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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. Peter Ouch
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Wallcot is a joke

    1. Syd.
      8 years, 1 month ago

      *trap

  2. kennethrhcp
    8 years, 1 month ago

    my possibly injured/flagged players: Aguero, Arnie, Mendy... my main concern at the mo... who will I get in for Pickford!!!

    wish I listened to the everton fan on here preseason who told me stay clear 🙂

    1. Brosstan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      All 3 of them are fine.

      1. kennethrhcp
        8 years, 1 month ago

        hopefully

    2. RashFraud
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Been stuck with him since GW1. Getting Begovic for Stekelenberg for now (-4)

      1. kennethrhcp
        8 years, 1 month ago

        didn't really consider bego. will look

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

    Reminder when considering your scores, averages and ranks this evening: 35-40% of the game are awaiting a Mendy auto-sub. That is all.

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

      There is going to be loads of AWB for Mendy autosubs I imagine.

    2. Numb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      And about 95% of active players. And 90% of them are getting AWB off the bench.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Only 6 here for Bennett. Wan bis second sub.

        1. Numb
          8 years, 1 month ago

          1 here. I actually played AWB! God, I wish Mendy had played!

      2. Ramboros
        8 years, 1 month ago

        46% with AWB
        9% with Bennett
        4.6% with Fraser

        In the top 10K.

      3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'm benefitting from AWB. Undeserved, horrible dirty points. Should be halved. Hate them

    3. Oven Glover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, 9 jammy points coming 😎

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Well planned*

        1. Oven Glover
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep I’m waiting with baited breath for my Schlupp 1 point

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

      Fraser flavoured jam here

    6. Davros
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Fraser incoming for Mendy. Luckiest auto sub ever had

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

    Fraser did not show any sign of injury during the end of the game right? Not gonna postpone FT because price rise and Bou free of Euro games. So Fraser Walcott Gtg?

    1. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah

  5. Pringle
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Walcott, Bilva and Mendy --> Hazard, Fraser, 4.7 defender (-4)?

    1. Oven Glover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Doherty looked good

  6. SirStevieG
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you get Fraser in with this team? If so, for who? 1.1 ITB

    McCarthy, Hennessey
    Mendy, Robertson, Alonso, Holebas, AWB
    Hazard, Mane, Moura, Maddison, Ward
    Mitrovic, Aguero, Wilson

    1. Hy liverpool
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Save ft

    2. Kavorka
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No

  7. Zenith UK
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Rip me apart;

    Henny*, Patricio
    AWB, Mendy, Alonso, Bennett*, Robbo
    Lucas*, Sterling, Fraser*, Richar, Mane*
    Laca*, Wilson*, Arnie

    0.9 ITB.
    * = New player in (WC)

  8. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Yarm NINE deductions...

    1. Numb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How many for the other guy?

      1. Jafooli
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Arnie gonna get his face in the baps....

        1. Numb
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Motorboat style

      2. Rainer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Wan.

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

    66 points all-out. I'll take that!

    1. camarozz
      8 years, 1 month ago

      84 here WC team. Hope it's not too early

      1. camarozz
        8 years, 1 month ago

        And Doherty 12 on the bench unfortunately..

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

        nice team

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      8 years, 1 month ago

      71 here on wildcard. About 20 points better off.

    3. Hand of clod
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A guy in my ML scored 27pts on his WC team. The mother of all roughs!

      Did little better myself with 42 (with Ings still to go.)

      1. J T
        8 years, 1 month ago

        My mate did 30 on wc 😀

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Difficult to judge west ham. Everton are an absolute joke, embarrassing performance. They couldn't string passes together

    Got to think if Everton had someone who could score they could have had 3 or 4 easily today even playing as bad as they did

    1. Oven Glover
      8 years, 1 month ago

      His name is Richarlison

    2. diesel001
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Shows how difficult it is to replace Lukaku - even with the millions being spent.

  11. Nomar
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford.

    Waste of money.

  12. Rainer
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie - 3 (43)
    Yarm - 2 (36)
    Obiang - 1 (28)
    ----------
    Siggy (25)

    Walcott (6)

    1. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😀

    2. Jafooli
      8 years, 1 month ago

      😎

      Flappy? 😛

      1. Rainer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        -1...

    3. Zilla
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers.

    4. Hy liverpool
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

    5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      6 too many for walcott

      1. Rainer
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😛

  13. Atimis
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you have:

    1) Mane Pedro
    2) Hazard Fraser -4

    ??

    1. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      2

  14. Feloh
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Was banned yesterday for celebrating aguero's double assist 3 minutes after it had happened. Someone thought it was a goal shout apparently.

    1. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You may have been banned because of your username

      1. Feloh
        8 years, 1 month ago

        what's wrong with the name?

      2. Fantastisk
        8 years, 1 month ago

        A Soundcloud rapper pun is probably lost on most on here tbf.

        1. Feloh
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He is mainstream now with multiple billboard top 100 songs.

          1. Fantastisk
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Fair point.

    2. Monkey Hanger
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Trigger happy mods.

    3. Brosstan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I got banned for asking if I should remove Mendy on WC. Apparently discussing certain injury rumours is ban-worthy while other rumours are fair game. No consistency.

      1. Feloh
        8 years, 1 month ago

        wtf!!!! that mod needs to be modded. The Mendy rumours were true.

  15. GENERATION X
    8 years, 1 month ago

    121 with 6 to play any good?

    1. Holmes
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Trash

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Trash.

    3. La Roja
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Trash

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

      One of the above.

  16. Old Wulfrunian
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If you don't have other issues with your team do you think it's wise to use your ft to change a 4.5 midfielder that he is not playing to another 4.5? Maybe it's better to save the ft,start a defender and change the midfielder in your wc?

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

      Save. And then if you don’t need 2 frees next week then do the change.

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Only a good move if you have 2 frees, not 1

    3. DAVESAVES
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you have 2 playable on your bench I would hold for wc

    4. Old Wulfrunian
      8 years, 1 month ago

      thanks all

  17. DAVESAVES
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you wc based on these transfers,

    OUT: Pickford, Mkhi, Stephens, Tosun
    IN: Patricio, Maddison/Richlson, Fraser, Mitrovic.

    cheers

  18. fenixri
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero and mendy status?

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

      Both married.

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

    Anyone else ditch King and Arnie on their WC? 🙁

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      8 years, 1 month ago

      King and zaha here.

  20. rdamjan
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How bad is Arnie injury?

    1. Where has all the rum gone?
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Broke both legs.......not

      1. George Sillett
        8 years, 1 month ago

        What an incredibly stupid reply.

        1. SirStevieG
          8 years, 1 month ago

          It's Trump, what do you expect.

        2. Brosstan
          8 years, 1 month ago

          A stupid reply to a stupid question. How can anyone know 20 minutes after the game?

      2. Fantastisk
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ban

      3. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Fake news

  21. dloh
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mendy, Kun, Firmino flaged, Arnie off with an injury and Mkhi in the team worth to WC? (still made 78 points this GW)

    1. Valar(Keith)
      8 years, 1 month ago

      All of them could well be fit by the end of the week.. just wait till Friday n swap Mkhi out

  22. ★Kuntheman★
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If Mendy is out for a while, Sane is coming into my team for sure. Absolute no brainer.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn't make Sane nailed though

    2. Ramboros
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Delph is more appealing at 5.3.

    3. Hy liverpool
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep but for me Dilva is my new lovely pick but i'd be tempted for sure

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

      Would you not rather have DSilva plus extra cash?

    5. Brosstan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mendy is posting banter on twitter about being out of the squad yesterday. I doubt he would be doing that if he was suffering a long term injury.

  23. Respect My Authoritah
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Despite that poor showing, reckon this week's move for me is still Bernardo Silva -> Richarlison.

    Just praying Aguero and Mendy are fit and ready for the weekend

    1. fedolefan
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Got Aguero Mendy And Firmino to worry about. Not to mention the Pool rotation risk. Annoying.

  24. Zenith UK
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Arnie interviewing now (post-match)

    1. Numb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How is he in himself?

    2. Fantastisk
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Did they ask him if he's keeping three BAPs?

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

      He didn’t say anything to reassure owners about his injury.

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

    Remembered myself considering Pickford set and forget
    HAHAHAHA

    1. JJO
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Remember myself having him
      This has to be a record for lowest points scored for any gk in first 5gws

  26. Manani
    8 years, 1 month ago

    best forward for 9m?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Probably Mitrovic, imo

  27. XabiAlonso
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Decent craic on here today. Is that cos nobody owns any players in this game, and Walcott owners obviously have a good sense of humour just to own him

    1. Zenith UK
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Arnie owner 🙂

    2. Numb
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No defenders I reckon. CSs always make people edgy

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

        True that. I could enjoy the 2nd match once my Wolves double cleanie came in.

  28. El-Kloppico
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Missed AWB point again.. All thanks to Emery and Mikhi.
    Thanx bt he's already out of my team after my rage transfer yesterday.

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

      Ditto.

  29. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Guys I need help.....I can replace Pedro, BSilva and Ings > for Hazard Fraser and 4.5 fwd .....have money in the bank but -8 ........Do I do it....worry Hazard and Fraser will rise again and won't be able to afford

  30. Chucky
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Tosun stinking up my team...Already ditched Morata and Cairney for - 4 so should I activate my WC instead of taking another hit?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Do a hit now and can always wc later if needed

      1. Chucky
        8 years, 1 month ago

        cheers.. yes with Mendy and Kun now flagged, might activate it later in the week...