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Premier League survival and European qualification places are on the line in this evening’s two 18:00 BST kick-offs.

Everton take on an Aston Villa side who are four points adrift of safety, while fourth plays eighth as Leicester City welcome Sheffield United to the King Power Stadium.

There is plenty of Fantasy interest in these games, too, with Jamie Vardy (£9.8m) and Lucas Digne (£5.9m) each sitting in more than 20% of the top 10,000 Fantasy Premier League sides and enjoying double-digit ownership overall.

Both players start this evening in their respective games.

Leicester are without the injured Marc Albrighton (£5.1m), James Maddison (£7.3m) and Ben Chilwell (£5.5m) for the visit of the Blades, while Caglar Soyuncu (£4.9m) begins a three-match ban.

Albrighton and Soyuncu’s absences have led to two of four changes that Brendan Rodgers has made to his starting XI following the 4-1 thrashing by Bournemouth.

Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) and Christian Fuchs (£4.2m) also drop out, with Wes Morgan (£4.1m), Ryan Bennett (£4.8m), Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and 19-year-old defender Luke Thomas handed starts.

This is Thomas’s first-team debut and he is yet to even be given a price by FPL.

Sheffield United’s team news is much more straightforward, with Chris Wilder naming an unchanged side.

John Lundstram (£4.6m) is again only a substitute, while the fit-again John Fleck (£4.7m) also makes the bench.

The most-bought FPL defender of Gameweek 36+, John Egan (£4.7m), starts again at centre-half, having plundered 31 points in his last three matches.

Dean Smith’s only change from the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday is an enforced one.

With Neil Taylor (£4.2m) ruled out with a hamstring injury, Matt Targett (£4.3m) returns to play at left-back in a like-for-like swap.

Carlo Ancelotti has rung the changes following the dismal 3-0 defeat at Wolves but Richarlison (£8.2m) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.2m) aren’t among the alterations and they start again in attack.

The injured Yerry Mina (£5.3m) is replaced by Mason Holgate (£4.3m), while Alex Iwobi (£5.6m), Bernard (£6.4m), Andre Gomes (£5.2m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) also return at the expense of Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m), Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Leighton Baines (£4.9m) and Anthony Gordon (£4.5m).


Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Holgate, Coleman; Bernard, Davies, Gomes, Iwobi; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Elmohamady, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Samatta, Grealish.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel; Bennett, Morgan, Evans; Justin, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas; Pérez, Vardy, Barnes.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Berge, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

FPL Lessons Learned From Gameweek 36+

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  1. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Why own Dinge at 5.7m when Holgate does the same job for 4.3m

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

      Colgate injured

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

      He doesn't though. He's injured.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Both got 1 pt this week.

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Luckily only got him on FH, so I get crocked Lascalles or Taylor back next GW.

      Joy of joys.

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

    Vardyyyy

    Assist

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      3-0?

      Get in

      1. Chucky
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        lol

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Idiot

    3. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Such a troll. Reported.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        The irony.

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

        Why the harshness? I had just seen Vardy got an assist, not like I said he has scored.
        Jeez

    4. Lucy2019
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Be gentle folks. He is having a shocking week and has a shite rank.

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

        This! Was 40k prior to lockdown.
        Team felt COVID bad!

        1. Lucy2019
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Took my comment like a champ. Respect.

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

            Well it was true, cheers 🙂

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    would you lose antonio for man u game ? could get d silva for instance. thanks. or is his form too hard to ignore ?

  4. Chandler Bing
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    So happy I didn't end up bringing in Digne for a hit.

  5. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    This Thomas kid is unironically better than Phil Foden

  6. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Predictions for united palace score? Realistic, not factoring in our fpl assets!

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      0-1

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Guessing you mean away win, so united 1-0?

        1. GOTHAM City F.C.
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Yes

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      2-0

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        manU 2 - Cry 0

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      2-0 Man Utd, Palace look poor

    4. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      0-1

    5. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      3-1

    6. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      5-1

    7. InSaneMan-e
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      2-2

    8. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      4/5-0 . Bruno poker.

    9. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      2-3

  7. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    At a rough guess, I think that anyone who TCd Antonio last GW will likely have scored more points from him alone than my whole team and bench will have scored in the last 2 GWs.

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

    I don't particularly want to sell Vardy now. He's looked decent.

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      He looks so hungry.

      1. Feanor
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Starving. The Mrs must be too busy with the baby to cook him dinner.

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Keep him then. No Auba for you?

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

    DCL misses sitter

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Moment after El Ghazi did too.

  10. Lucy2019
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    JLingz benched. Unbelievable stuff.

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    what a miss by DCL

  12. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    DCL miss. As always. He is terrible finisher

  13. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Donkey Calvert Lewin

    1. Fudgy
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      racist?

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        How?

        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          Sorry

      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Nah. Racist would be because of his skin colour. DCL is a donkey because he is crap. Note that Giroud is also a donkey and you ain't saying calling Giroud a donkey is racist.

        1. Fudgy
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 days ago

          I thought because a donkey has a dark colour of hair usually.

  14. Boxwoods
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Basham sub tactical?

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Always sacrificed when a goal is needed.

  15. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    That's a horrible miss

  16. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    DCL

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Come ooooon Digneeee

  18. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Everton have been horrible since restart

  19. Oggle22
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Urrrrrgh this game the 1 week Egan is in my team he gets me a massive ZERO just a Bruno captain fail to go

  20. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Come on you Blades, piece that cleanie.

  21. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Catching up and see that Digne's points went from 5 to 1 in the span of 20-30 minutes...? I see the CS is gone and he has a YC, but did VAR overrule something earlier?

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Didn't he just lose his 4 clean sheet points?

  22. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Most of my decisions are completely overthought. Getting Digne in on a whim was utterly under thought.

  23. El-Kloppico
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    wally?

  24. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Everton score. Walcott G

  25. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Remember when Ancelloti thought DCL was world class?

  26. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Walcott against tired legs

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Wally G
    Gomes A

    1. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      😛

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Well, gets rid of any stray Villa CSs in the OR at least lol.

  28. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Villa down.

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Expected

  29. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Digne assist?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Gomes

    2. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Assisted the assister

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Wally G