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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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  1. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    DCL p!ssing away his baps, as usual.

  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Cress not Well

  3. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Again handful of injuries for Irons..UCL was so close

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Just sucks. To still be in it this late with the injuries has been amazing but we need to get a break. Rice back next week apparently.

  4. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal post

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal post...

  6. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal unlucky.

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Shock

  7. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal post and off to safety

    Lovely stuff for non owners

  8. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal always hits post

  9. WVA
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Guess who owns Coufal on a bench boost FML

  10. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal hits the post.

    Super Saints rueing their luck.....

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I'm watching the game, not even surprised

  11. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    mina off at 62

  12. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Coufal miss describes this gw

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Ancelotti should really bring Digne off now for a rest. Let Lingard score.

  14. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Everton have just gone completely defensive 0 out ball just waiting to concede

    • Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Mina CS banked

    • Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Richa give me something please

    • BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Jeepers, Bowen defying the Laws of Physics to avoid that rebound.

    • Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Everton playing 1 depth drop back

    • Phlajo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Everton CS moves me from 1st to 3rd in my ML.. things are unbelievably close.

      Need West Ham to score, or even better a Digne OG 😉

    • diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Holgate on. Good for West Ham owners.

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      3 - Godfrey (34)
      2 - Calvert-Lewin (31)
      1 - Mina (26)

      Digne (21)
      Pickford (21)

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Get out of there Godfrey you clown

      2. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        DCL safe for 2

        1. RogDog_jimmy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Still a lot of the match to go.

    • HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      I need G or A from Digne soon...

      1. Patio Kev
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Don’t be greedy, think the clean sheet alone will be sufficient.

        1. FPL_Motty
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah I'd take just a clean sheet at this stage, that's not gauranteed

      2. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        How about a Y?

        1. HonestBlatter
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          That's standard for every game

    • Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      After the highs of yesterday it's back to reality today. Double Utd defence and also Watkins. Any Bruno (C) gain wiped out by the Greenwood and DCL goals.

    • Sharkytect
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Ah. Watkins. Not worth the hit then

    • drughi
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      everton just waiting to concede now

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lingard 😆

      The biggest claret patch ever!

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        will probably blank for the rest of the season

    • RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Seems like players can batter Antonio and ref don’t care because he’s strong.

      1. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Batter him to another injury

        1. RogDog_jimmy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Yar he’s next to go. We’re due a third injury in the game.

    • DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Kane > DCL worked then 🙂

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        depends on gameweek 36 result

      2. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        All the cool kids did Kane to Watkins for -4

      3. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Think Kane hauls in GW36. Wolves are toothless.

      4. Pukki Blinders
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Won’t work out when Kane hauls next week

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Dom has Sheffield United. Let them celebrate FFS

      5. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Vydra > DCL here.
        Nice one.

    • Chandler Bing
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      In hindsight, Rashford (c) wasn't so smart. Oh well, had to be done as I was chasing 50 points.

      1. FPL_Motty
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Rash still has 2 more games? Literally anything can happen still. I think it'll end close between greenwood, bruno and rash

        1. Chandler Bing
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Doesn't put me in a lot of confidence considering he played the full 90 today. Hope you're right though.

    • Mr. Chimes
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Richarlison has been on fire today. And by that I mean he’s been rolling on the floor constantly