Premier League clubs finished their involvement in the third round of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.
Burnley and Newcastle were knocked out while Everton, Leicester and Bournemouth booked their places in the fourth round.
We’ve rounded up all the Fantasy implications from the latest matches in the competition.
Burnley 1-3 Sunderland
Goals: Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m)
Assists: Matej Vydra (£5.4m)
Sean Dyche made 10 changes to his Burnley side as they were humbled at home by League One outfit Sunderland.
Left-midfielder Dwight McNeil (£6.0m) was the only member of Sunday’s starting line-up to keep his place and he registered a 90-minute outing.
The Clarets started the better side, Jay Rodriguez (£5.8m) getting the first goal of his second spell at Turf Moor, assisted by strike-partner on the night Matej Vydra (£5.4m).
Aaron Lennon (£4.9m) and Vydra both hit the post, but visitors Sunderland stunned Burnley with two second-half goals in three minutes after Will Grigg had levelled things up in the first period.
Given Sean Dyche’s selection, it was further confirmation of several Burnley players being among the second string.
Centre-back Ben Gibson (£4.0m) is yet to register a Premier League minute in 2019/20 but played 90 minutes against Sunderland, as did Kevin Long (£4.5m).
Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) is in a similar situation. It had been thought he would be the first-choice left-back earlier in the summer, but the setback of a pre-season injury seems to have dropped him into the seconds. He also played 90 minutes against Sunderland, while Erik Pieters (£4.6m) has started every league match in his place.
There was also a Burnley debut for Danny Drinkwater (£4.5m).
However, it does look as if Lennon will play a part in Gameweek 4 after Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£6.0m) came off injured against Wolves.
“We took Azza (Aaron Lennon) off as a precaution because Johann almost definitely won’t be ready for the weekend.” – Sean Dyche
This cup exit is probably also good news for Burnley assets as they now have no tournaments to distract them from the Premier League between now and January.
Burnley XI (4-4-2): Hart; C Taylor, Gibson, K Long, Bardsley (Lowton 78′); McNeil, Drinkwater, Hendrick, Lennon (Wood 69′); Vydra, Rodriguez.
Lincoln City 2-4 Everton
Goals: Lucas Digne (£6.0m), Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m), Alex Iwobi (£5.9m), Richarlison (£7.9m)
Assists: Cenk Tosun (£5.8m), Digne
Concerns about regression in Everton’s defence were furthered on Wednesday night as they conceded twice to League One Lincoln City.
Marco Silva did not make too many changes at the back, only Yerry Mina (£5.6m) and Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) dropping out of the side.
Mason Holgate (£4.5m) and Djibril Sidibé (£5.4m) came in for them while Jordan Pickford (£5.6m), Michael Keane (£5.5m) and Lucas Digne (£6.0m) all kept their places.
However, that didn’t stop the Imps from finding the net twice, through Harry Anderson and Bruno Andrade.
It must be mentioned that both Lincoln goals came down Everton’s right, with Sidibé arguably at fault each time.
Furthermore, Digne reminded Fantasy managers of what he is capable of at the other end of the field, by placing home an exquisite free-kick in the 36th minute.
There might be some concern from his owners that the Frenchman played all 90 minutes of this match with Leighton Baines (£4.9m) left on the bench, but Everton’s Gameweek 4 match is not until Sunday so he should probably recover in time to start once again.
As much as it might be disheartening to see Everton concede twice to League One opposition, at least they displayed some threat in front of goal after a laboured start to the Premier League campaign.
Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.8m) converted a second-half penalty after Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) was fouled before Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Richarlison (£7.9m) netted headers in the final 10 minutes, the latter assisted by Digne.
Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Digne, Holgate, Keane, Sidibé; Delph (Calvert-Lewin 74′), Schneiderlin; Iwobi (Walcott 82′), Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Kean (Tosun 74′).
Newcastle 1-1 Leicester
2-4 on penalties
Goals: Yoshinori Muto (£5.4m) | James Maddison (£7.0m)
Assists: Jetro Willems (£4.5m)
Owners of Leicester City assets might be a little worried by Brendan Rodgers’ team selection in the EFL Cup penalty shoot-out victory over Newcastle.
Having proclaimed a desire to win a cup competition this season, he made just two changes from the team that beat Sheffield United in Gameweek 3, Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) coming in for Dennis Praet (£5.5m) and Wes Morgan (£4.4m) replacing Jonny Evans (£5.0m) at centre-back.
Key figures such as Jamie Vardy (£8.9m), Youri Tielemans (£6.4m), Ayoze Pérez (£6.4m) and James Maddison (£7.0m) all playing 90 minutes again.
Unlike Everton, the Foxes’ next fixture is at 3pm on Saturday, so it will be interesting to see if there are any adverse effects in terms of fitness.
Thankfully for those invested in key Leicester attackers, this match, despite going to a penalty shoot-out, did not feature any extra-time first.
Maddison reminded Fantasy managers of his threat from set-pieces as his free-kick was deflected into the net during the first half.
However, once again, Leicester failed to particularly impress going forward, just three shots on target amassed between them and their hosts on Wednesday night.
The fact that Newcastle made seven changes to their first-team selection that beat Spurs on Sunday probably adds further distrust to Leicester’s attack from a Fantasy perspective.
Jamaal Lascelles (£4.5m) remained on the bench after picking up an injury in Gameweek 3, while Joelinton (£5.9m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.5m).
The Magpies’ injury crisis also worsened when Matt Ritchie (£5.5m) had to be replaced at half-time following a bad challenge from Hamza Choudhury (£4.5m).
Manager Steve Bruce confirmed after the game that Jetro Willems (£4.5m) and Emil Krafth (£4.5m) were taken off because of injuries. Miguel Almirón (£6.0m) also missed the game with an ankle problem.
Newcastle United XI (5-4-1): Darlow; Willems (Dummett 78′), Clark, Fernandez, Schär, Krafth (Manquillo 50′); Ritchie (Atsu 45+3′), Hayden, Shelvey, M Longstaff; Muto.
Leicester City XI (4-4-1-1): Schmeichel; Fuchs, Söyüncü, Morgan (Evans 57′), R Pereira; H Barnes, Tielemans, Choudhury (Praet 46′), A Pérez; Maddison; Vardy.
Bournemouth 0-0 Forest Green Rovers
3-0 on penalties
Goals: None
Assists: None
Eddie Howe rang the changes to his Bournemouth side as they had to beat Forest Green Rovers on penalties. However, Callum Wilson (£7.9m) still played the first hour of the EFL Cup tie.
The Cherries created plenty of chances against the League Two outfit and were often denied by goalkeeper Joe Wollacott.
He produced saves to stop Harry Wilson (£6.0m) and Jordon Ibe (£4.9m) in the first half before denying substitute Joshua King (£6.4m) twice in the second.
Jack Stacey (£4.4m), making his debut at right-back, also hit the post following a venture forward.
Forest Green weren’t without their chances in the match, Junior Mondal blasting over from 12-yards in the second half, while Andrew Surman (£4.9m) had to clear a Matt Stevens shot off the line.
Mark Travers (£4.4m) was the hero in the penalty shoot-out as he saved all three spot-kicks he faced, King, Dominic Solanke (£5.4m) and Philip Billing (£5.0m) scoring theirs for Bournemouth.
AFC Bournemouth XI (4-4-2): Travers; Rico, Simpson, Mepham, Stacey; Ibe, Surman, Kilkenny (Billing 84′), H Wilson (Fraser 61′); Solanke, C Wilson (J King 60′).
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