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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. CoKane & Zohores
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Confirmed: VAR has triple Gunners defense.

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

    My heart goes out to the 3,9% that own Richarlison. Thoughts and prayers

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

    No chance Everton score now. Absolute ZERO chance...

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

      Jinx engaged.

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

        I hope so

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Won't work, I don't own an arsenal defender

  4. colby_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I thought they were going to stop using VAR to call offsides that aren't obvious?

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

      This

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      what do you consider very obvious? what do the PL consider very obvious? Very obvious is very subjective

      1. colby_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Of course. But when you have to draw lines using VAR, that seems like a good time to let the on-the-field call stand.

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

      Give people power and...

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

    HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD LADS

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

    VARsenal at it today

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

      That one has the best ring to it.

    2. borat
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Go get your eyes checked by a doctor. It is what it is an Offside

  7. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    That was never offside

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison's foot was pretty clearly inside the box, but you can see Gabriel's foot was on the line

      1. tbos83
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        It looked very marginal and I thought the whole point this season was to give benefit of the doubt

    2. borat
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Clear offiside

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

        A toenails worth!!

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

          So what. An offside is an offside, whether by a km or by an inch

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

            It's job worths like that manning VAR, ruining the ebb and flow of football and the rub of the green.

            I'd say you're no Borat at all, you're a rule maker not breaker.

  8. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pretty clear offside, but still so heartbreaking for Everton

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

      Nah that one should have stood, especially with thicker lines.

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        but you can see on the video that Gabriel was on the line of the box, and Rich's foot was in the box

        1. Skogen89
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          No doubt about this offside, but thicker lines YES please.

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

      If Richarlison has size 7 boots it’s a goal

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

        That's what makes a complete nonsense of it all. They were level. It's that simple.

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

      Clear offside lol

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

    1-0 to the VARsneal.

  10. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It was level so goal should stand

  11. AC Pilkington
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ramsdale owners you disgust me

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

      I don’t own him but from week 5 when I wild carded and was worried about Leno I have since regretted not getting him in quite a bit….

  12. Guba
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I think thats awful from VAR. the whole point I thought was the attacker was given the initiative. In that case when it's so close you just have to give it I think.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        How close do you want them given? And then what's another 0.1cm from that?

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

          Level and day light used to be a thing in real time.

        2. Guba
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          For me, that isn't clear and obvious. The linesman thought it was onside and when it's that close, I believe it should stand. Feels like more a case of a larger shoe size and mis-timing a run

          1. Guba
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            than mis-timing*

      • borat
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The rules are made by officials who are professionals. They have much better understanding of the game than you and me

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

          Plus you own White and Ramsdale and support Arsenal. 🙂

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

            Only white

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

          Yes, Borat.

          Do. Wonderful things.

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

      It feels illegal to look at Ramsdale and White 6 pointers

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

        They will keep them

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

          I hope so.

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

        Take a pic, they'll be gone soon.

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

        Plus the BAPS

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Richarlison hattie against Palace next week confirmed

    4. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The luck of Ramsdale owners on another level tonight..

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

      Whyncan't peeps cut their toenails, ffs!

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

      How can you get outplayed by Everton FFS. So lucky.

    7. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal are generally a worse team when Xhaka is in the starting XI.

    8. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Enough of this shitshow.Shetland new episode is waiting.

    9. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Xhaka is back

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

      Why do so many people own double arsenal defence ffs I can't even get a double Chelsea clean sheet

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

      ESR badly needed at least!

    12. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tierney CS banked

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

      Tierney haul banked, Nuno on to ruin the CS.

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

      Genuine question if Gabriel had size 15 boots and Richarlison had size 5 boots would the goal have stood?

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

        Probably.

      2. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 4 months ago

          ... depends where they're standing, like offsides now

        • WVA
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Ridiculous isn't it, whole point was to stop these kind of offsides

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

            But offside is offside, whether its 1cm or 1 metre is irrelevant.

      3. Champions League Varane
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Kane raph Toney to Cristiano Bernardo and Dennis -8? .1 off king

      4. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ramsdale or DDG?

      5. Fish up a tree
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ramsdale owners trod in big pile of shiiiite

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

        Both Laca and Auba are useless. Arsenal need a proper striker. There's talk they are looking to sign DCL. I think he would be a cracking signing.

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

          He'd be aiming higher if he leaves, surely.

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

            He's not going to Chelsea, Liverpool, City or United. So it's either of the London clubs. Maybe Spurs if Kane leaves.

        2. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Bamford is the guy they should sign.

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

            I think they would prefer DCL. Younger and more room to grow.

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

          I agree. Calvert-Lewin, Vlahovic, David, Isak, Toney rumours circulating.

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

          Ramsdale
          Tomi White Gabriel Tierney
          Bissouma Partey
          Saka ESR Raph
          DCL

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

            Looooollllll

      7. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Didn't they decide to ignore these toenail offsides?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Was talk of thicker lines...