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Everton take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the penultimate Premier League fixture before the international break.

Goals have been hard to come by for these two sides this season, with no club having scored fewer than the Toffees – although Marco Silva’s side, of course, have played a game fewer than 16 other teams.

Wolves themselves have only hit the back of the net on two occasions, one of which was a stoppage-time penalty from Raul Jimenez (£7.4m) that salvaged a point against Burnley last weekend.

Jimenez starts this afternoon but for once he won’t be joined by his regular striker partner Diogo Jota (£6.4m), who is only among the substitutes.

Jota fails to start a Premier League match for the first time since Gameweek 21 of last season.

Jonny (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) are also rotated from the Europa League tie against Torino on Thursday, while Matt Doherty (£6.0m) misses out altogether.

Patrick Cutrone (£5.8m) is handed his first league start for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, while Adama Traore (£5.0m) and Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) are trusted with the wing-back roles.

After being patient with his new signings so far, Marco Silva gives full league debuts to three of his summer recruits: Moise Kean (£6.8m), Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Fabian Delph (£5.4m).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m), Bernard (£6.5m) and Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) are the men to make way from the Gameweek 3 starting XI but Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) keeps his place at right-back, with Djibril Sidibe (£5.4m) only on the bench.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m), Jordan Pickford (£5.6m), Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) and Jimenez are the only players on show at Goodison Park who are owned by more than 10% of FPL bosses, with Digne the most-popular option.

While goals have been hard to come by, the ball hasn’t been flying into the net at the other end: no club has kept more Premier League clean sheets than the Toffees (two) this season, while no side has shipped fewer goals than Everton or Wolves (two each) – although they are, of course, a game behind.

Everton XI: Pickford, Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman, Delph, Gomes, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Kean.

Wolves XI: Patrício, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Traoré, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, Saïss, Rúben Vinagre, Jiménez, Cutrone.


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  1. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Who was it that had triple Everton defence? Hahaha, someone was campaigning for it before the Villa game

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Everton are shocking defensively. Only a casual would own more than one everton defender

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Think that Maximus guy does.

      1. jia you
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Andy Social was the man with the triple EVE defence, Im sure he has hit the WC button by now though!

  2. Limbo
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Scenes!

    COYBBBBBBBBLUES!

  3. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    No VAR for offside? Looked very close

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Needs to be a clear error for it to be overturned

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

        Clear error? Either you're offside or you're not

        1. Concrete
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          ^ offsides aren’t subjective

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Did u think it was offside?

      2. Concrete
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        All goals are checked for offside

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

    Iowbi bandwagon

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Aren’t these two meant to be the best teams outside the top 6? Give over

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      They would destroy 7th 8th sides of la liga and bubdesliga

      1. CloudSky
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Barcelona, Real, Gladback and Schalke are 7/8th in those leagues.

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Early season tables don't mean anything

          1. CloudSky
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Oh were not joking? I thought you were joking. Or do you actually think fking Wolves would destroy the likes of Sevilla, Bilbao, Gladbach and Eintracht?

  6. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Offside??

  7. TOBY1
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Looked well off

  8. dark91
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Siggy looks offside

  9. Brosstan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Where is the VAR check?

  10. The Quad
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    So wolves and everton defence essential?

  11. Obligatory
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Would you do the following:

    Wilson + Sterling -> Aguero + David Silva?

    Or anyone else instead of Silva? Really want to get Aguero in.

    1. Obligatory
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      On a free btw!

  12. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    If given the chance Iwobi could be a great pick at a great price

  13. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    I’ve never lost an under 2.5 goals bet so quickly.

  14. Tsparkes10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Call me mad but watching these games gives me so much confidence. We're actually getting top 10

    1. DAZZ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      You mad. You aren’t getting top 10 pal

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Top 12 then

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Same here 🙂

    3. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Promoted teams cant be judged on their first 3-4 games. Real level only shows itself after ~8 games. You have a fair chance though, lots of mediocre teams this year.

      1. Brosstan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Fair chance to not get relegated that is. Top 10 no chance.

        1. Tsparkes10
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Saying no chance is mental. Slim chance but defo possible

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Not mad but you've really lost a sense of perspective. Good result yesterday but it was against a side who defended woefully and nevertheless should have won the game.
      Sheff Utd are still going to be in the bottom 6 or so imo but also I think will do enough to stay up. Talk of a top 10 finish is delusional.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Not nearly as delusional as calling that game unimportant last week

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          You've crawled out of your hole. Of course it is .You have completely ignored the context of the comment which changes the whole meaning of it.

      2. Tsparkes10
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        Maybe so but who knows. Guessing you didn't watch the game mate? We made 2 bigger mistakes out of character than them. Yes their goals weren't the best defensively but we put in 2 good balls and deserved it. Defo not bottom 6 imo. But guess we'll see 🙂

        1. George Sillett
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Yes watched the entire game with my son.You won't be top 10.

        2. Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 7 days ago

          Sheffield United will definitely finish above 14th. Chelsea and their fans took them too lightly and laid the price

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Paid*

          2. George Sillett
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            What influence on the result does Chelsea fans taking them too lightly have ?

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 7 days ago

              None. Chelsea team paid the price of dropping 2 points. Chelsea fans paid the price of bring disappointed

              1. George Sillett
                • 10 Years
                7 years, 7 days ago

                Chelsea didn't win the match imo because of bad decisions by Lampard made due to his inexperience as a coach . Chelsea did not look like they were taking the game lightly . You only had to see the celebrations after the Norwich game to realise that Chelsea know their predicament and take no team lightly.

                1. Nightcrawler
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 7 days ago

                  Didn't watch the Norwich. Maybe I'm reading too much into yesterday's game I don't know but felt like Chelsea never expected SHU to have the ability to come back. Down to lampard probably

                  1. George Sillett
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 7 days ago

                    I wouldnt be at all surprised if Chelsea finished mid table.

          3. Tsparkes10
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 7 days ago

            Fair enough, just feel like everyone we beat or play against is always "their worst performance and their fault they lost" not because we were good. Same old same old. Soon to change

  15. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Siggy and Kane ➡ Sterling (c) and Barnes (-4) worked out well

    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      This week yeah but over the next few it might work out

      1. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        hope so 🙂

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Digne off?

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

      No.

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Coleman in the box and has a shot blocked

  18. BIind Moth
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    I think this could be the first bs decision that's gone my way this season. Blatant pens dismissed, offside no worries.

  19. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Year for the cheap defense!

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      TAA, Lundstrum & 4.5’s

  20. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    This game is going to end 6-5...

  21. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    This Moise Kean first start?

  22. @persecuted_by_mods
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Iwobi at that price is such a bargain

  23. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    This game needs Jota goals.

  24. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    aguero or auba ? extra million comes really handy but only have kdb for city attack. on wc by the way. thanks.

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

    To be honest, I'll be happy if Coleman equals Digne's pts, say two pointer, I reallly will. Just hope on Ceballos for the next game.

    1. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Was close with a shot in the box. Should've shot on the first touch

  26. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Double Everton defence working out well. No assists, no clean sheets, Jota on bench. Eff this game!

  27. Bruno Commando
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Which WC team is better? A vs B..

    WC team A:
    Pope // Button
    Dunk VVD* Digne* Walker* // Lund
    Salah* Sterling Mount KDB* // Cantwell
    Haller* Abraham* // Greenwood

    WC team B:
    Pope // Button
    Dunk TAA* Otamendi* Pieters* // Lund
    Mane* Sterling Mount Martial* // Cantwell
    Kun* Pukki* // Greenwood

  28. dark91
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Are people being serious about considering Iwobi?!!!

    1. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Just bought him mate

    2. THE Wild Rover
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Why wouldn’t you at that price?

      1. dark91
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 days ago

        We can start by talking about how many minutes he got/will be getting

    3. @persecuted_by_mods
      7 years, 7 days ago

      Why not? Decent player good price, imo was becoming a good player at arsenal did well with not many minutes

  29. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Richly looks in trouble

  30. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 days ago

    Digne getting less than 1 points surely

    1. Stoic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 days ago

      *.