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Gameweek 1 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) comes to a head this evening, with Elland Road hosting its first Premier League match since May 2023.

Everton are Leeds United’s visitors tonight, with the game getting underway at 20:00 BST.

Jayden Bogle is fit to start for the hosts, having missed the last fortnight or so through injury.

He’s the only change from the final pre-season XI that Daniel Farke sent out, with Isaac Schmidt making way.

That means that Lucas Perri is between the sticks, with £4.0m FPL goalkeeper Karl Darlow only on the bench.

Summer recruits Sean Longstaff, Lukas Nmecha and Sebastiaan Bornauw are also among the substitutes, with fellow new boy Dominic Calvert-Lewin – who only signed on Friday – not in the squad.

Speaking of recent signings, Jack Grealish is on the bench for the Toffees.

So too is new striker Thierno Barry but Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall makes the starting XI following his early-August move from Chelsea.

Beto leads the line for David Moyes’ side, who are missing key defenders Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitalii Mykolenko through injury.

Two more full-backs, Nathan Patterson and Adam Aznou, are absent, too.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Tanaka, Stach, James, Gnonto, Piroe.

Subs: Darlow, Byram, Longstaff, Aaronson, Harrison, Ramazani, Nmecha, Bornauw and Gruev.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski, Garner, Dewsbury-Hall, Gana, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, Beto, Ndiaye.

Subs: Travers, Tyrer, McNeil, Barry, Chermiti, Grealish, Coleman, Armstrong, Onyango.


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  1. TheBiffas
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Don't think I've ever seen anyone get judged so harshly after 1 GW than Wirtz. I wonder if these people watched the Crystal Palace game... Best player on the pitch and got an assist. And now all of a sudden he's the new Werner

    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I read a comment where someone said he was related to Ali Dia and George Weah.

    2. diesel001
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He was poor.

      I won't be getting rid of him. But the thing that concerns me is Ekitike. He seems to have that arrogance about him where he wants to be the man. That is good for Ekitike if he keeps the scoring up as he will hog the points in FPL, but not for Wirtz.

    3. Ghost Ship
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Gyokeres says hi.

  2. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Did Grealish realise he was going to be warming another bench?

    1. TheBiffas
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Strange comment, he's only just signed

    2. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 2 months ago

      What? He hasn’t played for ages. He will be nailed, and their most important player, if he finds his enthusiasm again.

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He's not had a pre-season which is pretty important.

    4. Bluetiger1
      1 year, 2 months ago

      no real preseason

      If played at number 10 not on the left wing
      you will see the Grealish of a couple of years
      ago - Spurs should have gone for him anothr
      Gazza

  3. Viper F
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Come on Ndiaye!

  4. Unknown1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Cunha or Mbeumo for Gw3?

    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I think Mbuemo, because of set pieces. But tbf, either one can haul.

    2. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      both 😉

      think mbeumo will spend more time in the box, cunha likes to drop deep. so he probably edges it if you only want 1

    3. NoOneCares
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Gudmundsson looking good.

    4. Unknown1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Thanks for reply. Yeah only one for Saka replacement. Edging towards Mbeumo

  5. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who are people starting at the weekend..... Sanchez or Dúbravka?

    1. diesel001
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Both will concede IMO, so Sanchez

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        This is like a championship game for Burnley and we all know how good their defence was in the championship last season.

    2. Zalk
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I'd go Sanchez

    3. Bluetiger1
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Sels

      Dúbravka on the bench

    4. Hairy Potter
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ask Zoph

      1. Hairy Potter
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Then blame Zoph

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Never again. He's the reason I'm currently Haaland-less.

        1. Benedict_Alexander_Arnold
          1 year, 2 months ago

          He makes your decisions for you?

  6. martynteresa
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Prediction. Dan Jmaes is going to run Mykolenko ragged and secondly high chance of a penalty because Dan doesnt go for the byline Dan goes straight in towards the penalty so Tark and Myko are going to have a job on their hands

    Penalty for Leeds. The assist Dan James, The taker Prioe

    Dan is good for 8 goals 8 assists this season

    PS I support a club that deosnt like Leeds.

    1. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 2 months ago

      lol, Mykolenko isn’t playing

      1. martynteresa
        1 year, 2 months ago

        oops, didnt check the everton line up but whoever is LB has a problem lol

        1. martynteresa
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Bogle back from inury too on that same side

  7. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2-1 to Leeds United?

    1. Bluetiger1
      1 year, 2 months ago

      half prediction I agree if Leeds win with your score AC/DC AFC

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I would like Leeds CS and Piroe goal

      1. Bluetiger1
        1 year, 2 months ago

        (same with clean sheet)) FPL reasons only I would like Personally but with Rodon getting an assist or
        goal on top - really horrible GW1

  8. Bluetiger1
    1 year, 2 months ago

    My prediction depending this evening game Leeds United v Everton
    which do you feel

    a. Leeds win 2 v 1

    or

    b. Everton away win 0 v 3 (Beto two goals)

  9. MarcusAurelius
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Free hit or wild card this week?

    On 73 after Bench Boost with KDH to play. Plan was to free hit GW2 but now I’m thinking wild card to keep hold of the price rises. Already brought in Semenyo and Ekitike just need to decide which chip to play.

    Current team for GW3 if I do free hit

    Sels (Areola)
    VDV Cucu Frimpong (DeCuyper) (Diouf)
    Salah Reijnders Palmer KDH (PMSarr)
    Watkins Bowen Wood

    Or pick a new starting 11 and roll with it with a wild card? Would lose price rises on Ekitike and Semenyo and soon to be Haaland it seems

    1. Bluetiger1
      1 year, 2 months ago

      play wildcard GW2 keep price changes

      GW4 possible after the International break - Free Hit

      Nice team

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        If it's a nice team then WC is stoopid just for sake of a couple of price rises.

        1. MarcusAurelius
          1 year, 2 months ago

          It was always my plan to get bench boost out the way and then use either free hit or wildcard. I get your point though. Bit late now Iv made the transfers and I’m not taking a hit

          1. Boxwoods
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            1 year, 2 months ago

            WC more important to preserve than FH in my view. I would sooner FH.

        2. Bluetiger1
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Fair shout

      2. MarcusAurelius
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Thanks man. I’m leaning more towards wild card. Possibly with Haaland and Salah

        1. Bluetiger1
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Already played GW2 Wildcard - disaster GW2 & gone with Salah & Haaland as cannot do any worse

    2. MarcusAurelius
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Would lose price rises if I free hit I mean*

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Neither

  10. Miracle brown
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Hello

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      It's good to be back........

  11. Brosstan
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wood rising tonight

    1. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A FFS classic…

  12. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pulled the Wildcard, currently looks like this

    4.5 Dubravka
    Cucu Porro Muñoz Dorgu Acheampong*
    Salah Semenyo Rogers Reijnders PMSarr
    Haaland Ekitike 4.5

    Which 4.5 GK? Roefs, Petrovic

    Both Spurs boys to be benched against ManC

    1. Robcar24
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Like it!

    2. MarcusAurelius
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Looks good I’m looking at doing something similar. You not worried about having no Arsenal for next game?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Good point, I would want Saka for Leeds at home but I would definitely want some Arsenal defence long term.

      2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
        1 year, 2 months ago

        I'd totally get some Arsenal players if I was Free Hitting, but for one Gameweek, I'm not sweating not having any. Arsenal hasn't been great

  13. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Leeds will be gassed by HT, all out attack like it

  14. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Looking forward to seeing Grealish off the bench this week or next, no great fixture run in the near future but with a little rotation should be a huge differential.

    GW 5-12 isn't terrible if Everton are well coached (which I expect). Pool and Manu playable for sure, Spurs and City

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      * b2b 8 & 9 might be blanks but cheap enough to bench

  15. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gudmund so close

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Warming my bench

  16. Bobby Digital
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Can't believe I actually own KDH... What was I thinking? Reijnders is only 0.6 more.

    1. The Reptile
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I know and I had 0.5 itb and switched Milenkovic to Frimp last minute when I could have got Reindeer

  17. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Everton def looking shaky. Attack poor.

  18. grooveymatt65
    1 year, 2 months ago

    So this is my team for this week, already done KDH to Reijnders, really can't decide between captaining Watkins or Salah or punting on Evanilson what do people think?

    Sels
    RAN Porro Diouf
    Rogers Palmer Reijnders Salah (c) Wirtz
    Watkins Evanilson
    Dubravka Guiu Tosin Esteve

    0.0 ITB 0ft

    thanks!!

    1. Sting
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Like the Evanilson punt but may be safer to go Salah who has the annoying habit of playing the full 90 and getting late returns

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I am also an Evanlison owner but I really wouldn't consider capping, I'd rather punt on rogers

  19. NoOneCares
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Gudmundsson looking good.

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Starting Gudmundsson and Reinildo this week, quite enjoy rolling the dice with 4.0 defenders.

  20. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    KDH touched the ball once I think

    1. tutankamun
      1 year, 2 months ago

      On for 3 baps currently. Lol.

      1. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Wtf

        1. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 year, 2 months ago

          world class touch

  21. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Everton have gone past half way line, not for long!

  22. ash and swanson inc
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I dont normally post teams but wondering which looks best to you lot of experts!

    sels / dubravka
    cash / De Cy / Aina / Alt Nouri / VDV
    Semenyo / Gakpo / Reijndeer / Cunha / Kudus
    Haaland / Wood / Richarlison

    or

    sels / dubravka
    Gudmunsson / De Cy / Aina / 4.5 / VDV
    Semenyo / Rutter / Reijndeer / Salah / PMSarr
    Haaland / Wood / Watkins

    free hitted in 1, always planned to WC in 2 as my trigger finger is too jumpy...

    1. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Rutter being subbed off early concerned me last week idk if I'd buy

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      A looks great, would just change Cash and Richarlison.

    3. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 2 months ago

      No experts here.. just residents of the Fantasy Hotel California.

    4. MarcusAurelius
      1 year, 2 months ago

      B looks good but would downgrade Watkins and upgrade defence

    5. ash and swanson inc
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cheers for comments! was hoping people would respond as leeds game a bit dull

  23. FPL Sanky
    1 year, 2 months ago

    This game has 0-0 written all over it

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Until somebody making a blunder probably

    2. THE Wild Rover
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Just top left corner for me

  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Who are your 3 Leeds players?

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Gudmundsen

    2. Royal5
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yeboah, Cantona, Viduka

      1. g40steve
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Showing your age 😉

        1. THE Wild Rover
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Ha, I’d have picked Eddie Gray, Peter Lorimer and Allan Clarke 😆

          1. g40steve
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Ferdinand

          2. tutankamun
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Bremner, Hunter, Jordan

            1. THE Wild Rover
              1 year, 2 months ago

              Thugs

    3. DeSelby
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Cantona, Giles, and Bremner.

    4. Count of Monte Hristo
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Radebe, Kelly, Kewell

  25. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    That was out?

    1. tutankamun
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Only by a metre. Play on.

    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I could see that first time .
      Watching it live .

  26. Jafooli
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Are Everton aware there's another half to the pitch?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Yes, the plan is to play there in the second half

      1. g40steve
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Flol

      2. Jafooli
        1 year, 2 months ago

        😛

      3. THE Wild Rover
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Nice 🙂

      4. Count of Monte Hristo
        1 year, 2 months ago

        😆

        Moyes got it covered.

      5. Reedy
        1 year, 2 months ago

        😀

      6. The Reptile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Ha ha ha! You're not wrong

  27. The Train Driver
    1 year, 2 months ago

    This Ampadu guy looks good. Pretty attacking as well as good for DEFCON. Also on long throws.

  28. Count of Monte Hristo
    1 year, 2 months ago

    DCL at Leeds now, unsure if he adds much to their squad. Serious lack of goals for a striker.

    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      & speed vs injuries

  29. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Leeds look like a team which will huff and puff a lot but won’t score. Just like last time they were in PL?