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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. SB007
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else got D Silva as a differential or just me ?

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

      Just you

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Great.

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

    Hope for a Rico appearance.. Ake limping.

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

    How did Doucoure get the assist? Not watching and goal summary does not even mention him, just Sarr crossing.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sarr crossed to doucoure who went for a shot, Bournemouth defender blocked/ cleared the cross but cleared it onto doucoure and then it fell to deeney who buried it.

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

          Thanks, hopefully Sarr gets one more return but good that he is involved again!

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Any chance for Rico to get in?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The bath afterwards.

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

      With so many injuries Bournemouth need to sign a couple of players in January to have any chance of staying up.

    4. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      3 min till meltdown

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

      Both goals down the BOU left.

      There could be life left in Rico!

    6. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Surely we have to play Cantwell at home to this rabble next week?

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah

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

        Yeah, hoping Pukki is fit as this will help Cantwell for potential goals and assists

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, playing instead of Martial

    7. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      deeney is a bad picked they said

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        easy game vs spurs next too

        1. st4rty
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Captain material.

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

        Don’t copy me they said

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Don’t copy me they said

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          never once doubted deeney... was hacked maybe

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

          whats your point?

          1. Bruce Lee
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            tell em pumpkinhead

          2. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            before the game he wanted to sell Deeney, after the game he is on here lauding it as if he is some FPL god because he owns Deeney in the face of people maybe saying he shouldn’t own him lol 😉

      3. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I got him in for Kane this week and I am quite happy with it

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😉

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

      More goals in it.
      Sarr should get another return

      1. st4rty
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pref a goal.

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He better

    9. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Any manager that would buy Philip Billing hasn't a clue.

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

        Another overhyped English youngster...

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

          Danish

    10. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bournemouth really missing Callum Wilson

    11. Runaway
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Best Rico replacement under 4.5:

      A) Williams (4.0)
      B) Stephens (4.3)
      C) Holgate (4.4)
      D) Cathcart (4.3)
      E) Tanganga (4.0)
      F) Other

      (No SHU, BHA or CPL)

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

        C

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

        Stephens.

      3. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Holgate

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        F - Ward

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

        Probably C

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

      Dourcoure the casual darling strikes again

      Mili the only bigger casual troll in the league

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

        He's a tank.
        Hopefully United try n get him and sell that fraud Paul Pogba (Bruno Doucore Fred midfield 3 😮 )

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not a casual darling anymore, playing very high up

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

      No Rico today.

      Starters actually getting points for his spot this GW.

    14. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No Rico cameo then

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

      No Rico today

    16. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Want Sarr, not worth a -4 to get for moura is it?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        sure, why not ?

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Spurs have watford and Norwich next 🙁

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

        No

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

        Not nearly

      4. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Well he’s doing more than Moura mate haha

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Everybody is ahaha! Getting him over grealish has been a nightmare!

      5. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'll probably sell him soon, you can have mine.

        1. Rhodes your boat
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          For who?

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

      Aurier in for rico

      At least no negative points this week

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

      Lucky Rico owners getting all the luck

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

        Kelly coming off my bench 😎

    19. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Sterlin' D:

    20. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      XI | Ederson, Cancelo, Fernandinho, Stones, Mendy, Rodrigo, D Silva (C), De Bruyne, Mahrez, G Jesus, Aguero

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No sterling

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Damn. No Sterlimg.

    21. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No sterling.

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

      Sterling benched.

      KDB starts.

      Aguero, Jesus, Mahrez front three.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        KDB assists everyone today

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

        Hooray!

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

        Annoyed I didn't punt on Mahrez, but never mind!

    23. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      AVL: Nyland, Konsa, Hause, Mings, Douglas Luiz, Taylor, Drinkwater, Hourihane, El Mohamady, Grealish, El Ghazi
      Subs: Kalinic, Chester, Guilbert, Lansbury, Trézéguet, Indiana Vassilev, Nakamba

      MCI: Ederson, Fernandinho, Stones, Rodrigo, Mendy, David Silva, De Bruyne, Cancelo, Jesus, Mahrez, Agüero
      Subs: Bravo, Otamendi, Walker, Bernardo Silva, Gündogan, Sterling, Foden

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling benched!

      2. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Is that a Grealish striker I see

    24. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Dilva and KDB start!!!

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

      Scenes

    26. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My captain Sterling benched. Another great news this GW

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Who's your vice? Could possibly not come on if CIty dominate

        1. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Vardy

      2. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same here, I knew the risks with his performance and how Aguero and Jesus were benched and change in formation but still went for it. Now I want him to stay firmly there rather that the obligatory 1min as have Rashford Captain.

    27. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wish I had Rico today. Williams not coming from the bench. Plenty getting Donker points?

    28. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I should have bought Sarr a few weeks ago like I threatened to. Would have been a good Son replacement