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Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Arsenal

Sunday’s action gets underway at Goodison Park as Everton and Arsenal go head-to-head in the 1.30pm kick-off.

The Gunners seek a fifth clean sheet in six as they attempt to bounce back from last week’s late capitulation at Watford.

Arsene Wenger recalls both Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey, who both missed out through injury at Vicarage Road.

Sitting in just 2% of FPL squads, Sanchez has suffered a hugely underwhelming start to the season and has mustered just two assists, though both have arrived in his last two appearances.

Mesut Ozil is handed a first start since Gameweek 5, while Alexandre Lacazette is the most captained player for Sunday’s early encounter – over 143,000 have handed the Frenchman the armband, though all four of his league strikes have arrived at the Emirates so far.

Everton’s disastrous start to the season has ensured that most of us have steered well clear of their main men.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wayne Rooney remain their likeliest source of points, though Dominic Calvert-Lewin is worth monitoring as a budget frontman.

Priced at 5.0, the youngster starts for the fourth successive Gameweek and may yet prove a viable option if the Toffees can find their form ahead of clashes against Leicester, Watford, Palace, Southampton, West Ham and Huddersfield in the next six.

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  1. KingOllie
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Soft jammy casual noobs

  2. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    It is a very open game

    Should be a few more goals to come

  3. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I said before season Rooney will be my 3rd striker 100%. But I went with Gabbi (1goal), then Joselu (1goal) and now Vardy wit 0 from 2 matches. Time for Rooney?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      No. Just no

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yes and then he will blank

    3. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Careful, you’ll take your eye out with a knee jerk like that 😉

    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Fixtures look decent. I would if I had 2 big hitters as well

  4. Kloppen Schloppen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    pickford on a few saves already here

  5. Tim Canterbury
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Breaking news. Arsenal are crap

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      They should have scored 2 goals

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        But we didn't because we're crap.

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      after watching only 20 min... come on

    3. Pochecinno
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Breaking news?

    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Dial up?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cave painting more like 🙂

  6. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    How Ramsey hasn't scored this season yet is beyond me

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Is it?

  7. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    So many lols@ arse def owners already.. am too late to the party 🙁

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Lol@Chucky

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I mean Pedro to Sterling is a pretty big flop to be fair.

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    19 min gone and Pickford on 5 saves

    Lol

  9. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Wait, people really think that Gueye tackle on Xhaka was a foul?

    Must be Kolasinac owners

    1. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Never a foul, just awful from Xhaka. He does seem to give the ball away in dangerous positions an awful lot.

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Because he’s the only midfielder in the team. Why is Ramsey allowed to make forward runs from the position?

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Gueye clipped Xhaka just like Bellerin 'clipped' Richarlison last week. Why the inconsistency?

  10. FlockofSeagulls
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    How many seasons will it take for Bellerin to score me some points?

    Anyone?

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      -2

    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I've only owned him for two weeks...19 pts 🙂

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      4

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Glad I got rid of Kola last week. He is crap with Sanchez playing.

  12. VIRATKOHLI18
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    How is Sanchez looking?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Dangerous but deep

      1. The Head-Ake
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        That's what see said 😆

        Sigh, I will never grow up, will I?

        1. The Head-Ake
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          *she

          1. GOTHAM City F.C.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            she sells sea shells

  13. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Wowww seen Kola's clean sheets gone already. Look like getting anything going forward?

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Could do

    2. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Very open game

    3. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Being stifled by Sánchez again. We’ve got a fairly decent sample size now - I’d look to get rid after the Swansea game.

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Congratulations on Everton defence.. Clean sheet locked in

    1. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Pickford on 5 saves after 20 minutes...

  15. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What’s wrong with Arsenal this season?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Last 10 season*

    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      nothing. refs costing ars game after game

      1. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Lol

      2. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        This

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Putting Ramsey in CM. Should be Elneny.

      Same with Chelsea putting in Fabregas in CM. Should be Kante / Drinkwater / Luiz.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Rooney is on it!

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    How Gana didn't get the assist I've no idea.

    1. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He didn't?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      walang gana I suppose

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      How anyone owns him I have no idea

      1. CFC96
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        decent asset on the sky game tbf

  18. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Kola CS gone and My rooney to Vardy (-4) is becoming one of the worst
    C'mon kola ... get a fuc*** red card

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I don't think that will help your score

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        To complete the disaster .. I hate to see him play with sanchez on pitch

  19. Kloppen Schloppen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Heard a rumour today:

    Ozil to United

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Was in the back of the Mirror in midweek

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Commentator on our tv has been talking about it for the past 15.

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      old rumour

    4. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      The Beatles have also broken up mate.

      1. FlockofSeagulls
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        WHAT?!!!!!

        I hope John's ok. He's my fav.

  20. Shuvo127
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Having a miserable season. My team
    Gea Elliot
    Davies, Luiz, cresswell, jagielka, rangel
    Coutinho, sterling, silva ritchi, rlc
    Kane lukaku diouff
    1ft and .3 in the bank. Suggestions please...

  21. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Why does Wenger play Mertersacker over Holding?
    I'm sure Merte is the worst CB in the league now

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      To be fair, he put decent performances when he played the last few times.

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        like last game vs Watford?

      2. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        he's always put decent performances in bar an odd game eveyr now and then

    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      what rubbish

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      So the rest of the team got someone to look up to.

    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      lol

    5. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Tune in for Liverpool later.
      You might have a contendor 😉

  22. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Can anyone beat 22 (-8)?!

    Will be all out after Kolasinac and Lacazette in this game.

    Appalling week.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      that is very tough

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 8 months ago

        OUCH

      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        You have to fill your team with players from Utd, City, Spurs and Chelsea IMO. Best 4 teams in the league. Yes Arsenal and Liverpool are decent, but they are not as good so you are effectively wasting spots with their players. Richarlison and a smattering of Southampton / Burnley / Newcastle defenders as fillers.

      • CFC96
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        surely at least 1 of liverpool and/or spurs is essential regardless of fixtures

    3. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Bellerin lucky, very lucky not to get a card there

    4. Ben the Mee
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Keane, Shawcross, or Maguire for the run-in?

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          mag

          1. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            azine

      • Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        why are the arsenal players slipping so much?

        1. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          wearing crocs

        2. KingOllie
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Stevie G is our fitness coach

          1. Business Cat
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Que sera sera... 😉

        3. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Koeman sneaked in and greased their boots...

      • Pariße
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Ok sorry. I get the criteria now. If you tackle the ball first and then the player it’s a foul and not vice versa. Good.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Because diving in studs up is the same as slightly clipping someone with your thigh

        2. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Siggy is terrible

          1. n-doggg
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            *at Everton.

            Iceland are going to the WC

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              They're a well drilled unit. Can see him taking them to the QFs.

          2. Guy Demel
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Set piece merchant.

        3. CFC96
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          considered bring in lacagoals for jesus for a minute but definitely holding off

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Lack of goals?

            1. CFC96
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              lacazette

        4. FlockofSeagulls
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I don't think it's so much that Siggy's forgotten how to pass at Everton, but more like he's forgotten how to kick a ball completely.

        5. Syd.
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Looking at the Everton team they have so many past favourite FPL players sadly none of them are very appealing at the current moment

          Pickford, Baines, Williams, Siggy, Rooney

          1. CloudSky
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Pickford looks appealing at 4.9. DCL also.