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20 August 2022 1395 comments
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The highest-owned player in recent Fantasy Premier League (FPL) history takes to the field this evening.

Gabriel Jesus’ ownership passed 80% ahead of the Gameweek 3 deadline and he is part of an unchanged Arsenal side that takes on Bournemouth tonight.

Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 17:30 BST.

If we go back to pre-season, this is the fifth match in a row that Mikel Arteta has named the same starting XI.

The likes of Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kieran Tierney and Eddie Nketiah are warming the bench again, then, although the quick turnaround in Gameweeks 4-6 could offer some of them starting opportunities.

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker is still without star striker Dominic Solanke, who misses out with an ankle issue.

Parker makes three changes from the defeat at Manchester City last week, with Marcos Senesi, Jordan Zemura and Philip Billing replacing Lewis Cook, Jack Stacey and Ryan Christie.

There is plenty of FPL interest elsewhere, with Gabriel Martinelli now sitting in 40% of squads. Only Mohamed Salah is more widely selected among Fantasy midfielders.

Oleksandr Zinchenko is the fifth most-owned FPL defender, meanwhile, a fixture in over 28% of teams.

Despite the unprecedented ownership levels, Jesus is still not the most-captained player of the week:

NameTeamCaptained by
SalahLIV2,432,017
JesusARS2,386,886
HaalandMCI1,938,522
KaneTOT495,456
De BruyneMCI482,569

GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Senesi, Mepham, Smith, Lerma, Pearson, Billing, Zemura, Tavernier, Moore.

Subs: Murara Neto, Cook, Christie, Marcondes, Stacey, Lowe, Dembele, Hill, Anthony.

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Sambi Lokonga, Elneny.

GAMEWEEK 3 RESULTS SO FAR

Leicester City1 – 2Southampton
Fulham3 – 2Brentford
Everton1 – 1Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace3 – 1Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur1 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers

CHECK YOUR LIVE FPL RANK

Bournemouth v Arsenal team news: Gunners unchanged

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You can find it via this link and you only have to type in your FPL ID number (so no password/email) to see the visuals.


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  1. Geenn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like Bournemouth are good at keeping the strikers silent, but not so much the number 8s - all because of their low defense line. First KDB/Haaland and now Odegard/Jesus.

    1. Firminooooo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not 1 striker have scored against them this season.

  2. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I’ve given up on Saka and he’s dropping tonight

    Who you recommended?

    1. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Maddison / Zaha.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for Mount.

    3. Tango74
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks

  3. Captain-Useful
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can I get the current best replacement for Saka? I have Martinelli

    1. lugs
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      looking at next gw, Diaz if you don't own

  4. Littlefish92
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    For the 8 mil spot in my team I have just put diaz for next gw very tempted by zaha tho

    Not having saka again had from start done nothing

  5. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How confident are we as Salah cappers that he bangs on Monday evening?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’m very confident thus far

  6. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Only had 3 players play today, from those, 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 bonus, god I hope this trend continues with the other 8!

    1. Captain-Useful
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Great job

      1. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thank you bud! Hope we all continue to do well

  7. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    disappointing end after a promising start. Could have been a Jesus haul, Maddison haul & a Ward CS.. Derailed at the end.. only bright spot was Andreas

  8. cmorris22
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Saliba or Zinchenko or Perisic ?

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Perisic if money no issue.
      This was Saliba's 2nd career goal

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 4 months ago

          He's young, only had like 2-3 seasons of football

      2. Kane and Ablett
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Perisic for luxury Saliba for value, where are you shopping Waitrose or Iceland?