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Rico benched as Ramsdale misses out through injury

The penultimate match of Gameweek 22 sees two sides battling to avoid relegation meet at the Vitality Stadium.

Watford and Bournemouth are in contrasting shape.

The Cherries were bottom of the form table heading into this clash, based on results over the previous ten Gameweeks.

Since Nigel Pearson took charge at Vicarage Road, however, Watford have lost just once – and that defeat came at runaway leaders Liverpool.

Unsurprisingly, the Hornets boss has kept changes to a minimum and both of his alterations are enforced: the suspended Christian Kabasele (£4.3m) and the injured Kiko Femenia (£4.2m) are replaced by Adrian Mariappa (£4.2m) and Adam Masina (£4.3m).

The team news from the home dressing room will affect more Fantasy managers.

Diego Rico (£4.2m), the only player in either squad who can boast a double-digit ownership in Fantasy Premier League at present, is only among the substitutes, with the fit-again Nathan Ake (£4.8m) taking his place at left-back.

Adam Smith (£4.3m) also makes a sooner-than-expected return from injury and replaces Chris Mepham (£4.3m), who was ruled out for 12 weeks on Friday.

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (£4.7m), himself owned by over 6% of FPL bosses, misses out with a minor injury and is replaced by Mark Travers (£4.2m) between the posts.

Callum Wilson (£7.4m), without an FPL attacking return since Gameweek 7 but on the scoresheet last weekend in the FA Cup, is joined up front by Dominic Solanke (£5.2m).

Ben Foster (£4.9m) has three clean sheets in his last six league matches (albeit all at home) and was the most-bought player from either side in the run-up to Gameweek 22.

Just over 70,000 prescient FPL managers shipped out Rico, who had accumulated only 18 points over the previous ten Gameweeks.

Ismaila Sarr (£6.2m), who has four attacking returns in as many Gameweeks, is Watford’s most-owned outfield player within the top 10k, sitting in 2.55% of these elite squads.


Bournemouth XI: Travers, Francis, S. Cook, Ake, A. Smith, H. Wilson, Gosling, Lerma, Fraser, C. Wilson, Solanke.

Watford XI: Foster, Mariappa, Dawson, Cathcart, Masina, Chalobah, Capoue, Sarr, Doucouré, Deulofeu, Deeney.

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  1. Kloppcorn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which budget defender option is best in order:
    A. Williams
    B. Holegate
    C.Maitland-Niles
    D.Masuaku
    E. Rico

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B then A imo. Unsure about the rest.

    2. Reiger
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B, A, skip the rest, and Stephens would be third

    3. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      That’s my next two transfers sorted, Rico to holegate this week, then Simpson to Williams the following week

      1. Reiger
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Good moves.

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

    Unlucky for Sarr punters that Ake is out on him and not Rico.

    *can obviously still score well*

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah just brought Sarr in so hoping Travers can turn into Pope for this game and let a couple in...

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully he's against Rose next week.

    3. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Regret bringing in Sarr now, that's for sure.

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    A BOU keeper made a save 😮

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

      Stunned

  4. ToyBlader
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Schmeichel
    TAA - Lundstram - Söyüncü
    Salah - Richarlison - KDB - Grealish
    Maupay - Vardy - Pukki

    Bench: Ramsdale, Traoré, Dunk, Kelly

    0 cash and 2 transfers, what do you suggest?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pukki out for Ings

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

      Get Ings
      Play Dunk

      1. ToyBlader
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks I was also considering Inge.. But then i'll have -0,3 money.. Which other transfer would you do?

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

    Unless I sell Rashford (or Martial downgrade for a hit), won't be able to have Robbo as my 3rd 'Pool player alongisde Trent Mane...
    Would you rather:
    A) Soyuncu to VVD (0.4 ITB)
    B) Kelly/Rico to Gomez (1.0 ITB)

    1. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The gomez option been playing very well recently getting decent bonus points

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

        That's what I was thinking, and means selling dross rather than partial-dross in SOyuncu 😆

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

      A as long as you dont need to play kelly/rico every week

    3. GoonerRed
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      van Dijk because he is guaranteed to start every week. Gomez might go back to the bench when Matip is back, which could be against Man Utd next gameweek.

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

        He could, but consecutive CS since he came back, and he's looked good. If Matip starts United fixture will rethink but leaning towards B for now

    4. Kloppcorn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Can’t see klopp rotating his centre halves even when all are fit that’s the one area of the pitch he doesn’t tend to rotate

    5. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Even i m stuck like you are,rashboy had been performing well and i have too much value tied upon him,where as gomez had been performing well and ticking with bonus too.

  6. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    That save was the 50th of the gameweek

    Mat Ryan is now £25k down

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

      Ouch to his purse strings but good on him committing to do it.

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

      He'll be down two weeks-ish wages.

      https://www.spotrac.com/epl/brighton-hove-albion/payroll/

      Different circumstances for us, but that's a big chunk of anyone's monthly wages.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well, I'm forgetting it's Aussie dollars but still.

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

        Aaand I read it as 50k 😆

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pocket change.

      He earns 35k a week.

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

      Probably on par with me donating a few hundred bucks in terms of how it affects his life.

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

        Are you donating a tenner for every shot on target next week then?

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

    Any FPL interest from folks in Bruno Fernandes if he does in fact sign for United?

    Obviously dependant on price but in terms of consistency shown in recent history would you take him over Martial?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Only if he is much cheaper than Martial but think for FPL he will just make Martial and Rashford better options instead.

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

        Could be right there tbh. I think 8m would be a fair price, but could get way overpriced like Pepe

    2. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I'll probably put him in for KdB because I'm an idiot.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Always better to wait and see how newcomers perform

  8. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on bringinging in Snodgrass for the next 3 gameweeks?

    1. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He is still a rotation risk so not for me, would be a good punt for the Double if he was nailed!

  9. MidTableFantasy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry if I've missed it, how long do we think Gomez is nailed for?

    1. The Albatross
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He's been really good but when Matip comes back, he'll probably be rotated and may be used at right back to give TAA a rest

      1. The Albatross
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        And Matip will be back soon

        1. MidTableFantasy
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers

  10. Wag the Drog
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I have to keeper today. Great.
    Ramsdale to Guita? After Liverpool away it’s a nice run of fixtures.

    1. Wag the Drog
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No* keeper

  11. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Magnus Carlsen: ‘You need to be very fortunate to be No 1 in fantasy football’

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      There was no magic secret, Carlsen insists, just a combination of watching a lot of football, poring over the stats, and trying to identify players that others may have undervalued. “It’s sort of like sports betting,” he says. “You can give yourself a better chance by looking at the data … But you still need to follow your gut feeling too – and be fortunate.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        This should be must read for every fpl manager.

        To conclude:

        “It was a great and fun feeling when Salah netted that second goal but I am not pretending that it’s a metaphor for anything else,” he said. “Because even if you are good – which I do not claim to be – you also need to be extraordinarily fortunate to be first overall.”

  12. Jontharon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who to transfer out for Robertson, Kelly or Rico?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rico

    2. MidTableFantasy
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rico hands down.

    3. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Rico surely

    4. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Robertson wondering what he's doing in the same sentence with Kelly & Rico 😀

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

    Another poor game featuring Bournemouth. They and Palace drag every game down to their levels.

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Burnley's downfall is quite surprising.

  14. Saro0808
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    1) Rashford & Rico to Maupay/Dcl & Taa(leaning towards Maupay more)
    2 )Rico & Soyu to Gomez & Williams

    Ryan
    Lund Baldock Soyu
    Mane Salah Kbd Maddi
    Vardy Rashford Ings

    Bench : Button Cantwell Holgate Rico
    2ft 0.2m

    Any other suggestions are welcome.!!!!

  15. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    PSA: I transferred Maddison out (to get Salah) last night due to other price changes.

    He’s likely to now mega-haul

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Before playing Burnley? Could backfire...

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I know. I regretted it pretty quickly. But not been massively happy with his form or stats. Was between him or Martial and I fancied a riskier punt!

        Obviously for GW23 the fixtures are the wrong way round but it’s a longer term move that I can always reverse if it backfires.

  16. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Yesssss. No Rico CS now even if he comes on.

  17. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry to spoil it for you lads but I just bought Ings which means he's going to stop scoring.

    1. Celt Abroad
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for that (Ings non owner).

  18. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I've got a couple of free transfers in the bank so I was thinking of taking out Jiminez after SOU at home & bringing in someone for a 2 week punt before switching back.

    Options -

    C.Wilson BHA, AVL.
    Haller lei, LIV, BHA.
    Ayew SOU, SHU.
    DCL NEW, Wat.

    Who do you prefer?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      DCL

    2. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      maupay

  19. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Foster
    Lundstram - TAA - Söyüncü
    Grealish - Mané - KDB - Sarr
    Jiménez - Rashford - Vardy
    (McGovern - Saka - Kelly - Rico)

    Can't get Salah without downgrading Rashford. Should I still make the move even though Rashford is in good form?

  20. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Actually finding it harder to accommodate Robbo as opposed to Mane.

    Mane for the double it is then.

  21. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    How would you get Ings into this side?

    Gazza - Button

    Soy - Lundstram - Rico - TAA - Sidibe

    Maddison - Salah - Mane - KDB - Cantwell

    Vardy - Rashford - Greenwood

    1. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sidibe to holgate (cheaper eve cover).

  22. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling skippering my team today, praying he starts.

  23. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you WC this:

    Fab* Button
    Trent Soy Lund Aurier* Rico*
    Mane Kdb Grealish Cantwell* Martial
    Vardy Ings Auba*

    To this:

    Martin Guaita
    Dunk Trent Soy Lund Lascelles
    Salah Mane KdB Sarr Grealish
    Vardy Ings Ayew

    Only 1FT to sort out mess... and get Salah in

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sarr hobble

  25. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sarr limping, sigh.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bit of a dead leg.

  26. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sarr limping..
    Bangwagon derailing?

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      this didn't age well

  27. Lignja
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best moves for gw 24

    A. Son, Rash ----- Salah, Ings
    B. Son, Abraham --- Salah, Ayew
    C. Abraham, Rico ---- Dcl, Vvd

    Pope, Martin
    Taa, Soyuncu, Lundstram, Kelly, Rick
    Mane, Son, Kdb, Traore, Dendoker
    Abraham, Rashford, Vardy

    1. Saro0808
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Abraham & Rico to Dcl/maupay to Gomez?
      I m kinda facing the same prob,cant fit in taa if i dont drop rashford(which i m not keen,he is in red hot form plus he has nack of scoring against the top 6)

      1. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Like Vvd more than Gomez, i was sure ill do Son, Rash to Ings Salah, but now i dont rly want lose Rash + Son have Norwich gw 24...

  28. Paulie Walnuts
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hiya

    Pope and Stephens

    Or

    McCarthy and holgate -4

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      no

  29. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    This game is awful.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      18th vs 19th.....tension and fear of losing

  30. Kimmich
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA - Holgate - Soyuncu
    Mane - Salah - KdB - Sarr
    Vardy - Abraham - Ings

    Fab* - Cantwell - Lundstram - Webster

    0.2 itb. Not in a rush to remove Fab but will see how long he’s out for.

    1. Kimmich
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry 1FT or Roll.