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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. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner on the left!
    Could be gold for him

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      or completely awful

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

        He was a killer from the left at Red Bull

      2. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Probably get a a couple of penalties regardless!

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

    Mina with a Phil Jones style challenge

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I remember Terry better

  3. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner possibly on pens but will play wide

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

    Tammy on pens?

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

      Without a shadow of a doubt

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

        lol

  5. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    werner on pens with jorg benched?

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

      He better be!

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

    Palace is no joke this season

  7. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner on pens then?

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

      Likely him or Havertz.

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Tempted to WC tbh. I’ve gotten the start so wrong. Thoughts on this lot?

    Martinez
    Semedo, Saiss, James
    Salah, Kdb, Sterling, Trossard, Pereira
    Jiminez, Dcl

    Steer, Lamptey, Dunne, Brewster .3itb

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

      Looks a good team tbh

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      WC Team?

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

        It would be. If only I had this team so far! Had a very poor start.

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

      Looking good. Not far from my WC team for this GW.

      I'm at 3.3m OR after last GW, so I know the feeling of getting the start wrong!

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

        I’m almost 5m mate...

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

          Ouch! Where did the first two GWs go wrong?

  9. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Abraham is no good for Werner right?

    1. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes werner gets pushed onto the wing

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Good for Havertz though considering he assisted him twice midweek

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

    This is not handball 😆

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

    Thiago captain tonight.

  12. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Today should go down in history as a DCL fail.

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

    Games a joke!

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

    don't flop werner

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

    No jorginho. Wener peno lovely

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      could be havertz

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

        No chance with his confidence

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          higher than werner's though

        2. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He just scored a hat trick his confidence is probably fine

        3. Pep Roulette
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          He just scored a hat-trick

  16. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Doesn't make sense anymore

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

    more of a pen then Ward's one

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

      Correct

    2. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep, thats Friend for you

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

      Probably but it’s all a shambles. What was wrong with the accidental rule we had before

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

    Werner LW

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

      on pens

  19. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Hand ball rule change ruining this season. Can’t watch a game normally any more

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just fill your team with pen takers

  20. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Gun a be a 2-2 or 3-2 to Palace.

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

    What is wrong with replies on comments?

    Loads keep getting deleted.

    1. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Conspiracy 🙂

  22. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Where's my DCL/Digne combo at? 🙁

  23. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    A Tammy header is basically guaranteed today

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Werner assist

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

    If that was a handball I would've lost my head

  25. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Werner PK goal incoming

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      or not, may not even be on them

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Jorginho benched.

        Werner will take the pens

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          lamps?

  26. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    To be fair to the refs their reasoning for giving/not giving the pens is at least consistent. That one the defender had his arms tucked into his body so it wasn't given.

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

      It isn't even consistent. Lascelles had a handball v West Ham similar to Maupay's today and they didn't give anything 😀

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

        Haha I take my comment back then

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

      But you could argue he could have moved his arm out of the way more. Earlier one that was given I don’t see how he could. I know they brought it in to try and make it more consistent but like any rule it will be interpreted incorrectly a lot of the time...I just preferred the previous rule, this ones not worked

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

    Reece James on pens...

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He took pens for Wigan when he was on loan with us.

      He is superb at taking pens.

      So there is every chance

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Half the Chelsea team are on pens

  28. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kepa dropped.
    Hopefully better chances for CS!

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

      James and Alonso full backs against Diang and Pereira doesn’t fill me with hope

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

    Need a CS from Chelsea

  30. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz playing as a 10. Hopefully my wildcard punt delivers