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Sometimes, even those Fantasy managers who factor in form above all else are forced to revise their approach by the machinations of the Premier League fixture computer.

One of those sometimes is now.

Everton’s run of opponents, right up until the end of the year, is nothing short of extraordinary.

Beginning with the weekend’s Goodison Park meeting with struggling Sunderland, Roberto Martinez’s men avoid all of last season’s top eight clubs between Gameweek 11-19.

Sunday’s encounter is the first of five home matches in a run that has Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Stoke drop in on Merseyside. Around the home comforts, the Toffees travel to face West Ham, Bournemouth, Norwich and Newcastle – a less than daunting menu of away trips.

Suddenly, Fantasy managers are scanning Martinez’ squad and attempting to decipher the key targets and the optimum time to draft them in.

In this latest article for members, we’ll attempt to tackle this subject head on. Firstly, by analysing Everton’s current form in detail, before assessing their major performers and weighing up the merits of investment ahead Saturdays Gameweek 11 deadline.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    All this talk about Lukaku yet i'm the only one harping on about Barkley 😆 .. anyone else getting him in and feeling confident about it? if you are not.. then wats the reason?

    1. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Don't see Barkley exploding, still needs to convince me about being consistent. Lukaku normally gets 2+ goals a game lately, more explosive potential

    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Deal is you're the only one with a midfielder to lose. All of us can't think of selling Alexis, Mane, Payet, KDB..

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        this too

      2. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yup.. i guessed that would be the main reason

      3. Pointsonthebench
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        This

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thx Doos

      2. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Doos you dint even put Barkley in that table 🙠.. and why is there a City table? i already have Kdb and Yaya 🙂

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          He's not in that table because he hasn't the figures. I will try and adjust as I had to for de Bruyne ...

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            There you go. Another "midfielder" who can't pass ... 😕

          2. Valar(Keith)
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            He has better figures than everyone in that table bar Lukaku 😯 .. i dont get it

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              His pass completion rate in the final third is unsatisfactory.

              1. Valar(Keith)
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 2 months ago

                K Cheers... no wonder some of the Everton fans i know dont like him even though they dont know why 🙂

    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Over the season so far Barkley has had more shots, created more chances and has had the same amount of shots on target as Lukaku btw 😯

    4. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I think once lei and sou fixtures turn many will look to bring him in. Lots of mid priced options with decent fixtures at the moment

  2. bibon27
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bench who?

    A) Martial (CRY)
    B) Bellerin (SWA)

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A from them two but i would want both playing

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Martial

    3. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      of those possibly Martial, but I bet you've got a more appropriate defender to bench than Bellerin

      1. bibon27
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Kolarov, VVD, Dier, Moreno

        1. pompeyfan
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I'd play Bellerin over Dier and Moreno

        2. Jøssy â­
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Too much money in defence that!!

    4. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B

    5. guardian.c
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      play both

  3. Top 210 Club
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Santa, Can I please have a 100+ gw again as an early Christmas present?

    1. Admiral Stark
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Santa will have to be a member of FFS first

      1. Top 210 Club
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He is mate, SANTA commenting below ignoring my Christmas wishes ðŸ™

        1. Admiral Stark
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Lol 😀

  4. The Mighty Whites
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who to start?

    Butland / Myhill

    Kolarov / Monreal / Richards / Dawson / Reid

    Not sure on doubling up on WBA defence against Leicester.

    1. Paulie Walnuts
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Replied on last post 🙂

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Reckon I should double up on WBA?

      2. Hasselbaink Forever
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Agree

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'm in the same situation with keepers and going with Butland.
      Kolorov, Monreal & Reid

  5. manu4life99
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    A) Play Ighalo
    B) Play Mahrez
    C) Ighalo>Lukaku (-4pts)

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B for me

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I love how you have a benching dilemma with 2 great options and then promptly suggest taking a hit 😆

    3. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez

    4. manu4life99
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      *Already starting Vardy

    5. Pointsonthebench
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A

  6. The Man Pastore
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Any link for Coleman out?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Tweets

    2. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What a S.O.B.

    3. FISSH
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Few, dodged a bullet there then!

  7. Johnny98
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Myhill
    Bellerin Kolorov van Dijk
    Sanchez KDB Mahrez Payet
    Martial Pelle Vardy

    McCarthy, Albrighton, Dawson, Francis

    1FT / 3.8m

    This is what it comes down to: 3-4-3 vs 3-5-2! Which shall it be, 1 or 2?

    1. Albrighton âž¡ Mesut Ozil (Twist with 3-5-2, bench Martial)

    2. Martial âž¡ Harry Kane (Stick with 3-4-3)

    1. mastertokalosh
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      2

    2. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      1

    3. Johnny98
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      50/50! Need a decider!

    4. Kun Tozser
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ha I've just put Ozil and Kane both in, benching Mahrez over Martial

  8. Blue Teets
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Apprehensive on Costa -> Kane...

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I prefer Lukaku

  9. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I think that Everton might be dead in the water, for a while ... ðŸ™

    1. FISSH
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Problem with Coleman out is it hinders Lukaku too

      1. pompeyfan
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        his replacement is pretty good going forward too

    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      If Martinez stops playing Naismith they are good to go..

      1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Didn't you like his hat trick?

    3. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Shooting blanks?

    4. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      New grav! 😛

      Would you sell Coleman Doos now that he's out?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, I would. Get Moreno, imo.

        1. Black Knights
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Oh Doos - i didn't recognise you! How fancy!

        2. Gooner97
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I already own him. Would you start him? Or get Toby/Sagna?

          Cheers

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Toby.

  10. FPL Bond @ Twitter
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Kelechi

    The young Nigerian is now genuinely in the frame for a Premier League start against Norwich as his meteoric rise continues.

    His lightning finish was classic Kelechi, he seems that split second faster in the box than defences, a combination of his youth and striking instincts. With two assists to add to his stats his game is improving all the time.

    1. FISSH
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      who's this

      1. Black Knights
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You've never heard of JamesJoseph2770? The Gravless Man City Overlord?

    2. boombaba
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't realise you picked the team

    3. RustyBz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This is how rumours start

    4. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      baseless.

      a couple of assists in the league cup and a couple of PL games is hardly a meteoric rise

  11. Wingate
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sill Can't decide on:

    Cabaye to:

    A) sterling
    B) Mane
    C) ozil

    Help!! All gr at fixtures... Would just be for 3 games or so until KUN back....

    1. ☆Khaz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya

      1. ☆Khaz
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Upgraded to Özil myself, though.

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Mane fo sho

    3. FISSH
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B

    4. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      B

      1. Wingate
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Wow, seems unanimous, I am surprised! He's playing 10 for an in form team with great fixtures I suppose.... Thanks

  12. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Martial > Kane/Lukaku/Bony or -4

    Yes or No?

    1. RustyBz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No

  13. Blue Teets
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What's everyone's strategy for using bb, tc and aot?

    1. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      DGW

      1. Blue Teets
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Obvs. Bunch of split?

        1. Blue Teets
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Or split

          1. Prøphet
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Cant use more than 1 per gw.

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      TC for a DGW, bench boost for a week when I have good fixtures all around & AOT for when I have a good attack and bad defence.

      1. Prøphet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I really think this GW can be great for Bench boost for me, but im reluctant... Might have two DGW's with decent fixtures...

    3. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      aoa is not that great...the rem 2 for dgw

    4. ☆Khaz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      AoA when defence is in shambles, the rest of the chips in double GWs

    5. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      The AOA chip is a curse. I've been tempted to use it 4 times, but haven't. The best I would have done on any of the occasions was break even.

      1. Belalugozi78
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I used it and earned 3 points. nothing special

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I think that can be classified as a big win.

  14. Jimmeh
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Butland/Begovic
    Bellerin/Alder/Evans/Nyom/Francis
    Payet/Mahrez/Sanchez/KDB/Westwood
    Pelle/Vardy/Ighalo

    Got 7.9m in the bank.

    Who's the best replacement for Francis? Sagna? Moreno? VVD? Someone else?

    I'm struggling between the first two at the moment, I think, unless I've neglected anybody else.

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      vvd

  15. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Butland
    Cedric Francis Kolarov Richards Williams
    Sanchez kdb Payet Nahrez mane
    Pelle Ighalo Vardy

    1ft 4.0 itb

    A. Bring in Jones or Stones for Richards
    B. Bring in Lukaku or Kane

    Thnaks
    Cheers 😉

    1. Wingate
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Get Bellerin.

      Keep
      The front line. That's my team then 🙂

      1. Whats the Mata?
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        why not jones?

        1. Wingate
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Because it's Jones!

          Good shout to be fair, great fixtures and defensive form... Just concerned about rotation with him.

  16. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Morning foks!
    All week I taught to do costa, Targett -> Bony, VVD

    But don't know if it's the best idea..

    2FT
    2.2ITB

    Myhill, butland
    targett, bellerin, kolarov, richards, dann
    mahrez,surman,alexis,payet,kdb
    pelle,costa,vardy

    1. ☆Khaz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldnt pick up Bony because of the aguero suddenly stealing minutes-issue.

  17. A.T
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    It's all gone pear shaped round my gaff ffs. 😀

    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ?

      Loving the name change by the way!

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I think that's the only thing I've got right this season. 🙂

  18. Fozzyb34r
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Has Cartoons M1ke been banned? I can't handle another idiotic panic transfer like last week

  19. New Post
  20. manu4life99
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    A) Bench Mahrez (already have Vardy)
    B) Bench Ighalo

    1. Redcat1
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Flip a coin, tough call

  21. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    hmm, suddenly lots of defenders I want

    Smalling (cry, WBA, wat) 6.4
    or
    Bellerin (swa, TOT, wba) 5.9

    ?

    1. Redcat1
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bellerin

    2. 1zverGGademN
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Bellerin all day long

  22. Grand Maester Juan
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Myhill McCarthy

    Richards Kolarv Cresswell targett Huth

    Mahrrez KDb Sanchez Mane Payet

    Bony Vardy Ighalo

    2 FT and 4.9 ITB

    A) Mc Carthy > Any gk

    B) Richards & Huth > Van jilk & any watford/ Newcastle defence

    C) Do nothing and play AOA with kolarov n cresweel in defence

  23. madame shelly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    butland,
    kolo, bellers, janmaat
    Alexis, kdb(v), Payet, mane(c)
    ighalo, vardy, pelle

    McCarthy mahrez Dawson Richards

    1FT £4.6M ITB

    GTG or changes ? wanted VVD but considered too much in DF then

    1. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good for this week. Save.

    2. 1zverGGademN
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ighalo>Kane(c)

  24. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    If you had no city attacking cover this weekend, would you be willing to sacrifice a hit and have a benching dilema??

    Ayew // Payet // Sanchez // Mahrez (Westwood)
    Martial // Vardy // Pelle

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can afford Westwood ---> Sterling (-4) or Any Other ---> KDB (-4) leaving with a benching question...

      Thoughts?

    2. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't but I can see the temptation

  25. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone taking hits this week?
    Tempted myself.

    1. SuperMario
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      haha see comment directly above..

      1. 1zverGGademN
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I'll get rid of Mahrez/Martial than any dilemas at all 🙂 KDB is my choice!

        1. 1zverGGademN
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          reply fail to SM

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, Need to ship one of Payet/ Mahrez for a city mid.

    3. Paulie Walnuts
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      i took one...

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I knew you would make me feel better santa

  26. Redcat1
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Can I get some defence help please, 1 transfer available

    Line up is

    Coleman (SUN) Moreno (che) Dawson (LEI) Simpson (wbrom) Gabriel (swa)

    Want to bring in Sagna for either Moreno or dawson.

    Who to transfer out and who to play (obviously coleman will be benched) ?

    thanks

    1. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Moreno is a good pick, leave him there. Out of those I'd be worried about Gabriel not getting enough game time.

      I'd do Gabriel > Sagna

      Then play: Sagna Dawson Simpson

  27. snoppo
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Are people sticking with Coleman as he is only a doubt? I have Bellerin as sub but 2 free transfers so could change him for a City or Spurs defender. If he plays though could miss a big haul

    1. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on what else you can do transfer wise?

      Not really worth a transfer even if he misses one game. I'm sure you bought him in for the LONG fixture run and you have a good sub so it's fine

      1. snoppo
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks lads think I will stick and play Bellerin. Having two frees was making me want to tinker for no reason.

    2. Redcat1
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Stick, what were you planning to do with your transfer ?

    3. Concrete
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'd play Bellerin

  28. Rolls-Royce
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    If you had Tadic would you do Tadic> Mane?

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      *for free.

    2. Redcat1
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No

    3. Differential C (Mark)
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Its like see saw. Usually, if Mane shines, Tadic is average. If Tadic shines, then Mane is average. The day they both shine, its usually a massacre of the opponent! 🙂

  29. Concrete
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is there ever a case to take hits for a defender or is it a massive no-no?

    Looking at potential price rises....

    1. talarfon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes there is, situation needs to be pretty bad though.

  30. Adds04
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    So I'm thinking of playing my bench boost this week, am I crazy?

    My bench would be Moreno, nyom, sakho and Gomez