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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However, Michael Keane took ill in the warm-up and has been replaced by Phil Jagielka at centre-half.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. DR0GBA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Auba coming on

    Kola subbed

  2. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Elneny and Kola OFF

    Rambo and Auba ON

  3. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kolasinac and elmeny off for Aubameyang and Ramsey

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

    Who do you prefer on WC this GW/BB GW 35?

    A) Doucoure
    B) Jota (Also have Jimmy and Doherty)

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Decoure & Jota auditions?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Both passed

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

      Absolutely

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

      Who would you have?

  6. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kolasinac OUT

  7. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola gone....

  8. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola train derailed

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Why? Ready for dgw

  9. King H
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Ramabamayang on.

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

    Dat man Auba and Rambo on. Elneny and kola off.

  11. Tsparkes10
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Like the look of Firminho Robo and Mane on wc?

    1. JohnnyMagrinho
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Who is Firminho?

  12. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Alex Scott must be a non Kola owner saying that "it is a great substitution"

  13. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola 1pter. Lovely. Now just need a Laca blank and this Everton clean sheet ruined and it will be a good result.

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      ^this ... plus a few red cards and suspensions

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Those subs not good for the Digne CS potential 🙁

  15. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola subbed ... get the beep out of my WC team 🙂

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That didn’t take long

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ok I will get him back 🙂

  16. PepSala
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Fab
    Taa Robbo Doherty
    Son sterling Salah tielemans Fraser
    Kane(c) Barnes

    Speroni. Rondon AWB bednarek

    No wildcard left..plan to bench boost in GW35. Anything worth a hit?

  17. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gunners! Pffft.

    More like cheap water pistols, just a bunch of wet blankets and the manager's a turd.

  18. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola away off. **** right off!!!!

  19. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola rested, right?

    1. Naboo
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tactical

    2. gilean
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looks like a tactical sacrifice

  20. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    There can be only one Kola in league and his name is Kolarov!!!

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

      Kolasinac the Bosnian fraud.

    2. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oh plz don't make this about Serbia vs Bosnia.

  21. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Another 50:50 goes wrong this season. Arsenal will not be touched on WC. Awful side

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

      This, i dont even want Laca anymore.

    2. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      They actually make me sick

  22. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone thinking Mendy on wildcard?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, Laporte or Vertonghen

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      No, bad choice, avoid like the plague 😉

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      If he's on the autocomplete team I'll have him as that's how I plan on doing the WC

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

        😛

    4. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Suspected he might be *slightly* less cost than 6.1 mill.

  23. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Kola and Leno in majority of WC drafts 😆

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

      That double up looking juicy 😆

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    39 second half goals in the PL for Arsenal. Only Liverpool have scored more (43).

  25. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Rambo misses from close range. Shouldve buried it.

  26. JohnnyMagrinho
    7 years, 3 months ago

    People on here apparently think football managers will never change the formation/players to fit a certain type of game.

    Deulofeu might be seen as a better impact sub for this game.

    Gracia wants two out and out strikers on the pitch. Thinks Hughes & Pereyra better suited to this game. Maybe Deulofeu didn’t train as well.

    Always baffles me how quick people are to jump into this rhetoric where they know better than the team manager and knee jerk into making a decision about a Fantasy transfer.

    Truly baffling.

    1. Richd
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Well Deeney already stated last week in an interview that he likes playing up top with Gray

      Writing was on the wall.

  27. dvdguy
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    That's Leno and Kola out of my WC team

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't be surprised if he subbed Leno at half time

  28. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    meh I think I'll keep Doherty over getting Kolasinac

    1. Niho992
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sure.

    2. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure he'll be any more rotation-proof given Wolves' history in a packed timetable.

      1. dvdguy
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Praying they get knocked out of the FA Cup tonight

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          The final itself might not impact much given that it's after the end of the season, but Nuno sure likes to keep those wing-backs fresh in general.

  29. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Are you considering Spurs defenders on WC? No place for Lloris in my side and i think others can be rested...

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

      Want 3, close watch vs City needed.

      1. Niho992
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        We need to City trash them right in first game

  30. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure I can trust any of these gooners on my WC.