe Soy for the reliable 2 points

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Value wise, PPM defenders are doing well. It's just Tammy and Pukki in the sub 7.5 bracket that are standing out.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Allison can’t get back quick enough tbf

  5. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Ah the palette cleanser, preparing the way for the meat of the meal, Pepe's hattrick.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I've got him captain lol

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      If we have Pepe, Vardy, Son, KDB all firing it may be time to look at just one big hitting perma captain

      1. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Agreed

      2. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This is the most exciting start to the season of fpl for me since playing. So many non premiums bossing it.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Throw in martial if he returns. He’s so underpriced it’s not funny

          1. Dannyb
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yeah Martial straight back in for me when he returns.

      3. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        was toying with the idea, as the son and kdb captain rotation looks pretty good tbh.
        But think im going to go with Kun, KDB, Son and Mane instead. I do like Pepe though, could ditch Kun+Cantwell for Pepe and Richarlison

      4. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Already got 2 of those and eying a 3rd next week

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Same (KDB Son) and strongly considering Kane > Vardy

          1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Same two for me. I am keen on Vardy as well but Tammy and Bobby look fantastic too. Leicester looked a bit one dimensional yesterday

        2. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Would you get Vardy or Firminho though

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Vardy by a mile for me anyways

  6. Red-United
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    For my draft team - who do you think is the better pick between:

    A) Moura
    B) Lamela

    Are these two going to be constant rotation threats, or has the likes of Lamela nailed down his position in the Spurs starting 11?

    Cheers.

    1. Jon Wicks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I don’t think either are nailed tbh

  7. Triple P
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    How would you use 2 FT's with this lot? 0.3 itb

    Ryan (Button)
    Robbo / TAA / Mings / Lund (Rico)
    KdB / Sterling / Salah / Martial (Dendonck)
    Haller / Pukki (Greenwood)

    Thoughts appreciated!

  8. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Worth a -4?

    (4-4-2) Robbo & Wickham --> Rico & Tammy (3-4-3)

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      could work yeah

  9. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Currently 30k in the world with Digne to go. I obviously won't end the GW at 30k but I am enjoying it for now. I just keep getting everything right this season - a complete juxtaposition to last season where everything went down the creek

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      yeah this game can be annoying or really quite fun - I've quickly entered the annoying faze

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        faze/phase, you say tomato

        1. The Ejiptian King
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          tomato

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            tomayto

    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Usually happens at the start of the season as there are a lot of 50-50 calls.

      I got most right last season so had a flying start but this season has been completely opposite.

  10. SADIO SANÉ
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    not looking forward to watching this at all, C.Wilson, Iwobi and Digne blanks needed to avoid max annoyance - chances of that have got to be pretty slim 🙁 completely ballsed up this week 😀

  11. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    pollo rico on the plate for today

    1. Party time
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Puerto Rico is a beautiful country

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Where are you from mate?

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Vladivostock

          2. Party time
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Puerto Rico 🙂

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is there anyone who has experience with dealing with a truly bad season start despite having made an effort to play well?

        How did you deal with it? Did you give up? Did you start playing casually and make fun punts and take hits? Did you stick to your guns? How did it work out for you?

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          wish I'd stuck to my guns this week, changed my mind on City assests and got a shafting. Sometimes being stubborn is bad but at least you can say you did it your way. Just take an unbiased look at your team and try to keep it simple

          1. SADIO SANÉ
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            in seasons past (Vahrez season especially) I've decided I'm not owning someone because everyone above me already has them - or refusing to get Salah two seasons ago because I thought Mane was just as good an option.

            But then again I've just taken a terrible hit for KDB because I wanted to avoid that happening again; I'd rather have Son, because he basically plays upfront. Whether a player turns out to be epic or not is largely 'luck' based, and it's important to remember this instead of getting frustrated; also ignore crap about players being 'essential'.

            1. Brosstan
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Yea Pukki, Abraham, Mount really feel like it could be Vahrez all over again... Starting to feel like they have to be owned but at the same time you cant catch up with the people who have owned them since the start just by getting them in now.

              1. SADIO SANÉ
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                yep it's a very annoying dilemma - the thought of them blanking for 2/3 weeks in a row always keep you holding off in hope - but then they just become relentless ... it's so annoying. The annoying thing about Tammy is that I said I'd get the Chelsea #9 after GW2 but then it wasn't completely clear who it was at that point so I changed my mind, genius

                1. Brosstan
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  Yea really annoying. And then you never know if someone like Pukki turns into Mitrovic of last season... Think Ill bite the bullet on Mount and Abraham after the Liverpool game but stay off Pukki personally.

                2. SADIO SANÉ
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  things snowball too, I would have got Tammy instead of Kane in GW3 and my other moves since then would have been completely different - one mistake can turn into about 10 haha - don't worry about it though, just try to pick the players 'most likely to return' and forget about ownership completely. If City had won 4-0 yesterday I wouldn't be complaining, that's just how it goes sometimes.

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Rebuild slowly. Dont panic. Lock in some longer term picks to give yourself a base. Short term picks look good but they arent what you need right now

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks. Thats what Ive been doing, almost entirely long term picks. But it just hasnt worked out at all so far .

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

          remember this is a marathon and not a sprint, PLENTY of points to be won and remember that a lot of those in the 10k right now have used most of their chips and won't be there at the end of the season.

        4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I just get on with it, it used to bother me a lot when a gameweek went badly and I would think of giving up but few things in my life happened and I start to take a look at life differently.

          I don't give up, I just keep going. What's a bad start/season anyway? rank means nothing unless you are finishing top. Top 50k, top 10k, top 1k. Who really cares?

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks for the advice. Playing in money leagues makes it harder to not care about the rank for me.

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

          Wildcard before GW8 using all the available information. Then start taking punts on captains as that is how you really get the big points to catch up.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers. Already played Wildcard this week and looking at another red arrow with nothing coming off. But team looks ok for the long term.

            1. SADIO SANÉ
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              this is very annoying too, when your team actually looks good but then the points don't come 😀

              1. Ginkapo FPL
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Cheer up. You've been a misery guts all weekend.

                1. SADIO SANÉ
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 7 months ago

                  sorry - I'll shut up now

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

          Just enjoy the process! If you enjoy the research, chat and decision making - that’s great. If it’s just about results then it’s always going to disappoint you. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot

      • Karan14
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Best 4.5m defender?

        Pity Soyuncu had a price rise need 3.0m in the bank to be safe to get Tammy (7.3) for Wickham (4.5) next week. Think he'll rise by another 0.2m before I can get him in.

        1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Could be Holding

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        And its liiive

      • elchilangles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Pukki or Barnes????

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki no doubt.

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki

        3. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pukki

      • manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lamela a good option? 2G2A so far and £6.1m or is he a rotation risk?

      • Says
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Digna, Migne, Kigne starting at the back for Everton

      • TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Time to lock in Zinchenko->Rico!

      • Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Just had a little sit down with Coleman and explained that he's not meeting expectations. Seemed like he took it to heart.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          he looked determiend in the tunnel

      • merin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How would you use this 1FT?

        Pope Button
        TAA Zinch Digne Pieters Lundstram
        Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
        Wilson Pukki Greenwood

        1 FT, 0.3 ITB

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          I'd save it and then look at a Wilson replacement if he doesn't perform.

          1. merin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers. Turns out he did perform. Tough call now :/

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Lewis Cook a big plus for Bournemouth IMO. He is defensively minded, but he also looks to pass the ball forward quickly. Hopefully he has recovered from his injury properly as I thought he could take Rice's place in the England team when he gets going.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Agree also an amazing player in my fm, I like him also

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Gooo Dignee

        3. Jealous Viper
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Pepe or Son

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

            Son. Proven PL player.

          2. Dannyb
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            At least wait till hes played lol

        4. TRIPOS TOPPER
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Calvert Lewin to ruin 5 Digne assists today

        5. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          VVD---> TAA worth it? or too sideways?

          1. Bartowski
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I did it last week not that it made much difference but still TAA basically played as a right winger.

          2. Pukki Party
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Worth it

          3. Bobby Digital
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Sideways

        6. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Best option to have?

          A) Pukki (still don't own, please don't ask.)
          B) Robertson (have TAA)
          C) Tammy (have Mount)

        7. Murder On Zidanesfloor
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          B'mouth gonna get Schooled today. Huge gulf in experience and talent imo

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

            Said that about Norwich yesterday didn't they? Saw predictions on here of Norwich 0-8 Man City.

            I did try to temper expectations.....

            https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2019/09/14/the-complete-guide-to-scouts-tips-and-advice-for-fpl-gameweek-5/?hc_page=4&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_20832209

          2. Ask Yourself
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Big gylf*

        8. Red-United
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          C'mon Sigurdsson, time to start delivering!

        9. Tsparkes10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          2.4 Mil OR and constant red arrows...

          Hendo
          TAA VVD Digne Montoya
          Salah KDB Sterl Ceballos
          Wesley Pukki
          (Stek, Diop, Greenwood, Dendonk)

          Thinking to WC to

          Pope
          TAA Aurier Digne
          Mane KDB Son Pepe Cantwell
          Abraham Pukki
          (Button, Masuaku, Lundstram, Ayew)

          Thoughts?

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I’m surprised you have that rank with that team, but I do prefer the WC team

            1. Tsparkes10
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              Same. Its a tricky one

        10. Zlat-man
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Want to get Son.

          Which route::

          A. Play 3-4-3
          Get Son and lose
          (1) Mount or
          (2) Martial

          B. Play 3-5-2
          Get Son for 4.5

          1. Tsparkes10
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            B easy