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Everton unchanged as Eze makes first Premier League start for Palace

Carlo Ancelotti has named an unchanged side for Everton as they travel to Crystal Palace in Gameweek 3.

The Toffees’ key players have been highly sought-after in the transfer market over the last seven days; hardly a surprise given that Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.3m) already has four goals in two matches.

The mid-priced forward arrives at Selhurst Park currently sat in 27.5% of Fantasy Premier League squads, the most of any Everton asset.

James Rodríguez (£7.6m) is not far behind his colleague. Following his 12-point haul against West Bromwich Albion, the Colombian is now owned by 25.1% of Fantasy managers.

Richarlison (£8.0m) is currently the slight differential in attack, currently sat in 11.4% of Fantasy squads for Gameweek 3.

There is also plenty of interest in an Everton clean sheet today, as 14.1% have hold of Lucas Digne (£6.1m). The left-back was unfortunate to blank in Gameweek 2, hitting the crossbar and targetted by more final-third passes than any colleague against the Baggies.

While the majority of the Fantasy community will be siding with the visitors today, Crystal Palace are hardly short of support.

After finding the net three times in the opening two matches of the season, Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) has already accrued 17% ownership. With Luka Milivojevic (£5.9m) still on the Palace bench, the out-of-position FPL midfielder, deployed as a centre-forward once again, may get another chance at spot-kick duties for the Eagles.

Meanwhile, 24.4% of Fantasy managers remain invested in Tyrick Mitchell (£4.1m), who is yet to register a blank this season. The young left-back kept a clean sheet in his last Premier League outing at Selhurst Park, and provided a Fantasy assist when Palace won 3-1 at Old Trafford last weekend.

There will be plenty of interest from Palace fans and neutrals alike as Eberechi Eze (£6.0m) makes his first league start for his new club. The former QPR man has been restricted to substitute appearances in the Premier League thus far, but replaces Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) on the left-hand side of midfield in Gameweek 3.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, McArthur, McCarthy, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Coleman; Allan, Gomes, Doucouré; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodríguez.

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2,182 Comments Post a Comment
  1. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lovely CS wiped.
    Happy with only DCL in the match 🙂

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

      Same!

      I've started Forster ahead of Guaita so in reality, probably not actually 😆

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Surprised the rarely seen Townsend wagon hasnt left the station yet this season.

  3. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Now score a screamer Hamez

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

    More points for Townsend

  5. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dunk (c) next week?

  6. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Digne is going to have to leave my team.

  7. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Dcl G
    Coleman A

    1-0 everton

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yayyy

    2. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Bro are you watching in Antarctica?

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

      Internet explorer

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

      Dodgy stream provided by AskJeeves?

    5. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      AOL

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

      You guys need to get your ISS stream upgraded

    7. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      BBC radio 5.

      Should cancel my licence fee

  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lol poor Digne owners... Everton are horrible defensively

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

      For attacking potential mate, we'll see....

  9. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Got DCL but no excitement after last week. Good start early on quickly means nothing when everyone else you don't own starts scoring hattricks.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      🙂 glass half-empty? fill 'er up mate and enjoy the ride

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

    Owning Digne is too frustrating

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

      Same as last year and the year before that, too...

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

    Sakho looks like he has put on a ton of weight.

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

    More penalties loool

    1. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Phew no pen

  13. JariL
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any Ben Davies owners considering shipping him out already today due to the pending price drop?

    I'm looking at Semedo.

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will be shipping as soon as I know Reguillon is fit and ready to play.

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

      If I still had him I'd probably be thinking about doing that, yes.

    3. JariL
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks both. Something to consider.

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Davies to Semedo is a great option. I'm thinking of that move as well.

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

    Rich might win a pen here

  15. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Penalty in your opinion?

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Serious?

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    3. Meinhoff
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah why not, at least it's during the game

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

        Lol

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

      No. It was not for penalty

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Please lord no

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

    Should never be a pen

  18. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    has to be

  19. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ally McCoist may be going home 😆

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Haha that was quality

  20. Zalk
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Keeping Digne for the season, easy decision

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

    Not given

  22. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If that's a pen we're doomed

  23. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    No chance of a pen, rich smashed it off his arm when it was by his side

  24. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Guita!

  25. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Correct call. Well done.

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

      Take it Eezer

  26. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    VAR is so inconsistent haha

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

    That needs to be consistent so.

    Doherty, Lindelof...

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ridiculous really

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

    That would have been a pen for united

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      🙄

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I actually hope United get thirty penalties this season and none of them are the right decision because it’s hilarious watching everyone here have a meltdown.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I agree. Even though it could not have been a more obvious penalty today.

  29. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    really ? the ball hit his arm ?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      The arm he was purposely putting behind him? you think thats a pen? if so Football is dead.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        new rules

  30. john25
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hey guys, considering to bring in Semedo, is he a good pick at 5.5m or should I go for Saiss for 0.5 cheaper? Is Saiss fully nailed on?

    Cheers

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Considering a double up myself

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss is best.
      I’ve gone with both