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Ings and Grealish start as Digne benched for Everton

Major changes have been held to a minimum in the 3pm matches in Gameweek 20.

Danny Ings (£6.6m) returns to the Southampton line-up after earning himself a rest at Chelsea on Boxing Day.

He starts up-front in Ralph Hasenhüttl’s 4-4-2 system alongside Che Adams (£5.3m).

Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) misses out through illness while Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) drops to the bench.

“This was the reason Danny (Ings) didn’t play against Cheslea, because I knew two games in three days with his history was too high a risk fir me. It is the same for Stu(art Armstrong), who was out for a long time and played nearly 90 minutes last game, so he starts on the bench.” – Ralph Hasenhüttl

Visitors Crystal Palace hand another start to key Fantasy Premier League assets Martin Kelly (£4.4m) and Vicente Guaita (£5.1m) while Jairo Riedewald (£4.5m) fills in at left-back for Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m).

Newcastle have made three important alterations to the side that was thrashed 4-1 by Manchester United on Boxing Day.

Key midfield assets Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m) and Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) are back in the side while Andy Carroll (£5.4m) returns up-front alongside Joelinton (£5.6m) in what looks to be a 3-5-2 formation.

Meanwhile, Carlo Ancelotti has kept faith with the 4-4-2 system, pairing Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.7m) with Moise Kean (£6.4m) up-front and deploying Richarlison (£ on the left flank of midfield.

Perhaps the most important piece of team news for Fantasy managers sees Lucas Digne (£5.7m), the most popular Everton asset (12.1%) left on the bench for Leighton Baines (£4.9m) to captain the side from left-back.

Djibril Sidibé (£5.3m), who registered a 12-point haul in Gameweek 19, keeps his place on the right of defence.

Aston Villa have named a relatively strong side to face Watford at Vicarage Road, with Jack Grealish (£6.4m) potentially back in his advanced position on the left of a front-three.

Matt Targett (£4.4m) and Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) keep their starting berths after helping secure a clean sheet on Boxing Day.

Watford line-up in a 4-2-3-1 spearheaded by Troy Deeney (£6.2m) with Gerard Deulofeu (£6.1m) and Ismaïla Sarr (£6.2m) on the flanks.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Fernandez, Lejeune, Willems, Shelvey, Hayden, Almiron, Joelinton, Carroll.

Everton XI: Pickford; Baines, Holgate, Keane, Sidibé; Richarlison, Davies, Sigurdsson, Walcott; Kean, Calvert-Lewin.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Boufal; Ings, Adams.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Riedewald, Sakho, Tomkins, M Kelly; Meyer, McCarthy, Milivojevic, McArthur; Ayew, Zaha.

Watford XI: Foster; Femenía, Cathcart, Kabasele, Mariappa; Capoue, Hughes; Deulofeu, Doucouré, Sarr; Deeney.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Hause, Konsa, El Mohamady; Hourihane, D Luiz, Lansbury; Grealish, Wesley, Jota.

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  1. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle defenders have to be breaking some obscure record this season

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lejeune next

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      looks like it

    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Probably bench

    3. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Praying Kane starts!

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Doubt they will start the game with only five players

    5. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      FFS

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

    Ancellotti’s attention to detail at set pieces already paying dividends for Everton

  3. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings hits sidenetting.

    1. tm245
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      At least he is shooting.

  4. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Carroll da beast

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mariappa 2nd yellow...he's off for NY

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

    3 from 3.

    Above average?

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

    Watford red card

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Lets go Grealish!

  8. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    red

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

    Willems looks like a good pick. Literally Newcastle's best attacker.

  10. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Mariappa RC. Your time to shine, Grealish!

  11. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Colgate cleanie gone 🙁

  12. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Heaton, get that BAP son

  13. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So all blanks in my defence

  14. TyroneGAA
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton 2

  15. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton g

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

    Carroll, DCL, Maupay, Traore... it’s raining dirt cheap attackers all of a sudden

  17. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Holgate G, Rich A disallowed

  18. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton goal review

  19. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Pls be SIGGY

  20. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Var

  21. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I’m feeling a late Ings goal! He is the man

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

    Holgate goal threat through the roof. Much better pick than Sidibe

  23. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish almost

  24. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Desperately need Armstrong on. Loads of runners, 0 creativity.

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why isn’t he starting? The guy that as class against us

      1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        The guy was*

  25. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    everton goal?

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Disallowed

      1. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        thanks

  26. EL TANO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Carroll is a beast
    Always has been
    ...literally never loses in the air, cannon shot and good eye for a pass
    He’s better than 80% of forwards in this league

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Physically gifted for sure

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Surprised they didn't pick Mina to lean on him a little

    3. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      ....he’s also a thug and made of glass

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

      Hes not very good but at least he offers physical presence on set pieces which is underrated in the modern game.

    5. EL TANO
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Whoops....the donkey literally lost the ball an made a liar out of me for that goal

  27. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Everton offside no need to review still 1

  28. OptimusBlack
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    10 Mins for lines up all of Us Waaaait

  29. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Holgate and Richarlison owner here! Damn.