Bournemouth squad fantasy football league revealed
The stars of Bournemouth appear to have given themselves extra motivation in the Premier League this season as it was revealed that several of them had picked themselves on Fantasy Premier League football.
A link to the Cherries squad's private division was discovered on the official Fantasy Premier League website and gave fans the chance to run the rule over choices made by the likes of Asmir Begovic and Nathan Ake.
Several of the players, including Ake, picked themselves while left back Charlie Daniels proved a popular choice among his team-mates. You can check out the run down of every team below.
There is a long way to go but Lewis Cook has thrown down an early marker in the league
Lewis Cook - Borussia Teeth
Cook has chosen himself but, rather wisely, kept himself on the bench; perhaps only after Eddie Howe had told him he would not be playing against West Brom. He is one of many to have Charlie Daniels included in defence.
Lewis Cook leads the way in the Bournemouth league with an impressive 68 points this week
Dan Gosling - Winners Win
Gosling has blown most of his budget on a star line-up of Sergio Aguero, Romelu Lukaku and Alexandre Lacazette but it seems to be paying off after a stellar first week. He's also found room for Daniels in defence.
Dan Gosling's 'Winners Win' features an expensive but prolific forward three
Aaron Ramsdale - SALT & PEPE
Ramsdale has taken a punt on Swansea striker Tammy Abraham and has no room for any of his Bournemouth team-mates in the starting XI or the bench.
Ramsdale has opted against choosing any of his Bournemouth team-mates in his squad
Jonny King - Kings Landing
Ryan Fraser is the only Bournemouth star to make it the Kings Landing's starting XI but Stewart Francis has been picked as the first substitute on the bench. Both got two points this week.
Ryan Fraser is the only Bournemouth player good enough for Jonny King's team
Dave Gardner - AFC Gards
Gardner has gone all out with his allegiances, picking the maximum three players from Bournemouth in the form of Daniels, Ake and King. A loyal Cherry if ever there was one.
Dave Gardner maxes out his allocation of Bournemouth players with three in his starting XI
Nathan Ake - AKECHA
The former Chelsea star appears to show plenty of confidence in his own ability after picking himself in a back three alongside Nacho Monreal and Ryan Bertrand. Team-mate Brad Smith is an option off the bench.
Nathan Ake shows confidence in his own ability by picking himself as part of a back three
Calum Wilson - wilson
With three from Tottenham and a further two from Manchester United and Chelsea, Wilson's fantasy team is about as unimaginative as his team name. We guess there is a reluctant participant in our midst.
Calum Wilson opts for big names from big teams in a classic-looking fantasy side
Emerson Hyndman - Tea & Busquets
Obviously a veteran at this game, Hyndaman has even found time to design his own club kit, opting for an Atletico-esque red and white strip with blue sleeves. That's the most interesting thing out his team.
Emerson Hyndman had the misfortune of picking the sent-off Cesc Fabregas in his squad
Charlie Daniels - cd's
Daniels joins Ake in picking himself in his own team and reaped just two points from that decision after a disappointing 1-0 defeat to West Brom in the opening day of the season.
Charlie Daniels chooses himself at left-back but reaped just two points from his performance
Baily Cargill - Cargill's XI
Cargill is another man to have blown a hefty chunk of his £100m budget on an all-star strike force in Lukaku and Aguero, compensating by choosing his team-mate Steve Cook (£5m) in defence.
Baily Cargill chooses an all-star strike force and his own team-mate Steve Cook in defence
Bradley Smith - real sausage ya dad
It's another nod for defender Nathan Ake in defence while Brad Smith is modest enough to place himself on the bench. As he didn't play against West Brom, it was obviously for the best.
Nathan Ake makes the starting XI in Bradley Smith's team, who picks himself on the bench
Marc Pugh - Pughie FC
Charlie Daniels is again included at the back along with two Southampton defenders in Ryan Betrand and Cedric Soares and three from Manchester United.
Charlie Daniels gets another nod at left-back as he joins Southampton stars in defence
Harry Corn - Cornickio fc
An exceptionally rare five-at-the-back formation with Charlie Daniels and Adam Smith included is putting a lot of pressure on the Bournemouth backline to perform this season.
A back-five is a rare sight in fantasy football and probably why Harry Corn sits low down
Ryan Fraser - lads on toure
Marc Pugh and Nathan Ake get the nod from Ryan Fraser, who made the brave decision of picking the notoriously unreliable Simon Mignolet in the goal. Not helped by his defence, the Belgian conceded three against Watford.
Harry Kane as captain leaves Fraser trailing while Simon Mignolet fails to register a point
Asmir Begovic - Ballers United
The former Chelsea goalkeeper thought he was being kind to his former club when he chose Cesc Fabregas and Gary Cahill but no good deed goes unpunished. Both were sent off in the 3-2 defeat by Burnley, costing him four points.
Asmir Begovic will regret picking former Chelsea team-mates Cesc Fabregas and Gary Cahill
Matthew Best - Ajax Trees
A potential conflict of interest was avoided after Matthew Best left Ahmed El-Sayed Hegazi on the bench, who scored the winner against the Cherries and collected 15 points as a result.
Ahmed El-Sayed Hegazi, who scored the winner against the Cherries, was left on the bench
Steve Cook - Cookie united
Another player to pick himself in his own fantasy XI, Steve Cook sits second bottom of the league with just 41 points. Captain Harry Kane would have been a big disappointment while Kelechi Iheanacho played only eight minutes for Leicester.
Steve Cook picks himself in defence as well as Kane as captain - poor choices all-round
Adam Dowsett - Bayern bru
Great name, awful team. Dowsett is already cut adrift from the rest of the division with a measly 36 points from the opening round of fixtures. He is notably the only player to have Asmir Begovic in goal and one of many to choose Daniels.