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Jota benched and Doherty missing as Everton hand Kean and Iwobi starts

Everton take on Wolverhampton Wanderers in the penultimate Premier League fixture before the international break.

Goals have been hard to come by for these two sides this season, with no club having scored fewer than the Toffees – although Marco Silva’s side, of course, have played a game fewer than 16 other teams.

Wolves themselves have only hit the back of the net on two occasions, one of which was a stoppage-time penalty from Raul Jimenez (£7.4m) that salvaged a point against Burnley last weekend.

Jimenez starts this afternoon but for once he won’t be joined by his regular striker partner Diogo Jota (£6.4m), who is only among the substitutes.

Jota fails to start a Premier League match for the first time since Gameweek 21 of last season.

Jonny (£5.5m) and Joao Moutinho (£5.5m) are also rotated from the Europa League tie against Torino on Thursday, while Matt Doherty (£6.0m) misses out altogether.

Patrick Cutrone (£5.8m) is handed his first league start for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side, while Adama Traore (£5.0m) and Ruben Vinagre (£4.4m) are trusted with the wing-back roles.

After being patient with his new signings so far, Marco Silva gives full league debuts to three of his summer recruits: Moise Kean (£6.8m), Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) and Fabian Delph (£5.4m).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.9m), Bernard (£6.5m) and Morgan Schneiderlin (£4.5m) are the men to make way from the Gameweek 3 starting XI but Seamus Coleman (£5.5m) keeps his place at right-back, with Djibril Sidibe (£5.4m) only on the bench.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m), Jordan Pickford (£5.6m), Leander Dendoncker (£4.5m) and Jimenez are the only players on show at Goodison Park who are owned by more than 10% of FPL bosses, with Digne the most-popular option.

While goals have been hard to come by, the ball hasn’t been flying into the net at the other end: no club has kept more Premier League clean sheets than the Toffees (two) this season, while no side has shipped fewer goals than Everton or Wolves (two each) – although they are, of course, a game behind.

Everton XI: Pickford, Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman, Delph, Gomes, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Kean.

Wolves XI: Patrício, Bennett, Coady, Boly, Traoré, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, Saïss, Rúben Vinagre, Jiménez, Cutrone.


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

    Who was it that had triple Everton defence? Hahaha, someone was campaigning for it before the Villa game

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

      Everton are shocking defensively. Only a casual would own more than one everton defender

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

      Think that Maximus guy does.

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Andy Social was the man with the triple EVE defence, Im sure he has hit the WC button by now though!

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

    Scenes!

    COYBBBBBBBBLUES!

  3. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    No VAR for offside? Looked very close

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

      Needs to be a clear error for it to be overturned

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

        Clear error? Either you're offside or you're not

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

          ^ offsides aren’t subjective

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

            Did u think it was offside?

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

        All goals are checked for offside

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Iowbi bandwagon

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Aren’t these two meant to be the best teams outside the top 6? Give over

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

      They would destroy 7th 8th sides of la liga and bubdesliga

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

        Barcelona, Real, Gladback and Schalke are 7/8th in those leagues.

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

          Early season tables don't mean anything

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

            Oh were not joking? I thought you were joking. Or do you actually think fking Wolves would destroy the likes of Sevilla, Bilbao, Gladbach and Eintracht?

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

    Offside??

  7. TOBY1
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Looked well off

  8. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy looks offside

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

    Where is the VAR check?

  10. The Quad
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    So wolves and everton defence essential?

  11. Obligatory
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Would you do the following:

    Wilson + Sterling -> Aguero + David Silva?

    Or anyone else instead of Silva? Really want to get Aguero in.

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

      On a free btw!

  12. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    If given the chance Iwobi could be a great pick at a great price

  13. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I’ve never lost an under 2.5 goals bet so quickly.

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

    Call me mad but watching these games gives me so much confidence. We're actually getting top 10

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

      You mad. You aren’t getting top 10 pal

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

        Top 12 then

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Same here 🙂

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

      Promoted teams cant be judged on their first 3-4 games. Real level only shows itself after ~8 games. You have a fair chance though, lots of mediocre teams this year.

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

        Fair chance to not get relegated that is. Top 10 no chance.

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

          Saying no chance is mental. Slim chance but defo possible

    4. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Not mad but you've really lost a sense of perspective. Good result yesterday but it was against a side who defended woefully and nevertheless should have won the game.
      Sheff Utd are still going to be in the bottom 6 or so imo but also I think will do enough to stay up. Talk of a top 10 finish is delusional.

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

        Not nearly as delusional as calling that game unimportant last week

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          You've crawled out of your hole. Of course it is .You have completely ignored the context of the comment which changes the whole meaning of it.

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

        Maybe so but who knows. Guessing you didn't watch the game mate? We made 2 bigger mistakes out of character than them. Yes their goals weren't the best defensively but we put in 2 good balls and deserved it. Defo not bottom 6 imo. But guess we'll see 🙂

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Yes watched the entire game with my son.You won't be top 10.

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

          Sheffield United will definitely finish above 14th. Chelsea and their fans took them too lightly and laid the price

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

            Paid*

          2. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 7 months ago

            What influence on the result does Chelsea fans taking them too lightly have ?

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

              None. Chelsea team paid the price of dropping 2 points. Chelsea fans paid the price of bring disappointed

              1. George Sillett
                • 8 Years
                4 years, 7 months ago

                Chelsea didn't win the match imo because of bad decisions by Lampard made due to his inexperience as a coach . Chelsea did not look like they were taking the game lightly . You only had to see the celebrations after the Norwich game to realise that Chelsea know their predicament and take no team lightly.

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

                  Didn't watch the Norwich. Maybe I'm reading too much into yesterday's game I don't know but felt like Chelsea never expected SHU to have the ability to come back. Down to lampard probably

                  1. George Sillett
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 7 months ago

                    I wouldnt be at all surprised if Chelsea finished mid table.

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

            Fair enough, just feel like everyone we beat or play against is always "their worst performance and their fault they lost" not because we were good. Same old same old. Soon to change

  15. FPLtfs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy and Kane ➡ Sterling (c) and Barnes (-4) worked out well

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

      This week yeah but over the next few it might work out

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

        hope so 🙂

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

    Digne off?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      No.

  17. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Coleman in the box and has a shot blocked

  18. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    I think this could be the first bs decision that's gone my way this season. Blatant pens dismissed, offside no worries.

  19. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    Year for the cheap defense!

    1. Lingard’s Shin Guards
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      TAA, Lundstrum & 4.5’s

  20. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This game is going to end 6-5...

  21. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 7 months ago

    This Moise Kean first start?

  22. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Iwobi at that price is such a bargain

    • TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      This game needs Jota goals.

    • Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      aguero or auba ? extra million comes really handy but only have kdb for city attack. on wc by the way. thanks.

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      To be honest, I'll be happy if Coleman equals Digne's pts, say two pointer, I reallly will. Just hope on Ceballos for the next game.

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

        Was close with a shot in the box. Should've shot on the first touch

    • gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Double Everton defence working out well. No assists, no clean sheets, Jota on bench. Eff this game!

    • Bruno Commando
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Which WC team is better? A vs B..

      WC team A:
      Pope // Button
      Dunk VVD* Digne* Walker* // Lund
      Salah* Sterling Mount KDB* // Cantwell
      Haller* Abraham* // Greenwood

      WC team B:
      Pope // Button
      Dunk TAA* Otamendi* Pieters* // Lund
      Mane* Sterling Mount Martial* // Cantwell
      Kun* Pukki* // Greenwood

    • dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 7 months ago

      Are people being serious about considering Iwobi?!!!

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

        Just bought him mate

      2. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Why wouldn’t you at that price?

        1. dark91
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 7 months ago

          We can start by talking about how many minutes he got/will be getting

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 7 months ago

          Why not? Decent player good price, imo was becoming a good player at arsenal did well with not many minutes

      4. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 7 months ago

        Richly looks in trouble

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

        Digne getting less than 1 points surely

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

          *.