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Ancelotti and Bilic name unchanged teams for Gameweek 2 opener

It’s as you were for both Everton and West Bromwich Albion in the opening match of Gameweek 2.

Fresh from a 1-0 win at Spurs, Carlo Ancelotti has gone with the same XI that impressed there.

That means another start in the front-three for James Rodriguez (£7.5m), who was highly sought-after in the Fantasy Premier League transfer market this week.

The Colombian international is joined at that end of the pitch by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.1m) and Richarlison (£8.0m), both of whom scored or had chances to in Gameweek 1.

The midfield trio of Allan (£5.5m), Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.5m) and André Gomes (£5.5m) gets another chance to dictate proceedings in front of an unchanged back-four.

Lucas Digne (£6.1m) is at left-back, Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) on the right-hand side of Michael Keane (£5.0m) and Yerry Mina (£5.5m).

Considering his slight personnel issues, Slaven Bilic has named a five-man defence once again, despite conceding three times at home to Leicester last time out.

Branislav Ivanovic (£4.5m) is not ready for involvement yet, so Kieran Gibbs (£4.5m) and Darnell Furlong (£4.5m) sit either side of Dara O’Shea (£4.5m), Kyle Bartley (£4.5m) and Semi Ajayi (£5.0m).

Grady Diangana (£5.5m) and Matheus Pereira (£6.0m) provide some additional width in midfield with Romaine Sawyers (£5.0m) and Jake Livermore (£5.0m) operating centrally.

For the second week in a row, Callum Robinson (£5.5m) has been named as the lone centre-forward.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Doucouré, Allan, Gomes; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodriguez.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Gibbs, O’Shea, Bartley, Ajayi, Furlong; Diangana, Sawyers, Livermore, M Pereira; C Robinson.

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2,277 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Keep Calm and Play On
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Hames! Show us some of that World Cup class

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      and show Real Madrid what they are missing..

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Agreed, hoping for Bale to do the same tbh. Glad to see both players back in the league even though I’m a Chelsea supporter

        1. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          good as long as they don't do damage to us

          KTBFFH

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Club career ave a goal every 3.3 games.

      If that's augmented with assists he'll do fine.

  2. Ciarant20
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is anyone considering Sterling over KDB? At 5% ownership he could be a huge differential

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I will let you know once they play

    3. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling does well with no Aguero around ..

      1. Keep Calm and Play On
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If sterling plays up top he’s in

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He’s not going to play up too

          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            top

        2. Ciarant20
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Only issue with that is that KDBa price should rise tonight?

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yeh, nasty scheduling. I'm on a WC and got KDB in for that reason. If I lose Auba on Tuesday for a premium - either Sterling or Salah, losing 0.1 shouldn't be an issue.

        3. El Presidente
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Jesus is playing up top

    4. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I am. Kdb on pens though makes me want to rethink that.

    5. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling a great option potentially but KdB with pens looks fantastic also. He could conceivably get 15+ goals and 20+ assists this season.

  3. Hart-ake
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Want 6 players out from my team minimum, got to wildcard right?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      yes

    2. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yup

    3. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes and no

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  4. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any other Pickford owners? I brought him in as my first transfer this season, which feels odd.

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I have him as my set and forget. 5mill cant go wrong

    2. Hart-ake
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No but definitely considering bringing him in. Looks like the pick of the 5mil keepers to me. Guiata maybe another option.

    3. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Depends if he wears the cap today

  5. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm going with this:

    GW 2:

    Something old, something new,
    Something borrowed, something blue,
    A silver sixpence in her shoe.

    Johnstone
    van Dijk, Digne, Justin
    Salah, Aubameyang, Willian, Hendrick
    Vardy, Calvert-Lewin, Bamford

    Button; Jorginho, James, Mitchell …F/T: 0/0, 1.0 ITB, TV: 99.6

    Good luck all - but not too much!!! 😉

    1. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Love it! GL Doos!

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers!

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martinez
      TAA VVD Digne
      Salah Bruno Grealish Klich
      Jesus Wilson Watkins

      GL mate!

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Oh and (S)alah

    3. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      GL good sir!

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        😀

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Willian's going to be great for you this GW.

      Good luck Doos.

    5. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You have a tendency of nailing GW1, well in!

    6. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks very good. Good luck!

  6. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    who else is regretting not doing son to rodriquez?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      2 pts for haames incoming

      1. PocketZola
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        chessman disagrees

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think Son might do well vs that Southampton high line.

    3. Keep Calm and Play On
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I did Alli to games but if I had son I may have kept, tough one to call but if it was for a -4 it will be close I think

      1. PocketZola
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        son is out after this gameweek though, 2ft

  7. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Has anyone checked their points and rank status on LiveFPL?

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      just did...up 70k. Good start

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hits taken, up 25K.

      Free money like!

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      150K up with zero points...must be for the hits taken by other teams?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I am up by more than 100k places. Plenty hits taken lol

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I use for Live (mini) League but that's not working yet.

        2. PocketZola
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          im up 10k to 140k :O wtf

    4. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      down 250K .. 1 HIT taken

    5. 1zverGGadeM
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      up with near 20k from 260k to 241k overall..

    6. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Up 120k!

    7. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Up 12k to 163k with no players.

  8. DRIZ ✅
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Chances of a jammy WBA goal?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Of course. I think Everyone CS odds are about 40% so going by that, it's more likely WBA will score than won't.

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        *Everton

    2. PocketZola
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      slim to none

    3. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      hope in Costa scores

      1. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        hoping

  9. Eleven Hag
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    When do the new entries get added to the classic leagues?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      following GW

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Players have joined before the GW2 deadline and the league is still showing them as new entries...will they get added to the table after the points update tonight?

        1. Siva Mohan
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yes .. previous points are considered

          1. Eleven Hag
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks mate

  10. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Don’t know if this is a good or a bad thing but I’ve only just noticed that when I was doing my last minute wildcard team I’ve ended up with 1.0 ITB. Didn’t feel like it at the time though 😯

  11. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder if all the manchester players will rise in price now

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think transferred are counted after GW3 opened for transfers

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I wonder. Planning Auba to KdB this week, ideally would like to wait until City game is over in case of injuries etc. Will probably take the risk to save 0.1 though

      1. Mambino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        just done that now - too impatient

  12. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Where can we see effective ownership of players?

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who’s on your “if they don’t start this GW he’s out”-list?

    Mine is: Mitro and Vinagre

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitro Son

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think I'm set on Auba to KdB/Sterling as my transfer so might have to keep Mitro even if he is benched again.

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Doherty

  14. Dele
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Pull the trigger on Auba >> Salah?

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At the very least wait for today's games...

    2. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      not bringing Salah back in until GW6 personally

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A 5-0 would be so nice here

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      5-4 please.

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        As long as Digne scores and assists in that, i’ll let you have it 😉

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      just done Everton to win -2 goals and -3 goals.......4/1 and 10/1...........

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Iv got Everton, Leeds, Arsenal and Man Utd all to win -1

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yes, I did exactly the same bet earlier ( and Im a WHU fan ).........GL to us both

        2. Firminooooo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Same bet.

  16. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone not pressing the WC button?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Can't. It's already gone

    2. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      o/

      GWs 18-19 could get messy.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Same hold as long as possible?

  17. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I'm expecting Z-Cars at Goodison and they're playing an air raid siren. What?

  18. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else on Rashford(c) 😯

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      no but I'd be happy enough if that works out for you

  19. Khark
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    What we all think of Chris Wood?

    Been eyeing him up since the start of the season for Burnleys run of fixtures, just seems weird doing Wilson - Wood (which i always planned) When Wilson has started well

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Prefer Burnley defence (got Taylor). They're not terribly prolific.

      1. Khark
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        You'd think this wouldn't you, but Wood's last three seasons in the PL have returned G/A = 15,14,11 .... not bad for a third striker

  20. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I missed the deadline and was tinkering yesterday so now I have Bruno c and Auba vc what have I done lol!

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Sick man

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      My c/vc other way round. Could well work out.

  21. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mccarthy
    Taa, Lascelles, Saiss, Taylor
    Salah, Auba, Son, ASM
    Ings, Werner

    Button, Bissouma, Justin, Davis

    -4 Hit

    Werner>Jimenez
    Auba>Kdb
    Ings>Martial

    Worth it?

    1. Khark
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner scores against liverpool and rips your script up

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Lol Jimenez seems a good alternative, will see how Werner does....

    2. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm thinking of removing Son to Pulisic aswell GW4 for Chelsea cover.

    3. SomeoneKnows
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Solid move but I would rather get rid of Son instead of one of the others

      1. All For One
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I could transfer Son for Greenwood but would rather have Martial.

  22. PocketZola
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    after a few years of fpl im holding my knees firmly so no wc

  23. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Any Hamez captainers here?

  24. Party time
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Any Vardy captainers here?

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Had him on WC the changed to Jesus. Capped Salah.

        If I did have Vardy would have capped him.

        1. Party time
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks for the encouragement. I just feel a big party tomorrow. Salah is also a great pick. GL

      2. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Held off on bringing in Rashford for a hit. DON'T SCREW ME UP, MANE!

      3. jia you
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Just wildcarded in Salah, KbD, Jimenez, Saiss, Grealish, Pope, Peacock-Farrell, Ayling, Lamptey & Bissouma!
        Liking the look of my new squad 😉

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          KdB even lol

        2. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Kevin be Druyne

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            🙂

      4. the dom 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How soon should we expect KDB and Bruno price to rise?

      5. SomeoneKnows
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        All those who are planning Auba > KDB

        Are you going to wait till Man City's game? or pull the trigger today in order to avoid the price raise?

        1. Mambino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          already done

        2. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Probably waiting unless there's going to be a 0.2 swing

        3. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Just about to pull the trigger now.

        4. Doctor Evil
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Done

      6. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I've owned Digne on and off for the past couple of seasons. When i own him he usually concedes or gets carded. I brought him in this week, let's hope I finally get some attacking points

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Same had him for restart, points were something like 1 1 0 2 1

      7. Yome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Martial to Werner for GW3 or keep?

        1. the dom 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Keep Werner unless something goes drastically wrong this GW