Dugout Discussion

Richarlison and Zaha start up front in Sunday’s only FPL fixture

Everton take on Crystal Palace at 16:00 BST in the day’s only match in the English top-flight.

The headline team news concerns one “out-of-position” midfielder playing up top and a recently reclassified Fantasy Premier League forward who seems to be back in a more central role after a spell out wide.

Richarlison (£6.8m) was the third-most-bought FPL midfielder of Gameweek 9 and for the second league match running the Brazilian will line up as the spearhead of the Everton attack, with Bernard (£5.9m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.4m) and Theo Walcott (£6.5m) playing just behind him.

Andre Gomes (£5.4m) makes his first Everton start in central midfield, while there is also a return from injury for Seamus Coleman (£5.2m) at right-back. Tom Davies (£5.3m) and Jonjoe Kenny (£4.3m) are the men to make way.

Crystal Palace’s team news announcement suggests Wilfried Zaha (£6.9m) will – as he was against Wolves in Gameweek 8 – be back in a striker’s role again today, either alongside Andros Townsend (£5.8m) in a 4-4-2 or as the spearhead of a 4-3-3 flanked by Townsend and Jeffrey Schlupp (£4.5m). Jordan Ayew (£5.8m) misses out as Roy Hodgson recalls Cheikhou Kouyate (£4.8m) to central midfield in his only change.

Zaha had been a slight doubt for this match but has passed a fitness test on his adductor problem.

Two names returning from injury make the bench today: Yerry Mina (£5.4m) for the hosts and Connor Wickham (£4.9m) for the visitors.

Having scored four league goals in as many matches, Sigurdsson is one of FPL’s form players. Eden Hazard (£11.4m)  was the only midfielder to have been bought by more Fantasy bosses than Sigurdsson ahead of Gameweek 9.

The Icelandic midfielder also scored in this fixture last season, which ended in a 3-1 win for the hosts.

Zaha was the most-sold FPL forward of this Gameweek but the Ivorian forward has delivered an attacking return (three goals, one assist) in every one of Palace’s four away league matches this season.

Everton XI: Pickford; Coleman, Zouma, Keane, Digne; Gueye, Gomes; Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Richarlison.

Crystal Palace XI: Hennessey; Van Aanholt, Tomkins, Sakho, Wan-Bissaka; Schlupp, Kouyate, Milivojevic, McArthur; Townsend, Zaha.

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1,512 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Fantastisk
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    The whistle can't come Tosun enough for Palace.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      That’s trying too hard for puns 🙂

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Or maybe it was just Toosun?

      2. Fantastisk
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Lookman, if you don't like it move on.

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      That joke could be Tosun for Palace fans.
      Leave it a bit

  2. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Tosuntial

  3. DLL18
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Just rub some salt in that wound.

  4. Benditlike
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Well then, seems Kane and PVA (-4) to Aguero and Robertson payed off 😀

  5. F4L
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Siggy assisting the assister 🙁

  6. Differential C (Mark)
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Wickham on for Palace
    Well, I guess Everton CS locked

  7. Ha.
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Owned Tosun for 6 weeks and not a single goal. Now he has 2 in 3

    1. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      you sold him tosun

  8. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    This game is cancelled

  9. Make United Great Again
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    No Richarlison involvement 🙁

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Damn damn

  10. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Best thing that happened was subbing Wally

  11. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Richarlison benched next game?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Hopefully

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Lol

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Confirmed.

    4. dino412
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Richarlison has played well today I am not sure why all the hate. His goals and points will come.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        He's been utter dross

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Think i’ll be getting rid

      3. Eddie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Is this true? I haven't been able to watch the game and have just been following chat on here. From the sound of it he could be the worst player for Everton ever.

        1. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 12 days ago

          It couldn’t be further from the truth. He’s been shite.

      4. Lambert Is A Goal Machine
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        What about his game has he done well????

    5. Hits from the Bong
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      I’m definitely benching him.

  12. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Just need a Mili-Kouyate goal now

  13. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Worst game ever

  14. Tev
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Couldn't have done this when you actually used to start could you Cenk

  15. Zilla
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Lookman should start

  16. AlissonBecker fell alone
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Oh no Oh no Oh nooooo Wan Bissaka noooooooo.I need you to ATTACKKK now!!!

  17. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    9 points down to 1 in a matter of minutes. Gutting

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      It was more like 7 but yeah oh well. Didn't have high hopes for him anyway.

    2. TyroneGAA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Tell me about it

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      9? For who? PVA was on 8

      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        My bad I thought AWB was on for 3 BAPS. Who was on for 3 before goal?

  18. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Everton in the top 8 😯

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      But will it last, nobody knows!

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Where they belong. Top 6 are City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs, Arsenal, Utd (not necessarily in that order) then you have Everton, Leicester and Wolves.

  19. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Walcott consistency never existed...floodgates opened when he was subbed off

  20. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Palace are so toothless up front.

  21. Planet Head
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    So much for AverageWhiteBand's customary 3 away baps

  22. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Giz a yellow each Zaha & AWB!

  23. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Nightmares of last season owning Richarlison.

  24. Differential C (Mark)
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Still feeling good about this game haha. Heped me justify subbing both AwB and Hennessey!

  25. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    I get up to baste the chicken and it's 2-0, ffs!

    1. SPorting
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      To the chicken?

    2. Patch
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Kudos

      It usually takes me less than 2 mins to strangle the chicken

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Stupid chickens fault

    4. The Wise Owl
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Did you ask it first?

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      How long does it normally take you to "baste the chicken"

      1. ClassiX
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Upvoting because that was a pretty fowl joke...

    6. Maddocio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      You are Leeroy Jenkins

    7. Old Man
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      You shouldn't need to - always cook birds upside down. Yes, really.

  26. adey70
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts on Martial as Walcott replacement? Still got WC in case of emergency...

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      He won't play Chelsea away every week.

      1. adey70
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Hahaha. Innit? But he’s obvs blessed to play for such an attacking ‘outfit’...

  27. SPorting
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    No players for me in tomorrows game.

    57 all out.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Humble brag.

      I'm chilling on 32 with just Vardy to play 🙁

      1. SPorting
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 12 days ago

        Humble, my arse. Bow down before me.

        Up to 7k and ready to drop like a brick in the coming weeks.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Well done.

    3. Podge
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Can’t be disappointed in that, well done.

    4. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      50 all out..

  28. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    Wan Bissaka goes from 8 to 1 point in less than two minutes. Brutal.

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Wasn't even top of the pile for Palace

  29. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    12 points lost for my FPL team in two minutes - eurgh.

    1. SPorting
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Sickening

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      Can't lose what you never had

  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 12 days ago

    The Walcott effect

    Off he goes and Everton look free flowing run riot

    1. adey70
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 12 days ago

      I’m hoping he has the same effect on my team when I finally ditch him next week...