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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. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling, Bernardo and Walker benched.

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Kevin Deep Bruyne?

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

      Possibly, but so many good players to cross to!

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

      Kevin Double Bruyne

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Kevin de blank

  3. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    City 4-2-2-2 or what is this formation..?

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

      433 I guess

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

    FFS no Sterling ,... but sure to come on against tired legs

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

      Ah the warm comfort blanket of against tired legs scenario.

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

        bought him for the easy fixtures lol ... same as I bought Spurs players before that for the easy fixtures ... disaster for 5 red arrow game weeks 🙁

    2. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah he got 1 min last game against tired legs

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

        have to dream 🙂

  5. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Formation smells K-Deep-B

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

      At least he starts

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

        To Dendo points on bench 🙁

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

          ...keep...

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

    Pep can piss off

  7. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Digne or Sidibe?

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

      Digne, set pieces

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Digne if money not a factor

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

    Sold Sterling after his brace against Wolves.
    My best move this season.

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bournemouth are so bad

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

    Sterling sub. D Silva starts

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling EO in top 10k?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t expect it’ll be much

    2. Ragabolly
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      7.8%

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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

      Dendoncker points from bench for some

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

      Low, that's why I brought him in and captained him 🙁

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

    Will my team do ok without Maddison or Grealish, or should I take a hit to get one of them in?

    Henderson
    Holgate, TAA, Lundstram, Rico, Kelly
    Salah, Mane, KDB, Traore, Cantwell
    Vardy, Rashford, Ings

    0.2 in the bank

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

      Your team is really good, I don’t know who you would downgrade to fund Maddison.

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

        Thanks! Plan was Rashford, but he continues to deliver and will be really nice to keep for BUR H in GW 24.

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

          In doubt Traore is worth it as 4th mid

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

    Last Bonus point close atm : Sarr/Mariappe/Masina equal on 23 BPS...

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

      Deductions

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Need 2 more Foster saves... unlikely.

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

    Wanted to get Dilva in this week.. but doesnt matter, got Martial for 1 week!

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

    3 at the back from Pep!

    Villa are going to be smothered!

    1. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How is that 3 at the back? Reckon Fernandinho Will play CB

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

        Most line-ups showing Fernandinho/Stones/Rodri at CB but not sure they will play that way.

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

      There's no 3 at the back lol

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

    I’m telling you D Silva to haul. Differential.

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bloody hope so - capped him

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

        Well done.

  17. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    KooooooDeeeeeeBeeeeeeeee, lets go

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

      Will be playing deep today

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

        So? Could get 3 assists with those players in front of him

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

    Anyone who watched Sterling play in the Carabao Cup (or for the last month or so) could see this benching a mile off.

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

    Rival capped Sterling.
    I capped KDB and have Dilva.

    Fingers crossed City do serious damage today! We want 5!

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

      good luck zladan

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

        So far so good!

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

    Bought Sterling(C) this GW instead Alli. Another waste of transfer

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

    lol, the person bottom of my 4 man ML wildcarded in both Aguero and Jesus this week, might be Pep.

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

      very suspicious

  22. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pearson did a great job.
    Always enough creativity in Watford, but defense looked like whipping boys couple of weeks ago.
    Now real solid team overall.

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

      No offence but an U14 team would look solid against this lot.

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

    No one serious still owns Sterling anyway

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

      the guy above me in ml has him... what does that make me 🙁

      1. ‘Tis the Season
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A casual?

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

      This.

    3. Sloane426
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What about Mousset ?

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

    no jammy Holgate points for me then 🙁

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

    Waiving bye to my Williams bench points. Come on grealish need a goal from you.

  26. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What to do?

    Guiata Button

    Sidibe Taa Lundstram Soyuncu Hanley

    Kdb salah mane Richarlison cantwell

    Ings vardy Greenwood

    0 ITB 1 FT

    Thanks.!..

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

      Change Guita (man city next) to Ryan/Foster/McCarthy and use rest of funds to upgrade Hanley?

  27. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling(C) here... Hope he stays on the bench, have Rashford as VC and Dendocker first sub. But I am 100% sure he will come in

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine the luck

      Hope he doesn’t come on GL!

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

      Disgusting

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

      Teehee

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Painful cameo

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

      He won't
      Relax.

    6. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t hold much hope but until he’s on there is hope!

    7. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Filthy. I like it. Hope he comes on with 30 seconds left.

    8. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      wish me good luck 🙂

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

      You need to hope for City to finish off the game by half-time 🙂

    10. Vlad Tepes
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Today I was lucky, no Sterling show

  28. noahzark22
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Auba and Zaha to

    Deeney and Salah/Mane

    OR

    Rashford/Martial

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which City player will get most points today?

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

      Aguero

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

      Hopefully Sterling with a 1pter 🙂

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

      Aguero Mahrez Dilva in that order

  30. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling benched again. 🙁