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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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  1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Do you think KDB will rise before the game ends on Monday?

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

      Think so

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      could rise as early as tonight... can't predict fpl towers

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

      Nah. Everyone will be scrambling to get in Everton assets

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Haha! Love that display name!

  2. FreddyP3
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone heard if Auba has got the flu or slight injury or something?
    DCL vice cap and Pereira first on bench.. pray for me.

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

      No I won’t pray for you. I’ll just pray Auba gets a hatty too

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

    Blew it up ref

  4. Jullepuu
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL essential right??!!

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

      injury depending

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

      If fit I’m gonna try to squeeze him in. May mean a WC though with all the other moves I want

  5. TAT
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    One game, 600k rank drop. WC activated…

  6. Pedersen
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Got Digne over dcl and rodriguez...

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

    Digne going up in price stopped me getting him. Was short of funds by 0.1m. 8 point hit repaid back by Hamez + Rich

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

      They both look great picks, tbf

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

    Could just be a tight hamstring, using ice as a precaution. Relax 🙂

  9. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The entire Everton attack looks like great value under Carlo, can't believe I'm disappointed only having James

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

      U cant have them all

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

      Same mate! Stuck with Ings for 1.5 dearer than DCL ffs

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

        Get jim next week

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

          Probably Martial. May try to fund DCL in for Davis though

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

      This. But DCL will troll and people will get burnt. hes a donut. Richarlison however, he's going to hurt not owning.

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

        Dcl is just lucky all three goals

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This, on another day it’s a blank

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

            The only reason if i want dcl is because he is cheap, everton will be even better if they have a proper no. 9

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

    DIGNE GET SOMETHING

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      THIS!

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

      He’s got 1 pt

  11. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Seamus.

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL will be fine..

  13. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I have a Everton player

    And Yes it is DIGNEEEE FFS

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

      It's okay. He'll come good next match. Could have had a goal but hit post and generally looked good

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

      Same here.
      Dont help, but he could have 1+1

  14. Offside Trapattoni
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Periera quietly on 10pts..

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

      this

  15. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    HRod already looking like a must own

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At 7.5 yeah

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

      He really isn’t

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

        Please tell me why not? Could easily get 1+2 today. Easily...

    3. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ofc he is, but im stupid enough to have Son ahead of him

    4. Party time
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If he gets pen then he is more essential than Bruno imo

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

          Bruno is not essential

    5. Azathoth
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Never expected that i would need a huge couch to hide while watching an Everton match.....

      1. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        wont be playing west brom every week - even a lacklustre leics got 3 last week.

    6. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Have Werner, but thinking to bring another Chelsea asset for next GW

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

        See how they look v LIV

      2. Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        There aren’t any others

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

        Gotta captain Werner whatever.

        1. Dr. Rog
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          triple maybe

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

      I'd feel so much better if I hadn't taken a hit for Digne

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

        I brought him in with the wildcard and I'm already regretting it. It would seems that James has taken the set pieces from him.

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

          I'm wildcarding this week for sure

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

          Are you watching a different game? Hes been amazing

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

          No, could easily have had a goal and assist. You would know if u were watching

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

            Ok. Well I'll have to leave him for now.

      2. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Digne is worth 5.5 tops

    8. Ligdon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      DcL fOr bALLoN D’oR

    9. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mitrovic starts, that will be the 2nd hat-truck today, ha

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        *2nd red card

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

      Adams>DCL 🙂

    11. JURGENAUT
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No Everton players unfortunately, hopefully my 2FT help aha.

    12. MoSalalalalalalalalah
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Holgate and a more balanced midfield will get this Everton side Europa for sure

    13. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Old rank 293K
      New rank 36K

      Thanks DCL, Hamez !

      1. L'Aeroplanino
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        well done

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

        Hamez? Isn't his name James Rodriguez?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 6 months ago

            His name is Hamez Hodriguez

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

              That's not what it says on the FPL site or wikepedia. Hamez isn't even any of his middle names. James David Rodriguez Rubio. Really don't know where Hamez comes from.

              1. Seanigula
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                I think it’s from the pronunciation of James in Spanish

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

          You do realise that isn't your new rank after only 1 game?

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

        James and Ancelotti are buddy buddies confirmed

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

        Is Livefpl down?

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          apparently so

        2. Pukki Blinders
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          works for me

      5. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Adams + Aubs + Davies -> DCL + Raz/KDB(C) + Mitchell (-8)?

        1. Buck The Trent
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah

      6. JohannaAdams10
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Are people expecting price rises to hit tonight?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          DCL to rise twice tonight.

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

          For City & Utd yeah I think

      7. yalala
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Do I stick to the plan and go Wilson to Jimi?

      8. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Seemd I'll need a hit or two to chase these points, as KDB or Sterling already planned for FT.
        Ofc its not WBA next GW, but...

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

          You can chase them, but you're no chance of getting them.