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Digne starts for Everton as Guilbert finally earns place in Villa team

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) came through his fitness doubts this week to keep hold of his starting place at left-back for Everton.

He makes a third successive start of the season as the Toffees travel to Aston Villa for the latest edition of Friday Night Football.

Despite the summer signing of Djibril Sidibé (£5.5m), Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) still starts at right-back.

Everton manager Marco Silva continues to delay Moise Kean‘s (£6.9m) first Premier League start, leaving him on the bench once again.

In his place is Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.0m), who has not particularly impressed going forward in 2019/20, with just one effort on goal in two matches.

Judging by Silva’s pre-match comments, it does seem as if we’ll have to wait before Kean is the established number one centre-forward at Everton.

“(He will start games) when he shows me in training sessions he is ready to. He needs a better moment than the others. 19-years-old player, we have to give him enough time to perform in the way we want. Now we start with Dominic up-front with a solution from the bench and Moise is one of them.” – Marco Silva

Meanwhile, Silva was enforced into one change from the side that beat Watford in Gameweek 2.

Jean-Philippe Gbamin (£5.0m) misses out, which sees Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) make an immediate return from suspension in central midfield.

There are just two changes for Aston Villa following their defeat to Bournemouth in Gameweek 2.

Frederic Guilbert (£4.4m) makes a first appearance of the season, which is good news for his ownership both in FPL and the Sky Sports Fantasy game.

The right-back comes in for Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.5m) having not been involved in either of the first two matches of the season.

However, Dean Smith’s pre-match quotes don’t particularly inspire confience that he will be in the side regularly though, as it sounds as if he has been thrown in to provide something different.

“I’ve always said you always have to earn the right to get into the team. You know, Elmohamady’s done okay but Fred’s been knocking on the door, working hard in training. I just felt after his performances in pre-season he might give us a different dynamic.” – Dean Smith

The other alteration is further up the field where Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) drops out for Jota (£5.9m).

“El Ghazi’s not really been at his best in the final third for us and I just felt Jota, who also had a really good pre-season, can create a little bit down that side.” – Dean Smith

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Taylor, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; McGinn, D Luiz, Grealish; Trezeguet, Wesley, Jota.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; A Gomes, Schneiderlin; Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is a double up of VVD and TAA looking 'shaky' right now 🙂

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      VVD about to demolish Arsenal on set pieces

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I reckon he gets a goal tomorrow.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      My triple up of Adrian taa and robbo looking worse

  2. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    digne really lost his cs to a dude with one leg 3 centimeters longer than the other

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

      I read this in a princess Caroline voice.

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

    VAR last week: "If it hits the hand it's handball, intentional or not"

    VAR this week: "it wasn't intentional therefore not given"

    Make it up as they go along

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      So nothing new then.

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Was there handball in the build-up to the goal?

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

        Nah, for Wesley's 2nd chance it hit Mina on the arm when he shot. Don't think it was a handball but Laporte last week surely knew just as much?

        1. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          The rule is that unintentional or not doesnt matter if its in the build up to a goal. The attacking team gained an advantage from Laportes handball.

          Its not the same for the defending team.

        2. Netley Lucas
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Has to be a goal, then they look back at any handball from the goalscoring side, as long as it's in a reasonable phase of play.

    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha this

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      When was there handball involved in then goal?

    6. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Have you read the rules? like this isnt new, it was implemented at the beginning of the season.

      IF YOU SCORE, and it hits the hand it's handball, intentional or not
      Every other situation it is only a handball if it is deemed intentional or blatant

      Read the rules

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        If you dont like it complain about the rules, VAR is simply enforcing them.

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

          My apologies. The rules are shite.

          1. Four Hit Wonder
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            Yes they are, and what's worse they're unclear. VAR revealed this.

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

        Lool what a stupid rule. Thought attackers got the advantage. So a shot on target or a potential penalty is different to a goal. Don't get it but it is what it is. Needs sorting for sure though

    7. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Referees don't play football

    8. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No. They don't award pks for unintentional handling of the ball anymore.

  4. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    McGinn not as advanced as I thought he would be. Not an attractive option if he continues playing deep.

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

      Makes late runs

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yaya Toure esque

        1. fantasyfog
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          in his pomp or in his slippers?

    2. markus808
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I want refund!

  5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I sighted Luke in the number one spot in Sun Dream Team with his block Toffee defence.

    Swimming with Dorothy now.

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

      What does any of this mean?

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        😆

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

        Nothing
        He's just talking to himself loudly

        1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Luke knows.

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

      This ain't your WhatsApp group

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Whatsthat?

  6. Demí
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy scored in the 2nd half last time he played Villa in the league. All hope is not lost https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34558441

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ill cross my phalanges

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Have a feeling Everton will come out all guns blazing and destroy my heaton cs. I'm trying not to get too attached to it

    3. FPL DONKEY
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Siggy was a terrible pick.. rivals have KDB instead.

      I've given up hope.

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        This

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

        Rivals cheated if they had 1.5m more

  7. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Who kidnapped kiwi villain?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The men in white coats

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

      Huh?

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haha. I dint see a single post of yours since Wesley scored and got worried 🙂

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

          Posted several

        2. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Ah found your posts. You sold Heaton? Blasphemy 😯

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

            Yeah shameful but kept Wesley

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Found him

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He was sacrificed to allow Guilbert play.

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

      Villan is Villa fan. Villain is a bad character

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

        Let me try:
        David Cameron is a villan
        David Cameron is a villain

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

          Absolutely correct

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

            Fist clench

  8. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I have two too many Everton players in my team

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      And you only have one

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Burn em all

  9. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Not a did but this gives me much reasons to stick with Pereira Lei over Digne.

    If Digne has nobody to feed then end game.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Is this in code?

      1. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        yes. it translates to something along the lines of "digne=bad pick cause everton strikers suck

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry meant not a dig instead of did.

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      He’s on track for 19 points from 3 games - absolutely disgraceful.

      Sell him.

      Sell him now goddammit.

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        done

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

      No problem can just score himself from a couple of free kicks

  10. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Still no Kean ffs

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

      Agreed, get him on Silva!

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      won't be long...

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

    Digne and Pickford, WC fail 🙁

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

      Did you play your FH or WC? 🙂

      1. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        WC, had problems with old team, looks like problems with new team 😆

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

          U ll be fine

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

          WC isn’t for 1 week... Someone earlier celebrating the Villa goal cause they sold Digne on WC 😆 You’ll be fine!

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

      Back to the Liverpool double up so...

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

      Ahhahaha same here burger, altough I had them from the beginning

    4. WWF
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Could be worse, you could still have Siggy like me

  12. Poseidon.
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is he wearing his tie?

  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    LMS safety score currently -6

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      for real? lol

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Massive hits taken clearly

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Phew... just safe atm

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

      Safe by -2 then
      😀

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

      hi, when will MS open again for new entries?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        I'll open it near price changes until 6am or so.
        Will be open most weeks during the week.

        1. GMBC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          thanks!

    6. rjcv177
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      And still out 🙁 lol
      Expecting good news tomorrow

    7. Too Mane Men
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can I still join if I met the safety score first two GWs? Can’t believe I forgot to enter this year!

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah

  14. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    King dropping tonight..

    Best replacement, max 7.0?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Barnes or Pukki

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

      Keep

    3. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Can't think of anyone in that price bracket who's scored 4 already

    4. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      See how Kean does when he comes on

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

      I'm guessing Kean by the end of this game (assuming u already have Pukki

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

      Wesley obviously

  15. Taking the Mkhitaryan
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Is anyone on here sober this evening?

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

      Yeah, need a lift bro?

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Haha

    2. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Sadly, ran out of everything. The horror.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Shameful. Up your game

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      I'm trying not to be.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        How do cows get wasted?

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Milk stout?

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Get DCL off

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

      Disgusting.

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

      This

  17. Captain Remorse
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I love Digne but the chances of getting 3 clean-sheets in a row are not high. He is still worth keeping.

    1. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      The chances of getting a third clean sheet given two previous clean sheets is basically the same as that of getting one clean sheet

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

        That's not the point tho...

    2. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Zero chance of the CS

  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Without WC many points hits to be taken 🙂

  19. fantasyfog
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Wesley and jota in anyone's wc teams???

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

      Last change on WC was to keep Wesley

      1. fantasyfog
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        only a villa fan would have...played sir

  20. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    As a Heaton owner, please keep DCL on

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Haha this.

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

      😛

  21. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Digne of no use if he cannot feed anyone 🙁

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Silva is not keen on Kean

  23. Four Hit Wonder
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    The C in DCL stands for cleanie. For the opponents.

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      And that's not even funny. It's sad.

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

        Not sad. Lovely

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Well said.

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

    Gomes taking the piss now

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

  25. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison has been absolutely awful. So much for him having a fast start to the season

  26. Freaki
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Alright I’ve had enough, who gave Marco Silva the drugs. Own up I know it was one of yas

    1. Four Hit Wonder
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Ok it was me. Sorry.

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

        Disgustang behaviour

  27. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Gomes is having the worst game I've seen anyone have. Ever

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Everton overall.

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Worse than Renato Sanches 45 for swansea when he passed every ball out for a throw in?

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Surely not worse than Eboue against Wigan

  28. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Patience. Villa were beating spurs till way later than this.

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Do they have a Kane though

  29. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Get Gomez off.............

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

    Gomes looks lost