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There’s just one more Gameweek 27 fixture to come: Everton v Manchester United, which kicks off tonight at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Michael Carrick has made one change this evening – but it’s not the anticipated one, as Benjamin Sesko again has to make do with a place among the substitutes.

Instead, it’s Lisandro Martinez who is replaced for tonight’s match on Merseyside.

He’s absent from the squad altogether due to a calf issue. The Athletic report that he could be out for 1-2 weeks.

Leny Yoro comes in for the sidelined centre-half.

There are three alterations for Everton.

One is enforced as Jake O’Brien misses out through suspension.

Vitaliy Mykolenko and Tyrique George drop to the bench, meanwhile.

Michael Keane, Tim Iroegbunam and Harrison Armstrong come in tonight.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Garner, Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite; Iroegbunam, Gueye; Ndiaye, Dewsbury-Hall, Armstrong, Barry.

Subs: King, Patterson, McNeil, Beto, Mykolenko, George, Dibling, Coleman, Rohl.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Yoro, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Cunha.

Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Moorhouse, Fletcher, Ugarte, Sesko, Zirkzee.

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:


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  1. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    KDH winner again would be just fine

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      26 days, 9 hours ago

      Almost Barry!

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 9 hours ago

        Hoping to win back ‘most PL appearances’ from Milner?

  2. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    Need a Yoro masterclass to save my GW….

  3. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    End to end stuff…Man Utd with three SoT in a minute…

  4. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    Gotta be goals in this!

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    Wtf is Dalot doing in a position Cunha or Bruno should've been in? In front of goal that is..

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    26 days, 9 hours ago

    Correct ingredients for a full English breakfast?

    1. Bacon
    2. Eggs
    3. Sausage
    4. Tomatoes
    5. Black pudding
    6. Mushrooms
    7. Baked beans
    8. White bread (buttered)
    9. Cup of tea

    That’s correct, right?

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      26 days, 9 hours ago

      *HP Brown Sauce

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 9 hours ago

        **Hash browns

        1. Riverside Red
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          26 days, 9 hours ago

          No hash browns....American breakfast

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            26 days, 8 hours ago

            But they are nice…

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 9 hours ago

      Black pudding is disgusting, the rest I don't mind

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        26 days, 9 hours ago

        Blasphemy !

    3. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 9 hours ago

      *5. Black & White pudding

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Not a fan of white pudding, but would do a bit of haggis in there

    4. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 9 hours ago

      9 Mug of tea

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        True

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      I hate mushrooms, the rest is accurate.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Blasphemy!

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          26 days, 8 hours ago

          Yeah, mushrooms are a must

    6. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Ulster Fry, a Belfast specialty. Unlike a regular breakfast, the Ulster Fry often includes soda bread and potato bread, both fried to perfection.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Soda bread is good gear…

    7. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Good awl full Irish

    8. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      An orange to prevent scurvy.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Lol…

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Orange juice as starters

    9. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Tattie scones are essential

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Tattie scones in a roll with brown sauce is A tier…

    10. ted mcnure
      • 15 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      veggie, so 9, 8, 6,4 please

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        And 7?

    11. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      10 Hangover from the night before !

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        As long as not cooking, otherwise a massive bind…

    12. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      8 One piece buttered toast.

      This is seriously calorific though!!

    13. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Fried bread

  7. JBG
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Tarkowski injured himself there

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Also the only other player I have left, who isn't Bruno or a high owned player. So would be typical that another of my differentials blank

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      TarkOWski

    3. FFS ManU
      • 3 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      In the process of getting away with a foul in the box, imo.

  8. Tic Tacs
    • 6 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Really annoyed with myself for not waiting to play the BB in a double, but my bench looked strong this week

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      This is a season to do the opposite of what makes sense

  9. JBG
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    So much time there Bruno

  10. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Sausage sandwich = brown sauce
    Bacon sandwich = tomato ketchup

    Correct?

    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Fantasy football bro

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      BBQ sauce on the Bacon

    3. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Correct

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

      Other way round

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Lol no YC for that?... awful refereeing

  12. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Almost a Dalot screamer, trapped on my bench

  13. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    It feels like Everton have 8 at the back

  14. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    KDH 9 defcon already

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Bruno currently on zero

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Bruno on zero

  15. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Boomo wastes Dalot assist

  16. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Boomo -bps bad shot. looking awful as striker

  17. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Haha, how on earth is that not a yellow card for the shirt pull? Another shocking performance from a ref...

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Its a small decision but absolutely terrible. It was closer to a red card than no card.

      1. Zalk
        • 14 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        I mean, why would it not be? Trying to understand how he reasons, but I guess it's like trying to understand a toddlers decision making.

  18. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    All my players blanking except for robot with 5

    One of the worst gws ever

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      robot has 6 😉 If you capped him thats a successful gw

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        If you went against him then, again, you still probably ended up failing.

        Absolutely sad that it comes down to this every week.

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Every gameweek is shambolic, stopped being fun years ago

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        This

  19. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    0-0

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Awful, awful game of football. Quality in the gutter and turgid intensity

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        I’ve played Bruno and Mbuemo and benched Tarkowski of course

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          26 days, 8 hours ago

          Try benching OReilly for those two useless duds..

  20. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    What a frustrating game. Everton are happy to sit back at home. Boring.

  21. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Dull

  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Capped Bruno this GW. More GW failure on the way!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Me too, dunno why I even expect anything from this game anymore

    2. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Same here lol

  23. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Bruno wastes Amad A

  24. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    The Beautiful Game

  25. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Another terrible game pushes me closer to stopping playing FPL. It’s the only reason I watch most games, and I could be watching a great film or TV series.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      They are even more boring

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Game of Thrones was a different story though, but there is nothing even remotely comparable atm.

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Have all my chips but just sorely tempted to just take hits for the hell of it to get rid of some of the utter drek in my team!

  27. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    Benched Tarkowski. Obviously going to get 15 points today.

    Overestimated how good United are

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      I benched him too. Utd will score

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        Will probably be Dalot, who next to no one owns. With a Cesko assist!

        1. The-Red-1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          26 days, 8 hours ago

          Tbf as a United fan I'll take any win right now

    2. JohnnyB10
      • 1 Year
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Tark is non replaceable in my team since the game vs Burnley in gw 18.

  28. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    AWFUL FOOTBALL ,game after game,still on first comment page at half time in a utd game,says it all really

    1. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      and this includes 27 posts about breakfast,smh

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        26 days, 8 hours ago

        The most interesting part of the evening so far!

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Yea even though the numbers are steadily rising on the official game, engagement against real people is dropping heavily. Among my group of mates we are about 1/4th of the people who played before 2020 now. Same with colleagues. People are losing interest in the PL even with FPL as an incentive.

      Its the god awful football that is the main reason

  29. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    What an awful outfit VDS is wearing

    1. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      Looks like he's a prisoner on day release!

      But the whole panel are wearing grey

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    26 days, 8 hours ago

    does sesko not deserve a start? 4 in his last 5 and he only started one of those matches, barely any mins to get those 4 goals

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      26 days, 8 hours ago

      That's the thing though. He seems to only score when he's a sub.