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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. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Defenders suck this year, all about the midfield and cheap forwards

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      2019?
      Or just 5 weeks of it?

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        5 weeks, but maybe VAR is making defenders more cautious?

      2. Doctor Evil
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        5 weeks so far but possibly 2019 at this rate

    2. Aubamewho
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Disappointing

  2. Aubamewho
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Barnes + Mount
    B) De Bruyne + Aurier

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B but aurier one bad game from being dropped.

      1. Aubamewho
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, interesting price tho 4.9

  3. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bottomed

    Could Alonso be an option from GW 7?

    Looked good yesterday.

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

      How long is Emerson out for?

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Only if Emerson is out for a good while.

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah. Car crash waiting to happen

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Deserves 100 upvotes.

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          That would have gone over most peoples heads 😆

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good one 😀

    5. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers all

  4. zotter
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Right team for next week ? Seems odd mount bench

    Pope
    Trent. Digne. Ota. Pieters
    Salah. Kdb. James
    Haller. Ayew. Aguero c

    Button. Mount. Cantwell. Lund

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mount over Pieters

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Agree

  5. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Blimey, one of those weeks when team looked set up great. Turns out absolute shambles!

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This....

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hahah that’s been me for the past couple of weeks 😆

      Real frustrating eh

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

      FPL in a nutshell 😀

    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So much this.
      Was really happy with my squad

    5. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not moaning anymore, Ginkapo told me off (but THIS)

    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds like every week this year

    7. clodhopper
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Normal

  6. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Owner of both Salah and Sterling.. switching one (which one?) for Son or keeping both?

    1. FreddyP3
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Owners*

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would switch one for mane before son

    3. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I shipped Sterling for Mane and looking to do Salah to Pepe or Son.

    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think I’m keeping both for now, barring midweek injuries

    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's difficult to justify keeping them at this rate

      I need more time but I'm considering getting the likes of mane/son and Pepe (depending on how he does today)

    6. bixie11
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Have both, on a wildcard now and already shipped Salah out, thinking of taking change on Arsenal players now, want to see the game today before making decisions, Pepe and Auba now playing up front with Laca out

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fixtures decided this for me. Sterling looked more dangerous and hit the post. Another day... and so on.

      Salah to Son and Greenwood > Abraham done yesterday.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        And despite everyone saying that Liverpool and MCI are fixture proof, it is not actually true. Yes, they can score against every team, but they are not free scoring against tougher defences.

    8. LSK
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Keeping both for gwk 6. Will consider one of them to Son and Wickham to Tammy for gwk 7. I’ll probably lose Sterling as I have Kun as well.

  7. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which team looks better just now? WC available but not active
    A) Söyüncü + Ceballos Son Cantwell + Abraham (0.2 ITB)
    B) Zinchenko + Mount KDB Dendoncker + Greenwood (1.7 ITB, current)

    Pope Button
    TAA Digne ___ Lundstram Rico
    Salah Sterling ___ ___ ___
    Pukki Barnes ___

    B is current team. Unsure what changes to be made but likely to give Barnes another week and maybe Zinchenko too so could roll FT...

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B is fine

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, cheers. Frustrating that team looks fine just underperforming.
        Barring midweek injuries do you think rolling FT is fine, 1FT 1.7 ITB rn. Couple of places I could then spend the cash...

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A is better but B will be okay for now

  8. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Not really expecting much from Coleman at this rate. The guy just loves the AOA(assist of assist)

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      And Digne

  9. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    DCL essential

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Think Cpl-Kelly will keep his starting place when back from knock?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      hard to know, but I thought he might be ahead of Cahill anyway and that performance from them helps - might do

    2. Jonny HOW SON?
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no

  11. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is Aurier nailed for now? Even around UCL games?

    Played great yesterday

    Thinking of VVD to Aurier which would allow 4.5 def to Mendy/Cancelo

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Dunno tbh. Foyth may complicate matters too. I would stay away

  12. MITHRRANDIRR
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    VAR incident shown more clearly now, turns out was not offside and handball.

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wilson was offside but if he doesn't touch it I guess it doesn't matter? affected the Everton player that's for sure

      1. MITHRRANDIRR
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        In such a close range in corners just being in front of a goalie is interfering with play but seems like it was not considered.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          yeah don't think they looked at that bit

  13. Guy Demel
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really have no interest in what studio pundits have to say anymore... pre/post match, at half time or on MOTD etc

    Just mute it these days.

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cahill is so boring

    2. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I get PL official world feed. Tim Sherwood is such a joke it's funny.

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

    Pick two to have in your team, thanks.

    A) Robertson
    B) Haller
    C) Abraham
    D) Pukki

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      CD

    2. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      CD based on form, however I'd want BCD

    3. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All four viable. I would say c and d. But wouldn’t be surprised if A was top scorer end of season out of them

    4. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cd

    5. Guy Demel
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I'm going all 4 but with TAA

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

        Still trust the Lpool defence double up?

        1. Guy Demel
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thats TAA for Robbo, not both - never had the double, always avoided 2 defs from same team

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

            So not all 4 then.

    6. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      All are great. Have B and D with Mount and TAA and perfectly content. If I was getting now of course I'd get Tammy.

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

        BD Mount what i'm currently thinking is the best alternatives.

  15. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    New template to emerge in the next couple of weeks.

    Pope - 4m
    Lundstram - Kolasinac - Hanley/Rico - ? - ?
    Mane - Sterling - Son - Pepe - Cantwell
    Wilson - Abraham - Pukki

    Fill the defense with what's left.

    WCers, take note. 😉

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Arsenal fan ??

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Just the fixtures and trying to stay ahead of the curve.

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kolasinic and Lund every week? Nty... Tierney fit soon. Agree with mid and attack tbf. If I was to WC I'd do similar. Defo Pepe, Son and Mane

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Kolasinac every week is fine. Great fixtures if he's nailed on. Lund not every week. 2 other defenders will be in there for 9.5m or so depending on TV.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Tierney will be in many teams when he is fit. I'd see him in there instead of kola

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Kolasinac playing well. He has to mess up badly for Tierny to get a game.

    4. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kdb for Sterling. TAA at the back

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That's an option but Sterling is way too explosive to leave out. Maybe TAA back from GW 13 when fixtures get better and Alisson is back.

    5. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kola over AMN?

      1. Ribus
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Who can play left back instead of him?

  16. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Got 2 FT's and Jota/VVD > Abraham/Aurier is tempting. Question is though, will Aurier keep starting?

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

      Poch notorious for rotating those full backs.

      Rose seems favoured over Bavies now but anything could happen at RB. Foyth back in the picture soon too.

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yep. Very true.

  17. Midlands Saint73
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Callum Wilson maintaining his 5 points per game. Needs to get subbed before 60 or pick up a yellow. Sooner he bags a brace though TBH.

  18. Chopmahoney
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    I know they’re totally different price and position but who do people prefer out of Mount and Abraham if going Mount it would only make my cheap as backline slightly better.

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Both of them are at such a gud price to turn down

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I've had Mount for a while and happy enough with him. Put given Abrahams form I'd rather have him atm

    3. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's not even a contest. People have gone for Mount and look at those Abraham scores past 3 GWs.

  19. Triple P
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What's the latest on Martial injury?

    Cheers

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nobody knows as of now

  20. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Its all down to Haller, folks

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wesley 😉

  21. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    If I did Salah to Mane, I'd have about £1.5m in the bank. The thing is, I am not sure what I would do with the cash. Is it worth holding out on doing the move then or is it a good move in and of itself? I am leaning towards carrying the FT to be honest

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Save

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No point switching if you have no use for the cash. Nothing between them.

      1. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Well surely it is better to have Mane plus the money then if there is nothing between them?

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not if the money is sitting in the bank 🙂 Your only loss here is a FT.

          1. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah but surely you're buying yourself opportunity here? I am not sold either way, just playing Devil's advocate

    3. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      as a liverpool fan who only misses the rare game or two per season I'd say hold. I'd still say that Salah is still more likely to get more points than Mané. He gets in to better scoring chances more often, on the other hand Mané doesn't always require as high quality chances to score. And Mo is on penalties.

      ps. I own Mané myself, but that was because I saw use for that extra million elsewhere. Not sure it was right and will most likely get Salah when our fixtures get a little bit better. Or maybe even before that if something happens

  22. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Crikey there's a lot of people on here with huge expectations for Pepe.

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      V good player. Wait for the brace today

    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ? I dont have high expectations. I will settle for just the inevitable hattrick.

    3. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He's a better Gervinho. All flashes so far, waiting for the results.

  23. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Richarlison's first half vs Bournemouth:

    5 of 7 tackles made
    5 ball recoveries
    3 key passes
    3 shots
    1 assist

  24. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne/Greenwood to Rico/Tammy?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not this week with Everton / Chelsea fixtures

    2. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not before Digne plays SHU and Tammy plays Pool

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Delph should have been sent off. What a dumb player.

  26. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can't see how Digne is essential judging by those 45 minutes.

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

      Because he’s not!

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Brought him in on wc. Hugely disappointed.

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      He never was

    4. MITHRRANDIRR
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Everton's defending on set-pieces is wretched. I'm getting rid soon to a 4.5/5.0.

  27. rodragon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pickford button
    Taa awb digne Kelly Lundstram
    Salah Cantwell Dendonker Tielemans David silva
    Aguero Vardy Jota
    Play wildcard? Or any transfer suggestion?
    Thanks in advance.. ..

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Probably wildcard

      1. Phlajo
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        This

    2. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wc

    3. vish93
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The Everton defensive double up could be risky. They look shoddy from set-pieces and use of zonal marking is something I'm not too keen on.

      Pickford to lloris allowing a route into spurs defence and maybe digne for another week. Then to Tarkowski

  28. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 31 with live bonus.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's just fine. Thanks TM

  29. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan.
    Robertson, Coleman, VVD.
    Sterling, Cantwell, KDB, Ceballos, Salah.
    Pukki, King.
    Button, Lundstram, A Smith, Wickham.
    1FT, 2.0m ITB.

    1. WC.
    2. Abraham in for King + possibly another move.
    3. Save the FT.

  30. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wow Rico starts... the twists and turns of FPL. Had to check if the earth was still on its axis

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      How did he do first half?