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Ancelotti and Bilic name unchanged teams for Gameweek 2 opener

It’s as you were for both Everton and West Bromwich Albion in the opening match of Gameweek 2.

Fresh from a 1-0 win at Spurs, Carlo Ancelotti has gone with the same XI that impressed there.

That means another start in the front-three for James Rodriguez (£7.5m), who was highly sought-after in the Fantasy Premier League transfer market this week.

The Colombian international is joined at that end of the pitch by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.1m) and Richarlison (£8.0m), both of whom scored or had chances to in Gameweek 1.

The midfield trio of Allan (£5.5m), Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.5m) and André Gomes (£5.5m) gets another chance to dictate proceedings in front of an unchanged back-four.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m) is at left-back, Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) on the right-hand side of Michael Keane (£5.0m) and Yerry Mina (£5.5m).

Considering his slight personnel issues, Slaven Bilic has named a five-man defence once again, despite conceding three times at home to Leicester last time out.

Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) is not ready for involvement yet, so Kieran Gibbs (£4.5m) and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m) sit either side of Dara O’Shea (£4.5m), Kyle Bartley (£4.5m) and Semi Ajayi (£5.0m).

Grady Diangana (£5.5m) and Matheus Pereira (£6.0m) provide some additional width in midfield with Romaine Sawyers (£5.0m) and Jake Livermore (£5.0m) operating centrally.

For the second week in a row, Callum Robinson (£5.5m) has been named as the lone centre-forward.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Doucouré, Allan, Gomes; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodriguez.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, O’Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Sawyers, Livermore, M Pereira; C Robinson.

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  1. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Congrats to DCL owners.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So sick of this game....

    no dcl,james or rich... and bought digne and martial for 4 point hit 🙁

    1. Homer21
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hardly the games fault

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You’re the most depressing poster. Same story every week

    3. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martial hasn't even played yet...

      Relax man,

  3. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    LEE: Meslier, Dallas, Koch, Cooper, Ayling, Klich, Harrison, Phillips, Costa, Hernández, Bamford
    Subs: Elia Caprile, Struijk, Shackleton, Roberts, Alioski, Rodrigo, Poveda-Ocampo

    FUL: Areola, Tete, Bryan, Odoi, Hector, Onomah, Reed, Anguissa, Kamara, Cavaleiro, Aleksandar Mitrovic
    Subs: Rodák, Ream, Cairney, Knockaert, Kebano, Lemina, Bobby De Cordova-Reid

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks, Mitro 1 pointer banked 😎

      1. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        mitro hattie incoming.. will stop thee dcl transfer in!!

        1. Forza
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Most players chase total points before round points - DCL will still be bought en masse.

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The end of struijk. Leeds masterclass incoming

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So Struijk not nailed on? Didn't he have a great game vs Liverpool?

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He did but he is very young and very much not first choice

  4. MoSalalalalalalalalah
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Points not updating.

  5. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL broke FPL

  6. Team Bobcat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fpl site has crashed trying to manage all the traffic 🙂

  7. tm370
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The DCL is a donkey crowd are notably silent now..

    1. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It’s 10 man WBA, chill

    2. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I own him, but he's still Donkey Calvert Lewin. Last goal came off the back of his head when he wasn't looking

    3. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A donkey could have scored the goals he has, tbf

    4. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He scored 13 goals last season with arguably the second worst midfield in the league.

      He’s going to get 15-20 goals this season.

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly this. Said this yesterday. He is incredible in the air.

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Matt Phillips the legendary troll incoming

  9. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wildcarded this week and got in DCL 🙂

    Almost makes the wildcard worth it in itself!

    1. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Have him from gw 1

  10. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL and James owners raise your hands!

    o/

    (I don't own Salah so I am milking this)

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      yep, got both + digne who blanked but still

  11. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Best three Everton options on WC?

    1. Del Griffith
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      DCL James and Digne?

    2. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      DCL James digne

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pickford, Digne and Richarlison!

  12. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Have to hope DCL owners don't also own Rodriguez....would offset not owning DCL

  13. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL triple rise this week

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Everton have broken FPL.

    That tops off 2020 for me.

    1. diabydoesgallas
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hahaha. Very true

  15. jia you
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Nightmare start having the wrong Everton triple up 🙁

  16. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wilson to DCL I feel perhaps

    Maybe Ings even

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ings and Adams likely to share goals. I'd go Ings to DCL personally

  17. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Did Digne grab the assist for DCL’s hat trick?

      1. Alnair
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        James

        1. Party time
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Oh... I’ve just seen it also.Thanks buddy

        2. FantasyTony
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          No

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        DCL fail.

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

        No DCL but absolutely chuffed with James so far

        1. Keep Calm and Play On
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Same here but DCL will be coming in as well, Hames just pulling all the strings going forward, I see Everton scoring a lot this season

      4. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I was so close to do Son to James, but i bottle it ffs

        1. BERGKOP
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Fortune favours the brave

      5. xHaTr
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        DCL what a hero!

      6. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Even with the DCL hat trick he still hasn’t punished us Hames owners to badly only 4 points in it (5 with bonus) but with him coming off hoping Hames can get another!

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Having both is ideal

      7. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        PLEASE DIGNE GET SOMETHING

      8. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Shoulda captained DCL 😛

        1. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          cheers BUBZ

          30(-4) so far 😎

          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            😎

          2. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            We’ve been unlucky with Digne

      9. Ady87
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        This is torturous.

      10. MoSalalalalalalalalah
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Both DCL and Diangana off now, so I can relax

      11. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sold Hames on WC to get Bruno FFS

      12. Pedram
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thank god DCL got subbed, he was doing too much damage to my ranking

      13. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        42 points last week and took a -4 hit this week. Own zero Everton & Periera is on the bench for me.

        1. F_Ivanovic
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          meanwhile people in my mini league are sat there with triple Everton (one even captained DCL) and are on 30+ points

      14. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        WTF!!! I go out at 1-0 to go and sell an iPad to someone. I come back and it's 5-2!