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Everton v Arsenal team news: Lacazette in for Aubameyang, Smith Rowe absent

Everton take on Arsenal in the final Premier League match of Gameweek 15, with Fantasy interest mostly centred around the visitor’s backline.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

The Toffees, who are winless in their last eight Premier League matches, make two changes to their starting XI, with Yerry Mina (£4.9m) and Anthony Gordon (£4.5m) replacing Lucas Digne (£5.1m) – who is not among the substitutes – and Salomon Rondon (£6.0m).

As a result, Ben Godfrey (£4.8m) is expected to fill in at left-back in Rafa Benitez’s 4-2-3-1 formation.

For Arsenal, Emile Smith Rowe (£6.1m) misses out completely, with Mikel Arteta revealing over the weekend that the England international is dealing with a minor injury, and that it was a factor in his substitution in the 3-2 defeat to Manchester United last Thursday.

Bukayo Saka (£6.2m) starts in his place, with Kieran Tierney (£4.7m), Granit Xhaka (£4.8m) and Alexandre Lacazette (£8.3m) also coming in for Nuno Tavares (£4.3m), Mohamed Elneny (£4.4m) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£9.7m), all of whom drop to the bench.

GAMEWEEK 15 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Holgate, Delph, Iwobi, Tosun, Gomes, Gbamin, Branthwaite

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Lacazette

Subs: Okonkwo, Holding, Cedric, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Pepe, Nketiah, Aubameyang

1,345 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Townsend continuing to punish his dwindling ownership.

  2. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Livra 98th minute CS wipe and then arsenal 2 goals dissalowed CS for rivals

    Horrid!

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

      Same for me mate, its just relentless, can't compete or enjoy with bad luck every week

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Maybe it isnt bad luck

        1. Old Bull
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Don’t talk rubbish! Of course it’s bad luck, just as it’s extremely skilful choices when things go well.

      2. Fish up a tree
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Get someone else to pick your team then your luck might change

      3. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yawn . You are really tiresome. Broken record

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Everton goal minute?

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

      Genuinely no chance

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Genuinely getting it all wrong.

        But your team and rank is likely not bad.

        You just focus on the negative.

  4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Alexandre really living up to his nickname

  5. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Choosing Guaita over Ramsdale is was a dumb call

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon White go grab a goal my son

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      +. Ramsdale pen save

  7. FantasyHero
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Raph to
    1. Mount
    2. Bernardo

    Why has mount missed so many games?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bernardo

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Mount had a toothache for two weeks.

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

        He missed majority of the season too

  8. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    VAR will go back to being level as OK when Arsenal score.

  9. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    24 managers have triple-captained Richarlison.

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Eddie before Auba... Arteta is so done with his captain!

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The captaincy seems to be a poisoned chalice at Arsenal.

  11. More Cowbell
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    FFS it’s not gonna happen guys is it. Just give Ramsdale the cleanie and 3 baps now and spare us all the torture

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

      I posted as soon as the game started arsenal wouldn't concede

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Type of game Ramsdale gets booked for time wasting...

  13. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Jammy Ramsdale owners. Never offside

  14. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    All I’ll say is my saints clean sheet went in 96th minute in ludicrous circumstance.

    So I maintain hope for Everton

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

      98th

  15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Offside should be two feet.
    Not two feet as in 24 inches.
    But two feet as being both feet attatched to the end of your legs.
    So one feet and half a foot is OK.

    I know what I mean anyways.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      So one stride?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Something along those lines, yes.

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      A size 12 foot or a size 7?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Standard foot at GB 12 inches.

    3. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      But then what happens when it’s the boundary of 2 feet? Offside is binary.

      Only longer term option is put the decision back on linesmen with a ‘umpires call’ stick with on field decision unless it is massively wrong.

      There will be small marginal wrong decisions that balance out over the season but none of these 3 minute waits and rubbish

  16. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    2 awful teams. How are Arsenal 5th

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Xhaka is back, they will soon start dropping.

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

      Arsenal in 5th with a goal difference of -2 says it all

  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Everton, give Ramsdale some saves

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ode YC

  19. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale is the most annoying player ever

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You’re going to be even more annoyed when you see his upcoming fixtures

  20. Jässi
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Kane to Ronaldo tonight if price rises or wait?

    1. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If you're planning it anyway do it

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

      Wait loads of COVID stuff going round

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

      I'd do it tonight

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

    All my rivals now outscoring me and a fourth red arrow incoming FML

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Rivals suggests they are in the same league as you which clearly isnt true

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

        Because I'm above them all?

  22. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ooh White on for James

    1. borat
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      2 pts then

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

    Congrats in advance jammy Rammy owners.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Plenty of them.

      I agree Sanchez to Ramsdale is the move to make.

      But i don't want to do a Super Saints here and ruin anyone, personally.

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

        I have no arsenal defence so you're all good, I have ESR of course

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Jammy Rammy lol

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

      The jinx worked!

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Tavares' rival owns Ramsdale.

  25. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    That’s got to be a red

  26. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hold Gallagher for Everton game or swap to Bowen for a hit?

  27. Amartey Partey
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I don't understand. How did VAR give this offside?

    https://twitter.com/ProjectFootball/status/1467968240475414529/photo/1

    1. King Carlos
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Perspective

  28. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Get in there!!

  29. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    No way var can stop that one!

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He says with fingers and toes crossed

  30. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Rich goal gray assist