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The first of ten Premier League matches in as many days takes place between Everton and Crystal Palace, with Gameweek 26 getting underway at Goodison Park at 12:30 GMT.

Carlo Ancelotti has delivered a blow to owners of Mason Holgate (£4.5m) and Djibril Sidibe (£5.4m), with both of those defenders only among the substitutes.

That is Holgate’s first benching since Gameweek 9, with the budget Fantasy Premier League asset losing his ever-present record under his new manager.

Michael Keane (£5.2m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) come in at centre-half and right-back respectively, with Bernard (£6.4m) ousting Alex Iwobi (£5.6m) on the left flank.

Ancelotti’s other change is an enforced one, with Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.4m) replacing the suspended Fabian Delph (£5.3m).

Richarlison (£8.1m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.1m) again form a two-man strike force for the hosts.

Speaking of his line-up changes, Ancelotti said:

We need more of everything. More quality, more intensity, more pressure, more concentration. It’s not easy to pick the line-up but I want everyone to be involved and the players accept my decisions.

The Palace team news is nice and easy to digest, with the Eagles unchanged from their defeat to Sheffield United last weekend.

Martin Kelly (£4.3m), who lost his place to Joel Ward (£4.3m) in Gameweek 25 anyway, is absent with a minor calf injury.

Vicente Guaita (£5.0m) is between the posts again after his clanger against the Blades, with Roy Hodgson saying:

You don’t drop first-choice goalkeepers because they’ve made one mistake – it can happen to anyone. We’re very happy with him and very happy he’s playing today.

Palace are without a clean sheet since Gameweek 16, which is the longest barren streak in the top flight at present.


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Schneiderlin, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Walcott, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Cahill, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, McCarthy, McArthur, Zaha, Ayew, Benteke.

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  1. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL get in

  2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    YARSSSSSS

  3. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lol why sub Holgate man ffs.

  4. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sold DCL a week early. Brilliant.

  5. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Palace suck my balls

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Thats nice of them.

  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    no way richa is still at everton next season

  7. Peter Ouch
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Great start in my WC dumping Dcl haha

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Same did not see that coming thought it would be a tight game

  8. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Rich 3 baps due to winning goal and DCL 2?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Naw dcl 3

  9. TAT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Guess this was the wrong GW to play the WC after all.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Only one game gone bit melodramatic.

      1. TAT
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, but it happens every time I play the WC – without exception.

        1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Sure if you knew that you should never wildcard! 😀

          I got rid of DCL as well overall if you get half decent luck - the wildcard should be an improvement based on the fixtures in the net few game weeks.

          1. TAT
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            I must admit I've briefly considered burning a WC due to my track record with them. But then there's injuries and factors that leaves you with no choice; yet the original team somehow manages to pick up points – sometimes more than the WC one, over a number of GWs.

            I hope it will be an improvement in the long run! Team looks much more solid now at least.

            1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
              • 17 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              After looking at how I wildcarded so far - maybe I should have burned the wildcard myself!

              1. TAT
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                I had to laugh when the double Sheffield U defence conceded and Lundstram came on to score!

                It's 31 from 5 with the pre-WC team, and 3 from 2 with the WC team now.

  10. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Have both Richarlson and Lewin. I'm happy.

  11. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Guiata is just crap. Might as well leave him for Newcastle home though

  12. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Totally loving it yes. only one to own DCL in my ML

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone got Rich and DCL?

    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.

  14. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Where’s Bhuna?
    He took out DCL for Long

  15. Kushal
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Best lundstram replacement?
    5.4 budget

    Keeping in mind the blank gw

    1. Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ritchie on corners and set pieces

  16. badgerboy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Maupay over DCL 3 weeks ago continues to haunt! 😀

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Try it 6 weeks ago lol

      1. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        😀

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Aguero hasn't fared much better, hopefully he hammers the hammers

    3. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Maupay had me one assist since I got him, no show last week!
      Not sure on him today either
      Had other fires to put out

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL misses a sitter

  18. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DcL miss

  19. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL Misses sitter. Ruins Rich A

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL BIG Miss!

    Christ.

  21. SirStevieG
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL NOOOOOO

  22. Jebiga
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Dcl almost what a sitter 🙂

  23. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL big sitter

  24. Am sorry to say again it�…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Dcl misses a sitter, Richarlison looked dangerous all game

  25. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    there goes baps

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      3 down to 2 for sure

    2. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      just one

  26. HD7
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Not sure whether to be happy with DCL now 😀

  27. Jullepuu
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Still gonna do DCL to Jimenez. Thanks DCL for the points but it's time

    1. HD7
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yep same move

  28. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL howler right in front

  29. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Patience being rewarded always feels the best. Selling DCL this week was a knee jerky newbie move.

  30. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL owners beyond lucky. Done f all all game. That miss at the end just shows his true quality.

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      agreed

    2. SirStevieG
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hi non owner

    3. BNMC
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      How? He's consistently been one of the top players for shots in the box since Carlo arrived. Also keep in mind that he's only 6m.

    4. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Unlucky, he should have scored tbh

    5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      yawn

    6. Vlad Tepes
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He is still got an amazing talent, always at the right place

    7. IRBOX ⚽
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Sucked in for not owning really. So much shite

    8. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He gets on the end of more chances than many other strikers. same reason I brought in Ings alongside him this week. DCL had a decent run of games, been delivering but will still sell soon, probably to Abraham who also misses half his chances but with better fixtures so no brainer

    9. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      He's a jolly good chap, but a bit of a dickhead for a missing a sitter (or so you are all telling me).