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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. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That would have been a straight red on FIFA

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Diogo sighted

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Oh ffs

  3. EgyptianKing
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Mates is this WC team too crazy / risky?

    Pope
    Lundstram, TAA, Chenko
    Mane, Mount, Sterling, KDB, Pepe
    Barnes Pukki

    Bench is fodder

    Cheers

    1. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You really need to show your bench. What happens for example when Sterling or Pépé get rested?

      1. EgyptianKing
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Bench in fact would not be good at all. Probably Kelly Rico Greenwood.

        I guess it is too risky not having a playing bench on WC, yeah

        1. Joey Barton and Friends
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah and just not sure how long you can go with that forward line.

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe depending on bench

  4. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Cutrone off, Jota on

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hate Jota

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

      Taking there most dangerous player off!?

  5. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I don't think it's purely down to Iwobi, it's more Adams Traore's threat going the other way. digne hasn't gone up as much, just tactics

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

        Traore has literally no threat!

      2. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good point but Coleman the same?

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sigggy hogging set pieces again not great for digne

    • Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes Jota! Zouma's minus points stay on the bench!

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nice

    • Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Score Jota score. Please. At least one mate.

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

        Great player could easily notch

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Parting gift

    • Crystal Alice
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Diogo save my GW

    • shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jota on, no Kelly cleanie 🙁

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jota denies me Kelly CS points

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        We are all Sim Simma

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This is what happens when you put pink shoes on

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      DCL coming on for Italian Lukaku

    • Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ⚽ Team News 📰
      ARS: Leno, Kolasinac, David Luiz, Sokratis, Maitland-Niles, Guendouzi, Xhaka, Torreira, Pépé, Lacazette, Aubameyang
      Subs: Martínez, Chambers, Willock, Özil, Ceballos, Mkhitaryan, Nelson

      TOT: Lloris, Rose, Sánchez, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Eriksen, Lamela, Sissoko, Winks, Son, Kane
      Subs: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Davies, Alli, Lo Celso, Skipp, Lucas Moura

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I feel bad for Moura.

        1. No Professionals
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Why? He was woeful against newcastle.

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

          His own fault for missing an open goal twice last game

      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sissoko once again stealing a living.....

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          He’s the only one not injured who can play RWB

      3. mookie
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

      4. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Alder RB

        Pepe to enjoy

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Didn’t Vert not go there last year?

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pepe plays on the right

        3. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pepe is left footed so plays on the right. He'll be up against AMN.

          1. Camzy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            *Rose d'oh!

      5. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Is it me or are the top 6 teams a lot worse now? Other than city and pool obviously.

      6. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        There we go Ceballos benched

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ah shucks

        2. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Good. Feel better about selling him for Mount now

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

        Game after game, Poch benches Moura. Completely shocking! Don't know what the poor lad needs to do to earn a start. Its amazing how Moura still manages to keep his motivation and professional up. Pogba needs to learn from Moura!

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I genuinely feel sorry for him. Scores a hattrick in CL semi final and it’s still not good enough.

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

          He was awful last game, didnt take his guilt edged chances. Son is a better player. Its between Moura and Lamela for the last attacking spot and Lamela does a better defensive pressing job against better sides like Arsenal.

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ceballos fail

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ceballos fail

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kane plays Ceballos benched 🙁

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ceballos Fail 🙁

    • DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ceballos benched

    • dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Finally Pepe, Auba, and Laca all start together

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Wow this is going to be a good game

    • Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Iwobi injured. Get him off

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Traore just ripped Iwobi a new one haha. What a guy.

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ah crap,just seen Iwobi has stayed down. Yikes.

    • BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wolves won't drop Jota again in a hurry

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rose right back and Vert left?

      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Sissoko rwb

        1. Teomi
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          This

      2. mookie
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Toby on the right methinks

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Rose LWB , Sissoko RW

        5212

    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Poch trying to get the sack as lamela starts again

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        His last game remember Adrían Durham said so. Wants to give his best mate a farewell start.

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Emery trying to outdo him and starts Xhaka

    • Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen show those 4 people that said I should get rid of you on mY WC draft why you should be in my WC draft

    • La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jimenez goal

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Rats

    • Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Eating RAUL!

      1. Goat
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yuck

    • Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Jimmy G

      Nose injury though

    • Jässi
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ryan - Button
      TAA - VVD - Digne - Kiko Femenia - Rico
      Salah - Sterling - KDB - Dendoncker - Hayden
      Haller - Pukki - Greenwood

      1 FT, 1.8 ITB

      Got a few issues with the squad. Would like to get rid of Kiko Femenia, Rico and Hayden, and also change Ryan to some other GK, but are these transfers worth playing the wildcard or should I just do -4 now? I have the following possibilities:

      A) Kiko Femenia to Zinchenko/Otamendi and Hayden to Robinson
      B) Kiko Femenia to Pieters and Hayden to Mount
      C) Wildcard and change the whole team structure, get Aguero in