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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. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Danny Ings - yes what a player

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

      No

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

      Yes

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

    Of course my ML rival brought in and captained Ings, did the same with Dilva last week!

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

      Maybe ask him for some tips?

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Lol.

    BT Sport Commentary: It's a nice goal for the Watford manager Nigel Pearson who is just having his Sunday lunch.

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

      Crying into his Sunday roast.

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

      They've just been informed by the folks in their ears 😆

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

      The 2nd part was the craziest bit.

  4. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    REALLY needed an Ings goal. That helps so much in my minileague.

  5. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    There are still teams in the top 2 million without Ings

  6. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FPL aside, Ings has some top quality finishing

  7. Party time
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Lucy2019 stunned

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

        As soon as I saw that I knew he'd score defo

      2. Lucy2019
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        My forwards of Rashford and Jesus doing better to date with their games still to come. Not too stunned or bothered. Enjoy your 9 points.

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

        Still furious about the wood haul

    • Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I preferred sicknote Danny Ings.

      Stop scoring ffs!

      1. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        This

    • doy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Hey guys, a non-FPL related question here. What's the best football for a 5-a-side astroturf court? Also what size football, 4? Thanks in advance.

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

        Heh, 12 years playing and I don't really know, I think it's standard 5.

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

          Heh thanks mate, size 5 seems too big though. I been using a futsal ball on astroturf cos it doesnt go flying around like an outdoor ball. Hmmm

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

        size 5

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

          Nike Strike size 5 hey? Reckon size 4 would work too?

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, go size 4

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

          Cheers

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

      Watford sacked Nigel Pearson.

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

        Last page's news

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

      Nigel Pearson sacked 😯

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

        The Watford board are out of this world. Not sure what they are expecting from his replacement.

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

        What

    • Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ings continues to ruin my ML rank since restart...

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

      Pearson sacked!!

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

        Rumours

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      so sick of ings... spewing as a non-ings owner trying to stay in the top 10k...

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

        It is ridiculous his form - he just has not stopped scoring and he gets max Baps every time he scores

        It’s maddening as a non owner

        Plus his mythical ‘need for a rest’ which never happens

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          hopefully,he is subbed off before he grabs a brace...

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

        He was a priority get for GW36 and for some reason I decided not to get him... Made a lot of mistakes this season for sure.

        1. Clintymints
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ings in for Jimi this week was my plan after Jesus in for Vardy last week. Not Gona complain (much) until Jimi plays!

        2. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          had him in my FH 36 team but had more pressing transfers to make this week so avoided him...

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

        love the guy but spewin too

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

      Ings has clearly been doping this season

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        no doubt about it

    • Party time
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Ings for President!

      • teneighty
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Damn, the missed deadline is gonna cost me a lot of points...

      • Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Building FH drafts, I've been prioritising including 3 MCI attackers (2 mids + Jesus), at the expense of MUN picks.
        Now leaning towards reducing MCI mids from 2 to 1, in order to include Bruno/Tony, or Rashford instead of Jesus.

      • Gunners for Lyfe
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        3/3 for the scout picks well done lads

      • FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Who do you think should / will be PFA player of the year?

        My thoughts:
        Should-Henderson
        Will-kdb

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

          Lol @hendo

          1. Balls of Steel
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Hilarious

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

            Just checked betting and kdb odds on with Jordan second, Mane third

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

          VVD will get it surely!?

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

          Has to be either KDB or Mane

        4. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Dean or Jordan??

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

            Jordan

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

          Ings apparently

      • A Fat Spanish Waiter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Imagine not owning Ings

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

          I don’t need to imagine it

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

          Imagine selling him at the restart

      • Clintymints
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Don’t think I’ll be refreshing the live rank anytime soon 😆

      • Party time
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Did someone say Bournemouth have tightened up at the back? 😆

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

          Oh boy... Pearson sacked right before City.

          Sterling (c) please. One time!

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

            More like Kiko (C)

        • wantsharptv
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Ings is such an odd player. Hardly gets involved and hardly shoots but when he does it goes in. Watching the game i just knew he would score that and it wasn't even an easy chance

        • Party time
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Ings is 1000 times better than Kane

          • denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            And there goes my rank again.

            Ings and Martial have punished badly

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

            Ings essential next year?

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

              8.5m?

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

                Southampton are finishing strong as is Danny boy. Likely higher?

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

              9 million price tag might be off putting.

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

                True

          • Louis Van Gaalstones
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Billing taking a long throw is so baffling, it's like crouch taking one

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

            Unless something extraordinary happens, that's a minimum 9pointer sealed by ings

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

              Missed penalty and a RC would help

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

              38 bonus points and counting
              Who holds the record?