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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. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Wow so arsenal are worse than Everton.....
    Arteta sacrificed himself to save benitez

    1. Pariße
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That conclusion ain’t it.

  2. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kneejerky but Gray and Richarilson not looking too shabby.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      He he... Really?

    2. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      2nd GW that Gray has come off the bench and brought home a few points for me.

  3. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton fans not revolting anymore.

    Now it's far the greatest team, the world has ever seen!

    Arsenal fans on Twitter on the other hand. Give them 48 hours to come round!!

    1. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      One win doesn’t fix it for us but why can’t we cheer a win?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Happy for Ya's! 🙂

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I thought you should!

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A bit harsh calling Everton fans revolting.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It was a little joke...

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why aren't the Arsenal players lying on the ground anymore?

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Weird eh?

  5. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gray third on the bench hahaha

    1. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      This is the sort of week he could have made it on though!

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bowen 3rd on bench for me

  6. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Couldn't have hit that sweeter

    1. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      It bounced slightly as he was swinging to catch it so sweet.

  7. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    SAVE POINT OMGGG

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don't lie you're crying inside.

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        hahahahah

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lol..

  8. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I binned Gray for Gallagher a couple of weeks ago as I thought he’d finished for the season….oh man.

  9. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale and White were on for 13. Now on 2. Unreal stuff

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The clean sheet was never really on.

      1. Will Kane
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Very true

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      3!

  10. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Xhaka in the team and Arsenal losing. Coincidence?

  11. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsdale save point

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well in, Rafa!

    Pulling Gray out of Leicester for 1.5m was incredible!

    1. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Leverkusen?

  13. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    When is DCL expected back?

    1. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t think there’s a date, but think I read it’s within a week or so.

      1. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        ‘A few weeks’ since first IB

    2. Gross Blank Point
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Was Dec 8th a few weeks ago, now it's Christmas, so not looking good if it keeps changing

  14. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Won't play Arsenal every week.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Exactly

  15. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Aubahahaha

    He is done!

    1. bombonera
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Dreadful

    2. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Brooooo that was shocking

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not for 4 years, nice lazy £280k a week

  16. Brazooka
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Tierney still on 3 bps.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      CS and assist will do that for you

    2. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Should be Richarlison

  17. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    gray what a hero for owners

  18. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    It's not Nketiah's fault that Arteta subs on a league 2 player. But why is a part time calibre footballer rejecting contracts from Arsenal

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He's bigger

      • Pariße
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good run there tho.

        The old boys at Arsenal should be taking the respondibility.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Imagine Richarlison if Arsenal had equalised in the 98th minute.

      1. Eastman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Thought he was brilliant tonight to be fair

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      When I owned Gray, he did nothing...

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Sold Gray before Arsenal?...

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Sold before Liverpool...

      2. Rosey Palmer
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same for me....I had Gray and Bowen and they were stinking up my squad so I dumped them both. Since then they have done nothing but score points.

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Here he is lmao

      4. Randaxus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Grey scored, another rank rise for the casuals. this joke never gets old 😀

    4. Jones Kusi
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Would you wildcard this?

      2 FT 0.1 ITB
      Guaita Ward
      Rudiger Cancelo TAA Livra Alonso
      Rapinha Salah Gallagher Jota Bissouma
      Toney Antonio Vardy

      1. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        You don’t have long left so maybe a good week.lose guita, Alonso, livra, raph, Gallagher, bissouma, Toney, vardy. Watford forward, Bowen, city mid(s) maybe b.Davies and a Villa defender? Then CR7 if your can afford him?

        Your call but if you have it still I think you can make a massive upgrade throughout.

        Good Luck!

    5. Postman Ty
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta love this, 3 big red arrows in a row and everyone I sell keeps banging. Gray this time with a goal last week and goal and assist this week immediately after selling from a huge barren run.

      1. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Who yo selling this week (asking for a friend)….

        1. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Iheanacho so he's primed for a start and hattrick, and most likely Saint Maximin.

    6. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      That ends a torrid gameweek 45 all out.
      Anyone done worse?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        40 all out. Disaster. 2 awful weeks in a row.

        1. Rosey Palmer
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Ouch, me too....41 all out. But looking at our squads both could easily score 75 next GW. Just bad luck not bad choices.

      2. how now brown cow
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        44

      3. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        40 all out.

      4. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        43 for me

      5. Farteta
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        37 here

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Same game week from hell, what could’ve been but for last minute goals?

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Someone in my ml got 87 ffs!

      6. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        39 is a new low.

      7. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        40 all out. As per below, could have been a ton worse.

      8. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        40 here

      9. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        37

        But had Cornet, Toney and ESR, who were all fine before the deadline...

        There is luck involved in this game, irregardless of what people say

        1. Lord of Ings
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Think everyone agrees with the fact luck plays a huge part in this game
          That’s why I usually take whatever happens with a pinch of salt
          Can’t be too harsh on myself due to things beyond my control

      10. WVA
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        54 with G in for ESR, down to 80k

        1. Lord of Ings
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          How have you gone down with 54 points!?

          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Down from 100 to 80k

      11. Rosey Palmer
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        41....Antonio's 5 sitting second on the bench....2 playing 0's on the pitch.....big at the back fail except TAA. Got Jimenez's 1 pt subbing on for Toney COVID. Good squad but bad week for them.

      12. dansmusen
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        60 with both James and Reg on 0 points for me is pretty good

      13. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Imagine if your captain had got more than an assist and saved your GW…..

      14. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        57. Could’ve been more with double City and Arsenal defence

        1. Lord of Ings
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Bad luck on double city defence but arsenal double defence was always risky were quite lucky to keep it 1-0 till 79’

          1. JONALDINHO
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I know. Definitely wouldn’t have deserved Arsenal cleanie but feel hard done by with City one considering how much they controlled the game. Lanzini’s 95m goal cost me the other week too. City double up been a disaster

            1. Lord of Ings
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Should come good
              Matter of time
              By far the best defence in the league will translate into clean sheets soon

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

        38

      16. PAs lag
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        57

    7. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Not pretending like that disgrace of a performance didn’t happen by Arsenal

      But how was Godfrey not sent off? Are you allowed to stand on someone’s face even if it’s an accident (which it wasn’t btw)

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He wasn't even looking at him when he stepped on him. He was looking the other side. Just an accident. Nothing new from Arsenal fans to cry about red cards tho...

        1. Pariße
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          He did a no look purposeful stamp 🙂 Still a red though.

          1. Rattus Norvegicus
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            He made a good job of making it look like an accident

        2. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah because if Xhaka does that, he’s off. Godfrey kept doing dirty little fouls through the whole game, nasty little player

          1. Cok3y5murf
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 3 months ago

            Bruh watch the full footage. When he felt his foot touch something, he obviously turned and looked. He was looking the other side before that.

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 3 months ago

                New conspiracy Godfrey has been taking acting lessons so he can convincingly look shocked and get away with moider

        3. how now brown cow
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          That kind of incident seems a bit of a lottery on VAR. A few examples this season that are hard to understand.

        4. @persecuted_by_mods
            4 years, 3 months ago

            I think it was an accident and yes an accident like that isn't a red, because nothing he did was reckless. Freak accident it happens

            1. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              We’ve seen tackles where it wasn’t deliberate but it was still a red. He was endangering his opponent there, it’s a booking at the very least and yet he got nothing.

              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                He was looking where his foot was when it happened btw

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    It happened within 1 second, I've had it happen to me and I've done it to people, quick glances like that balancing on one leg after a slide tackle it can look worse than it actually is

                    I've done one on someone that looked even worse actually because I saw my foot was going to land on them and tried to balance and avoid it and ended up inadvertently making it look even more deliberate because when I finally fell it was with more force having tried to stay up

                2. @persecuted_by_mods
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Yes that's because they're deemed reckless/not in control in a situation of their own doing, in this case it's a freak accident, feet normally have to land somewhere after all and in fact tomiyasu actually caught his standing leg before it even happened

              2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                I’m an Arsenal fan and didn’t think it was a red, felt the Anthony Gordon tackle on Tavares was more worthy

            2. Van der Faart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              AubaLOL at the end.

              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                His killer instinct is gone

            3. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Rotten week but only 28k > 42k.

              Definitely take that given GW15 wasn't looking plum for a lot of my team anyway.

              Good luck to you all next week! (But not those above me).

              1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                My heart is bleeding for you right now.

                1. Hazz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  You are oh so kind 😆
                  Regardless, wish you well next GW.

                  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
                    • 13 Years
                    4 years, 3 months ago

                    Lol

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

                Read the room

            4. Mr Pwps
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              64 thanks to capt Son but the past few gameweeks have been averagely bum

              1. Lord of Ings
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Well done!

              2. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                61 here Salah captain, son and Bernado doing the business for me, fourth straight great Gw

                1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 3 months ago

                  Imagine if you didn't wear your mother's slippers and had Son(c).

              3. Dammit_182
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 3 months ago

                Great captain choice! If I had t gone against salah the week before that was my plan. Chickened out though after the 300K red arrow the week before. Would have made it back!!

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

              Arteta is just useless. He has no idea of his best team and changes it every week.

              3 crap strikers. Xhaka still playing after failing for 5 years. Partey is damn awful too.

            6. Random Name
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Everton won that 4-1

            7. gooberman
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 3 months ago

              Just tuned into the score. Just had Ramsdale. Effing Gray FFS. Mini league rival has him. What a surprise no clean sheet again.