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Over 50% of the top 10k on Ings for Southampton’s clash with Bournemouth

Three days after they drew with Brighton and Hove Albion, Southampton have another meeting with a fellow south coast club this afternoon.

The Saints this time make the short trip across the New Forest to take on Bournemouth, with kick-off at the Vitality Stadium at 14:00 BST.

The result of this fixture will have huge ramifications in the three-way battle (we’re assuming West Ham United and Brighton are safe now) to beat the drop, with Eddie Howe’s troops three points adrift of Watford and with a marginally inferior goal difference.

Bournemouth wouldn’t be relegated this afternoon if they do lose but, should Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side emerge with a win today, the Cherries would drop to the Championship if Watford take a point or more from their remaining two games.

This match is also significant from a Fantasy perspective, although only one of the players on show has a double-digit ownership in Fantasy Premier League.

That player is Danny Ings (£7.6m), who makes his eighth successive post-resumption start – and his third in six days – this afternoon.

Almost one in three of FPL managers overall own Ings, while just over half of the top 10,000 are also in possession of the in-form striker.

Ings has been captained by 2.03% of the top 10k and 1.48% of FPL managers overall.

He was also the most-bought FPL forward of Gameweek 37+, with 112,345 managers snapping him up.

Ings is partnered by Shane Long (£4.6m) in the Southampton attack today, with the Irishman replacing Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) up front.

He is one of five changes from Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Brighton.

Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) returns at the expense of Will Smallbone (£4.5m), while three of the regular back four are also recalled: Ryan Bertrand (£4.8m), Jack Stephens (£4.4m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.4m) are in for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (£4.8m), Jan Bednarek (£4.4m) and Jake Vokins (£4.0m).

Speaking ahead of kick-off, Hasenhuttl said of Bednarek’s absence:

Yesterday, he had a light muscle injury and it was too risky to bring him in with a busy week so it doesn’t make sense.

Bournemouth have made two changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Manchester City, with Callum Wilson (£7.4m) and David Brooks (£6.1m) replacing the benched Dominic Solanke (£5.1m) and Dan Gosling (£4.8m).

Aside from Ings, only one other player in today’s two starting XIs – Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) – has an ‘effective ownership’ of over 1% in the top 10k, which is often a better gauge of popularity than the overall figure given the number of dead teams that currently exist.


Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Stacey, Cook, Kelly, Rico; Brooks, Lerma, Billing, Stanislas; King, C Wilson.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bertrand; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond; Long, Ings.

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  1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    What do we think the Spurs Leicester result will be today?

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      0-0.

      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        A cagey 2-1 to Spurs I think

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      3-1. Kane double and Son

      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        2-1 Spurs.lets see 🙂

    3. yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Vardy hat trick

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nah

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

    Iiiiiiiings! G
    Redmond A i believe.

  3. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings goal

  4. Jealous Viper
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings goal

  5. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Danny you absolute legend.

  6. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ingssyyy

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

    Ings goal

  8. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So sick of Ings

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ings

  10. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Captain Ings 🙁

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

        ??

      2. Xhaka Kahn't
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same, relief! Anything else a bonus now

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      24 goals

    • osceola31909
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      It is nice to be able to enjoy an Ings goal.

    • yalala
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This is not good

    • Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings killing my season since the restart

    • MiLK2018
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings omg

    • Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      He's so good.

    • EWH2020
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Don't sign Ings they said, dodgy knees they said, he'll be tested they said!

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        They may have said it.. but they all brought him in. And maybe you didn't

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Back of the net!!

    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      F**kin joke

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

        Because he is so good?

    • Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings capper unite!!

    • Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Get in!!

    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Standard Ings 😆 Love that man.

      Now come on Bournemouth, get the 3pts!

    • Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bournemouth score now.

    • Party time
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you Danny bou. Now get another, sweet darling

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

        Will be surprised if Ings is not playing for a top 6 club next season.

      • DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        More Danny more.

      • TheDragon
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Imagine not owning Ings

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

          Yeah I'm an idiot...

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ings and pope ruined my season

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

            Haha - this is the first week of the season I’ve owned him so he has already ruined my season 🙂

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

          imagine not doing dcl to ings as per initial plans in gw35.

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I got him for my FH in 36 but couldn't afford him this week. But I got Wood for DCL, so it's not a disaster, yet.

            1. wantsharptv
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              I did him then for jimi so not ideal. DCL 1st sub

          2. doy
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            That was me btw. Lol

      • AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Nice finish.

        Spurs Vardy on?

        2 in it now.

      • Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Half the teams in the top 10k don't have Ings - why?!

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

          cos we were stupidly making other dumb moves

      • Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Bournmouth derves tobgo down

        lazy defending what a joke