There was nothing to separate Bournemouth and Newcastle United on Sunday, which resulted in a scoreless draw and a set of defensive contribution (Defcon) points.
Here are the most important collection restaurants from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.
Semenyo + Sejesi Bank Defcon
Bournemouth and Newcastle participated in a boring affair on the south coast, with the tactical setups of Andoni Iraola and Eddie Howe who cancel each other.
The combined expected goals (XG) for both teams were indeed only 0.7, one of the lowest of each Premier League match so far this season.
In a game of limited opportunities, the cherries had a goal excluded David Brooks (£ 5.0 million) Marginal offside Evanilson‘s (£ 7.0 million) Pass, while a free kick of replacement Justin Kluivert (£ 7.0 million) was saved by Nick Pope (£ 5.0 million) late.
In terms of Antoine Semenyo (£ 7.6 million), the most brought player of Gameweek 5, he registered only one shot and one chance, but at least did Bank Defcon Points, who summarized the match.
“I drove a bit high. The bar was high and I want to contribute to where I can do for the team. It is disappointing, but it is a reasonable result.” – Antoine Semenyo
Likewise, Mark Senesi (£ 4.7 million) also hit the Defcon threshold. He is now one of only two defenders who have protected Defcon points this season in every game week:
In other news, Bafode Diakite (£ 4.5 million) recovered from injury to play while Alex Jimenez (£ 4.5 million) received his first start for the club after his summer consideration from AC Milan. However, Jimenez committed three errors and received a yellow card in the first half, which led to his replacement during the break.
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Eddie Howe has meanwhile made seven changes of the defeat of the Midweek UEFA Champions League to Barcelona, with Bruno Guimaraes (£ 6.5 million) omitted from a Premier League XI for the first time in a considerable period.
The only four players who keep their place were Nick Pope, And burn (£ 5.0 million), Tino Livramento (£ 5.1 million) and Sandro Tonali (£ 5.4 million).
Consequently, Newcastle was in a rear three formation, which shifted in a 5-4-1 structure of the ball.
Above: Newcastle used a 3-5-2 formation in the Vitality Stadium, with Malick Thiaw (no. 12) and then Burn (33) both secure both security depots
Howe used a similar strategy against Leeds United last month, but again, bar Jacob Murphy’s (£ 6.3 million) Near-post effort, the approach hit their attacking threat.
The Magpies have now left three without scoring this season, because they have only created two big chances in those competitions.
Anthony Luna (£ 7.0 million) and Harvey Barnes (£ 6.5 million) were introduced after the break, but it could not spark Nick Woltemade (£ 7.1 million) to life, with the physical centerbacks of Bournemouth that reduces his time on the ball. Woltemade did not even succeed in registering a shot on Sunday and only had four touches in the opposition box, despite a smart link-up game.
“We have not started our attacking game. It is not good. You want to create opportunities and clear opportunities. It did not feel that way in our performance. We are going through one of those phases where it is difficult to score away from home. We evolve and change as an attacking force. Our ability to defend has been to a high level and we will score rates.” – Eddie Howe
Anthony Gordon (£ 7.4 million) is at least back from the suspension against Arsenal next week.
Pope the best scoring goalkeeper of 2025/26, Schar newest
On the other hand, Newcastle has now saved four clean sheets in five games, most team in the top of the upper.
They also have the lowest expected goals that have been admitted (XGC) total:
Nick Pope is now the best -scoring goalkeeper in fantasy with 32 points, thanks to four clean sheets, only three goals admitted, 10 saves and three bonus points.
On the display in Bournemouth said Howe:
“We were good defensive. You want to see the team that defended our box well. We were strong, robust. We did not cause the amount of opportunities we would like, but it is really a difficult place to come. If you look at the games we have played, it is not because of happiness that we have kept these clean sheets. – Eddie Howe
Fabian Schar (£ 5.5 million), meanwhile, missed because of the head injury that he suffered against Barcelona. He will be absent for a “few competitions”, including the Carabao Cup collision on Wednesday with Bradford City, but in one Post on XHe said he hopes to “be back soon”.
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