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Dugout Discussion January 1

Richarlison on the wing as Maddison benched for Leicester

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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. DirtySanchez
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    8 points thrown away by Digne and Pickford

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    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Soft goal?

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  2. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Should've known Richy would struggle. Leicester plays 3 DMs ffs, bullying that Everton midfield.

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

      Yes. Also, should have got the lotto numbers correct...

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  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Feels really good as a Vardy owner. There was a circle jerk of a few posters saying he was a horrible pick last week. Hopefully they have Everton defence 🙂

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He’s such a bad pick lol

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      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        You're a stubborn fella aren't you. 🙂 Still banging the Alonso drum? (797 minutes without any attacking returns) It's ok to admit you're wrong sometimes.

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        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Lol check Alonso & Vardys points & price tags - you’re so salty about your Vardy pick!

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          1. Maddi Son
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Salty about him scoring, yeah that makes perfect sense.

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            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Salty realising how bad a pick he is possibly? What a waste of money - oh well suppose getting 6.5 level returns for a 9.0 is better than 2 points

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

      Had him earlier in the season for a few games and he did well then after the helicopter crash I sold him and he hasn't shown any form since until now. I think he can be a good pick if he starts showing form again.

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  4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 4 months ago

    Digne probably still an excellent FPL pick for the foreseeable, although CS’s will probably be scarce, he should tick over with A’s & the odd G. Very kind price tag

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    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      VARDDDYYYYYYY

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Why spend 9.0 on him when 6.5’s & 7.0’s will deliver more for less smh

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        1. Maddi Son
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Why spend 7m on Alonso when you can get Luiz for 5.7?

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          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Lol because Alonso is a far superior FPL player

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

              Not really. He hasn't got any attacking returns in about 8-10 games and all the other cheaper defenders in the Chelsea backline get the same CS points as him

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              1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                He’s the better FPL player, it’s only a matter of time before the tables are turned

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

                  This really is just cognitive dissonance.

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                  1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 4 months ago

                    It’s really not - 8 games doesn’t make Luiz a better FPL player than Alonso - form is temporary class is permanent, not the other way around.

                    Kante has outscored Sterling over the last 6 weeks by 10 points. Does this make Kante a better FPL player?

                    Alonso’s record and his points speaks for themselves.

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    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      He's basically in the same basket as Doherty

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

        No, he's not. Wolves defend well, Everton don't.

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        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Wolves...kept 1 CS since GW8 (reason I ditched Patricio). Everton have kept 3 in that time.

          Doesn't make much difference if Wolves defend well and concede 1 goal per game, whereas Everton are a bit worse and concede 2 per game.

          End result is still no clean sheet.

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

            It makes every difference. Because we are looking at the likelihood of future CSs rather than counting up points that have already been scored.

            Wolves' defensive numbers are way better than Everton's and they have had much harder fixtures recently. They are a much more solid bet for CSs going forward, simple as that.

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            1. Business Cat
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              ...and the way you predict future CS is looking a the recent past defensive performances.

              All of Wolves defensive heroics came at the start of the season...last 10 GWs, they've been gash.

              Everton and Wolves have both faced 4-5 top teams over that period, so the fixtures are much of a muchness.

              Other than the 6-2 demolition by Spurs, Everton's defence hasn't been heavily beaten.

              So again, Wolves defence...not amazingly better than Everton's (if at all)

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    3. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Defenders need CSs. They don't tick over with attacking points, not ever.

      Digne doesn't score 2 goals with an xG of 0.09 this season again. It's gone now.

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

        This. CSs are the bread and butter of defenders and then you want ones who can get potential attacking returns too a la Mendy, Doherty and Robertson.

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

        What a very simple way of looking at it. Obviously just a numbers player. Try watching the games and you may change your mind

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    4. AndyCook
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Pereira looks a better option

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    5. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 4 months ago

      Thoughts on this Wildcard?

      Lloris, Patricio
      Arnold, Shaw, Digne, Doherty, Wan-Bissaka
      Salah, Hazard, Pogba, Richarlison, Camarasa
      Kane, Jiminez, Kamara

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Not bad but maybe get a 4m keeper, a cheap defender and mid fodder and upgrade Kamara.

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    6. JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Leicester & Everton, trolling us all into the New Year like true professionals.

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      • Bobby Digital
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Everton are terribul

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      • The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Time to dump Digne and Richarlison? Everton are dire.

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      • A.T
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Silva out Mou in.

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        1. Bobby
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          To be fair mou would be thinking this game was going ok if he was manager

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          1. A.T
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Score line would be reversed though.

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      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Really everton

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      • Kaneyonero
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Neverton

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      • Game&Watch
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Digne > TAA for free decent move?

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      • WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Kneww I should have done Alonso > Pereira for a hit!

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      • GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        It's a joke that Nasri can still play. Football needs to send out a message to drugs cheats and ban them for life.

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        1. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Also he’s a douche so ban him for that too

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      • diesel001
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Marco Silva is a fraud. Might play good football, but he loses too many games he should win.

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        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          He's only as good as the players he has and not a lot of quality there.

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          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            Everton have a better squad then Watford, Leicester, Bournemouth and West Ham. He is underperforming because he can't keep clean sheets.

            Pickford
            Mina Keane Zouma
            Coleman Gomes Gueye Digne
            Bernard Richarlison Sigurdsson

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            1. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 4 months ago

              Depends on if you rate players by reputation or current performances. What quality defenders has he? Pickford making mistakes. Coleman never back to his pre-injury level. Mina could be decent, not enough PL games yet. Zouma is good. Keane, less good. Gueye covering too much for them. Gomes is quality. I'm a big fan of Davies but prob seeing something that's not there. Bar Sigurdsson he has no real attacking threat. Richarlison still too inconsistent. Walcott was never consistent enough for anyone to justify hus reputation. Don't know a lot about Bernard. Tosun and Calvert Lewin aren't great. West Ham are worse at the back but Fabianski keeps them in it and they have a good attack.

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              1. diesel001
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 4 months ago

                Defence is about the mindset as much as about players. Pulis and Allardyce managed it.

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                1. GreennRed
                  • 12 Years
                  5 years, 4 months ago

                  True. And Silva, apparently used to be known as being a defensive coach. I'm old-fashioned anyways. Most modern defenders aren't great defenders, relying too much on defensive mids to cover them. Too many coaches looking for ball playing centre backs and even keepers and wing backs rather than centre and fullbacks who can defend first and foremost and help them close out games.

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      • FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        West Ham & Everton’s poor defending is costing me CS points, they better fix up soon

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        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Hammers very long odds for CS. Everton not much better. Change your defenders.

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      • Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Even as a digne and rich owner the tantrums of fantasy managers make we want to see them have a bust up a la bowyer diet and get straight reds

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

          *dier

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          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            *Dyer

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      • JJeyy
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        If it wasn’t for Gueye Leicester would be up more

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

          Defensive mid in defending shocker

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      • Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        New year same old disappointment

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        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          So much this.

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      • FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Pickford could’ve saved that

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        1. M'arvin
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          If he was a better keeper.

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

        Damn I was 0.1 short of Pereira in wc and got Holebas. He better provide some jammy assists.

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      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I played Robbo over Pereira. God Damn.

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      • Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy hardly ever touches the ball. Max BAP's guaranteed.

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

        FK to Everton.

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      • FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Think Digne is worth keeping, but is Richa worth keeping is the real question with so many other mids on firs atm

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      • Going To Win This Year
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        I did pereira to digne last night...

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

          See your username yeah? No

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          1. Going To Win This Year
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 4 months ago

            It hurts

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      • g40steve
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy G Periera A

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

          Again?

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        2. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Dial up?

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      • Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Embarrassed to be a toffee!
        Walcott nightmare; Bernado on who plays the same position; but he takes off Gomez!

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        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 4 months ago

          Let’s face it, he’s crap. I never wanted him in the first place. Hopefully Brands chooses the next manager cause Moshiri is one clueless narcissistic fraud.

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      • Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Had Pereira for ages. Ticked along very nicely. Then he had two tough matches so I transferred for Balbuena. Injured giving away pen, 0. Pereira gets clean sheet and then scores in the next game.

        Then I bring in Digne as i was stubborn and didn’t want to admit the Pereira transfer was wrong.

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      • Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 4 months ago

        Where art Auba ?

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