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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. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    What constitutes as good luck on FFS?

    All your players being under 10% EO and all of them getting double digit hauls?

    Anything less is a bust?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not sure what good luck is but bad luck is clearly any time a player doesn't return- applies to every player every week every game

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        WTF that sounds so unfair?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I usually just blame Mark

    3. RogDog_jimmy
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Literally any blank is the worst thing in the world.
      Only one goal is bad luck.

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No such thing as luck, it's opportunity meets preparation 😉

    5. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      The only person that luck affects around here is Fudgy. That's all that matters.

    6. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Choosing players whose expected points over a period of 4-6 GWs ends up being a lot higher than their actual points in that period of 4-6 GWs.

      See, for example, Salah when he went on that blank run around GW20 for 6/7 games.

    7. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero dinking a pen to your goalkeeper after he's conceeded and him getting 3 baps too is certainly good luck.

      1. RogDog_jimmy
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah this was great luck! Loved it.

  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon DCL, one more bps!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Foul makes it 2.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Boo

  3. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My bench boost players points keep going down

  4. Eric Banternaaa
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Worst rank in seven seasons. Need to break the top 200K! Currently got 9 starters.

    Pickford
    Castagne Digne Phillips Veltman
    Salah Jota Maddison Lingard
    Kane DCL

    Mendy Shaw Greenwood Ihenacho

    Thinking Maddison Castagne > Son Lowton/ Aina -4. Thoughts?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lowton won’t get you into the top 200k mate.

      1. Eric Banternaaa
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Son will. I have 4.4 to spend if I want Son.

  5. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    about time for a digne YC

  6. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Ha I was joking yesterday when I said I'd take 8 points on my BB, not even going to make that!

  7. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Do we think Mahrez gets a game next week?

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    DCL BCC

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    DCL big chance created

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      NICEEEE

  10. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Josh King on, time to get himself into the England squad

    1. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He plays for Brazil

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Norway will he make it now do

  11. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    DClc3 bonus??

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2 atm. Possibly 3 after creating that chance.

  12. Kryptonite666
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Narrowed down ML leader’s lead to 33 points. Any hail mary suggestions for last 3 weeks ?

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      mahrez

  13. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy clean sheet locked.

    1. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Another dgw punt blanks for me.

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kick someone, Godfrey!

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      😆

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison doing his trademark sulk

  16. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Picking Richarlison over DCL last week was very very stupid

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Milk was a bad choice

  17. Tango74
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Auba benched !!

    1. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      You sound surprised.

      1. Tango74
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I thought he score 2 goals last week?

        1. Superflymonk
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Been out for a while, and personally kinda not on the best terms with Arteta. Arteta Tuchel and Pep will always rotate when mid week games are played. He probably wants Auba for the Chelsea game.

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good morning!!

  18. Rassi
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    DCL on 3 bp

  19. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    DCL still 32 bps after that bcc??

  20. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    0 shots on target for the hammers

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    3 - Calvert-Lewin (36)
    2 - Godfrey (34)
    1 - Mina (26)

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Come on my boy!!

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That'll do DCL, that'll do.

  22. Pukki Blinders
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    never mind an extra bonus point, go grab another goal DCL ffs

  23. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Could Digne sneak a BAP?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Hope so

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Needs to create a chance.

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

      Based on what?

  24. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Punch someone on the tunel Mina! (Digne 23)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      24

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        come on

  25. WVA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    My players on bench boost so far 2, 2, 1

    My rival has Mendy Bamford Dallas and Lowton to come lol

  26. TorresMagic™
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Coufal close

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      To planting that ball in my balcony!

  27. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Be grateful that Everton have got the CS. Because they have given away a lot of chances and West Ham have been wasteful.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No shot on goal!

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly. West Ham very wasteful.

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Very

  28. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    today's games are not on bein?

  29. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kane and Lingard giving me 3 points from my bench boost. Cheers lads! I will be lucky to get 6 in total with Areola and Saka left haha

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yep both my single gwk players stinking up many of our teams

  30. Chandler Bing
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Get those 2 BPS Digne

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      one you mean