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A chilly Vitality Stadium plays host to the final Premier League match of the day: Bournemouth v Arsenal.

Kick-off on the south coast is at 5.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Andoni Iraola continues to eke out the services of the exit-bound Antoine Semenyo, starting the winger against the Gunners this evening.

It may not even be the Ghanaian international’s swansong in a Bournemouth shirt, with his manager confident, or at least hopeful, of another appearance in Gameweek 21.

Semenyo is part of an unchanged XI following the 2-2 draw at Chelsea.

New signing Fraser Forster, snapped up following Will Dennis‘s injury, is among the substitutes.

Mikel Arteta has sprung a few surprises with his teamsheet, making three alterations.

One sees Declan Rice return from a knee injury and take the place of Mikel Merino in midfield.

The big calls are in attack, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench.

In come Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli for starts alongside Viktor Gyokeres, who continues to see off the challenge of Gabriel Jesus.

Gabriel Magalhaes starts again at centre-half, fresh from his 15-pointer on Tuesday night. That appearance against Aston Villa marked his first start since Gameweek 11.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Tavernier, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Forster, Cook, Soler, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Unal, Rees-Dottin.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard, Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres.

Subs: Kepa, White, Saka, Jesus, Eze, Norgaard, Trossard. Merino, Lewis-Skelly.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Get Saka of ta f**k 😆

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      *on

  2. Dannyb
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    OK so Saka and Tete to Gabriel and Rogers a no brainer yeah? Then Mount to Rice the week after?

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Rice 112 points (with current bonus) at £7.1m or 5.9PPG
    Saka 91 points at £10.3m or 5.3PPG

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      The cool kids got Saka

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Saka also had an injury period earlier on tbf.

      I guess the ppg account for that to be fair too.

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    I think Senesi has a defcon addiction

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Crazy how many games he’s hit it looking at previous gameweeks

  5. el polako
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Sold Rice because of his injury…

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Same

  6. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka on

  7. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka coming on

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Trossard, Saka, Jesus on
      Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres off

  8. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Noooooo Saka is on 🙁

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Gabriel subbed on

    Jesus

  10. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka on finally

  11. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Trossard will score

  12. SINGH
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Anyone that sold Rice, you deserve highest quality of grade A diarrhea for 1 week only

  13. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka and Jesus on

  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    and Trossy

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka on, not getting Keane off the bench

  16. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Exactly 3 subs I predicted at half time

  17. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka needs to outscore Van Hecke for me now.

  18. RED PILL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Knee was still swollen ArTITA said. So I benched Rice. What a liar, Bleeding miracle that Rice started the game. Yet another reason do dislike ArTITA with all his antics.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Don’t people just start the player in these instances. He was most likely either going to start or not feature at all

      1. Firminooooo
        • 10 Years
        3 days, 22 hours ago

        Yes we do. Start or no minutes.

      2. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 22 hours ago

        Shhh, don't give away the secret

      3. RED PILL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 days, 20 hours ago

        I’ve done that before and player was on the bench ended up coming on for a couple of minutes and ended blocking a double digits score. When ArTITA said Rice knee was still swollen. You dont expect to see that very player any time soon. Detest ArTITA even more than I did. Would love to see them bulls it up, but with refs like Cavanagh doing they’re they’re best to help, are going to win it with ease.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      same 🙁

      benched him when heard he had travelled with the squad

  19. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Is the Arsenal defensive double up worth it…

  20. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Arsenal top of the league by a distance without a striker (scoring goals) . pretty impressive.

  21. terranullius
    • 1 Year
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Should I swap Saka and Bowen for Rice and Odegaard?

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Needs a 3rd transfer for that to work.

      1. terranullius
        • 1 Year
        3 days, 22 hours ago

        My bad... sorry

        1. terranullius
          • 1 Year
          3 days, 22 hours ago

          Saka and Miley to Rice and Odegaard? Thoughts

  22. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    can you imagine how dominant Arsenal would be if they had a (proper) striker?

  23. EDEN THE MAN
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Rice brace lol

  24. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    That's knocked Gabriel out of the bonus. Desperately need those DefCon now please.

  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    at least saka assist

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Goal

    Arsenal

    3-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Saka

      To Rice cooking

  27. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    omg Rice again

  28. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    YES!! More Rice points for us 🙂

  29. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Ahahaha Saka to Rice

  30. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    RICE AGAINNNNNNNN