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Everton face Arsenal in the only Premier League match taking place today, with kick-off at Goodison Park at 14:05 BST.

There were no shocks in the Toffees’ original line-up as Marco Silva unsurprisingly named the same starting XI that dominated in the 2-0 win over West Ham United last weekend.

However, Michael Keane took ill in the warm-up and has been replaced by Phil Jagielka at centre-half.

There are some noteworthy inclusions and omissions in Unai Emery’s team, however.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is named among the substitutes for the fourth time in Arsenal’s last six Premier League matches, as Alexandre Lacazette ploughs a lone furrow as the central striker in a 3-4-2-1.

Mesut Ozil starts his first away league game of 2019 and is joined by Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the attacking midfield positions, with the Armenia international taking the place of Alex Iwobi.

Aaron Ramsey has recovered from a minor groin injury but is only on the bench, so Mohamed Elneny gets a rare start in central midfield.

Granit Xhaka and Laurent Koscielny aren’t fit enough to feature, while Lucas Torreira serves the final match of a three-game ban.

Lacazette is among the form forwards in FPL, having delivered an attacking return in each of his last six appearances.

The French striker also scored – along with Aubameyang – in the reverse fixture back in September.

Arsenal haven’t recorded a clean sheet away from home all season, however.

Only Manchester City (eight) have kept more top-flight shut-outs than Everton (six) in 2019.

Four of the Toffees’ clean sheets have come in the last five Gameweeks.

No FPL player priced below £9.0m has scored more Premier League goals than Gylfi Sigurdsson or Richarlison (12 each) this season, meanwhile.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Jagielka, Zouma, Digne, Gomes, Gueye, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Arsenal XI (3-4-2-1): Leno, Mustafi, Sokratis, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Özil, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette.

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  1. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wembley is buzzing. Love all the flags in the stands.

  2. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Full time 1-0 Everton. Should’ve been more

  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Everton 1-0 Arsenal FT

  4. IRBOX ⚽
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Well done fellow Digne owners. 8 delicious points in the bag!

    1. JohnnyMagrinho
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Always nice to see that from a player you forgot you even actually owned.

        Lovely stuff.

        1. Basist
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Haha. I was taking him out so many times after GW 24, but there he still is in my team. 😀

          Now he is out though with my WC...

      • _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I benched him... Sigh

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Digne essential

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Any Leno & Kola double up WC drafts still floating about?

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Please tell me why would you bring 2 Arsenal defenders on WC? Even one is much

    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Digne 😎

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Casuals at it again.....................

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Still have him from that RC 😆

          1. Dave Bauer
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            I have him because he’s gone 7,5,4,6,6 or something like that.

            #casual

            😉

        2. JohnnyMagrinho
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Of course.

            10th highest scoring defender in the league.
            More or less the best defensive option outside the top 4 clubs. (Only PVA & Pereira have scored more than him).

            Doesn’t even cost as much as Doherty.

            He’s clearly being picked by people who don’t know what they’re doing mate.

            3 goals, 4 assists and 10 clean sheets. Truly awful pick :/

            1. Dave Bauer
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              I honestly don’t know what we were thinking getting in a player who is scoring points. It’s an outrage.

            2. Rainer
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Its is clearly a joke, he's been great for those who held after the OG & red card GWs.

              Everything okay with you? Recent posts suggest not.

        3. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Delicious points, sweet tasting as utterly unexpected....

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            He’ll get one minimum...

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              RF to Dave below

              1. Dave Bauer
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers bud

        4. Dave Bauer
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          A thing of beauty. Any reason he won’t hold on to a BP or two when they are finalised?

          1. Alnair
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            No, Gueye who is behind him should lose bps to boot

            1. Dave Bauer
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Great, cheers mate 🙂

        5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Digne do well!

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            😛

        6. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          5, 7, 4, 6, 6, 8(?)

          Almost tempted to keep over Kolasinac.

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Can’t wait to get rid 😀

      2. DR0GBA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Arsenal drop points

        Love it

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Digne! 🙂

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

          BGW hero!

          6 in GW31, 8 this week

          A nice send-off before a wildcard goodbye

      4. The Overthinker
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Anyone considering Ings on WC??

        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Nah, too much of a rotation risk

          1. The Overthinker
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Which other 5-7M strikers you considering?

        2. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Nope. Can't stay fit enough to play 2 games together.

        3. Infamy, Infamy
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Definitely in thinking. Double in week 35 and great fixtures after. Frees up tons for an awesome midfield.

      5. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Siiiii seeenooooor pass the ball to Raul and he will score !

        1. ZimZalabim
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          bobby*

      6. Tsparkes10
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Never thought I'd be saying this but... Can Haz not play please. Would give me 25 points

      7. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Over to Chelsea now!

        Good thing we never let these opportunities slip...

        :S

      8. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Weeks of planning for weeks 31 and 33. One Felipe anderson assist and a vardy haul from 21 players so far. Waste of time.

        1. boc610
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Midset on here seems to be because you planned in advance you are somehow entitled to green arrows

      9. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Good result for Manchester United. 🙂

        1. Poseidon.
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Yes I am celebrating so much right now

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Even better for Chelsea 🙂

        3. Rainer
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          No one wants top 4 😆

      10. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Digne you legend!

      11. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Digne CS was a shame. But Kola, Laca, Auba, Rich, Siggy blanks were lovely.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          It's those Jags points that are the issue

      12. GREEN IS GOOD
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Digne has more points than Walker, Tripper, AWB and Doherty

        1. JohnnyMagrinho
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Apparently he’s a casual pick.

            1. GREEN IS GOOD
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              🙂

            2. Brosstan
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              How do you fall for such obvious bait?

        2. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Awful FH, went for Auba and Kola...those blank weeks are realy hard to handle

        3. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Wembley absolutely buzzing, HUGE game for both teams!

        4. Champ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You would think this result might make it more likely for Aubameyang to start with Lacazette now, but Emery is frustratingly stubborn. Awful team for fpl

        5. Differential C (Mark)
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Jonny almost hits it top corner, wow!

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            In my drafts now

        6. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Jagielka more than triples his season total with today's performance.

        7. Bring the Cavalry
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Gonna be about 30-40 points behind ML leader, I’ve got wildcard over him we both have TC and BB, still a good chance of beating him or will it be tough?

          1. diesel001
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            You have a good chance.

          2. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            good chance, some weeks have massive swings too

          3. Bring the Cavalry
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Gives me a bit of hope, he won’t have the likes of Kane so hopefully he turns up this week. Cheers guys

        8. Miniboss
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Is there still love for arsenal assets in our wildcards?

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            not in mine with their away form

          2. Garlana
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Not based on that, worst I've seen them for a while

            1. Miniboss
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              yeah they were terrible

        9. Infamy, Infamy
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Arsenal are so .... what’s the word? Spursy.....

          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            For all the ridicule of Lloris, Leno has made more mistakes leading to goals this season than he has. I think that's a decent metaphor for their teams as well right now.

            1. soup natsi
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              It’s hard to take stats like these seriously. It’s just far too subjective.

        10. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          So then now need a higuain hat trick to be okay for this week just where I wanted to be

        11. Budweiser
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Is anyone else going Kane, Son and Eriksen on WC? 2 of their next 3 look tasty

          1. GREEN IS GOOD
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Some concerns about Son rotation with their busy schedule.

          2. Garlana
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Yeh I might do, then get mane in the following week for eriksen or son and leave some cash itb.

        12. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The patience in Jags finally pays off

        13. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          What are the chances of Felipe not playing?

          1. Ask Yourself
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Very very very slim after we realised how important he is again after that atrocity vs everton