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. ALTOID11
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Feel a bit sick as I have 80 points but captained Kane instead of Salah. Would have past the 100 mark if I’d selected Salah ffs!

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      What a mistake!

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      come on don't be silly

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Cry me a river

    4. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Most don’t even own Salah. Be grateful.

    5. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I was you

    6. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      unlucky 😉

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

    Digne in after next 2 then

  3. wildnothing
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I feel sick. Siggy owner. Everyone else in the world have Rich & Digne. Please say something to cheer me up. I once was within 1k

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

      You were once Within 1k

      1. wildnothing
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hah, thanks

    2. wildnothing
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      And lmy last four captain scores are 2, 3, 4, 1

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Digne only 3.6% owned.

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

        20% in top 10k

        1. Collie01
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Interesting.

    4. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Similar situation. I was in top 3k few weeks ago.
      Siggy owner, Foster benched. Only in my ML not owning Richa 🙁

    5. HoldingMeeStones
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Probably wont cheer you up but penalty miss cost me my first 100 point haul of the year. (Have Siggy and Digne)

    6. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      My rival has Siggy AND Coleman

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

    78 post-baps isn't too bad for a Salah non-owner 😆

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

      Nice, 80-4, no Salah.

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

    Richarlison to Son since bad fixtures and Rich not as good?

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

      would wait for the Barca match

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No, he's quite a bit more and not as nailed, for the price, a centre forward as a mid, Rich is good value.

  6. child of God
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Where do you guys think the fpl winner will have spent most of his season rank wise? Something like an fpl managers heat map if it makes sense

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Round the 700 mark

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      The winner could be outside 100K right now.

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

        Take the ‘k’ off and you’re probably about right...

      2. child of God
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Really? Seems mission impossible to me

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

      Somewhere inside the top 5 million I reckon.

    4. thischarmingman
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Top 100 i reckon

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

      check this link - has the list of FPL veterans & champions etc.

    6. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d like to know the furthest back at half way through the season to go on and win, if my rambling text has made sense.....

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

    Its worth to do Son and Mahrez and a hit for Shaqiri and Siggy?

  8. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Looking like 97(-4) here. A not so subtle brag that I had an awesome week this week, but I think you need to cherish these GWs when they come around. This will likely be my best GW of the season, esp with the manner of it (2 late goals from defenders, super captain haul, etc) Salah(c), Digne, Kola, Rich, Haz, Doherty. Whats rare is wonderful.

    Bit of context - I had dropped from 70K to 250K the last 3 weeks after some below par weeks, in particular a horrid last week. Just shows how up and down the game is. One bad run doesn't necessarily make a bad team (or vice versa). Heads up and onwards and upwards for next week!

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Great story. Who plays you in the movie?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Dennis Leary

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          One of the best.

          1. Danno - Emre Canada
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Stole all his material from Bill Hicks

            1. SPorting
              • 12 Years
              5 years, 3 months ago

              Nah, stole his feck it attitude.

              Wouldn’t mind someone keeping his material alive though.

              1. Danno - Emre Canada
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah good to keep his material alive for sure but he was alive at the time. But as well as taking his attitude took his mannerisms and persona as well, friendship over. But who doesn’t steal material I guess....

      2. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Danny DeVito. Heroic stuff

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

    I hate that fk goal so much. Why wasnt it Siggy

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Because they wanted to score

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

      Cos Siggy would have put it over just like he made his pen easy to save

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It went in

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

    Will 42 be enough to qualify for the FPL Cup?

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

      Maybe just.

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

      Probably not

    3. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 44 without potential 3BPS from Digne and I think I might just scrape in

    4. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      You're more than fine with that score and players to go. Chill.

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

        Lmao you've clearly held a grudge for such a normal comment. Get help.

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

    Dam would be on 100 points if I triple captained salah, didn't sell hazard for -8 and rondons shots all went in the goal.

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It was close.

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

      Fine margins

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      This

      I was so so close to being GW rank 1. Just that one decision not to play the top scoring 11 players this week at the last minute spoilt my fun

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

    Was there an assist for the 2nd Everton goal

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, handball from Kabasele

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

        They still count as assists

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I would have thought so, same of its a cross into box and it's handballed, Is that classed as an assist?

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

    Fair play Digne owners, late, late 9 pointer with that FK

    1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Tbf he was on for clean sheet and full bonus points last week against Liverpool till the 95tg minute goal so kinda redemption of some sorts haha

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

    56

    bang on garage I reckon

    bye bye Keane you useless lump

    1. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Leave my garage alone!

  15. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    When do we find out our cup opponents, is it when Ranks are all updated ?

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Great question.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Next few days, prob by Wednesday morning

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They have to draw 4 million balls out of a hat. May take a while.

  16. Henning
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    1. Lacazette Sigurdsson and Dunk out for Chicharito Son Alonso/Laporte

    2. Lacazette and Sigurdsson out for Chicharito and Hazard

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    45 enough to qualify for the cup?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I think so, players who were 9 points of the Average yesterday were inside the Top 4.2m this GW (so would of qualified), fpldiscovery are predicting 49.8 Average, will be about 51 with autosubs and VC's, with 45 I think you'll just about get in, but don't count my word!

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate, I took a 4 point hit if that makes a difference?

  18. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Patricio
    Robbo Alonso Digne
    Salah(vc) Sterling Fraser Richarlison Anderson
    Wilson Kane(C)

    - 1FT
    - 0.0ITB

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thinking of saving the free transfer. Thoughts?

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Monitor Wilson, Everton probably struggle vs City. Looks good overall though

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

    Coleman assist for the 2nd goal if FPL are giving one.

  20. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Congrats to all the people who feel sick because they only got 89 instead of 112 because they didn’t cap Salah bla bla

    42 all out here. Down from 29k OR to 63k. First half WC always trolls me every season!!

  21. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I would've got 140 points if I had all the players who did well this week.

    1. some witty pun
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      unlucky

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

      Pogba?

  22. Plymouth
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    That Digne goal in 90+6, so ugly

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

      Not really since he lost 9 baps vs pool at the same time

  23. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Burning question:

    Keep Salah or sell for Kane?

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d get Kane.

    2. Clintymints
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Both

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

    I think the back 5 is basically set down

    Doherty, Digne, TAA/Robertson, AWB, Alonso.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 3 months ago

        -Digne +VVD

      • mir
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thats mine and it saved me this week and on a number of weeks.

      • Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Why is AWB in there he is poo. Morrison should be in his place xx

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy to Anderson?

    3. boc610
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Digne see that coming

      il get my coat.

      1. SPorting
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Nice word play ruined by bad spelling.

        How ironic.

    4. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      88 pts and 100k rank rise to get me back into the top 100k after some terrible GWs.

    5. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      77 enough to qualify for the cup?

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Are you joking ?

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Only when I tell knob gags.

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

        Unfortunately not for the Elite Cup

        1. SPorting
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Elitist!

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

        Hope so....or I'm going to start worrying about my 124.

    6. VHS LaCazette Tape
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Who is this Coleman guy and how can I fit him in my team? Also heard this Cook fellow finds the net aswell.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hello dad

    7. Jimi
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wildcarde. Salah Captain. 92 points. What a week. 88k before the gw hoping 30-40k after. Woooo. FFS and WGTA podcasts rule the air!!!!

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

        Wow you kept Salah on a WC. Who did you leave out?

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

          Kane in. Already had Sané sterling mo Anderson rich

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

            You left out Kane?

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

              Used WC to get Kane in.