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Injury crisis eases for Everton as Ancelotti appointed new manager

21 December 2019 814 comments
Colm Hayes Colm Hayes
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With the strange situation of both Everton and Arsenal being under caretaker managers for one last match, the early Gameweek 18 kick-off is more so about the players impressing real-life bosses rather than Fantasy ones.

Carlo Ancelotti – announced as Everton’s new boss just before the 11.30am team news – and Mikel Arteta will both assess their soon-to-be squads at Goodison Park this afternoon.

The Toffees welcome back Lucas Digne (£5.7m), Djibril Sidibe (£5.3m), Fabian Delph (£5.3m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) from a range of injuries and illness.

Richarlison (£7.9m), brought in by nearly 150,000 managers for GW18, is named to start for a wide-left attacking position. If the Brazilian does remain in that berth for 90 minutes, it could be a clue as to how Ancelotti plans to use Everton’s top scorer.

Digne is actually the most-selected FPL asset in Everton’s squad at 11.4%. Owners and potential investors will be looking for the Frenchman to return to the creative ways that saw him become an extremely popular asset last season.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£10.8m) again leads the line for Arsenal, with Alexandre Lacazette (£9.3m) benched for the third league game in a row.

Sead Kolasinac (£5.2m) is set to miss the Christmas period with an ankle problem, while Kieran Tierney (£5.4m) is out until March with a shoulder injury. FPL midfielder Bukayo Saka (£4.5m) looks set to operate at left-back, which will pit him against ex-Arsenal man Alex Iwobi (£5.6m).

More young Gunners in the shape of Reiss Nelson (£5.3m) and Emile Smith-Rowe (unlisted) also start in attacking midfield for Freddie Ljungberg, while budget forward Gabriel Martinelli (£4.5m) could be one to monitor for FPL bosses using a 3-5-2 formation.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Holgate, Sidibe; Delph, Davies; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Iwobi; Calvert-Lewin.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Saka, David Luiz, Chambers, Maitland-Niles; Xhaka, Torreira; Martinelli, Smith-Rowe, Nelson; Aubameyang.

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  1. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else captain Lundstram?

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    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Oh Lord!

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      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Lord Lundstram?

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    2. The_Fish
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I have

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    3. Kitman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Hell yes!

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    4. nerd_is_the_werd
      6 years, 10 months ago

      If you had to, then would say this is the best GW to do this.

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  2. Sz21
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Would you WC on GW 19 or 20 with this squad?
    Plenty of decent fixtures for this squad next GW. Worried about price rises of players + the lack of time between GW's but otherwise this squad seems ok. Son in for Salah is an option with the 1ft.

    Henderson.
    Robbo, Lundstram, Kelly.
    Pulisic, Grealish, KDB, Salah.
    Abraham, Kane (c), Vardy.
    Button, Soyuncu, Cantwell, Williams.
    1ft, 0.0m

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    1. Stupendous
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks for selling. I'll be bringing Salah in this or next week and it would be a Xmas present if he dropped .1

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      1. Sz21
        6 years, 10 months ago

        He won't drop. If I do remove it would be for 1 week max.
        We'll see.

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    2. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 months ago

      GW20 for sure, not much needs changing anyway. Just start planning today

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    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Looks fine. Just save unlessinjury ofc

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  3. fr3d
    6 years, 10 months ago

    I wonder what everyone’s cup opponent ate for breakfast

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    1. Marvin.
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Hopefully something substantial and nutritious.

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    2. Holmes
      6 years, 10 months ago

      His name is slim shady, probably ate something good

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  4. TAT
    6 years, 10 months ago

    My team is in bad state when I'm relying on Saka to make an impact…

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  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 months ago

    shots on target 0-0...good game

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  6. Butcher
    6 years, 10 months ago

    This game is so poor its sickening

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    1. Marvin.
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The goonies is on channel 5.

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Quite impressive from arsenal. Looking a little more solid at least

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    1. HurriKane
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You probably jinxed it. Watch arsenal defence capitulate 2nd half

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    2. Wrong Captain Again
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Unbelievable that I'm agreeing with a statement that includes "arsenal" and "solid" in the same sentence.

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  8. HurriKane
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Shocking game. Better off watching paint dry

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    1. Syd.
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Funny you should say that as that is exactly what I am doing

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      1. HurriKane
        6 years, 10 months ago

        More enjoyable right?

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    2. Party time
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Better off watching my dog excrete

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      1. HurriKane
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Woof woof. Say Hi to your dog 😉

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        1. Party time
          6 years, 10 months ago

          🙂

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  9. Grand Thibauto
    6 years, 10 months ago

    LiveScore showing 94% possession for Everton, is that right?

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    1. Kip
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Lol i just noticed it as well, see below

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    2. OverTinker
      6 years, 10 months ago

      yes i noticed it too and i thought may be they show it for the last 5 minutes possession as some sites do in this way

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  10. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Ings going be big later

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  11. Hotdogs for Tea
    6 years, 10 months ago

    awful game

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    1. Syd.
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You are being to kind to this game

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  12. Feloh
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Got sick watching this shite.

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  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Ancellotti clearly thinking “how soon could I get them to sack me and pay out my contract so I can get away from this dump?”

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    1. Holmes
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Those were Pearson's thoughts vs Liverpool 😀

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    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      6 years, 10 months ago

      No he sees that Ferguson is shite. Bernard on left. Rich in central.

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  14. diesel001
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Better performance from Arsenal. Need to get back to keeping it tight and getting CS. Once they get into that habit they can move forward with the more creative stuff in the final third.

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  15. Nightcrawler
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Some people will never be happy

    Arsenal involved in high scoring games. Defence gets bashed

    Aesenal put on a defensjve masterclass. Game gets bashed

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    1. have you seen cyan
      6 years, 10 months ago

      high scoring games, what because they concede so much? 😀

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    2. WD27
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I think its more the game in general.. it's like watching Sunday league

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    3. FDMS All Starz
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Defence masterclass?? Really?? Both teams just poor in the final third of the pitch

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      1. Marvin.
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Poor in all thirds of the pitch, and all 4 dimensions of existence.

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  16. g40steve
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Ancelotti & Arteta, where’s the tipex........

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  17. seewhyaxe
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Where are the goals....

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    1. HurriKane
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Saved for tot vs che clash

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  18. Rainer
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Enough is enough.

    Thanks for the memories.

    #ArtetaOUT

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    1. Holmes
      6 years, 10 months ago

      #AncellotiOUT as well

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    2. Marvin.
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ancelotti in?

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    3. Differential C (Mark)
      6 years, 10 months ago

      It TIME TO GOOOOOO

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    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      6 years, 10 months ago

      He’s been given a chance but the team obviously haven’t responded to his methods

      Time for fresh blood

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    5. HurriKane
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ive had enough robbie.. banter fc is back #ArtertaOut

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    6. Amey
      6 years, 10 months ago

      😀

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  19. Differential C (Mark)
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Genuinely curious whether Arteta actually considers himself more of an Arsenal or Everton man.

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  20. Kip
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Livescore has Everton on 96% possession..

    I assume its an error?

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    1. Grand Thibauto
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yes, check another app

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    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Stat man probably fell asleep 40 minutes ago

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    3. Holmes
      6 years, 10 months ago

      46-54

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    4. _Make
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Football or narcotics?

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    5. Piggs Boson
      6 years, 10 months ago

      That's probably true for the last 5 minutes.

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    6. OverTinker
      6 years, 10 months ago

      some sites show last 5 minutes %

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  21. ZeBestee
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Players not reacting to incoming Manager's is the worst thing I can take from football. Makes the Manager scratch his head for answers before he even takes over.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      6 years, 10 months ago

      How are you taking that?

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  22. DAZZ
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Who convinced me to go Richarlison, fail

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    1. ZeBestee
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I did it seconds before deadline, for a hit! If that helps you feel better.

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      1. Amey
        6 years, 10 months ago

        😮

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    2. OptimusBlack
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I said to you bring Sterling and last i got Kane instead of Sterling and Richarlison

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  23. g40steve
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Richy had a dodgey sausage roll?

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    1. HurriKane
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Why the heck are you looking at Richy's Sausage ?

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      1. ZeBestee
        6 years, 10 months ago

        First world problems.

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    2. g40steve
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Looked to be puking end of game.

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  24. sambyy
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Dear Lundstram that was awful.

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  25. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Good luck to Ancelotti and Arteta as they try to sneak out at halftime with nobody noticing

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    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 10 months ago

      looking to beat the queues at the nearest bus station.

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  26. Piggs Boson
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Whenever I see Ancelotti I get a strong urge to watch The Godfather.

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      6 years, 10 months ago

      It is a little known, but nonetheless interesting fact, that the famous Wembley Arch was actually architecturally inspired by Carlo’s eyebrow

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    2. Differential C (Mark)
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The theme starts playing in my head, I swear, man.

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    3. HurriKane
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Guy oozes class. Deserves Respect

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  27. FDMS All Starz
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Love how so many very excited before the game about Richarlison and 45mins of silence...ofcourse 45mins to go but don’t see Everton scoring more than 1 here

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    1. Butcher
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I was one of the excited ones. Had green arrows past few weeks but gonna be a massive red this week.

      Thanks Richarlison (c).

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  28. The_Fish
    6 years, 10 months ago

    You know you care too much about FPL when games that you don’t have any players in are not interesting at all.

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    1. Luton_Fan
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Only watch premier games cos of fpl.

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  29. Eleven Hag
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What are hoping from todays matches?

    - Grealish blank
    - Palace, SU clean sheets
    - Jimenez haul

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    1. Luton_Fan
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Rashford goal and assist. Son brace. Palace to concede, norwich to beat wolves with cantwell winner, vardy to blank, kdb to score from 25 yards. Heaton to score from a freekick in his 6 yard box. That will do

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  30. Zilla
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What a truly awful half

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