Scout Notes

What Bournemouth’s shock win over Leicester means for Fantasy managers

Bournemouth 4-1 Leicester City

  • Goals: Junior Stanislas (£5.8m), Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) x2, Jonny Evans (£5.3m) own-goal | Jamie Vardy (£9.8m)
  • Assists: Callum Wilson (£7.4m), Diego Rico (£4.2m), Stanislas| None
  • Bonus: Solanke x3, Stanislas x2, Vardy x1

Where to start with – and how to make sense of – this one?

A bewildering evening on the south coast saw Leicester City implode spectacularly in a manner that conjured up memories of Brazil’s 7-1 thumping at the hands of Germany six years ago.

From Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) finding the net to the Foxes’ two centre-backs scoring a combined minus five Fantasy Premier League points, it was a scarcely believable watch.

The first 45 minutes went by pretty much as expected, with Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) opening the scoring in a typically opportunistic manner, Brendan Rodgers’ side utterly dominating proceedings, and Bournemouth looking fragile in both defence and confidence.

Leicester went into half-time having racked up 10 shots to the Cherries’ one, with Vardy responsible for five of them.

Only some last-ditch blocks kept the score down, with Nathan Ake (£4.8m) getting a vital touch onto a 36th-minute strike from the Foxes’ forward to deflect one effort up and over.

Based on the first-half evidence, and with Ake limping off injured, many of us would have expected a Vardy haul to materialise and no doubt began looking at options for a Manchester City triple-up in Gameweek 36+.

Eddie Howe switched things around at the interval, making two changes and moving to a wing-back system to match Leicester’s formation, but the first 20 minutes of the second half passed by without much incident.

The Cherries were better, with only poor touches from Solanke and Callum Wilson (£7.4m) ruining promising moves, but had still only registered two efforts on goal before the game turned on its head in the 65th minute.

A suicidal kick out from Kasper Schmeichel (£5.5m) led to Wilson being fouled in the Bournemouth box, with substitute Junior Stanislas (£5.8m) stepping up in the injured Josh King‘s (£6.1m) absence to level the scores from the spot.

Things unravelled from that point for the visitors, with Caglar Soyuncu (£5.0m) seeing red for a kick on Wilson immediately after Solanke had squeezed a shot under Schmeichel.

Jonny Evans (£5.3m) then deflected a Stanislas shot past his own goalkeeper before Solanke rounded off the scoring when pouncing on a dreadful Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) pass.

Substitute Sam Surridge (£4.3m) went on to waste two glorious opportunities in injury time as Leicester’s defence went AWOL.

How to process this result as Fantasy managers?

Firstly, Bournemouth’s admirable second-half fightback isn’t likely to put us off going big on Pep Guardiola’s side in Gameweek 36+, with the Cherries looking brittle at the back.

As plucky as the south coast side were, this was a freakish set of circumstances and Manchester City would unquestionably have swatted aside Howe’s troops had they provided the opposition in the opening 45 minutes.

Bournemouth look likely to be without their best centre-half on Wednesday, too, with Howe saying of Ake:

It doesn’t look too good. With such a short time left of the season, it looks like it’s going to be difficult for him to play.

But what of Leicester?

It’d be easy to chalk this game down as an anomaly from their point of view, too, and it’s unlikely that circumstances will again conspire against them in the way they did on Sunday.

However, the Foxes have taken only 14 points from their last 14 games and they are in serious danger of losing out on a Champions League qualification place that looked all but secured at the turn of 2020.

Soyuncu will now miss the remainder of the season, while the Foxes – who still have doubts over James Maddison (£7.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) – ahead of Gameweek 36+ – also lost Marc Albrighton (£5.1m) to injury in the first half.

Luckily, Vardy keeps on scoring regardless.

This was his fourth goal in three games and he himself looks back to his best even if the Foxes continue to be hit and miss, with the support from Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) and Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) in attack working well over the last week.

All three of those players could have added to the Foxes’ lead in the first half and it made Rodgers’ decision to withdraw the Nigerian at half-time, sending on Dennis Praet (£5.2m) in his stead, look particularly odd.

The Leicester boss said of that change:

[Iheanacho] wasn’t having one of his better games. The issue for us defensively was on the side of the pitch, because there was a lot of space for Wilf [Ndidi] and Youri [Tielemans] to cover.

So we pushed Ayo [Perez] on, he was playing well, and added an extra midfielder in to help cover.

But the defeat wasn’t tactical, it was about the spirit.

Turning his ire on his players and Soyuncu, Rodgers added:

I didn’t see it coming. We didn’t have personality in the second half. I would say an apology to the supporters, that was unacceptable for a Leicester City team, the reaction to the red card. We lacked the spirit and attitude.

It’s disappointing because we’re already without three of our key players. We don’t have a big enough squad.

It’s a stupid reaction [from Soyuncu]. His covering position could have been better. It was reckless.

Saying that, we have to defend better. We didn’t show the right spirit when we went down to 10 men.

While Vardy’s own form isn’t in question, that of his team is and the Foxes have three tricky-looking games remaining, starting with a match against a Sheffield United side who look back to their best defensively.

The Golden Boot may be enough to keep his existing owners interested but there’ll be fewer FPL managers looking at him anew, while the rest of the Foxes’ squad will likely be given short shrift altogether.


Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Ramsdale; Stacey, Ake (S Cook 40′), Kelly, Rico; Brooks (L Cook 81′), Gosling (Billing 45′), Lerma, Danjuma (Stanislas 45′); Solanke, Wilson (Surridge 90′).

Leicester City XI (3-4-1-2): Schmeichel; Justin, Evans, Soyuncu; Albrighton (Bennett 16′), Ndidi, Tielemans, Fuchs; Perez (Barnes 70′) Vardy, Iheanacho (Praet 45′).

Members Analysis

FPL LESSONS LEARNED FROM GAMEWEEK 35+

4,127 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Vardy Mahrez >> Pulisic Jesus (-4)

    Y or N

    1. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Considering same move

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Jesus starts?

        1. Whazza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          No line-ups yet

    3. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes!

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Does Jesus start do you think

    4. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm getting the same two players

      1. FCSB
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Do you think Jesus starts?

        1. Coys96
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Good chance yes. But even if he doesnt he is for last 2 GWs and can do well from bench!

    5. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ppl Selling Vardy and he Fight for Golden Boot ?

    6. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Go Willian instead....on pens and freekicks

  2. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    88 all out , thanks 🙂

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Good job! 90 all out! 😉

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Great job 🙂

    2. Whazza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You're welcome 😉

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings in now?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Armstrong looks great ... but yeah many mid options

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He might get a rest imo

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I have a sneaky feeling he might get minutes managed vs Brighton.
      Otherwise I'm also in

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

      He looks like rising tonight if funds r tight

  4. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    McCarthy
    TAA Saiss Taylor
    Salah KDB Fernandes Mahrez
    Vardy Jimenez Greenwood

    Pope Egan Saka Tanganga

    A) mahrez and vardy to pulisic and jesus -4
    B) Mahrez and vardy to sterling and giroud -4

  5. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Current Mdf..

    Salah DeBruyne Pulisic Willian Fernandes

    Would you do a -8 to get sterling? I think I might gamble...

    1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nah

    2. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Honestly wouldn’t, classic chasing last week's points

    3. PrettyDick
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      depends on what you're doing to get him

  6. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any news on Holgate ?

  7. dezille
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What's the general consensus on FH36 vs 38?

    Players that I'd want for this GW that I haven't got:
    Azpi, Willian, Foden, Jesus, Ings, Vardy, Martial

    Thoughts on the best City triple up? Foden gets the nod as he is rested and looked bloody dangerous in the previous game. KDB and Jesus probably the other 2. Worth going for Willian + Pulisic? Means going without Bruno or Salah. Salah vs Arsenal is irresistible. Ughh planning for chips is so tedious.

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I think Jesus, foden and Silva

  8. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Have kept Rashford and finally this week I got Greenwood in. Happy days, everything going wrong ways. Dont even have Martial feels even better.

    1. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same.

      I'm on a horror run of transfers.

      Took Vardy out before Palace, Jiminez and Rashford this week.

      1. Strchld
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I can feel you.
        Was leading my ML and now after break every decisions have gone wrong. Also my vice captain have scored a lots more points than captain.

    2. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same here mate!! Did Rashford to Greenwood always seems to happen when you Take a player out I did Aubameyang to Vardy too tho so a mild crumb of comfort!! Haha

    3. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Sold Rash this week for Vardy (-4) and he scored.
      He scored last time in gw33, when I used my FH chip and wasn't in my squad. Classic troll.

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hey fam! 1.9 ITB. 1 FT.

    DDG
    TAA Stevens Saiss
    Salah Sterling(C) KDB Bruno Antonio
    Iheanacho Greenwood

    Nyland Egan Lascelles Nketiah

    KDB & Iheanacho to Pulisic & Jesus for -4?

    1. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Iheanacho Salah

      to

      Jesus Pulisic

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        AH didn't see the question. Yes, do it.

        Great minds think alike 😉

        1. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Hahaha cheers mate!

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good imo.
      I'm considering getting the same two players in for Mahrez & Jesus.

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mahrez & Vardy you mean?

        1. Karan14
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Sorry Jimenez I meant.

          1. Pep Roulette
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Looks amazing to me!

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers btw!

  10. Roysgotnoboys
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    BB ... hold until next week? Got a better bench but benching Greenwood this week is tough

    GW 38- Martinez (Liverpool) , Greenwood (palace) , Taylor (Wolves) , Lamptey( saints)

    GW 36 - Martinez (Villa), Greenwood (West Ham), Taylor (Norwich), Lamptey (Newcastle)

    1. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      *GW 36 &37

  11. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FH? my team currently:
    Pope
    TAA Boly Aurier Holgate Lascelles
    Salah KDB Mahrez Bruno Pulisic
    Greenwood Ings Jesus

  12. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pick one to captain...

    A. Bruno
    B. Jesus
    C. Pulisic
    D. Rashford

    1. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I don’t trust B C or D
      A

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

      C

    3. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C if I had. I’m on B

    4. Gunners in Haaland
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      B

    5. Coys96
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      C

    6. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      E.Sterling

  13. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    4.9m> defender for run in?

  14. Mattymo23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus will surely start?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nothing sure with Pep roulette

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Most likely.

  15. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    94(-4)

    Up to 5K. Top 1K finish, if possible, would be euphoric for the first time.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bravo

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Danke.

  16. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Not sure whether to replace any midfielder with Pulisic. Only .3m in bank.

    A Jiménez KDB to Jesus Pulisic -4
    B Jiménez to Giroud if confirmed in starting lineup
    C Any other suggestions?

    Pope
    TAA Maguire Doherty
    KDB Bruno Sterling Martial Foden
    Vardy Jiménez

    Martinez Aurier Fernández Nketiah

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looking at similar ideas. Pulisic / Giroud and Jesus on my wish list. Who would you captain out of all them? I’m thinking Pulisic which makes me tempted by that move

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Pulisic yes for captain

        1. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Then A probably. Might also be tempted by that myself, hmm

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm considering A but with Mahrez insted of KDB.

      Ings better than Giroud imo.

  17. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which team is better, and by much? ?/10 each

    A. Pope
    TAA - Doherty - Justin
    KDB - Martial - Bruno - Salah - Foden
    Jesus - Rash
    (Conolly)

    B. Pope
    VVD - Aurier - Soy
    KDB - Mane - Puli - Bruno
    Ings - Jimi - Green
    (Egan)

    Both benches useless lol so I wont list the rest

  18. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best move?

    A. Vardy >> Jesus
    B. Jimenez >> Giroud / Ings
    C. KDB >> Pulisic
    D. FH

    Martinez
    TAA • Doherty • Holgate
    Salah • Martial • KDB • Bruno • Foden
    Vardy • Jimmy
    (3.9, Greenwood, Lascelles, Kiko)

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'd do A or A and B Giroud

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Kind of want Pulisic for captain though. Hmm

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          If you're fine loosing KDB sure, I have him and capt him

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            You have Puli and captaining? Or KDB and captaining? 🙂

            1. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Puli mate of course pardon my writing

    2. Karan14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez probably has to go. I'm considering something similar.
      Maybe KDB & Jimenez to Pulisic & Jesus.

      Im still not sure if I want cap Pulisic or not.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Looking at that exact move yeah. Annoying to take another hit though 🙁 or I just go Giroud :s

  19. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Best gw of this bad season with 101 points!Rise from 1046000 to 580000!

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Well done.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Worst for me 39 (-4)

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Nearly halved your rank. Wow, what a surge.

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Superb

    5. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fantastic.

    6. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      thanks all

  20. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Currently on this for FH gw36.
    Need Salah? 2.7itb to spend.

    Pope
    Azpi, Trent, Digne
    Willian, Pulisic, KDB, Dilva, Bruno
    Jesus, Ings
    (Martin; Greenwood, Bednarek, Lamptey)

  21. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No captain today and still a little green arrow for the day, thanks Martial.
    80 points and up to 192th OR. 13 points from top100. Lets go!

    1. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Congrats!

      1. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks.

    2. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The fact you call it 192th and are absolutely thrashing me this season has added to my pain 🙂

      1. Firminooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ha,ha sorry. Its time for some bragging.

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Haha - congrats - amazing season

          Enjoy it because it’s so difficult to get to that kind of rank. Top 100 would be an amazing achievement. Definitely a milestone

          1. Firminooooo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Was close last year. Finished 549 OR.

            1. TheDragon
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Wow amazing to do it back to back.

              I was 1k last year - this year I’m doing well to get 100k 🙁

      2. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        😆

  22. abaalan
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    First draft of FH Team, 5.9 ITB (potentially more). Any suggestions??

    Pickford
    Maguire, Mendy, Azpi
    Willian, Pullisic, Bruno, Foden, Antonio
    Kane, Jesus

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Get Sterling in and Kane out

      1. abaalan
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        He wont start surely after 90 mins ?

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Salah to Sterling anyone?

    1. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Keep Salah

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Tempted but taken a -4 already...

  24. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Keep Auba or Jiminez?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Auba. Amazing fixtures. Including Liverpool.

    2. FPLHaggis
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Auba massive differential

  25. FPLHaggis
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    48 points all out and a red arrow, but we go again tomorrow 🙂

    Some big calls for my team this week:

    Play:
    A) C.Taylor (Pope in goals)
    B) Boly (rival has double WOL def)

    Play:
    1) Greenwood
    2) Jimenez (Pope in goals)

  26. Rushford
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Pope
    TAA Digne Doherty
    Salah KDB Mahrez Martial Bruno
    Jimenez Greenwood

    1FT

    A) Mahrez -> Pulisic
    B) jimenez -> Jesus
    C) Mahrez + Jimenez -> Sterling + Giroud

  27. No Professionals
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Who to switch to Jesus

    A vardy
    B Jimenez

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Jimenez

  28. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    104 (-4) 😀

    1. Badluck Jonathan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Very impressive

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you sir 😀

  29. Badluck Jonathan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    No Sterling
    No Antonio
    Captain fail (kdb)
    Transferred out Son
    Feels awful
    Losing ground in my mini leagues

    ...yet somehow a green arrow. Weird week.

  30. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Do you reckon Sterling starts?