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6 December 2021 1345 comments
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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. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I always feel like Arsenal will concede

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

      Great timing. Double cleanie wiped

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

      You were right Jon

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ouch… how’s that not a red card?!

      Arsenal player clearly loafs the under foot of Godfrey. Was Godfrey ok to continue?

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

    Ritchie G

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

    Wouldn’t it be awful if Everton scored.

    Just shocking

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

      🙂

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

    Everton score again

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

      And this one counts....

      Maybe not??

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

    Rich G
    Doucoure A

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

      How thick are the lines...

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

    GOALLLLlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That one better count!!!!

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

    Doucoure perfect Mbeumo replacement, don't let anyone tell you otherwise!

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

    That's level really

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

    LOL

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

      That's level eh??

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

        Big toe.

        Needs to count that type though.

  11. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Takes Ramsdale out of WC team.....

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ..... And puts him back in again...

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

    Wow.

    No goal

    Goal

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

    That one has to count...

  14. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Phew

  15. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Damn it gloated too soon

  16. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t believe my luck as a White owner.

  17. Will Kane
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That's just awful. Even as a Ramsdale owner that is horrible

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He was off though. Only just, but he was.

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

        Yeah I don't dispute that but it's a stretch to say he has gained any advantage from that one inch. But yep, it's offside as per current rules

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

    Unlucky Richa

  19. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    As a Ramsdale owner I'm loving it.

  20. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale owner but honestly this one is bs

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

      There needs to be some common sense over overlapping feet/body etc is level and benefit of the doubt to the attacking player.

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

    VAR is a joke lol

  22. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can't even draw the lines properly. Joke

  23. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Doucoure robbed 🙁

  24. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale and White clean sheets still intact. Feel so jammy right now

    1. Croaker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely this

  25. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Looked level, harsh decision

  26. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How come other teams seem to get away with these kind of off-sides and totally ignored by VAR?

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

    Someone sort the cameras out at Goodison.

  28. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gotta feel for Richardson, and those Everton fans.

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

    Everton can you please stop being shite for 1 minute.