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

    Rice! 1-3

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

    Riiiiiiicccccccce…..saaaaaka assist

  3. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Ofc I got rid of rice for a hit ofc ofc to fund Gabby despite his goal

  4. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Sakaaaassa

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

    I need Rice

  6. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Rice price gonna go through the roof now just when I was looking to bring him in ffs

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

    Thank you for the parting gift Saka.

    I LOVE YOU RICE

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

    Saka assist . told u all lmfao

  9. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Justice for Saka owners. Unite here!

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Eurghhh

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

    Damn it. Sold Rice coz there was no concrete info. This stings

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

    Amazing. Thank you rice

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

    Rice is a season saviour!!!

  14. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    That Rice jam is beyond ridiculous lol

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Yep

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Almost sold Rice to Gordon due to injury ... shameless brag 😛

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Well played

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

    That should be it now

  17. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    I suppose I'll allow the sake assist. Rice rice baby

  18. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Rice first on my bench because of injury news and flag. Kill me now.

  19. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    That’s a full house of returns for me now on WC tonight 😎

    Watkins + Rogers + Verbruggen + Gabriel + Saka

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Bore off

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

      Well played - I have Rogers + Verb + Cash + Rice + Saka so far

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 22 hours ago

        Bonkers

        Well played!

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

    Rice had 2x goals in the PL this season before today…

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

    So that's this week's transfer sorted.
    Who to lose for him though?
    Cunha, Foden or Gordon

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

      Maybe Gordon for him
      You’ll want to swap Cunha for Mbeumo next week probably.

  22. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Anyone remember when Saka used to score goals…
    Those were the days

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

      Who?

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

    Lol at the idiots who sold rice, this is going to be a HUGE haul, defcon and 3 bonus coming too

    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Behave

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

      I don't feel toooo bad. I sold him to bring in Gabriel but kept Saka.

  24. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Sake + Andersen to Rice + Gabriel -4 done.

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

    Saka matches Elliot Anderson!

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

      😆

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

    Thanks to everyone who said to start Rice earlier this morning when I asked 🙂

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Thanks to minteh for the no show

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

        Sorry to hear that. But Minteh has been been a no show for many gameweeks imho

  27. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Rice might not be a sneaky differential much longer...

  28. JT11fc
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Ouch, went Mitoma for a punt in place of Rice on wc, bleedin flag...haah

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 22 hours ago

      Got rid of rice last week for Gordon, rice doubt for this gw to,now a brace!
      So many variances you can’t allow for in fpl

      Luck skill , whatever you wanna call it

      1. JT11fc
        • 7 Years
        3 days, 22 hours ago

        Thats tough. Will just buy Rice straight away now, his proce will rocket

        1. Gizzachance
          • 11 Years
          3 days, 22 hours ago

          Cunha back to rice my plan, after pool game an Cunha has Burnley
          Yep your right bout price, so many will be pts chasing

  29. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Saka>Rice was my next transfer lol. He could have waited

  30. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 days, 22 hours ago

    Sunjihai might want to update his data