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1 January 2019 1451 comments
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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. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Rich + Digne -> anyone for a -4

    A) Yes
    B) No

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

      Pereira and Vardy.

    2. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I’d be getting them in for this run.

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Silly before BOU

    4. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      yes

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B...have you not seen the upcoming fixtures?

    6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      silly stuff

  2. SADIO SANÉ
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    IF you could do Kane -> Auba right now would you?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Na.

    2. Pinturicchio10
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Definitely

      • Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No.

      • Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No

      • The Chosen One...
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        no look at Kane's fixtures

      • SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        4-1 nice, cheers

    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Choudhury looks like a 80s adult star.

    4. shearer9
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Digne was a flash in the pan. I could probably put two past Joe Hart.

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. Even Scotland did don't forget.

        1. shearer9
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah haha. I bought the hype regardless so I better get used to these 1/2 point showings.

      2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        put one past foster too

    5. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well Richarlison is going to drop today, maybe even twice before the next game, testing my patience

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I’ll be buying him when he’s at his cheapest. Over a week to drop maybe twice.

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Sounds like you don't have much patience

        Sell in this case

      3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        impatient with 6.8 to 7 mil asset loll

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          It’s crazy - some people really struggle with the value element of FPL lol

    6. BenDavies
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lacazette to do nothing as usual today. Emery despises him for reasons unknown.

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Stupid made-up narrative won't go away

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

          Getting 20 mins versus Liverpool when the game is already lost tells you a lot about what Emery thinks of Lacazette. Still doesn't give Lacazette a go up top on his own either.

          Emery would never bench Aubameyang, but he is happy to bench Lacazette.

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

            The next nail in Laca's coffin, will be when Auba is rested for the FA Cup and Laca starts.

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Everton have easy fixtures they said

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

        Marco Silva is a fraud we all knew this

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          You wouldn’t get this shite from big sam

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Some even said Digne is essential 😯

        1. shearer9
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          He's essential every week he plays Hart.

      3. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure I'd count Leicester as an easy fixture, they're much of a muchness

    8. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      3pts from 2. Cracking start to 2019

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        same here, terrible considering the fixture

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        😀

      3. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Put a minus 4 with that.

      4. shearer9
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same lad

    9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Richa has the fixtures to bounce back - considering he was only 6.5 and is an OOP striker selling is not something I’d entertain, he’s far too capable of popping up with 2G 1A in the next couple

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. See below

      2. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Pls keep him then 😀

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah it’s not as if he’s taking up 9.0’s worth of budget, very cheap player, will deliver handsomely

      3. N00B
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        2G 1A in next 17 games maybe

      4. JustPark
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        *6.6.
        People sold him off for his ban.

    10. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I’m still tempted to do Anderson to Richarlison.
      Fixtures looks really good.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Pls do it 😀

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Will be more than likely. Going to let his price drop as much as possible before buying him

      2. The 5% Team
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        yes me too, especially after his price drop tonight

      3. Dannyb
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        If you're on the wind up that's brilliant.

      4. BenDavies
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Porque no los dos?

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Money is tight my friend.
          Plus West Ham fictirenis about to turn nasty

          1. Whats the Huth
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Fixtures

    11. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sell Richy or FAnderson?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Neither

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Form Vs fixtures kind

      2. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        For?

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Salah with -4

    12. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Digne man... ffs

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Digne either

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Was unlucky. Needed someone at the end of all his crosses. Could’ve been different if Kennedy finished that goal rather than hit the bar

    13. Baked baines
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Without doubt the biggest anticlimax, worst start to the year, GW in FF in history. Absolute garbage!!!

    14. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Start 2019 as I mean to go on. 3 from 2

    15. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I hate Everton so much right now.

    16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Digne with another blank

    17. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Right Leicester supporters is he in or out ? What an ungrateful lot

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        They rather have Silva and win one game 5-2 and lose 3 or 4 by big margins.

    18. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      12 points of Pereira on the bench. Great start of the new year.

      1. The 5% Team
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        same here...at least we have a very good one off the bench if one of our starters doesn't play :/

      2. BenDavies
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        your fault for not starting him. mistake from you.

        1. Niho992
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          I know. I played Robbo over him.

    19. spiderman
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Pereira 12 pointer. Nice.

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

      What a rubbish game.

    21. FDMS All Starz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Would’ve taken a 0-0 here really gotten about that Leicester goal

    22. Weilong7
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      keane damn slow like tortoise and his touch is so damn fantastic (non-owner)..
      poor poor defence.. Silva in trouble if this continues.. good fixtures yet dismal results doesnt bode well for him

    23. ceerus
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Digne to Doherty?

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Haha

    24. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Awful game and most pathetic Everton I've ever seen

    25. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone worse than 1 from 1?

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        3(-4) from 2 😎

        1. learnedlizard
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Same mate :')

        2. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          OK, that’s pretty bad

      2. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Same here.

      3. N00B
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        0 from 0 here

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          That’s not worse!

      4. Patch
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        How do you not have richarlison?!?!

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Sold a couple of weeks ago on WC

      5. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Id say 3 from 2 is worse than 1 from 1.

        1. Numb
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Not on average

    26. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Rival used WC and captained Digne

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Says more about you than him if that's a rival.

      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Awful rival tbh

      3. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        If he’s your rival then you must be awful

        1. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Harsh

          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            But true.

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

        Not much of a rival I would say. If you don't finish higher than them at the end of the season, delete your account please

    27. Ibra
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Great start for the gw. My ml-rival has Pereira and I have Digne.

    28. Godfrey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Auba blank please

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

        Ban

    29. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Very poor tactics from Silva. Playing 4 at the back with untrustworthy defenders is not the way to go. Even more so when it dilutes your attacking threat from the full backs.

    30. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry guys think I've cursed Digne last 2 weeks owner lol.
      It's s crazy how often it backfires jumping on bandwagons.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He looks such a good player though. Shame Everton are crap

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Problem is he creates a lot of chances but Everton don't have a striker that can convert them. Also his xG after his two goals a few GWs ago was 0.07 or something, so pretty inevitable he would stop scoring.

      3. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        He probably won’t score again. But he could be assist king if they can get someone to start putting the chances away