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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. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    did soloman not want to join Leeds?

  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Will Dewsbury-Hall ever play the 10 again after this?

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Nope

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Plan was to start him over PM Sarr next week 🙁

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Everton yet to record a shot. Hope Ndiaye owners aren't too surprised by this

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      All he needs is one good shot

  4. Bluetiger1
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Please choose one for next five game weeks I'm leaning towards
    Nottingham Forest assets - any thoughts/advice?

    a. Anderson & Wood
    CRY (A) / WHU (A) ARS (A) BUR (A)/ SUN (H)

    b. Kudus & Richarlison
    MCI (A) / BOU (H) / WHU (A) / BHA (A) / WOL (H)

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      A

  5. Leo14CFC
    • 1 Year
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Advice please

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Here you go

    2. Leo14CFC
      • 1 Year
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Alison and Milenkovic
      Sells and Van dyke ?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Second option

    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Don’t follow your dreams

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

        Go for it.

        The world's your lobster!

        1. Sly Fly
          • 16 Years
          8 months, 4 days ago

          Bless Terry Pratchett!

    4. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Get Reijnders

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Eat Reindeer thrice a year.

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        I meant reindeer, but autocorrect happened.

    6. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Choice C every 3rd time

    7. Ball Ake
      • 1 Year
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Have a good time, all of the time

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Dewsbury Hall, closed on Mondays...

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      😆

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Wish I never went there

  7. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Only 4 more DC's for Tarkowski, that or a CS and I'd be more than happy.

  8. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Talk about toothless, you could chew these Toffees without teeth.

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Haha…love it!

  9. yousunkmybattleship
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Grealish time?

  10. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    avoided Ndiaye 🙂

    chose Mitoma instead 🙁

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Same but my draft went like this. Ndiaye --> Kudus ---> Rutter

      I got some points but should've stopped earlier hehe.

  11. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Everton leading in fouls, saves and GK kicks.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Arteta would be proud

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Copy of yesterday's match. What a bore fest without owning any bus team's defensive assets.

  12. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Everton mids matching Palmer/Saka and battering Wirtz and Bruno

  13. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    I thought Tarkowski would have been mostly owned Everton player, but totally forgot Ndiaye, Pickford and KDH... Tarko will get something, perhaps even 8 pts, but I am still happy not having him atm.

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Leeds' midfield looks very good for a promoted team

  15. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Gnonto gnearly!

  16. Wengers Apprentice
    • 3 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Why was I getting so excited about Everton midfielders again when we know they aren’t an attacking force! Fixtures look pretty pants for Ndiaye returns now I look again so not sure what I saw when I took Kudus out for him!

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      You probably remembered he is on pens and swayed you.

      1. Wengers Apprentice
        • 3 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Ah yeah that was it. And I heard a referee comment he expected a lot more penalties this season.

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Just a get a goal already Leeds

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Please. Piroe ideally

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      fingers crossed

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Ampadu ankle

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Tackler should be out of the game, take a player out like that.

    2. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Pretty sure his foot ended up pointing the other way. Painful

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Bent nearly 90 degrees, but he seem ok

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Flexi ligaments

  19. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Does hoofing the ball out of the pen area count as a DC. Genuinely no idea 🙂 Rodon owner 🙂

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Alcarez asks for a card & gets one himself LOL

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Supposed to have been enforced for years, but they never did. Hopefully they finally will.

  21. tutankamun
    • 16 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    KDH on the only corner

  22. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Anyone with Tarko? 62 minutes and 10 DC's completed

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      11 points just for booting the ball away

      1. Ball Ake
        • 1 Year
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Lovely to see players getting points for doing things even I could manage when I played

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Had him before Branthwaite news.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Got Keane as he was only £4.5 and Branthwaite probably out till October.

  23. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    13 shots, 1 on target... great work

  24. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Gnonto cs locked in, woohoo!

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Are Everton defending well or are Leeds taking shots at goal blindfolded?

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

      Both?

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Search on YouTube for a clip of Japanese game show contestants playing football wearing binoculars. It's like that...

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        Here you go - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ChK_kp-P9I0 - gold

  26. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Leeds fans scared.

  27. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Everton fan here .
    Grealish looks really strange in an Everton shirt .
    It's like playing a game on FC25 .

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Diouf 1 Gudmund 9 🙁

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Leeds will concede

  29. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Tark will be a machine this year!

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Won't play against blindfolded attackers whole season

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    8 months, 4 days ago

    Gundmundsson HOLLLLLDDDDDDDDDD

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      8 months, 4 days ago

      Would actually take him being subbed off ngl

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        8 months, 4 days ago

        On bench

        1. NoOneCares
            8 months, 4 days ago

            Sure. You said you didn't have Pedro, you do. You said you had Wood, you don't. You pretend you have players that you don't all the time.

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              8 months, 4 days ago

              I meant Wood not Joao Pedro, I had Pedro all pre season