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Manchester United v Bournemouth rounds off Gameweek 16 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL).

The Cherries have won 3-0 in each of their last two visits to Old Trafford, with Andoni Iraola unbeaten in four fixtures against United across all venues.

Antoine Semenyo, in the Bournemouth XI tonight as expected, scored both home and away against the Red Devils last season.

Kick-off in this latest meeting between the two clubs is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

The big team news is that Bryan Mbeumo and Amad Diallo are available to play, and start, for United this evening.

They head off to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with Cameroon and the Ivory Coast, respectively, after tonight’s game. There had been a little bit of doubt that they’d feature against the Cherries in the lead-up to Gameweek 16.

Noussair Mazraoui is, however, unavailable. His Morocco side contests the AFCON opener on December 21, so his departure has been hastened.

Leny Yoro starts in his place but that’s it for changes from the side that won 4-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers last Monday.

Benjamin Sesko has overcome a knee injury and a bout of food poisoning to make the matchday squad for the first time in over a month. He’s among the substitutes.

As for the visitors, Marcos Senesi is fit to start after a minor injury scare.

Bournemouth’s one and only alteration from Gameweek 16 comes in midfield: Tyler Adams, back from suspension, is in for the benched Alex Scott.

LINE-UPS

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Yoro, Heaven, Shaw, Amad Diallo, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot, Mbeumo, Cunha, Mount.

Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Zirkzee, Malacia, Dorgu, Ugarte, Mainoo, Sesko, Fredricson.

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert, Adams, Jimenez, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Araujo, Soler, Brooks, Scott, Adli, Kroupi, Hill, Unal.


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  1. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 days, 1 hour ago

    Eze + KDH > Semenyo + Wilson?

    Chalobah sub if hold KDH.

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      Yes

  2. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    4 days, 1 hour ago

    Will eze staet v eve or ode take his place?

    1. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      Since spurs, eze has been atrocious he will be dropped

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 days, 56 mins ago

        Cheers must sell

  3. Here is Cash, give McGinn
    • 6 Years
    4 days, 1 hour ago

    Start
    A) VVD (tot)
    B) Chalobah (new)

    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      A

  4. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 days, 1 hour ago

    Seems to be a lot of mid to premium players coming into form
    Saka
    Foden
    BrunoF
    Bowen
    Ekitike

    Can’t have them all and keep Haaland, without going cheap somewhere.

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      at last. fpl isnt as fun when there arent enough good expensive options like you say

      its made me miss Son and KDB quite alot recently

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      Wilson Tavernier to complement 😉

    3. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      5.5-6 as 8th attacker and you are sorted with the ones above

  5. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 days, 1 hour ago

    Can’t decide who to get out of O’Reilly
    Or Nunes folks??? Any thoughts???

    Is it one of them if chasing get Nunes of consolidating get O’Reilly????

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      *if

    2. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      I asked that and peoplevsaid oreilly as more likely to svore?

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Yeah that’s seems the case mate for sure

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      ORighty spends more time in opponents box

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Haha he does!! Certainly enjoys getting forward!! Think
        He actually was a left winger in his early days

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      I couldn't decide either but ended up going O'Reilly because of my eye test. He gets a bit more forward.

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Cheers mate!! He’s definitely the more exiting of the two, think il
        Go for him

    5. rozzo
      • 12 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      Im a West ham fan and most of our goals conceded come from crosses down our left hand side but Diouf will be away at afcon fwiw

    6. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      O'Reilly with license to get into the box, Nunez deeper and forms a back 3 on transition.

      His assist was a deep cross for Haaland, so he is much more likely to cross the ball than O'Reilly, who is more likely to be in our around the 6-yard box.

      It's O'Reilly for me.

  6. Kun Fu King Cantona
      4 days, 1 hour ago

      Hey guys when would you use your FH and BB ? Still got 3 FTs left. Can't seem to decide....and quite happy with current team. Would I lose my FTs if I free hit ? I am so confused after this helluva crazy United match!!

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        your f/h just counts as 1 t/f ,you will have 3 next g/wk

        1. Kun Fu King Cantona
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Cheers Jordan! Will have to use it right now then so as not to loose both FH and BB!

      2. bruuuno
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Mateta Munoz > Ekitike Andersen?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Do iit

        2. Utopsis
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Don't like Andersen, Sunderland defender better

      3. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Anyone else just noticed that Alderete has been awarded with 1 bap?

        1. tucaoneo
          • 7 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Wait, what's going on, I'm so confused lol. This makes no sense.

          Bonus
          Roefs (3)
          Reinildo (2)
          Mukiele (1)

          Bonus Points System
          Reinildo (29)
          Roefs (29)
          Alderete (26)
          Mukiele (25)

          1. tucaoneo
            • 7 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            How come Alderete has more BPS than Mukiele but Mukiele has the 1 bonus

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 8 Years
              4 days, 1 hour ago

              They must have changed it, but not corrected in points yet.

      4. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Mbeumo + White > Bruno + Van Hecke (or other 4.5) 2FT?

        Will have to postpone Ekitike. Would take a hefty Rice downgrade and Thiago removal to get him in coming weeks.

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Not a fan of Van Hecke.

        2. Here is Cash, give McGinn
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Cant stretch 4.6m Keane? Everton has good upcoming fixtures

          1. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Already have Keane ready and waiting on the bench. Any other 4.5?

        3. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Yeah.

          I'm in a similar position. Thiago has good fixtures though so might still outscore Ekitike, and Ekitike isn't nailed.

        4. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Bruno & Keano

      5. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Is Sensi banned V Burnley?

        1. Il Capitano
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          No

          1. HVT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Grateful for small miracles

        2. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          I think he's already served his ban a few weeks ago.

          1. HVT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Thought so just checking

      6. Il Capitano
        • 5 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        2FT 0.7m

        Raya
        O'Reilly Senesi Andersen
        Saka Bruno Foden Eze Bruno G
        Haaland Thiago

        Dub - Chalobah Alderete Guiu

        Eze + Bruno G to Rogers + Semenyo/Wilson not too kneekjerky? Makes it tricky to get Ekitike but have the FH spare to load up on Liverpool in 18 or 19

      7. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        now or never for bruno defcon

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          He seemed to be stuck on 10 forever.

      8. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        To note, Semenyo still with just one shot today, hope getting Ekitike over him was right thing to do

        1. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Thought he was quite tbh

        2. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          It was a good shot tho

          To nite note

      9. F4L
        • 11 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        gonna have to get cunha back in second half of the season at some point. he is purring

      10. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        If you have Saka Bruno Foden so
        Mbeumo >
        A- Semenyo
        B- Rogers
        C- Cherki
        D- other one
        Budget 8.1 M

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          A- short term

          1. Here is Cash, give McGinn
            • 6 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Really short term, 1 game

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          cherki if doku out for significant period

        3. Here is Cash, give McGinn
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          I have same 3 and transferred in Rogers

        4. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          B

        5. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 21 mins ago

          A

      11. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Rice to Semenyo?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Sure

        2. Here is Cash, give McGinn
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Nah not in form, bad fixtures

      12. rozzo
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Is Rice to Bruno a kneejerk?

        Got Timber and Saka and no United

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          No. Bruno is way more attacking.

          1. Utopsis
            • 5 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Hmm not sure about this. Both players are playing as 8s, Bruno is just better technically than Rice

        2. Il Capitano
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Get Bruno

        3. Qaiss
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Saka has less points than Rice and we’re almost halfway through the season

          1. rozzo
            • 12 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Both on 5.4 per game and Saka would be slightly more if he didn't go off injured against leeds

      13. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        I'm on 78 points and I think I'm still getting a small red arrow.

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          75 and mini green down in the 800k dumps

        2. Supersonic_
          • 4 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          About the same and on a green by 1

        3. Herger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          4 days, 18 mins ago

          85 a small green for me at 5k

      14. Supersonic_
        • 4 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Went Rice over Wilson, absolute genius I am.

        Do I move Rice to Wilson, Rogers or hold

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          arteta will need rice on top form to fend off city, i think that plays into rice's hands in terms of minutes. would keep

          1. F4L
            • 11 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            *and CL is over for arsenal until their KOs

        2. Supersonic_
          • 4 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Add Semenyo to this actually

        3. Qaiss
          • 9 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          That’s not your fault, that’s just the variance of FPL. Rice was unlucky to get nothing against Wolves and is a great season hold

        4. Utopsis
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          I did the same, but to be honest I didn't consider Wilson strongly enough. Think I'm gonna hold

        5. BUZZBOMB ♡
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          You brought Rice in for a reason.

          1. Supersonic_
            • 4 Years
            4 days, 1 hour ago

            Nice one lads, I'm gonna hold I think

      15. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Fernandes > Mbeumo was a move that many on here were advocating for a month ago

        1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Yes, but people on here also post in caps a lot.

        2. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          The Bruno hate is never ending. He's so obviously one of the best picks in the game, and it was true even when he was blanking.

      16. bruuuno
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Cunha in for Mbuemo?

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          seems a decent differential. Looked really sharp today, best ive seen him in a United shirt. Has to be nailed for 90 mins too

      17. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        With 4 FTs and Dub, is it worth shipping Pope or ride it out?

      18. Steager
        • 8 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Bruno and spence

        Or

        Roger’s and Timber

      19. Qaiss
        • 9 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        FH16 got quite unlucky

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          I blame Arteta. Never owning Eze ever again.

      20. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Talk me out of this -8 to get here;

        Sanchez,
        VVD, Timber, Guehi
        Saka, Foden, Rice, Rogers, Bruno
        Haaland, Ekitke

        Dub, VDV, Esteve, Guiu

        Out - Thiago, Wilson, Bruno G & Burn
        In - Guiu, Bruno F, Rogers, Esteve

        1. Drizzle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Moves are OK, but definitely not worth 8 pts

        2. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          No, Saka > Bruno and you're sorted

        3. Gandalf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 days, 1 hour ago

          Not for me

        4. Cheeky Reijnders
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 46 mins ago

          Don't panic! Team is better than average and you will get green, if you chose the right cap 🙂 Be patient. Fruno going good. OK. Rogers has tough fixtures. Not sure they will easily make up the 8 point loss, or surpass the points of those you're removing. HOLD!

        5. FplmorelikeFml
          • 1 Year
          3 days, 20 hours ago

          Wouldn't take out Thiago and Wilson at all, especially the latter with many bringing him in.

      21. ball c
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 days, 1 hour ago

        Before the price rise:
        Should I do:

        Raya & Anderson to Vebruggen & Rogers?
        Will still have 0.1m to mull over it for few days ☺️

        1. Cheeky Reijnders
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 44 mins ago

          You think Villa beat the Gunners?

          1. ball c
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 days, 37 mins ago

            I think anything is possible but I think rogers is fixture proof

            1. Cheeky Reijnders
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              4 days, 29 mins ago

              Yeah, OK, I got Rogers before GW16 and have done Vicario > Verbruggen before GW17 so I can't argue too hard. Would prefer Raya to Verbruggen though.

        2. FDMS All Starz
          • 10 Years
          4 days, 36 mins ago

          I’d wait till gw20 for Rogers

      22. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        4 days, 36 mins ago

        Do we prefer Cunha or Semenyo?

        1. Cheeky Reijnders
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          4 days, 28 mins ago

          Neither really.

          1. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            4 days, 23 mins ago

            So whom ?

        2. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          4 days, 24 mins ago

          Semenyo

      23. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        4 days, 17 mins ago

        Is this a good plan for Short term ?
        Mbeumo >
        Semenyo GW17 BUR (H)
        Semenyo >
        Szoboszlai GW 18 WOL (H)
        Szobosali >
        Cunha GW 19 WOL (H)

        1. ct mariner
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 23 hours ago

          Looks good but monitor Szob - flagged and on 4 yellows

          1. OptimusBlack
            • 12 Years
            3 days, 23 hours ago

            Cheers

      24. ct mariner
        • 7 Years
        4 days, 7 mins ago

        4FT and 3.0 IB - Bench Boost still to play - options not looking good! Not having a good year - rank around 1 million.

        Dub
        Timber - Rodon - Van De Ven
        Saka - Wilson - Semenyo - Foden
        Haaland - Wolt - Thiago

        Pope - King - Esteve - Munoz

        1. Play BB in GW 17 - Pope/Munoz/Esteve/King to Sanchez/Nunes (or O'Reilly)/Richards/Rogers - leaves 0.5 IB
        2. Play BB in GW 17 - take a hit - Pope/Munoz/VdV/King/Wolt to Verbruggen/Nunes (or O'Reilly)/Chalobah/B.Fernandes/DCL - leaves 0.2 IB
        3. Delay BB until GW 18