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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RICO WAGON

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

    Played Digne over Rico.

    😎

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

      Me too. Fair enough though right

  3. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne > Rico locked in.

  4. luk46
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    WILSON MY G YOU NEVER LET ME DOWN

  5. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RICOOOOOOOOOO get in

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

    Wilson’s return rate is ridiculous!

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

      And yet he dropped... pts in every fixture

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      People who removed him must be fumming

  7. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Started Digne over Rico ffs

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

      Anyone would...

  8. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bloody hopeless blues. Jesus.

  9. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Digne to who? Not worth the 6.1

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

      Otamendi!!

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

    Rico... ofc

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

    I just know that the Digne Greenwood to Tammy plus 4.5 def move is going to be a tempter this week. But the fixtures....

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    get that hatti Wilson!

  13. Party time
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Puerto Rico is a beautiful country!

    • It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks for the zero points, Digne...

    • The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rico won't start the next will he?

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He has been fantastic today and is the only fit left footer LB in the club

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

          Safe to bring him in on a wc?

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

            You need a 4.0 million anyway on a wildcard now

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

        Howe has never stuck with him before

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wow Everton are shocking.

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Played Trent and Ota instead of Rico 🙁 Close decisions not paying off

    • DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Why is a bad everton result leading to people activating the WCs lol

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

        Straw that broke the camel's back. Digne not worth this crap

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

          He's still one of the top scoring defenders?

      2. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Balance—> Tipped

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rico Suave

    • Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's Digne time now with Siggy off lol. The only silver lining today is that Rico has played brilliantly and is on half the set pieces at 4 mill

    • SUPER MOKH
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Finally being patience with CWilson since GW1 paid off, he returned every GW but still dropped price two times but yes this time patience paid off.

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

        Still too expensive, IMO.

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

          Better average than Kane auba

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

            So? Expensive strikers ain't worth it this season yet (Agüero aside). More to gain from Pukki and the strikers in that bracket.

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

        Yupppp! Just wait for the rise now 😉

    • TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If the wildcard wasn't tempting after yesterday's matches, it certainly is now…

    • FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Was going to use VVD as part of brining in Haller. Not anymore, chow Digne.

      Everton going to suffer all round because of their attack and team selection.

    • Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Callum Skillson!!!! Saving my gw 😉

    • Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Aurier on a wildcard? Transferred out Digne

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

        Clever.

      2. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Or van Aanalt?

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      (L)undstram?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No better Laptaincy options?

    • teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Keeping Wilson one of few good decisions so far.

    • Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I've held onto King for two price drops - I still don't understand why people shipped him

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Tammy and pukki

    • FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Where are the best chances of clean sheets coming over the next few weeks?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        La Liga? IDK

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wilson yet to blank and has already dropped twice is all down to causals