The opening three Gameweeks of the 2025/26 campaign have sent many Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers into the international break unexpectedly contemplating how many Everton attackers is too many Everton attackers.
From Jack Grealish (£6.7m) to Iliman Ndiaye (£6.5m) to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£5.0m), the Toffees – much-discussed in pre-season for their defensive potential – have looked uncharacteristically electric going forward, with the arrivals of Grealish and Dewsbury-Hall re-energising a team that looked stale in front of goal for much of last season.
With plenty of FPL bosses now activating Wildcards and Free Hits or considering doing so, we’ve taken a dive into the Members Area in the hopes of providing some useful data to inform your decisions with regards to choosing between Everton’s three most in-form attacking assets.
THE SEASON SO FAR
It’s two wins from three for David Moyes’ side so far from outings against Leeds United, Brighton and Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Here are the passing maps and some key FPL stats from each of those matches.
GAMEWEEK 1
Everton looked set to hold off Leeds in Gameweek 1 before succumbing to a late and – depending on your allegiances – slightly dubious penalty, awarded for a handball on defensive contribution (DefCon) monster James Tarkowski (£5.5m).
The Toffees offered little in attack during that match, with Dewsbury-Hall and Ndiaye both playing 90 minutes but contributing zero shots between them and just one created chance each.
Grealish came off the bench for his debut and managed one shot, from inside the box.
GAMEWEEK 2
The second weekend of the season ended much more positively for the Toffees, who started Grealish on the left wing, Ndiaye on the right and Dewsbury-Hall as the ‘10’ in their 2-0 home win over Brighton. Ending the match with two assists – one for Ndiaye – plus the most advanced average position of Everton’s starting XI, Grealish created three total chances, contributed 11 DefCons and earned two bonus points, repeatedly linking up well with fellow summer newcomer Dewsbury-Hall down the left flank.
Grealish had one shot and Dewsbury-Hall didn’t manage any – but did rack up four created chances, including one Opta-defined ‘big chance’ – while Ndiaye, who lasted just over an hour, converted his one big chance when tapping in Grealish’s low cross.
GAMEWEEK 3
As seen in the Statsbomb passing network below, Grealish operated a little deeper in Gameweek 3’s 3-2 victory at Wolves but again registered two assists, the first a header leading to Beto’s (£5.4m) opener and the other for Dewsbury Hall, who drifted more towards the right flank this time and himself had earlier assisted Ndiaye’s close-range goal after receiving the ball from Grealish’s clever reverse pass.
As well as his assists, Grealish tallied eight penalty box touches and two shots from inside the area, one of which was tagged by Opta as a big chance. Ndiaye had another of those – assisted, as mentioned, by Dewsbury-Hall, who registered two big chances created in total and earned all three bonus points thanks to the Gameweek’s highest BPS score – with his only attempt of the game and scored it, as well as creating two more chances for his teammates.
GOAL THREAT
