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Everton unchanged as Eze makes first Premier League start for Palace

Carlo Ancelotti has named an unchanged side for Everton as they travel to Crystal Palace in Gameweek 3.

The Toffees’ key players have been highly sought-after in the transfer market over the last seven days; hardly a surprise given that Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.3m) already has four goals in two matches.

The mid-priced forward arrives at Selhurst Park currently sat in 27.5% of Fantasy Premier League squads, the most of any Everton asset.

James Rodríguez (£7.6m) is not far behind his colleague. Following his 12-point haul against West Bromwich Albion, the Colombian is now owned by 25.1% of Fantasy managers.

Richarlison (£8.0m) is currently the slight differential in attack, currently sat in 11.4% of Fantasy squads for Gameweek 3.

There is also plenty of interest in an Everton clean sheet today, as 14.1% have hold of Lucas Digne (£6.1m). The left-back was unfortunate to blank in Gameweek 2, hitting the crossbar and targetted by more final-third passes than any colleague against the Baggies.

While the majority of the Fantasy community will be siding with the visitors today, Crystal Palace are hardly short of support.

After finding the net three times in the opening two matches of the season, Wilfried Zaha (£7.1m) has already accrued 17% ownership. With Luka Milivojevic (£5.9m) still on the Palace bench, the out-of-position FPL midfielder, deployed as a centre-forward once again, may get another chance at spot-kick duties for the Eagles.

Meanwhile, 24.4% of Fantasy managers remain invested in Tyrick Mitchell (£4.1m), who is yet to register a blank this season. The young left-back kept a clean sheet in his last Premier League outing at Selhurst Park, and provided a Fantasy assist when Palace won 3-1 at Old Trafford last weekend.

There will be plenty of interest from Palace fans and neutrals alike as Eberechi Eze (£6.0m) makes his first league start for his new club. The former QPR man has been restricted to substitute appearances in the Premier League thus far, but replaces Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.5m) on the left-hand side of midfield in Gameweek 3.

Crystal Palace XI (4-4-2): Guaita; Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, McArthur, McCarthy, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Coleman; Allan, Gomes, Doucouré; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodríguez.

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  1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Can't wait for another Mitchell haul left on the bench

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's kinda the problem with these 4.0's - I was doing the same with Lundstrum last season 🙂

      Mitchell got a positive Hodge review during the pressers - I think the position is his to lose

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

    No real interest in Bruno til he can do that and deserve the points lol

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He never deserves his points

      1. sully29
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Deserve's got nothing to do with it.

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

        Haha, arguably does sometimes. Today was not at all one of those days

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

    Who would you prefer for next 5 gws?

    A) Jimenez- FUL lee NEW CPL lei

    B) Martial- TOT new CHE ARS eve

    1. Clam. ☘️
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pick the one on penalties.

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

      A all day

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

      Jimenez plus change surely

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not even a question. A, all day every day.

    5. chaser123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Question is whether Jim -4 > Martial!?

  4. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Will Bruno's price drop with 12 points?

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

      Go up

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

      No

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

    All these penalties is pretty depressing

    If it carries on same as this I’ll be wildcarding to 7 penalty takers in international break

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

      Oh boy.
      🙄

  6. gers23
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ole out

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hope not - too much comedy

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn't be surprised if he's the first to be sacked this season.

  7. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    goalfest incoming?

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

      0-1

  8. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So which penalty takers to target then?

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

      Klich

  9. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Good for fans of other teams, that win will paper over the cracks at United. Draw might have forced them to start spending

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

      Ole doing his thing, long may it continue!

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

      Literally said the same thing earlier. Oles at the wheel

  10. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Solskjær: "First of all we have to be thankful José isn’t here to measure the goalposts, otherwise we’d have been in trouble."

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

      Did he really say that?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        If he did it makes no sense, so probably

      2. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

    2. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      #Deflection

    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      😀

    4. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's actually pretty funny.

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

      Legendary if he did

  11. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Nearly went EVE due to the deceiving Brighton fixturebeing perhaps tough. It's actually a double agent fixture as Brighton look pretty hopeless defensively. Ben White looks Bobby Moore momentarily and off it in the next phase of play.

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      *without EVE

    2. stat sifter 888888
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Have you seen Southy's defence? Brighton's defence has definitely improved with him and Dunk this year. Not sure about Ryan but he's ookkk.

      1. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Southampton defence has looked terrible as has been weel documented

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

    Wenger OUT

  13. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Amazon prime. Dammit

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      3 minute delay - turns off goal notifications on phone

  14. Napoleon IV
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If I was the Brighton captain I would have led my team off in disgust and let Fernandes kick the ball into an empty net.

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      CRYYY

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

      but on the off chance Ryan had saved it this would be a very stupid suggestion lol

      1. Napoleon IV
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        nope, not at all

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

    C'mon Hamez.

  16. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would love for Hamez to get penalty duties. Season keeper then

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

    Everton have the players to crack Palace's low block, I think they'll do it.

    Palace surrender space out wide in order to stay compact centrally. But Everton have huge quality out wide, so they can take advantage of it like Saints and United can't. They also have a battering ram in DCL.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah they're not impenetrable, Southampton could have easily scored, utd did score

      • Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Going to be interesting

        I know it was only Fleetwood but looked really good in midweek too

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      oh my I have no Everton players please stay quiet

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

        Wouldn't worry about it

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

      Keown says not many strikers around better than DCL

      ...what?

      1. NULL-X-VOID
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        he's a FPL causal

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

        At Everton...

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

          oh was it? I didn't see any such qualification made:

          "There aren’t many strikers who are better than Calvert-Lewin at the moment."

          1. Das Boot
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Let's be honest here, there are quite a few.

        2. Das Boot
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          haha

    4. NULL-X-VOID
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Maupay is probably the saddest bloke in EPL rn

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

        couldn't have happened to a better bloke

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Did he captain Martial?

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

      Martial -> Jimmy or DCL? Thanks!

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

        Jimmy

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

      Brunooooooo! Only just seen the score as on holiday. Legend, now for Son to flop please

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah . Man Utd are now permitted to score penalties after the final whistle.

        1. thattreblefeeling
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Hand ball happened before final whistle that is exactly what VAR is there for

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

          Confidence boost is all they needed

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

      Those fergie time was so nice, Brighton scored at 94.5 min but game dragged until 97.

    8. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      In other Non Fpl related news, Pedro Mendes was finally awarded the goal v Man United from the 4th January 2005. However as it is against Man United it has been taken away from him again.

    9. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Need to find out who's taking Everton pens

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

        Jrod, rich, dcl.

        One of them

        1. Ser Davos
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I think it'll be JRod

    10. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Come on Mitchell!

      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mitchell assist, Digne assist and an everton 2-1 win I would be happy enough - also have James R and DCL.

    11. abhirup780
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Got extremely lucky with my Bruno (c) this time. That was a terrible performance. Have to ship him out.

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Brave of you to captain him

        1. abhirup780
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I was regreting about it for 1 h + 95 minutes

      2. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Fair play to you

      3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Do you really want to transfer him out though dodgy pens and the odd assist for about 1m cheaper than KDB

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

      Imagine not owning Bruno

    13. ceerus
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      awb bruno > sterling lamptey (-4)
      yay or nay?

      1. Ser Davos
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        See how Raheem fares up top

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

      Sometimes teams that don't deserve to win...WIN..thats football
      Build a bridge & get over a bit!