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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. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Worth using 2FT to do Saka & Keane to Mbuemo & Gabriel? Already have Raya & Rice

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yes

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yes imo

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yes

  2. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Mbeumo/wilson in for any of these?

    Bruno Semenyo Rogers Rice

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      No

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Saka & Guimaraes to Bruno & Rice for free?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yes

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    People on WC which keeper are you getting? I m on Raya just now

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Timber was so unlucky, that it surely can't continue forever.

    2. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Raya, but possibly Sanchez with those really good fixtures in the next few.

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Barry G

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    1-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Barry

      Decent move

  7. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Barrrryyy

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

    barry g
    gueye a

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Leeds stop giving the ball away so easily

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Rank killer of a goal.

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Everton winning this

  12. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Gueye crossbar

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    The strikers in FPL are so sh*te lately that Barry is one of the informs strikers

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Leeds reverting to Bielsa Leeds all of a sudden.

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Tarko DC done

  16. TyroneGAA
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Barry better than Messi?

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Ban these comments TM.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        He didn’t say what Barry was better at.

      2. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Don’t think you can trademark that mate

    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Technically, yes but defensively, no.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Messi never done it in the Prem

  17. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    This worth a -4?

    Keane,Saka,Foden > Timber,Rogers,Bruno Fernandes

    Would save using WC.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Seems like Grunge to me, much like Kurt Cobain swearing he didn't own a gun.

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yeah

  18. Kane Train
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Which one would you prefer on Wildcard ?

    A) Saka
    B) Rice

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      B easily

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        I'd even consider someone like Garner over Saka. He's not worth it at all atm

    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Rice

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I'm thinking of doing Saka to Rice

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Rice

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Longstaff lol

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Tanaka rubbish

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Knew I shoulda started Dubravka over Pickford

    meh

  22. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Keane worth keeping now he’s back for next weeks fixtures?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Nah polishing pine now

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Haha, just got that 😀

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    FT

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    DCL points since I bought him 2, 2.

    Approximately 4-6 weeks of 2 pointers to come before I inevitably sell him.

    Held Szsoboslai for months and sold him after the unforgivable penalty miss against Burnley only to see him with a 13 pointer this week. And sold owen the previous week.

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      hes a donkey, back at the pasture

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Me too

      Have 5m in the bank so could go Watkins

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Who to start:

    A) Tarkowski (bha)
    B) Van Hecke (EVE)

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Go home player, or flip a coin

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 22 days ago

        Leaning towards Hecke although Tark gets a lot of defcons

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Bench order correct

    Bruno, Palmer or Haaland Cap?

    Dubravka
    Chalobah Gabriel Guehi
    BrunoF Rogers HWilson Rice Palmer
    Haaland JPedro

    Kelleher Timber DCL Muki

    1.7

    1. Guttelim
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Tough. But I’d BB this

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I'd be tempted to bench Wilson/Guehi and play Timber

    3. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Cheers

  27. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    a) play Frimpong (NEW)
    b) play Thiaw (liv)
    c) Frimpong to Chalobah (WHU) for a hit
    d) Frimpong to Timber (lee) for a hit
    e) Frimpong to Guehi (tot) for a hit

    I'm tempted to do option c) but would appreciate your thoughts.

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      A

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Roll and play Thiaw

  28. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Would you bench boost the below?

    Dubravka(sun) Tarkowski(bha) KDH(bha) Reinildo(BUR)

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Looks good

    2. Guttelim
      • 4 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Think so

    3. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I like to leave BB for DGW

  29. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    What to do? 1FT 2.2ITB.

    Sanchez
    Gabriel Timber Alderete Dorgu
    Bruno F Saka Wilson Enzo
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka Bruno G Gudmundsson Guiu

    A) Bruno G to Mbeumo/Semenyo/Rogers
    B) Ekitike to Evanilson
    C) Wildcard
    D) Rolll

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      A to Mbeumo

  30. Guttelim
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 22 days ago

    Is this a BB bench?

    Dubravka (sun)
    Wilson (mun)
    Kroupi jr. (wol)
    Richards (cry)

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      Yeah

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 22 days ago

      I would.