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King, Son and Doherty benched as Gameweek 9 continues

Fantasy Premier League managers who took the cheaper route into Bournemouth’s attack for Gameweek 9 were left disappointed on Saturday afternoon.

Ahead of a plum home clash with an out-of-form Norwich City side, Josh King (£6.3m) has been named on the bench – after picking up 100,000+ new owners this week.

The Norwegian international has largely operated from the left-flank of midfield in a 4-4-2 system this season but Ryan Fraser (£7.1m) reclaims his berth for a first start since Gameweek 4.

This news is potentially massive for those who possess Callum Wilson (£8.0m) this weekend as King’s absence might see the England centre-forward take over penalty kick duties for Gameweek 9.

Meanwhile, Lewis Cook (£5.0m) and Adam Smith (£4.3m) return to the starting line-up for Bournemouth.

Opponents Norwich look to have altered their system after running into a poor patch of form in 4-2-3-1 before the international break.

Marco Stiepermann (£5.4m) drops to the bench to potentially facilitate a 4-1-4-1 formation with Alex Tettey (£4.5m) at the base of midfield.

Meanwhile, Kenny McLean (£4.9m) and Moritz Leitner (£4.5m) take up the central roles in the main midfield quartet, flanked by Todd Cantwell (£4.9m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m).

Naturally, Teemu Pukki (£7.1m) retains his place up-front.

Also causing Fantasy managers frustration on Saturday afternoon is Son Heung-min (£9.8m) who finds himself on the Spurs bench for a favourable home meeting with Watford.

Mauricio Pochettino has handed a recall to Dele Alli (£8.4m) and Lucas Moura (£7.1m) in support of centre-forward Harry Kane (£10.9m).

Meanwhile, Watford go for a back-three for the second match in a row as Quique Sanchez Flores tries a 3-5-2 formation which features Roberto Pereyra (£5.7m) in a strike pairing with Danny Welbeck (£5.9m).

Suggestions of a return to FPL viability for Matt Doherty (£6.0m) were quashed by a second successive benching.

Adama Traoré (£5.1m) gets a second start in a row in place of the Irish international.

Aston Villa line-up as expected for the visit of Brighton, with John McGinn (£5.9m) in the central midfield trio and Jack Grealish (£5.9m) in the front-three.

Meanwhile, Graham Potter’s men are led in attack by Aaron Connolly (£4.5m) and Neal Maupay (£6.0m), while Pascal Groß (£6.4m) and Aaron Mooy (£4.8m) provide the width.

After missing the last four Premier League matches with injury, Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) has been named on the Brighton bench.

Chelsea line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Newcastle, with Fikayo Tomori (£4.7m) alongside Kurt Zouma (£4.7m) in defence.

Mason Mount (£6.8m) and Tammy Abraham (£7.7m) come into Gameweek 9 both owned by more than 35% of Fantasy managers.

It will be interesting to see how the Chelsea attack fares against Newcastle’s back-five, as Steve Bruce goes for the usual 5-3-2 system.

Both Longstaff brothers feature in midfield while Miguel Almirón (£5.8m) continues to be used out of position in the front-two.

Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m) comes in for the injured Ashley Barnes (£6.4m) as Burnley travel to face Leicester.

The Foxes are led by Jamie Vardy (£9.0m) while James Maddison (£7.2m) looks set for a central role in the 4-1-4-1 system.

The Starting XIs

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; McGinn, Hourihane, Nakamba; El Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

Brighton XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; Groß, Pröpper, D Stephens, Mooy; Connolly, Maupay.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Ake, S Cook, Smith; Fraser, Billing, L Cook, H Wilson; Solanke, C Wilson.

Norwich XI: Krul; Lewis, Godfrey, Amadou, Aarons; Tettey; Cantwell, McLean, Leitner, Buendía; Pukki.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Alonso, Zouma, Tomori, Azpilicueta; Jorginho, Barkley; Hudson-Odoi, Mount, Willian; Abraham.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Willems, Clark, Lascelles, Schär, Yedlin; Saint-Maximin, M Longstaff, S Longstaff; Almirón, Joelinton.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Barnes, Pérez, Maddison, Tielemans; Vardy.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Hendrick, Brady; Rodriguez, Wood.

Spurs XI: Gazzaniga; Rose, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Moura, Alli; Kane

Watford XI: Foster; Kabasele, Dawson, Cathcart; Holebas, Chalobah, Cleverley, Doucouré, Janmaat; Welbeck, Pereyra.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Boly, Coady, Bennett; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Traoré; Cutrone, Jiménez.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Bertrand, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Valery; Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Romeu; Redmond, Ings.

1,961 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wolves are back..... sorry Watford

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Gazza tails of woe for days

  2. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Heartbreak for all those Gazzaniga buyers

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

      They're used to failures after getting Adrian in gw2

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

      Pope gang going strong.

  3. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Get Son on

  4. The Chosen One...
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Poch is finished at Spurs

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

    All Newcastle so far.

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    why the f did he start rose and aurier, is the guy blind or stupid?

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

    Switched to the Spurs match to laugh...

    ...was instantly rewarded

  8. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle all over Chelsea.

  9. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah(C) next week for the Spurs game then...

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I automatically put it in him this morning

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You put what in who now?!

        1. Warby84
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Haha on him

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        woof.

      3. DantheManinaPan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        raunchy

  10. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs are a mess

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rico on direct free kicks.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Over Hilson? Fair

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

        At least one of them.

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

      With Fraser and H. Wilson on the pitch

      Interesting...

  12. 1zverGGadeM
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    As a Son owner all I want now is second goal for Watford ,so there are better chances for HT cameo

  13. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Can everyone stop laugh out louding.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      LQI (Laughing Quietly Inside)

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

    Doherty subbed on and scored yet?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Oh Ed mate I’m gutted

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

        lol it's ok, that's why it's a punt! Need to decide whether to hold for next week though, wanted to save FT.

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Save for Newcastle - surely he'll get a game

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

            I'll keep a look out for Europa minutes, don't mind playing Lund anyway.

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Can get rico, soy or Lundstram to fill in you’re fine

        3. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I thought we can't lol!

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Boly had a role in a big chance 🙂

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

        I should've played it safe with him really.

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not much working out for you mate, unlucky.

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

        Story of my season, hopefully it'll turn at some point.

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

    Who knew losing Welbeck would be a good thing for Watford?

    1. FPL_Hazards
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Everyone

  16. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Saint Maxim guy looks decent-ish.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Destroyed mount there

    2. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Impressed

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He is a hand full alright.

  17. King Carlos
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What is wrong with Spurs???!!!

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What do we think of Spurs? Excrement.

    2. Tokosbobet88
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      everything

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wife swap.

    4. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      they sold their soul to the devil to beat Ajax in the CL semi final

      1. King Carlos
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, prolly this... lol

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

        A bit like united beating psg?

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

      They like purgatory.
      For those who watched In Bruges.

    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Its hard to stop a negative snow ball effect. Psychological momentum can be very strong.

    7. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Multiple senior players that are unmotivated and want to leave.

  18. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Poch to be sacked?

  19. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rose is a championship level player at best, how does Poch not see this?

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cuz he isnt

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Alli is League 2 material and has been for years now, but he still keeps getting starts whenever fit.

    3. King Carlos
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And Aurier... loose cannons defensivily

    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He’s PL level, but like many others, doesn’t want to be at Spurs.

  20. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle have taken out few big names this season. Chelsea next?

  21. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why are the fans booing Alonso?

    1. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      hes a murderer

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Manslaughter and murder not the same thing

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Focus on the game Marcos

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

      They kbow what he did last summer

    3. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Killed someone and got away with it

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

      Sunderland connection.

    5. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He puts milk in his tea before the water.

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nothing wrong with this procedure.

  22. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    And of course i captained the wrong player, it’s like a gift, a skill.

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

      You captained Welbeck?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Tammy

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

    To be fair, this makes me want to watch the Spurs All or Nothing docuseries even more!

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

      LOL or nothing.

  24. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Had Doucoure in one of my pre-season drafts of course he scores...

  25. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Abraham captain looking really bad right now.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wish i could tell obvious things

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I did the same mate, absolutely ruined my week here

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

    defences on top at Bournemouth v Norwich

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

      Classic 0-0.

  27. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lol.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ban

      1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        See you tomoz.

      2. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not at people. So no.

        1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Could of been reply fail.

          1. JustPark
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Could be not.

  28. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Norwich look dismal. Keeping Pukki was the wrong choice. o/

  29. Klein
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hope trossard gets some minutes. Would be a bargain if he starts soon.

  30. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sitting here with a glass of Jim Beam watching my captain Kane...think I'll pop out for the bottle!

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good lad

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        🙂