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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine selling DIgne ahead of SHU at home

  2. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    RICO THATS WHY WE KEPT YOU
    Get in son go assist king

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

      Surely you haven't started him? He doesn't even play normally.

      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Had Montoya as my third defender, he’s my 4th

        1. Nice to Finally Michu
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Getting those points!

  3. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Auba at St my daddy. Ozil comes in for Laca

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ceballos starts too at LM I think

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

    Callum Wilson 3G 3A in 5 games. Underrated

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Check Pukki and Abraham for less money.

  5. Pinturicchio10
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Digne goal + Wilson hatty please. Let's be havin' ya.

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Front three of Wilson Abraham Pukki is essential.

      All of us on here saying value was in defence lol

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

        Will do tonight.

      2. STEP rOVERS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Same. Will be getting Pukki tonight

    • yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rico the new Lundstram

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ri(C)o 😎

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

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

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

        Learn to spell 😛

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Absolute Sissoko-owning casual in my ML thrashing me with Wilson

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

      Rico is what Digne should aspire to be

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheaper?

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

      Wilson, Fraser and Rico owner here... But unfortunately Rico benched

      Makes holding onto that WC easier this week...

    • Yome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Everton the most overrated team in the PL. Keep on disappointing. Digne is out for Otamendi

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

      Is Kun worth the 4.3m over Wilson?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Of course he is

    • Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ozil starts... Ceballos deeper as a cm and Pepe up top. Pepe essential

    • Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Iwoeful

      • Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ozil starts ?

      • PrettyDick
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'm happy if I get 1p from Coleman today. Or any day really

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

        This is pretty bollocks

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

          Honestly mate, come wc with me 🙂

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

            See below though.

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        GW5 wildcards looking horrendous?

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

          Oof, I'm tempted this week tbh. Pepe, Son, Mane, KDB and Abraham, Pukki... Yummy

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

            Thats basically my wc team
            Heaton
            Digne - Matip Lunds/4.5 (Rico)
            Son - Mane - Pepe - KDB (Cantwell)
            Pukki - Abraham - Wilson

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Bench looks brilliant though...

          • Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Depressing times

        3. camarozz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Good timing Wilson baby. WC active and iv sold him for Abraham... Hmmmm may need a rethink.

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

            Mane - Son - Mount - Sterling (Cantwell)
            Pukki - Wilson - Abraham

        4. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Digne no longer on CK, Siggy takes both L & R today

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

            That's not true

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

            Have you been watching the game, digne has taken his fair share of corners

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

            This'll be some of that fake news I keep hearing about.

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

          I really just don't know what to do with my team. Got WC but don't want to drop many of my players... they're just playing crap for some reason

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

            Same as above ;). All aboard the Pepe, Son, Mane, Abraham train

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

            I had double city Def, vvd, Kane, Keane.

            Replacing all of them.

            So wc it is

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

              I'd replace Henderson, VVD, Diop, Montoya, Salah, Sterl, Ceballos, Dendonk, Greenwood, Wesley,

        6. Yome
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Maitland-Niles a good prospect for Arsenal run of games

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Bellerin lurking

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

              When will be back?

              Amn has been good though

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

          Is King really being awarded that assist? Nice one.

        8. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I'm now looking at Pope and Son in for Salah and Cantwell and switching to 352

        9. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          This has been my worst WC ever!

        10. Slitherene
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Will Aurier start regularly now?

        11. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          ⚽ Team News 📰
          WAT: Foster, Holebas, Dawson, Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Hughes, Capoue, Deulofeu, Cleverley, Doucouré, Gray
          Subs: Gomes, Janmaat, Dimitri Foulquier, Mariappa, Pereyra, Chalobah, Sarr

          ARS: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Kolasinac, David Luiz, Guendouzi, Özil, Xhaka, Ceballos, Aubameyang, Pépé
          Subs: Martínez, Chambers, Bukayo Saka, Martinelli, Willock, Torreira, Nelson

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

            Who is buyako Saka?

            1. MTPockets
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Ali G's brother