Dugout Discussion

Richarlison back up front for Everton as Bernard and Walcott return

The final match of Gameweek 16 takes place at Goodison Park this evening, as Marco Silva faces his old employers for the first time.

Silva has recalled Bernard, Theo Walcott and Michael Keane for this encounter, meaning a return to the striking role for Richarlison – who is also up against his former club this evening.

The Brazilian scored in this fixture last season while on Watford’s books, with a dramatic match ending 3-2 to the Toffees.

Javi Gracia has made two changes from the side that lost 2-1 to Manchester City last Tuesday, with Ken Sema and Domingos Quina making their first Premier League start for the Hornets.

Will Hughes hasn’t recovered from a hip injury, while Nathaniel Chalobah drops to the bench.

Andre Gray is also missing from the matchday squad due to a leg injury, while Watford failed in their appeal to rescind Etienne Capoue‘s red card so the former Spurs midfielder is unavailable too.

It’s hit or miss for Richarlison in home fixtures this season: the Brazilian has blanked in three of his appearances at Goodison Park, but averages 11.33 Fantasy Premier League points in his other three starts on home soil.

Richarlison is by some distance the most popular FPL asset on show this evening, sitting in 32.8% of Fantasy managers’ squads.

The former Watford winger was also the tenth-most-popular captaincy choice of Gameweek 16, with 95,936 FPL bosses handing him the armband.

Gyfli Sigurdsson has a similar strike rate, with four blanks in eight home starts but an average of 9.25 FPL points in his other four appearances at Goodison.

The Iceland international has already been involved in the same number of goals this season (six goals, two assists) as he managed in the whole of 2017/18.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison.

Watford XI (4-4-2): Foster, Femenia, Kabasele, Cathcart, Holebas, Doucoure, Quina, Sema, Pereyra, Success, Deeney.

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2,888 Comments Post a Comment
  1. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Why doesn't Siggy just calmly walk that pen into the net, hmm? 2-1 down and you bottle it. Absolute disgrace. Never going anywhere near Siggy ever again.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      LOL

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This was his last game for me.

      Till we never meet again.

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Take a lot of penalties in Premier League games yourself do you?

  2. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Watford are so unpredictable.

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      cheesecake bootlace

  3. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy having a mare.

  4. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    https://youtu.be/KDnKuFtdc7A

    New Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer, for those who want to see a real nightmare come to life 😉

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is Godzookie in it?

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Negatory!

  5. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Everton not lying down wasting time tonight? 😮

  6. Alnair
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Had enough of Sigurdsson

    1. All de Gea no iDier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Don't write off the Ice Man. We all have bad days/

    2. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Agree

  7. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Success subbed so gw over for me. 79 all out. Thrilled even though I chickened out on Son for Martial for a hit.

  8. Barbarians
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Ok think time to move Richi for Son.
    thanks for all the points Richi!

    1. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Really?!

  9. N00B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy owner for weeks, screw it! I give up. Richarlison > Siggy

  10. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Off topic but #TIL Bob The Builder was UK most popular song in 2000.
    Didn't know it was such a hit.

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He fixed the charts

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It was a classic to be fair.

    3. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      *sold most copies in UK.

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yesh we go potty around Xmas time.

  11. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Who would have got the assist if Siggy scored the pen?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mina

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane.

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mina.

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

    5. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mina

    6. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Gareth McAuley

    7. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Brunt

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Classic.

      2. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Too soon

        1. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Don’t you love how 45 angles showed no touch by MacAuley and 1 kinda looked like he did, and that 1 angle was what “they” went with.

          I’m still bitter about it, and being a Siggy owner I’m in a right mood right now.

          Where’s my snickers?!?

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Ah, a man after my own heart... someone that's still sore about MacAuley. 😀

    8. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku's shoelace

    9. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I reckon it should be awarded to him anyways

    10. Majestic Chanka
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Kane, he swears it

  12. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Everton haven’t been good tonight

    Watford fully deserve to be leading

  13. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    much be a large amount of Alonso points coming off the bench. Expecting large red arrow now

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Top 10k average rising by 3 with autosubs/VCs, as it stands.

      1. QUEN
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        What is there average?

  14. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Transferred in Son for Siggy last night. Felt so good getting rid of that Icelandic fraud. "Set-piece specialist", yeah and I'm a dating advice specialist.

    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      seems quite dangerous with CL midweek. If Son plays 90 mins may get benched

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Okay we get it, the real snake isn't Silva its Siggy. Hiss, boo, hiss.

  15. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne will probably score next week when he’s rooted to third on all of our benches

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Put him in your starting 11

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Strong bench humble brag.

    3. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Will be autosubbed with the Salah/Kane/auba benchings

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Salah benched against the mancs?

        1. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Yip

          Klopp will play the kids

        2. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Can afford to rest him against mid table opposition

          1. Tempestic
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Haha, love this

    4. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Never captain, never bench.

  16. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Barkley to Brooks?

    Have Obiang stinking up my 5th mid spot too so can't get Snodgrass unfortunately.

  17. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Siggy over Richa a mistake but I still fancy him for the next two gameweeks. Probably reassess after that

  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Watford controlling t his quite well tbf

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very solid team when they want to be.

  19. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Great result this for Man United in the battle for 6th

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Got handed a big favour from one of the big boys when Bournemouth lost to Liverpool.

  20. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    And Digne to Kola for free looks on The cards

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is he nailed?

    2. All de Gea no iDier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Until Arsenal change their defence next GW.

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Haha. Probably

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Which assist Siggy ruined?

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mina

    2. BenDavies
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Mina

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks all.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tina

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne off set pieces too.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah Everton didn’t have a 17ft tall forward to reach his crosses

  23. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Marco Silva deserves some stick for letting this game get away. His team was second best since 30 min then didn't make a sub and Watford punished him

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Needs to take a leaf out of Unai Emery's book

      1. Samwise the Brave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It was so obvious though. Thr sky graphic said 1% of play in the Watford half for the first 10mins of the second half. They conceded 5 mins later

  24. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I hope Everton lose here. Disgusting penalty. Hope Siggy has an awful night. Dinner tastes funny, stubs his toe off the table leg. Everything.

    1. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’ve not seen time not seen it. I turned away from tv as couldn’t watch it (Siggy owner)

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Am I drunk ? I’ve not even seen the penalty yet as I turned away before he took it.

        1. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Well you're talking to yourself so there's a good possibility.

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Docoure was on my watchlist list even before this goal. Strongly considering him as a replacement for Gray who was absolute disaster.... And I could have gone Patterson

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Perryra still seems better option at similar price

  26. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Everton

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    How will Man City fare against this Everton defence?

    Pretty well you'd have to imagine, could get 3 or 4

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Agree. 30 goals scored by City at home this season. Next best is 19.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        If Sterling is rested midweek it's a conundrum on him vs. Kane for captaincy

    2. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      If Coleman's playing Sane will get a hattie

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, a 3/4-0 statement.

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Sterling could be a good captain shout

  28. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    take nothing away from Watford showing early season form. Always look dangerous away.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They're so hot and cold

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Pipe down Katy Perry.

  29. Dele
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Mad how everyone on this forum was suggesting Siggs > Richa.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Everyone? Doubt many did, unless they were trying to be too clever and looking for an excuse to ignore Richarlison.

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      not really

      I was 50/50 between them with Sig being on set pieces.I went for Richy more by FOMO principle than anything

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I still think having both will be good from GW19 (Richa owner)

    4. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy has better stats but Richarlison has more drive to score.

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Digne to Richarlison on that corner then. Richarlison's shot deflected over for another corner