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Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns to Merseyside to face his former employers as Everton host Leeds United this evening.

Kick-off in the final match of Gameweek 23 is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are two changes for both sides this evening.

David Moyes welcomes back Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye from the Africa Cup of Nations. Both go straight into the Everton starting XI.

One change is enforced as Jack Grealish misses out, while Merlin Rohl is the unlucky party dropping to the bench.

Also among the substitutes are Jarrad Branthwaite, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Carlos Alcaraz, who all returned to training last week after lay-offs of varying lengths.

Michael Keane is absent again as he serves the final match of his three-game ban. He’ll be available again in Gameweek 24.

Daniel Farke has had his hand forced with one of his two alterations, too.

Gabriel Gudmundsson is out, so in comes centre-half Sebastiaan Bornauw. That presumably means the versatile James Justin switches over to left wing-back.

The other change sees Anton Stach return from injury and take the place of Noah Okafor, who has to make do with substitute duty.

£3.9m Fantasy goalkeeper Karl Darlow keeps his place between the posts, as expected.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Armstrong, McNeil, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Beto, Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Coleman, Alcaraz, Branthwaite, Rohl, Aznou.

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Bornauw, Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Okafor, Tanaka, Byram, Gnonto, Buonanotte.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Everton v Leeds team news: Ndiaye starts, Branthwaite a sub

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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Need points

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Do you have Salah?

      Still

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        I don't. Not sure if I even ownes him at all this season...

  2. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Need a Tarkowski cleanie plus defcons, and subbed at 60 mins. Then I need DCL to score a hattrick

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Just a hatty past Pickford please Dom.

  4. chilli con kone
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Pickford 10 pointer loading

  5. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Hatty please DCL

  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Ndiaye or Wilson if you had to choose one?

    1. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Wilson on current form.

  7. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Has Darlow dislodged Perri or has he just been taken out of the firing line for a bit?

    I haven't got much context so just wondering.

  8. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Raya
    Gabriel VanHecke Dorgu
    Fernandes Semenyo Rice Wilson
    Thiago Ekitike Haaland

    Dubravka Hall O’Reilly Tavernier

    1FT, 0.3itb

    Is this a ‘save’ and good to go?

    1. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Not sure about your defenders, but otherwise fine.

      1. FCSB
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        Missing Chalobah I guess

        1. Punned It
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 25 days ago

          Yes. And I think I'd pick Nunes or Guehi over O'Reilly.

  9. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Just done

    Ekitika Wirtz Taverner too: Bruno Mbeumo Kroupi

    Roefs (Dubravka)

    Gabriel Chalobah Timber (Frimpong Alderete)

    Enzo Bruno Mbeumo Rice WIlson

    Haaland Thiago (Kroupi)

    Anything to change

    ???

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Looks good

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Kroupi to Mane?

    3. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Wirtz out for New(H) after Newcastle play away at PSG on Wed in a must win game is very questionable.

    4. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Good moves

  10. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Score prediction?

    EVE 3-2 LEE

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      1-1

      Or 2-2

      Or 0-0

      Or 1 nil

      Or 2-1 either way

      Something like that

      But not 3-2 on a Monday night

      That's the Sunday score!

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        You should put a bet on
        With a no claims bonus

  11. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Any of you captaining Bruno over Haaland this week?

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Absolutely

    2. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      All of us? Aren't we?

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        I definitely am.

    3. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Think I’ll go for Haaland as a cheeky differential. Need to make up ground

    4. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      I’m so torn, Spurs leaky af too. Want to go Bruno though

  12. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Yay. Another of those evenings where my only player is a 'keeper. This'll be fun.

    1. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Sometimes the most humane way is to get it over and done with early

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    dcl close

  14. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Trying to listen on Talk Sport but there seems to be some radio jamming going on.
    Be careful out there Peeps, we all know what can happen when "them" are in the house

  15. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    This fecking Everton team let Thiago score a hatty past them. Screw you Everton.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      I sense a little frustration here.

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        Well, it's definitely not love.

        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          2 months, 25 days ago

          Where is the love?

          1. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 25 days ago

            All for Justin.

  16. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Need a Stach hat trick to save my season

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Stach is a baller, good luck.

  17. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Justin Boom

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Goal

    Leeds United

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Justin

      From Stach

  19. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    justin g
    not sure of assist

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Stach I think

      Everyone else left it

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        Well

        DCL megged or tripped himself!

  20. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    GOALlllllllllllllllll

  21. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    DCL assist?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Nah

      Missed it from what I could see

      Tripped himself up!

  22. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    dcl assist maybe?

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    ok think thats a stach assist actually

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Please be a Stach assist

  25. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    How did Dom miss that or did it clip him?

  26. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    DCL doing a Timber

  27. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Clear touch by DCL there.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 25 days ago

      Pleases.

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        2 months, 25 days ago

        Pretty pleases

  28. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Get involved dcl

  29. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    God damn, was planning to get Justin in GW25.

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 25 days ago

    Dorgu and Stach on my bench 🙁