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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. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Why are there such few games on NYD this time round?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Just that it falls on a Tuesday.

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

      Teams played 48 hours ago.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        That was the gap last year and the season before iirc.

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

          Several wrongs don't make a right. They've probably realised that 48 hours is absolute madness for recovery.

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

      I think they have tried to lighten up the Christmas schedule this year.

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not the like good old days. In 1888, Everton played two matches on Christmas Day, then another on Boxing Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Is an Arsenal defender an option now that they have tightened up at the back? (yet to concede this year)

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No imo

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      They have conceded the same number of goals as all the teams combined in 2019. I’d stay clear

      1. Fantastisk
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Good point. Although the teams they are facing over the next few GWs are yet to score a single goal between them this year.

        1. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Ah that’s a good point.

  3. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Digne owner. Bad news. Everton look shockingly open defensively already

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You get him for his goals not his defence.

  4. Riders of Yohan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender for 5.8 mil?

    David Luiz?

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      TAA?

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

      Luiz definitely

  5. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Ouch, just seen Haz EO in top 10k.. I just thought he looked knackered last match.. I was thinking we might start with Willian, RLC and Morata if RLC is fit

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

      EO can work in your favour if he blank though.

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

        Jesus more likely to rise again that a Hazard blank

        1. Fantastisk
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          It's NY, not Easter.

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He can get a rest in the FA cup game. Chelsea can't be dropping silly points in the league.

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

      Benching Hazard? That's a new one.

      1. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Literally did it in the Swansea fixture last New Years. I was there and had him captained

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

          Conte was manager then.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, he can be rested in the FA cup at the weekend so won't have to play again till midweek league cup game

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

    Walcott is awful

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

      Such a strange comment.

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

    2 awful teams going head to head here

  8. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Resisted taking multiple hits to get Pogba this gw as2 tough looking fixtures are coming up.

    Will I be punished? 🙁

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

      no

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Seems to be well over achieving according to expected goals, but could still do some damage against Newcastle

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

        Pogba will always over achieve on expected goals when he gets the chance to attack. He is the perfect FPL asset. He is getting in great positions and has the ability to do something out of the ordinary to get points.

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

      You already have been punished for not getting 2 weeks ago

  9. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Danny Simpson really choking off supply lines here. Also going full throttle when on attack.

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

    This is some really bad football

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

      Pickford's baseball cap will not remediate their atrocious defence

  11. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone looks knackered and this game is horrendously bad so far

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kane benched tonight or is that silly talk?

    1. Fantastisk
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not worried, he'll probably get a run out at some point.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, he'll be benched for the FA cup and basically have a week's rest after today

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

    Vardy close

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

    Wow. Siggy great pass to Rich, strikes and it hits a hand. No penalty.

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

    Pereira actually is playing as second striker ffs

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nice.

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

    Rich pen denied 🙁

    1. Zladan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You're about 3 minutes behind lol

      It hit his chest clear as day anyway.

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

    What is happening with the FFS cup? I can't see lineups for this gw??

    Any mods around to clarify..

  18. Gothenburgsaints
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    TAA or Digne long term? Have Dunk and AWB on bench.

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

      TAA for me. Watching the Everton game to asses whether to bring in Digne, but defence looking very open and not sold after 20 minutes. Although Digne is looking attacking down left wing...

    2. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      TAA

    3. Gothenburgsaints
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks. Any ideas on when Gomez back for real? Rotation a bit of a worry as last time I owned TAA he got rotated most of the time

  19. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    All cleared utterly trolleyed from last night

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      *Clearly

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

    Rich will defy get loads of points this week. Need a big sofa.

  21. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Reckon there’s going to be yellow cards all over the shop this gameweek as people can’t be bothered to chase back

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      4 for me last gw

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

    surely Ashley Barnes is a good option again?

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

      Stats are very good

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

      Lol

      Burnley.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Highest XG underachiever from GW20, make of that what you will

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

    Terrible game so far

  24. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This is the best start to a football match I've seen this year.

  25. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Is anything happening?

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

    You always seem to be able to hear individual voices shouting abuse when Everton are at home on TV. More so than any other ground.

  27. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    This is like watching the end of a fight where they are both just swinging.

    1. DR0GBA
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      at least that's entertaining

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

    What a cracker if a match to start the new year.. rich in fire too. I am hiding behind sofa

    1. ‘Tis the Season
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      are you sure your watching the right game. both teams seem hungover today

  29. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kenny bar.

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

    Pls confirm which bar we're talking about

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

      Two guys walk into a bar..

    2. COLLIN QUANER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Weatherspoons bar