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Richarlison on the wing as Maddison benched for Leicester

Richarlison (£7.0m) has been deployed on the left-wing for Everton as they host Leicester City in the opening Premier League fixture of 2019.

That has allowed Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.3m) to come back into the side to operate as the centre-forward, Bernard (£5.9m) dropping to the bench.

Also named among the substitutes is Seamus Coleman (£5.2m), as Jonjoe Kenny (£4.2m) returns for his first start since Everton’s last meeting with Leicester on October 6.

After being benched for the Gameweek 20 trip to Brighton, Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) comes back in to skipper the Toffees, who line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Brazilian international Richarlison may enjoy his outing at Goodison Park today as he goes up against Danny Simpson (£4.2m), who has been deployed at right-back for the first time since Gameweek 15 today. The former title-winner is making just his third league start of the campaign.

Meanwhile, James Maddison (£6.8m) finds himself on the Leicester bench, while Hamza Choudhury (£4.3m) makes his third start in four matches. The 21-year-old was excellent in recent wins over Chelsea and Manchester City but was rested for the Gameweek 20 defeat to Cardiff.

Wes Morgan (£4.5m) fails to recover from illness which sees Jonny Evans (£4.8m) come in, while Rachid Ghezzal (£5.1m) gets back into the Leicester starting line-up since Gameweek 12.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Zouma, Keane, Kenny; Gomes, Gueye; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Calvert-Lewin.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Maguire, Evans, Simpson; Ndidi, Mendy, Choudhury; Ghezzal, Vardy, R Pereira.

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1,451 Comments Post a Comment
  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    KANE

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Gets rested. Cue Son upfront or Llorente gets a rare game

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I have a feeling Kane gets rested tonight. The reason I couldn’t captain him.

        1. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This

        2. Dele
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Son and Kane have been alternating the lone striker spot.

  2. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne please deliver 15 points

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Clean sheet unlikely. Everton's defensive stats are really poor.

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        2 goals incoming

  3. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    (C)

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

  4. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Pogba set and forget captain for rest of season ? I dare you 😀

  5. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Let's go Everton. Start this week with a bang.

  6. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Top!

    1. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not..

    3. Sylas
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not(ch)

    4. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      It's 32

  7. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Richarlison on the wing feels a bit meehhh already. Maybe should have opted for Siggs on my wildcard.

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      I did so fingers crossed he starts delivering.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Prefer him on the left wing TBH.

      1. Where has all the rum gone?
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        We can tell if its good in abt..... 30mins? 😀

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nice username.

  8. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne Rich Son Kane (vc) in action today.

    4 goals 2 assists between them I predict.

    1. FPLEL
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Can Kane get all of them?

      1. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Probably not. I reckon he starts on the bench.

        1. Pinturicchio10
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Why vc him then?

    2. Fantastisk
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Not the first time Maddie has disappeared

    3. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Ricardo Perriera now striker ?

      1. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        OOP gold

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        RW i guess.

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Only player on their team who can shoot

      4. Dannyb
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Him playing wing occasionally is the only reason I got him tbh.

      5. Merlinsnose
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I noticed that?

        If he keeps his place up front is he essential from game week 27?

    4. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison in the wing is a good thing. DLC will do the hold up and make space for him to drift inside.

      1. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I think owners would rather he was upfront

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He scored better on the wing

        2. the Penman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          This owner doesn’t.

        3. BENOIT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          I would prefer h8m on the wing

    5. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Siggy + Digne
      Go go go !!

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Signe

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Diggy

      2. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        This!!!

      3. My Name Is Pepu
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Richarlison + Digne here.

        Can I call them Richeen?

        1. FPL_Gyarados
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Richarligne or Dicharlison

    6. Jealous Viper
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Funny how some weeks back, people were complaining about Richy playing up top. Now him being on the wing is a problem?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        😀

      2. Sylas
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        The complaining won't stop either way, I guarantee you that. 😆

      3. Pinturicchio10
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bound to be a heap of Wally's in a community of this size 🙂

        • AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Right up there with people wanted to drop Hazard a couple weeks ago because he was going start as as a false nine.

      4. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Happy new year fellas.

        I'll make a wild prediction. Sanchez to score 1 goal, assist twice against Newcastle. Then he will be a next hot topic here, whether to fit him in from now on...

        1. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          And to you fella. Terrible prediction though!

        2. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah to Sanchez before price rise?

          1. korbendallas82
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            No

            1. korbendallas82
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Idiot.

        3. korbendallas82
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          alexis was so good for Spurs. Then we have Lukaku, Sanchez on bench. Its ok.

        4. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Nice prediction. I likes. 🙂

      5. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        New Year’s Resolution: No more sub-50 gameweeks.

        1. AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          35 point average game week in bound...

        2. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Haha

        3. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          New Year’s Resolution: Not to make any New Year's Resolution.

          Oh Dear! Blown that already!

        4. grumpyman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          My NY resolution - no more hits. I've taken 11 (!) so far. But I'm not taking any more for the rest of the season.

      6. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        That is quite a bit of rotation by Everton over the last few games ... does bode well for Spurs team lineup with the same schedule

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Doesn’t

          1. The Big Fella
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah I reckon Kane will be rested today.

            1. Yippeekiyay Mertersacker
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Same. Wouldn't surprise me to see Son and/or Moura upfront

      7. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Coleman doesn't seem like the same man he was before injury 🙁

        1. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Goalman they said

        2. HurriKane
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Too bad as Goalman was a beast back then

          1. JustPark
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Think Man United were interested in him back them. Still rate him.

            1. JustPark
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              *then

        3. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Good old days. A double up of Coleman and old man Baines.

        4. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He was immense for us in 16/17

      8. Teomi
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        If you can only pick one out of Kane Salah for next 6 gw, who would u pick?
        (Have haz)
        Thanks

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah. No brainer.

        2. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah. Better team. Doesn't drop deep.

        3. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Kane deeper than the Titanic

        4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Salah. No contest

      9. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Any idea why Salah has 2 downward arrows on FPLStatistics?

        Might get a nice 0.1 price drop before I buy him.

        Surely a bug. Who on earth would be selling Salah before this run of fixtures?

        1. CloudSky
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          No chance.

      10. CloudSky
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Alvaro Morata has as many goals this year as Harry Kane but apparently Kane is the best striker in the league.

        1. Zladan
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          It’s started.

        2. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Exactly why I captained morata.

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Neither have scored this year

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Ignore, not woken up yet 🙂

      11. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mark gambling on Arnie's fitness https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/4668/event/21

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Might regret benching Fabianski

        2. Don Rogers FC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Bam a ahead of ings on the bench as well.

          Who am I to question!

          1. Don Rogers FC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            * Bamba

      12. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Only Kane playing today so expecting a giant red after tonight as knowing my luck he’ll start on bench and Rich, Digne etc will haul 😆

      13. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        What is happening with the FFS cups?

      14. Chalobah's Witness
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Who's that "Leicester" Maddison's been benched for?

      15. Champ
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Omg, did you see the footage of Trump getting on that plane? Cowering under the jumbo umbrella to protect his hilarious hair, he just abandoned his wife and child, leaving them in the pouring rain. You can tell a lot about a man by how he treats his family.

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He’s done worse

        2. Fantastisk
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Link?

        3. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Doubt it even makes the top 10 worst things he has done in 2019.

        4. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Or other countries

        5. AuFeld
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Unfortunately, one-third of the US does not see his lack of character.

          He is a "muppet"

          1. AuFeld
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            How does someone vote for Trump who lives on a island (Mar-a-Lago) to isolate himself from the rest of population and claims he is going to look out for the best interest of the common American?

      16. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Mark joining me on the Cardiff CB wagon I started 12 weeks ago

      17. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Isn’t it annoying when you’re at a public urinal and the stream won’t begin so you’re stood there panicking with your parts exposed?

        Fear not

        Just try to make the 15 fpl players from your squad in your head and I guarantee you’ll be going by the time you name your second defender.

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Will try this!!!!

        2. Pinturicchio10
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Interesting tactic

          • The Mighty Hippo
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Just make sure you don't start muttering their names out loud.

            1. Richd
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              It’s why I never got Danny Shittu

              1. tiger
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                How about Danny Drinkwater?

          • tiger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Good tip on How to fix a lagging stream.

          • Sponge-worthy
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It happened to me once. Sadly I didn't play FPL then, so there was no way out. I had to wait until I was alone and zip up.

          • Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Holding Matip does the trick too

        3. Riders of Yohan
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Are salah and/or David luiz due a price rise soon?

          1. FPL_Gyarados
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Luiz probably rises tonight.

          2. Pinturicchio10
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Luiz tonight, Salah is way off

            • Riders of Yohan
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Cheers all

          3. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            My ML news,

            1 Salah > Haz
            2 Auba > Vardy
            3 Rashford/Chic > Quana/ Kane

            Must of been pissed last night?

            Me,

            Haz, Sal, Son, Pog, And
            Rash, Auba 🙂

          4. Atimis
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Went C Auba over Hazard after all. Still not sure if it was a right call but maybe if Alvaro starts its better to go with Auba

            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              If I had Aubamayang I would have went with him

            2. g40steve
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Hold tight I have done the same.