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Digne and Coleman set for wing-back roles as Everton face unchanged West Ham

Everton are the latest Double/Triple Gameweek 35 team off the rank, with the first of two matches for the Toffees this week taking place on Sunday afternoon.

It’s West Ham United up first for Carlo Ancelotti’s side, with kick-off at the London Stadium at 16:30 BST.

There are no surprises on either side regarding the starting XIs, with West Ham unchanged from their 2-1 win at Burnley on Monday.

Ancelotti has made three alterations following the 2-1 loss at home to Aston Villa last Saturday.

Michael Keane (£5.0m), Yerry Mina (£5.5m) and Tom Davies (£5.2m) are back, with the benched Mason Holgate (£4.8m), Andre Gomes (£5.3m) and Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) paying the price for some unconvincing displays against the Villans.

Recalls for Keane and Mina likely means that the blue half of Merseyside will be using a wing-back system, with Lucas Digne (£6.2m) and Seamus Coleman (£4.9m) deployed in more advanced roles.

The fit-again Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.1m) returns to the visitors’ matchday squad for the first time in two months and is among the substitutes.

There is no James Rodriguez (£7.7m), as expected, with the Colombian a possibility to return for the rematch with Villa on Thursday.

LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Soucek, Lanzini, Fornals, Lingard, Benrahma, Antonio.

Subs: Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Bowen, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Johnson, Odubeko, Coventry, Randolph.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Digne, Davies, Allan, Sigurdsson, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

Subs: Holgate, Delph, King, Doucoure, Iwobi, Nkounkou, Bernard, Gomes, Olsen.

PREVIOUSLY IN TRIPLE GAMEWEEK 35…

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There were points all round for Manchester United’s five most-owned attacking assets in part one of their Gameweek 35 triple-header.

The Red Devils came from a goal down to beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Sunday afternoon, with Bruno Fernandes (£11.5m), Mason Greenwood (£7.2m), Marcus Rashford (£9.6m), Edinson Cavani (£8.0m) and Paul Pogba (£7.6m) each registering an attacking return apiece.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.7m) claimed the assist for Greenwood’s goal but it was an otherwise forgettable day of owners of United’s defenders, who once again came unstuck against a side outside of the top ten.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s troops have played 18 matches against teams currently in the bottom half and have kept just five clean sheets.

And the loss of a shut-out was compounded by an injury concern for Fantasy managers who have Harry Maguire (£5.5m) in their squads.

The stopper hobbled off in the final quarter of an hour to end his remarkable run of never missing a Premier League minute for United.

His manager rather unhelpfully said after full-time:

Hopefully [the final] will be OK with Harry. I don’t know. We need to check it. It might be a few weeks or a month – we don’t know. It was his calf or lower leg. I think the player landed on him and he twisted something.

His fitness is very good – he’s robust. But, today, it looked like the boy landed on him and he twisted his ankle. I don’t know how serious it is. He might be available on Tuesday, he might not.

It was a miserable day for owners of Ollie Watkins (£6.5m), too, with the Villa man sent off for two bookable offences and now set to miss his side’s second Double Gameweek 35 fixture against Everton on Thursday.

Bertrand Traore (£5.8m) had earlier broken the deadlock for Villa to claim his tenth attacking return of 2020/21.

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701 Comments Post a Comment
  1. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    Mahrez or Son for gw36?

    1. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      son

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Just for 36- Mahrez

  2. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    F***ing Watkins. Anyone know how long he'll be out for. May have to take another double hit for watkins > DCL

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      1 game...back for GW36 so not a problem

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      He will miss the Everton game, but will be back to play in GW36

    3. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Really. Awesome. Thanks guys

  3. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    West Ham better step it the f**k up. My rival has double Everton defence here.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      They won't.

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      West Ham could attack all night and not score, summed up by Coufal hitting the inside of the post

  4. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    I'm pretty sure I know the rules...but is watkins suspended for Everton now?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Scout tweet agrees.

  5. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    richarlison is so bad

  6. jayzico
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    I've 6.4m for Watkins > who?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Keep

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      He's back next GW...

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Just keep him.

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Keep

    5. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      He plays next gw. surely you have other issues?

    6. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 16 days ago

      Keep his back rested GW36

    7. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      No point selling- back for next gameweek.

    8. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      palace gw 36, keep surely

    9. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yup. I'll keep. Thanks guys

  7. Qaiss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 16 days ago

    The state of that Arsenal lineup after just being knocked out of the Europa and being rotated against Newcastle last week.

    West Brom will finish this Tony Pulis admirer off.

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Hilarious rotation as if they have a good deep squad.

  8. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Saka starting at LB... what an absolute travesty of a player to own that guy is

  9. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Bullet dodged on the FH Auba punt

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Took him out after Thursday, had a feeling he’d be benched

  10. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    6 Changes for Arsenal, headline is Auba benched

  11. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lingard yc

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Music to my ears

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Woooo

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I'm not celebrating yet.

  12. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lingard YC

  13. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lingard booked for dissent, I own him and Coufal in this game

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Saka at LB?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yes

      1. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Cheers mate

  15. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    decided to play lingard and kane over holding and smith rowe, in hindsight a very bad decision

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      2-0 west brom win will change your mind?

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        cant see it

  16. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Holding starts. Woop

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      I didn't want him starting after that Dunk goal.

      Now I'm rather pleased lol.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Own but not confident of a cleanie at all, maybe I will set my expectation at 2 points.

  17. JBG
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 15 days ago

    Lingard back to his actual self. "But, but.. HoW cOUld MU LeT LiNGard go!?"

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      He's working really hard in this game tbf

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      He does this regularly. Goes on a hot streak and people get fooled into thinking he is a top player. He is 28. If he was *that* good wouldn't he have shown more than just the occasional hot streak?

    3. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Lol at “if someone doesn’t score every game they trash”

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Real football isn't fpl mate

    5. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Yaaaay Leno, welcome back

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        Let's hope he does better for us than his last outing!

    6. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 15 days ago

      Just wow, I can't even laugh at my bad luck anymore

      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 15 days ago

        You sure can talk about it though

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          😆

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Are all saints fans on this forum cursed

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            I genuinely am

        • TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          You'd win FPL with 1% luck.

          1. WVA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            I kill for 1% of good luck

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Given your rank, you've had plenty.

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 15 days ago

          DCL and Richarlison the new Mane and Salah when it comes to not passing each other when the obvious pass is on

          Just one time and they'll score

          1. ZAMUNDA
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            True!

        • Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Ryan not even on the bench... injured or something? Saving grace for Leno owners?

        • OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Why not any club go for Wenger? He is still a good manager

          1. Pukki Blinders
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Don’t think many clubs have nursing homes nearby

          2. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Is he? Personally think football has moved on from Benitez, Mourinho, Ferguson and Wenger.

            1. OPTA FPL
              • 12 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              attacking mind not like Benitez Mourinho

          3. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Wenger at Arsenal,
            First 8 years: Ahead of the curve
            Next 8 years: On the curve
            Last 8 years: Behind the curve

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          So Ryan injured which means Leno plays who I sold for Hendo -4, garanteed cleanie for Arsenal

          1. Indpush
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Doubt it

        • Well you know, Triffic
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Picked Auba on FH ;(

        • DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          I think Pep would want to wrap it up next week. Which City attacker would be the best option? Mahrez?

        • Liberate HK - antichinazi
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Evertion 7 CS when away (including this game) and 2 CS at home

        • Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Oh ffs I captained slab head and thought he got a rest lol did the injury look bad missing next game ?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Looked bad. Particularly when he tried to carry on and couldn't.

          2. dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Doesn’t look good

            1. Steve The Spud
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 15 days ago

              Christ, huge red arrow incoming then

        • Salan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Don't know what Arteta is thinking.

        • Blue Moon Rising
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          How awful has Jota been? Complete waste of time.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            Awful player awful product

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 15 days ago

            All fart, no poo.

        • Nightcrawler
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 15 days ago

          Very disappointing from Digne

          Playing like a 4.5 CB just clearing it long all the time

          Paid the premium for the key passes and Baps