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Everton take on rock-bottom West Ham United in the penultimate match of Gameweek 5, with kick-off at Goodison Park at 16:00 BST.

Theo Walcott (£6.7m) was the second-most-sold Fantasy Premier League player of this round, with over a third of his owners ditching the Everton winger after he picked up an injury in the 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town a fortnight ago.

Walcott, however, has won his race to be fit for this afternoon’s match, along with defensive midfielder Idrissa Gueye (£4.9m).

Richarlison (£6.6m), still the most-owned Everton outfield player in FPL despite his recent ban, sits out the last match of his suspension, while the injured Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) joins the lengthy list of players unavailable to Marco Silva for this afternoon’s encounter.

Jonjoe Kenny (£4.3m) – who recorded a clean sheet and an assist in this fixture last season – comes into the Everton starting XI in place of Coleman, with Tom Davies (£5.4m) making way for Gueye in the double-pivot.

Everton have yet to keep a clean sheet this season, but Jordan Pickford (£5.4m) remains the fourth-most-popular goalkeeper in FPL in spite of this.

Marko Arnautovic (£7.0m) is the most-owned player on show on either side at Goodison, with the Austrian having scored both of West Ham’s Premier League goals this season.

The Hammers’ poor defensive record of ten goals conceded and no clean sheets has influenced over half a million FPL managers’ selections between the sticks: 70.8% of Lukasz Fabianski‘s (£4.5m) owners have benched the Polish shot-stopper this week.

Manuel Pellegrini has made six changes to the side that lost 1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers two weeks ago, including the recall of Pablo Zabaleta (£4.3m) and Arthur Masuaku (£4.5m) at full-back.

Pellegrini has seemingly switched from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3, with Mark Noble (£4.9m), Declan Rice (£4.4m) and Pedro Obiang (£4.4m) the all-new central midfield three. The injured Jack Wilshere (£4.9m) is among those to make way.

Andriy Yarmolenko (£6.8m) gets his first Premier League start in a front three alongside Felipe Anderson (£6.9m) and Arnautovic.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Holgate, Kenny; Schneiderlin, Gueye; Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Tosun.

West Ham United XI (4-3-3): Fabianski; Zabaleta, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Noble, Rice, Obiang; Yarmolenko, Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson

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  1. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Horrendous Gameweek, should I wildcard this lot bearing in mind I have two free transfers?

    Foster , Hamer

    Alonso / Mendy / Robertson / Shaw / AWB

    Salah / Walcott / Hughes / Mkhitaryan / billing

    Auba / Aguero / Ings

    1. DAZZ
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That midfield makes my eyes bleed.

      1. Ha.
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Should probably get that seen to

      2. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It’s hirrible isn’t it! Was looking good a Gameweek ago!

      3. My Name Is Pepu
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Lmao

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Obviously not, just take a hit and get Haz

      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah maybe your right

    3. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No WC needed

    4. Captain Fozzy
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Auba to Zaha/Arnautovic
      Mkhi to Hazard
      Walcott to Fraser/Maddison/Richarlison

    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhi + Auba out for Haz + Zaha. Looks prettier just like that.

      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks all for the replies and great suggestions

  2. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Walcott > ?

    A) Richarlison

    B) Maddison

    C) Fraser

    1. Viper
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. kalmoffit
        8 years, 1 month ago

        but not for the post below

    2. Sting
      8 years, 1 month ago

      C. Especially if no Bournemouth attackers

  3. Viper
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Very tempted by this, something a little different

    Hennessey

    Alonso Mendy Bellerin (WB Bennett)

    Hazard Mane Richarlison Fraser (Ward)

    Aguero Lukaku Mitrovic

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah that’s a nice team mate

    2. fedolefan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This a superb team with the exception of Bellerin.

    3. Hy liverpool
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bellerin?
      Get Doherty imho.

    4. Sting
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can you afford another premium defender instead of Bellerin? otherwise looks good

    5. Disco Pat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hobelas for bellerin?
      Bar playing United yesterday been decent and has reasonable fixtures.

      Think luakau a great call and differential, and if I'm moving mane it'll be to finance luakau

    6. ShaunGoater123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That’s pretty much what I’d wildcard too if was pressing the button this week

    7. Captain Fozzy
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't get Bellerin

  4. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Walcott has to go before Bernardo, right?

    1. FPLzebub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep.

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You just know he’s going to score vs arsenal though - I’d hold if he makes it through this game unscathed - unless on a ft- then maddison, richarlison or fraser seem a no brainer

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ive got 2 free transfers.

        If i do them both this week im just debating which 2 to bring in for walcott and B.Silva.

        D.Silva
        Fraser
        Richarlison
        Maddison

    3. Andy'81
      8 years, 1 month ago

      At the very least Wally deserves to play the second half before making any decision.

  5. RajGas
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Couldn't decide about buying Doherty and left the "injured" Fraser on the bench - gutted!

  6. Lignja
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On wc, have 1.6m itb now any idea where to invest them

    Henes, (Hammer)
    Alonso, Mendy, Wb (Bennet, 3.9)
    Salah, Hazard, Richarlison, Madison, Fraser
    Zaha, Aguero (Quaner)

    0.1 short of keeping Robertson, should i get Taa or maybe Ddg?

    1. Disco Pat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lignja, I'd consider swapping salah and quaner for possibly one of the following combinations, if you have the funds -
      1. Eriksen/Mane & Lacazette
      2. Moura & Luakau

      1. Lignja
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks, but that mean ill need to bench one of atackers/mids and im scared to go with no Salah, and ill need to pay 10m for Mane

        1. Disco Pat
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Lignja, have a look around at what you think works but I'd favour a strong 15 over the next 6 weeks. i learnt the harsh lesson over gw 2-4 with poor auto subs getting 1-2 pts off each player in.
          With the likes of mendy and Aguero slight doubts now, all you need is for Liverpool to decide to rest salah and mane post a spurs & psg intense week, ahead of a top of table clash with Chelsea following week, and let the likes of sturridge and sharqui loose on Southampton,esp with the slight injury frimhno picked up, I think Liverpool will rotate next weekend. And if you have 3 assive players accumulating 1/3 of entire budget benched/rested, captain choices fail, but the auto subs will be even worse.
          Just think these nect 4 weeks with the 2 cups ( Calboro and europe) to expect rotation.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Quaner to Success and get a playing sub over a 3.9

    3. Zenith UK
      8 years, 1 month ago

      DDG is poor

    4. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Quaner to Jiminez or Ings.

  7. Tornado
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will mhki be back for next game or has he been dropped?

    1. Please Help I Don't Kn…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Dropped

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Back for Vorskla I'd imagine.

      1. colakim3
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, if he plays thursday, i don't see him playing vs Everton

    3. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhi is fpl kaput.

  8. Sting
    8 years, 1 month ago

    in a draft league, sell Jota for who?

    A) Hughes
    B) Yarmolenko

    Note I have Arnautovic already

    1. Captain Fozzy
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn't double up on WHam...

    2. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hold. WHU fixtures are terrible in short term. Hughes seems sideways.

  9. Brosstan
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What about this performance is making Walcott owners sell exactly? I would never own him, but if you brought him in, theres no reason to drop based on today.

    1. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hes doing nothing in this game and its clear there are better options now.

      Ive got 2 FT's so it seems sensible to get rid.

    2. Monkey Hanger
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only a placeholder for most.

  10. Desperately Seeking Dusan
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I can almost hear the Yarmolenko rationalisations taking place... “well he’s scored twice in one half so obviously you extrapolate that to 4 goals a game and there are another 33 gameweeks so he’ll get another 132 goals after today. More or less. Bring him in for an 8 point hit?”

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Haha spot on

      Yarmo essential bandwagon

    2. Ross From Friends
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lmao so true...sounds like something Andy from LetsTalkFPL would say...

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      lol. True. But Yarmo is a good pick if he keeps starting. Those fixtures are the real bummer though. 5 more weeks before I may consider.

  11. Hy liverpool
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal predicted line up vs Vorskla?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who cares

      1. #FPLBhuna
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Mkhi probably plays.

      2. Hy liverpool
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I do

    2. Brosstan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mkhi + 10

      1. Rainer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Leno, Mkhi, Wele + 8.

        1. Hy liverpool
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Laca auba will be rested?

          1. Rainer
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Would imagine. Depends on his plans for next weekend too.

    3. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What’s a Vorskla?

    4. SADIO SANÉ
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Welbeck

      1. Hy liverpool
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Great line up this

  12. La Roja
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you rather to have for Theo?

    A) Richarlison
    B) Fraser

    1. Ha.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B this week

    3. Disco Pat
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who are your other 4 midfielders?
      Form would have to say Fraser, but I'll have both by next week

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    5. Hy liverpool
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A... If you badly need the money itb to upgrade somewhere else then B.

  13. CrouchDown
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How's this Wildcard team looking?

    Hennessy Patricio

    Mendy TAA Alonso Doherty AWB

    Hazard Mane D.Silva Fraser Kante

    Aguero Mitro Zaha

    1. Monkey Hanger
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Very template.

    2. Sting
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Great. Although I’d downgrade Kante and keep the money in the bank in case you need a transfer.

      Watch out for Richarlison becoming essential again

    3. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kante?

  14. Lionac
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy & Neves -> Bennett & Maddison

    Yes or no?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rash wait on further mendy news might be back

      1. Lionac
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Will wait until some of these players close to price change of course.

    2. 420king
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no

    3. Ross From Friends
      8 years, 1 month ago

      So mendy is rested for one game and you're already thinking of getting rid of him? true...

      1. Lionac
        8 years, 1 month ago

        More because I want Maddison. Other options are to sell Alonso or Mane to get him 🙂

        1. Ross From Friends
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Mendy is just as valuable as Mane/Alonso imo

  15. Tornado
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How about something radical...aguero and salah to mane and kane?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rip

    2. Ha.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Too rad for me

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No no

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ew. No.

      Kane especially has looked quite off the boil.

    5. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd rather own Lukaku than Kane.

    6. Monkey Hanger
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Now you are talking.

  16. Brosstan
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Im amazed theres more than one person unironically named "Jonjo"

    1. Jafooli
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jonjonty....

      1. Deus
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Jonjoe!

  17. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone feel Kane will net his first hattrick in one of the next 3?

    1. The Baby-faced Assassin
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He’s in my WC team

    2. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No chance

      I can see him not even starting v brighton

      He is knackered needs a month off

  18. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yarmesan essential

  19. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson (Hamer)
    Alonso Mendy Robertson (Wan Duffy)
    Salah Hazard Fraser Maddison Miki*
    Aguero Ings (Kamara)

    1FT 0itb

    Obviously Miki has to go but perhaps an opportunity to change formation:

    1. Miki > Richarlison or other up to 7.0
    2. Miki + Kamara > Ward + Zaha/Mitrovic

    Thoughts?

  20. Yellin' in my Ear
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still not sure if I made the right decision last night but made sense at the time. Bavies, Bilva and Walcott to Triple H (Hazard, Holebas, Højbjerg). Had exact money. Theo's not showing this to be a bad mistake, yet.

  21. SirStevieG
    8 years, 1 month ago

    People actually own Siggy?

    1. Ten Season Wonder
      8 years, 1 month ago

      i do i draft

    2. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1.4%

  22. Ten Season Wonder
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I think this team works, do you?

    Foster
    Alonso - Mendy - AWB
    Salah - Mane - Haz - Fraser
    (K)un - King - Ings
    -----------------------
    subs: Fabianski; A.Smith, Bennett, Hojbjerg.

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Erm

      Ings don’t play next week

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A.Smith comes in then

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd captain salah.

    3. Top 210 Club
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Very good

  23. Tsparkes10
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Whats Pickford saying?

  24. rokonto
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So fed up with Pickford
    Need to get a decent 4.5 keeper in... but who?

    1. Ross From Friends
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Did that switch to Hennessey in GW2...

    2. Ghost Gooner
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hennessy

    3. rokonto
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah but just don't like having double Palace at the back, have WB and he will be in my team quite often

  25. Differential C (Mark)
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Zabs YC

  26. Top 210 Club
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Relieved my hit worked out. Dilva and Doherty in for Mkhi and TAA

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Gz

  27. Niho992
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy is 75 % now

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Silly as he was just rested

      1. Niho992
        8 years, 1 month ago

        nope. Guardiola said that he is maybe injured for weeks

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Where?

        2. Zenith UK
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Source?

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good, let them sell!

    3. Deulofail
      8 years, 1 month ago

      5% past and 20% future

  28. #FPLBhuna
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bernard plays a lot like deulofeu

    Could become a mainstay

    1. Top 210 Club
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nice!

  29. La Roja
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who would take penalty for Everton?

    1. Fred54
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy I think.

    2. Rainer
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tosun or maybe Siggy.

    3. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy

    4. kalmoffit
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy

    5. Top 210 Club
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy one kanobi

  30. Differential C (Mark)
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good decision, Siggy exaggerated it.