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Why has Everton’s attack been so underwhelming so far this season?

Everton’s popular attacking assets have underwhelmed Fantasy Premier League managers so far this season.

After two matches, they have scored just once, only Crystal Palace finding the net fewer times than the Toffees at this stage.

Perhaps we should not be too surprised to see Marco Silva’s men struggle in front of goal at this stage.

During their pre-season campaign, they scored just three goals in seven matches, with Richarlison (£8.0m) the only key figure missing for most of it.

One was registered against Kenyan side Kariobangi Sharks, while Monaco and Mainz were the only other teams to concede against Everton.

The Toffees drew blanks in four of their summer friendlies, against FC Sion, Wigan Athletic, Sevilla and Werder Bremen.

Of those who found the back of the net, Joe Williams and Lewis Gibson are not first-team regulars, the former now a permanent Wigan player, while Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) is the only summer goal-scorer to have played in either Premier League match so far this season.

Accordingly, ahead of a Gameweek 3 trip to Aston Villa, Fantasy managers might be looking to move on their Everton attackers.

We have assessed the underlying statistics from their first two matches of the campaign to find out if the Toffees have simply been unlucky not to score more often, or if there are some tangible reasons for concern.

As this article uses data from the Fantasy Football Scout Members Area only those who have signed up for the 2019/20 season can access it in full.

Team Data Analysis

Lessons learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Jones Town
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Robinson to Mcginn to avoid price fall? Yay or nay?

    1. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good deal even when we're excluding rises and drops. McGinn's a good option for 5.6m

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      For a hit? If yes, then don’t do it.

    3. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No way, Robinson will come good

  2. Aubamazette
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Son VVD zinchenko Jota
    Or
    B) Martial TAA Laporte Pukki

    Deffo B right? I really want Son though:’(

  3. leroybrown84
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    martial or rashford?!

    1. Jones Town
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Basically playing same position up front, Martial cheaper and more points for goals/clean sheets so I've gone him! But Rashford will probably have pens now

    2. KaNi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Martial
      Who's on penalties? 🙂

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Everyone...

    3. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Rashford
      Will be on pens
      And takes direct free kicks too

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Not very well though.

        1. TheBrazilianRonaldo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Lol

        2. TheBrazilianRonaldo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          We call him Gashford for a reason

  4. Drogba Legend
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A) Mount
    B) Trossard
    C) McGinn or Grealish
    D) McNeil or Gudmonsson
    E) Lamela
    F) Cabellos

    Pick one please.

    1. leroybrown84
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      trossard

    2. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    5. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Wow that is unanimous, but A is the best out of these.

    6. sw3nzor
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      for me its F

    7. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B, Trossard

  5. BobbyV
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This week, play:
    A. Cantwell
    B. Lundstram

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  6. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wildcard active. How to improve defence or gtg?

    Have 0.8 itb for next bandwagon to jump on.

    Walker-Digne-Maguire-Lund-Kelly

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Walker to Laporte and never worry about rotations?
      Or even Walker to VVD?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Good suggestions.

        Liverpool or Man City defence is the last dilemma for me

        1. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Gotta say Man city on current form.

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Cheers Rocky. It just feels scary not to own any Pool defs

    2. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      How's the rest?

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Templte altough I have Haller as a cheeky punt

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Kane or not to Kane...that's the question...

          1. S.Kuqi
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Decided not to. Itse tempting and Kane Will do well no doubt but makea my team unbalanced and don't want to sacrifice defence for Kane

            1. Beavis
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 7 months ago

              That's what I've finally come to terms with as well I think. Long term it'll be better, I reckon.

    3. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Walker to Laporte

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I would tend to agree with this.

  7. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed so cheeky repost.

    Cheers all who helped on the aids and many posts previously. It's done.. Aubameyang, Perez, Robertson to Kane, Martial, AWB (-4) and 0.7itb.

    Hendo
    VVD Digne Montoya AWB
    Martial Sterling Salah Robinson
    Kane Wesley
    (Stek, Dendonk, Greenwood, Diop)

    Still not completely sure on captain and nice amount itb to upgrade Wesley or Robinson next week. :). Possibility of also dropping Kane to an emerging 6-7mil forward and Robinson to Son, Pepe or KDB.

    GL lads, how you lot set up?

    1. DVassell
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      You gotta captain Kane surely now that you’ve bought him in for a hit- couldn’t have a better home fixture than this really

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        True, probs will

    2. MosF94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good! Still not sure on Wesley, but I like all your other picks, and your transfers look good. Sterling vs Kane is a nightmare of a captaincy decision tbh!

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yh.. Wesley is my least fav but few good fixtures and playing on Fri which I'll watch so keeps it fun. Easy upgrade though as have 0.7 itb

    3. BobbyV
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Nice squad.

      This is mine. No more tinkering.

      Pope
      Digne, AWB, Montoya
      KdB, Sterling, Mane, Martial, Cantwell
      Pukki, Kane
      (Button, Lundstram, Hanley, Wickham) 0.2 itb

      1. Tsparkes10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Jesus that is v nice. GL

  8. MosF94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Which currently unpopular player do you see becoming a bandwagon favourite in the next couple of weeks?

    Which currently popular player do you see trolling everyone and losing their bandwagon in a couple of weeks?

    I'll go Haller for the first question, Ceballos for the second

    1. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Jota
      Ceballos

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Since Ceballos has two tough fixtures ahead, he would hardly be trolling if he doesn’t score well.

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I don't think Ceballos is a good fpl player even with good fixtures. He might play well but will miss out on fpl points. Like Modric type. Assisting the assister type.

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          He was number 10 against Burnley, all the attacking play went through him. Looked good (if he keeps playing)

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I know. Thats why said he is a Modric type. I have seen Ceballos play for over 2 years now. He is a great talent. Will he get fpl points is what I am wondering. He hasn't been a goal scoring Midfielder till now. He is more of a controlling the tempo of the game type. That could change though.

        2. Ron_Swanson
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Didn't look that way from watching him IMO

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            I don't know how to explain. He is like Bilva in Midfield if you know what I mean. For 5.5 that could be cheap especially if he is taking set pieces.

    3. DVassell
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Unpopular- Lundstram
      Popular- Mount

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The Bournemouth and Leicester attackers everyone's offloading for Pukki, Martial and co. the obvious candidates if they can turn it around.

      Maybe Zaha and Deulofeu too

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Trolling wise, Kane has it in him to squeeze out another Cardiff 1pt-er this week 😆

    5. Cowboy John
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pulisic
      Pukki

    6. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Perez would be lolz
      Barnes

    7. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Pepe
      Pukki

    8. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Here here

    9. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lanzini

    10. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Trossard. Many people on here considered/ are considering him but he's only owned by 0.9% right now.

  9. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Does anyone know official API documentation from FPL? I’ve seen a few API endpoints online (reddit etc) but it seems very bizarre that I can’t find anything official.

  10. FPLAdmiral
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Best structure for a WC defence chaps?

    Set on AWB, Lundstrom, best option for remaining 3 slots?

    (A) Digne, Soyuncu, Kelly
    (B) Mina, Soyuncu, Montoya
    (C) Mina, Zinchenko, Kelly

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      a

    3. Shearer & Sutton
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

    4. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    5. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      B

  11. Bring the Cavalry
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is ceballos a decent pick as a 5th playing mid? Or is he just a holding mid?

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      he is a good pick at that price id say
      dont expect him to be KdB though

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Good pick
      Maybe cantwel better

    3. Bring the Cavalry
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers lads, need to watch the game from last weekend before the deadline

    4. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      As a fifth mid? Definitely.

  12. Little Frank
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gah! Still grappling with my WC over whether or not to have Kane

    Can someone decide for me please.

    1. james 101
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. Have him.

      I take full responsibility.

      1. Little Frank
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you! Such a relief to have someone to blame now.

    2. Alan Watts
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get him in, see how he does, potential for 2-3 goals this week, then you can keep or downgrade if he underperforms....

      1. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        and he does make Auba easier when Arsenals fixtures turn

        1. Alan Watts
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yeah gives that extra option, or if any of the cheaper options keep performing or if Son comes in and gets going, can easily downgrade / upgrade a mid to Son or KDB

          1. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            yeah I think im gonna go with Kane and just tinkering around Kane+Mount+Kelly = TAA+Son+Wickham as just one example of a switch that could be made. not to mention, Mane/Salah or jumping on any striker wagon thats not Aguero

    3. Little Frank
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Thank you all, all good points, plus Kane makes a great captain option.

      Kane it is.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        You’re welcome.

        I have him in my wc too

    4. thunder_mike
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Get him, decent fixtures over the next few weeks. He is a cash cow if he doesn’t perform, plenty of players that can replace him.

  13. james 101
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    WC team. GTG?

    Pope
    Digne WanB Lunds
    Mane Sterling KDB Martial Cantwell
    Pukki Kane

    (Button Dunk Kelly Greenwood)

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Digne, Dunk, Kelly -> Zinc, Soyunku, Montoya IMO.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        appreciate the response mate

      2. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        too many premiums
        you cant captain them all!

        1. james 101
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Too many good players?

  14. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If You Have 8.5 M would you got Martial like everyone or gamble on other one ... I Have Trossard BTW

    1. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      martial

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      pulisic/siggy/richarlison/bernardo
      all are fine picks

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Thxxxxxx

  15. Scout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    pick one
    E. pieters
    Lundstram
    Dunk
    Montoya
    Soyuncu
    Other 4.8m def?

  16. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    1 Start Heaton (EVE) or pope (wol)?
    2 Start Lundstram (LEI) or king (MCI?

    1. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      pope and king

    2. Cowboy John
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Heaton
      Lundstram

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Split results...

    4. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      if in doubt go with the home fixture is my rule

  17. Bad Butcher
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Laporte or VVD? (no other City and Liverpool cover in def).

    1. vityovics
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      VVD

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      On a WC?

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Laporte now
      Vvd later

  18. vityovics
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Perez to
    A) Grealish
    B) Trossard
    C) Mount
    D) save

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      C).

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Is Mount looking good on the stats Doosra?

    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Why not keep?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        He Is f#%_ing Sh#t

        1. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          That’s far from the truth

      2. vityovics
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why keep?

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      D

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

    5. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Would say C but consider also McGinn and possibly save some funds...good fixtures and goals imminent

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Dean Smith first words press conference. McGinn looks our likeliest source of goals. Getting in good forward positions.

    6. zdrojo187
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Save

  19. Ambrosiana Inter
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Played the wildcard and following the price rises came out with these lot
    Pickford 4
    Digne, Laporte, Vvd, Lundstram, Kelly
    Sterling,KdB,Martial,McGinn,Cantwell
    Kane,Rashford,4.5

    Got a 0.02 rise on Martial,plus 0.01 on kdb,sterling,rash,Lundstram,Pickford,Cantwell,McGinn

    Is it worth to change any of them now or is it better to wait till they rise again

    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      It’s ok but would definitely consider some Liverpool attackers

  20. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    For someone around 4.5m would you go with Soyuncu or dunk? Feel like Soyuncu plays for the better side but dunk capable of scoring / BAPs

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Soy

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ive gone with Soyuncu

      1. Ron_Swanson
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I have Ryan in goal though

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Dunk

  21. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Subs:

    - Dendoncker or Cantwell?
    - Kelly or Hanley?

    Already got Pukki so don't really want 3 x Norwich...

    Cheers.

  22. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Nina, Coleman or Zinchenko?

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lots of great options at 5.5
      Pick 1 and if it doesnt work out switch

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers. On Zinch!

    2. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zinch

      1. Catastrophe
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

  23. Uncle Gamst
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Already done Wilson & Perez to Pukki and Sterling.

    Thoughts on VvD, Montoya, Salah & Perez to Lundstram, Kelly, Sterling & Mané?

    Heaton, Pope
    Robertson, Zinchenko, Walker-Peters, (Lundstram, Kelly)
    Sterling, KdB, Mané, Dendoncker, Robinson
    Kane, Pukki (Greenwood)

    Thanks

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ignore my post, doesn't make any sense

  24. Naeem_P1
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    views on Pedro and Emerson this weekend? Do they start for sure?

    1. Ron_Swanson
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Emerson yes, Pedro probably

      1. Naeem_P1
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        thoughts on the 2 of them?

  25. Scout
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    moura and ake out for martial and soyunca? yes or no?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Yes imo

  26. SAY MY NAME
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    a)siggy+maguire
    b)mcginn/trossard + laporte + spare cash dollars 🙂

    1. Scout
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      a

  27. UpAndAway
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Attacking returns in each of Jota's 3 Europa league games but none in his two league matches. Any concerns for owners?

    1. ResultatFar
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The opposite. It looks promising for the next few.

  28. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    A McGinn or B Ceballos?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A but close

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

    3. Greasy Grealish Gang
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      A

  29. HD7
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    G2G?

    Pope
    Digne VVD Laporte TAA
    Salah Sterling(C) Mount Martial
    Jota Haller

    Subs: Button, Greenwood, Dendoncer, Rico

  30. Shabaaz
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Pope Heaton
    Digne TAA Zinchenko
    KDB Martial Salah Mount Trossard
    Kane King

    Rico Kelly Greenwood

    1ft anything i should do