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In the final match of Gameweek 4, Everton hope to go four games unbeaten when they entertain Burnley at Goodison Park.

Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.

The big news for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers is that there is no Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£8.2m) in the matchday squad.

Toffees manager Rafa Benitez provided an update prior to kick-off:

As a result, it looks like a potential back-three formation for Everton, with Richarlison (£7.5m) leading the line and new signing Salomon Rondon (£6.0m) on the bench.

Captain Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) starts after the hamstring injury he suffered on international duty turned out to be minor, Fabian Delph (£4.4m) misses the game with a shoulder injury, while James Rodriguez (£6.9m) sits out due to match fitness issues.

As for Burnley, club record-signing Maxwel Cornet (£6.0m) is a substitute, with Sean Dyche sticking with the same starting XI that drew with Leeds United in Gameweek 3.

Connor Roberts (£4.5m), Nathan Collins (£4.4m) and Dale Stephens (£4.5m) are all missing from the matchday squad.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Keane, Mina, Coleman, Allan, Doucoure, Digne, Gray, Townsend, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Holgate, Iwobi, Gomes, Gordon, Gbamin, Davies, Rondon

Burnley XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Barnes, Wood

Subs: Hennessey, Cork, Rodriguez, Lennon, Cornet, Pieters, Barnsley, Vydra, Thomas

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  1. Dannyb
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gray's chasing the golden boot.

    1. Thanos
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  2. barton fc
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts Mahrez + scarlett > Sarr + Bamford - 4

    Sanchez (foder)
    TAA Shaw coufal White (tismi)
    Salah Mahrez greenwood benni (brownhill)
    Ronaldo Antonio (scarlett)

    1. Carlton P
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Lovely

  3. Limbo
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Might wildcard in Townsend Doucoure Gray

    1. Limbo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Can do (Salah / Lukaku / TAA / Ronny)

  4. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What's happened to Burnley's defence? I'm sure they used to be good.

  5. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gray this years Gundo - the stat brigade keep doubting the goals keep coming!

    1. Begbie.
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I'd say Soucek.

      Gundogan is at least a genuinely top class footballer.

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No, Doucuore is this years Soucek.

      2. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Soucek had the stats to suggest he would return

        Gundo was the ‘overachiever’

        1. Nanoelektronicar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          5 years, 1 month ago

          This.

  6. BenDavies
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Digne has been completely non-existent

  7. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku, Ronaldo, Salah, Gray, Gallagher template winning.

    1. Andy1
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Got that team now

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Before, or after the last deadline?

  8. pjomara
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My Gray differential isn't going to be much of a differential soon.
    Outscoring Torres, Mount, Jota and only slightly behind Greenwood and Bruno in points for a fraction of the price.

    1. FPL Brains
      • Has Moderation Rights
      5 years, 1 month ago

      It's alright. We've raced ahead with his points already 😉

  9. Differentiator
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Some seriously jerky knees this evening

    Midweek games coming up. Calm those wagons.

  10. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Doucoure is the best player in the world atm.

    1. Limbo
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😀

  11. Piggs Boson
    5 years, 1 month ago

    This has turned into a good match! Everton tearing Burnley apart!

  12. Gudjohnsen
    5 years, 1 month ago

    That Burnley defence

  13. Duke Silver ☑
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Doucoure channelling his inner Iniesta.

  14. Amartey Partey
    5 years, 1 month ago

    DCL would have had a hattrick in this game.

    1. big grande
      5 years, 1 month ago

      yep

    2. The Train Driver
      5 years, 1 month ago

      How? Hasn't been any penalty yet.

      1. big grande
        5 years, 1 month ago

        burnley not conceding a pen with the way they play is more fantastical than DCL scoring a hatrick tbf

  15. The Train Driver
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should do drugtests after this game. Burnley for weed and Townsend for speed and roids.

  16. TomSaints
    5 years, 1 month ago

    We want 5 goals

  17. Differentiator
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Oh my word. Townsend a 5.4m bargain.

    1. TomSaints
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I’ve had him from gw1, steer clear.

      This is very much a freak and he does 1-2 games a season like this.

      Grey is the way

  18. Isca Extremadura
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Rafa is a good manager, better players than at NUFC

  19. g40steve
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Tark G off

    1. BenDavies
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Who is Tark G? Tarkowski G....?

      1. BenDavies
        5 years, 1 month ago

        oh right, goal offside

  20. matiakez
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Best replacement for toney up to 7? Are there any?

    1. Differentiator
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Armstong a decent shout

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Edouard

  21. nerd_is_the_werd
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Almost another assist for Kevin Doucoure

  22. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wilson, Ings + Salah to CR7, Lukaku + Gray (-4) has worked a treat!

    Son + Antonio to Salah + ASM (-4) pencilled in for next week 🙂

  23. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Might get Lukaku in to fund Townsend.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆

  24. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hindsight, but Townsend, Doucoure and Gray had great next three fixtures and I went for Sarr anyway.

    1. BenDavies
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Townsend and Doucoure were always terrible picks. Gray a good pick

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        What? Doucoure terrible pick? He's so advanced this season. Had more shots than Gray. And now he's passing like De Bruyne.

    2. big grande
      5 years, 1 month ago

      so did DCL

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Never an option for me. I was looking for cheap mid.

        1. big grande
          5 years, 1 month ago

          i mean he was bar none the best value striker for the next 3 weeks considering price, ease of fixtures, past performances and pk duties

  25. Ray In Bruges.
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Sanchez (Steele)
    TAA Coufal Livramento (Tsimikas, James)
    Bruno Jota Greenwood Benrahma (Bissouma)
    Lukaku Antonio DCL**

    2 FT, 0.5 ITB

    Bruno + DCL > ?

    a) Ronaldo + Gallagher
    b) Ronaldo + Gray
    c) Bamford + Salah
    d) Something else?

    1. Carlton P
      5 years, 1 month ago

      C

      1. Carlton P
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Means you can hold onto your WC longer too

  26. Carlton P
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gw8 WC is absolutely nailed on for me

    1. Botman and Robben
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Why GW8?

      1. Carlton P
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The players I want have bad fixtures 7 and the players I have decent fixtures gw7
        Want 2 city defenders, Gray + DCL (should be fit by then and they have Utd gw7)
        Got Antonio and Benrahma, they’ve got BRE gw7
        Also might keep hold of Ronaldo over lukaku until wc

  27. Ohh1454
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Doucoure or gray who’s the better pick ?

    1. Differentiator
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Flip a coin

    2. sozopol
      5 years, 1 month ago

      how about Gray vs. Gallagher?

      1. Carlton P
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Get both and go TAA l Dias l Cancelo l James l Rudiger from gw7/8

  28. dark91
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Not watching but how come Richarlison wasn't involved in any of the 3 goals? Playing a Kane-esque deep role?

    1. Rainer
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Cross, screamer, his run made the 3rd tbf.

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tarkowski sent him to the shadow realm.

    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He's just been a bit isolated up front on his own.

      Keane's goal was a header from a short corner type scenario. Townsend's goal was a wonder strike and Gray's was a quick counter and he made the goal with his run into space.

    4. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 1 month ago

      ...because he's the only player Burnley's defense is actually marking. He's actually playing pretty high, but everyone else has more space so he's not really had much chance to do anything

  29. Rainer
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Gray with Lingard numbers...

    1. Differentiator
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Rainer trying to tempt the uninitiated into a soon to derail bandwagon 😛

      1. Deer-in-headlights
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So Lingard had poor underlying stats too?

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      5 years, 1 month ago

      5.6 true value

  30. Igz08
    5 years, 1 month ago

    A) Tsimi -> Marcal
    B) Gilmour -> Gray
    C) Hold and play Gilmour