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Rodriguez passed fit to start as Sigurdsson returns to the Everton side for Saints clash

James Rodriguez (£8.0m) is fit to start for Everton this afternoon as the Premier League’s only unbeaten side head south to face Southampton.

Kick-off at St Mary’s is at 14:00 GMT.

It’s been a rollercoaster week for owners of Rodriguez, whose manager initially deemed him a major doubt for this Gameweek 6 clash.

The prognosis was a lot more hopeful in Friday’s press conference and, to complete his Lazarus-like recovery from a “haematoma”, Rodriguez is passed fit to feature against the Saints this afternoon.

Carlo Ancelotti has been forced into two changes, however, with the injured Seamus Coleman (£5.0m) and the suspended Richarlison (£7.8m) unavailable.

Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) makes his first Premier League start for the Toffees at right-back, while Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) is recalled down the left flank.

The Everton has made another, unenforced alteration to his starting XI, dropping Andre Gomes (£5.5m) to the bench and handing a run-out to Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.9m).

That’s a significant inclusion from a penalty-taking perspective, of course, with the Iceland international having been first in line from 12 yards for the Toffees for several years now – albeit with mixed results.

The hosts’ one change from Gameweek 5 has also been imposed on them, with loanee Theo Walcott (£5.5m) ineligible to face his parent club.

The fit-again Stuart Armstrong (£5.8m), who returns from a period of self-isolation, is back in the Saints’ line-up on the right of midfield.

The flagged Rodriguez has suffered 423,083 Fantasy Premier League transfers out ahead of this fixture, although that was offset by 280,064 purchases.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s (£7.7m) popularity in FPL continues to rise, however, with the in-form striker now the most popular player in the game and boasting a 56.8% ownership.

He has scored in all five Premier League matches this season, taking his tally to 15 since Ancelotti first took charge at Goodison Park in Gameweek 19 last season.

Danny Ings (£8.5m), who starts for the Saints this afternoon, is the only FPL forward who can match that tally in that time.


Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Redmond, Adams, Ings.

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Digne, Doucoure, Allan, Sigurdsson, Rodriguez, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi.


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  1. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hamez DCL (currently) Robbo Havertz Martinez Salah(c) = blanks
    Podence Saiss Lamptey Son Kane = ?

    Not a great week so far! Bamford and Zaha owners winning

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      My prediction of no team scoring more than 2 is still currently on target

      But yes its gona be a very low scoring week

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

        Leeds scored 3 goals in the first game

        1. FPL_trail_runner
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          *Sorry i meant to write 3 😀

  2. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    FFS KWP FFS

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

    Everton red card incoming

  4. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    2 peno takers involved for me right now.. cmon ref give penos asap...

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

    Salah cappers, we need Son and Kane blank right ?

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      100%

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Do we? I hope not. I just want points lol.

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

        I have both, but 1st in ML have Son as C, and 2nd have Kane as C. Yes i want them to blank.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Cheat

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 5 months ago

            Sorry, misread

      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Depends on your rank.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

    4. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Bleak GW all round for everyone needed

    5. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      yes

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

      Maybe Kane but definitely not Son

    7. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Not me. Only 2 others in my 15 team ML have Kane. Everyone has Son, only one capper tho

    8. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Well yeah cause I have neither of them.

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Thoughts on Chilwell?

    Could replace either Robbo or Taylor for me...

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Robbo

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      i am going Robo - Chilwel combo

    3. Pavsboot
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Really like him after watching the new look Chelsea defence in the Manu game. Still not super keen on replacing Robbo tho.

  7. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone sold TAA for Chilwell? The funds it frees up are tempting..

    1. FPL_trail_runner
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I may just keep both TAA and Robbo

      The money they give i can only use with a -8, and id only get Kane for that, who may already be too late to get in.

      Im coming around to the idea of holding both, TAA reluctantly

      if i dont its chilwell

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Did it two weeks ago to fund Son [c]

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Ahead of the game. Nice one

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yes for Chilwell but will try to get Robbo later (swap TAA Robbo via Chilwell)

    3. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Im going for TAA Robbo Chilwell

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

    Ings on for a MONSTER haul..

  9. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    INGS CLOSE

  10. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ings was offside anyway

  11. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Ings misses sitter

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Was offside anyway

  12. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Gonna be kinda ironic if the guy I was going to play on field (KWP) when Hamez was ruled out ends up with a higher scorer than 90 mins of Hamez.

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      This season in a nutshell

  13. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Is Adams suddenly an option? He's more forward than Ings

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Nah

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      He's been more forward the entire season. And yes I think he's a good option.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      No

    4. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Has been an option since season started

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

      It’s like any of the budget strikers.

      Lots of good choices but can’t expect more than 1 return in 3. Need to be patient / get lucky

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

      He s always good options when you dont own him

  14. Del Griffith
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Danny boy getting closer

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

    Well left Ings

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Taylor or Podence a bigger issue to ditch?

    Podence been playing week in week out with no returns yet for me. Foden or Bamford (formation change) the moves there with 1.2 ITB

    Taylor benched most weeks (been starting Lamptey Saiss Robbo) - but Chilwell in would mean Lamptey benched more instead

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Podence

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Cemented transfer out if he blanks again today.

        Just to decide between straight to Foden (or anyone else 6.7 or below) or a hit to move to Bamford, going 343 formation (gives an extra playing sub in bissouma too)

  17. FPL_trail_runner
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    So TAA captain almost worked ,...right?....right?

    That shot from the halfway line just being tipped over eh 🙂

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Still the best option mate XD

      1. FPL_trail_runner
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        My pre game predictions went pretty on spot for the game overall.

        Sheffield underlying data was showing very good stats for defense and i expected Liverpool to struggle to break them down and at max score 2. I just saw it as a 2-0.

        On another day Liverpool get the cleansheet and i have 12 -20 points as a captain for TAA

        But yes he is super deep now with henderson on the right wing

        Its very strange from Klopp to essentially take his most creative wing option and ask him to say 20 yards deeper and not gain much if anything from it defensively

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      :p got as much as salah cappers

  18. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Hamez on pens ?

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

    Lads, in which minute will DCL score and scrap McCarthy CS ?

  20. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Southampton up to 5th in the league

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Confused why (at least in terms of OR) Salah cappers should want Son/Kane blanks (assuming they also own both, that is - I get why you'd want blanks if you didn't own lol)

    Kane has high EO (above 100 in top 400k) but below 100% below 400k OR.

    Son meanwhile is below 100% EO at all rank tiers... so surely for most owners, points are points

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      You are right. Unless you are really focused on top 10k and believe those managers who are top 10k now will be your competition for top 10k long term (I don't) then you want Kane to score points

  22. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    0 penalty area touches by DCL today... you just know he will score with his first

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      well i hope so. hamez assist? 🙂

  23. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    The FPL gods have forsaken me

  24. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Digne hardly on set pieces

    Not keeping cleanies

    Fairly expensive

    Thanks for the points and price rise but tine to go cheap

    1. Del Griffith
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Digne defo out now

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

    Bernard should get 2nd YC

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    All these low(ish) scoring games just making me think Kane or son are going to tee off tomorrow

  27. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Bernard should have been off

  28. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Need McCarthy 3 rd save

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

    Should be red there, one of those definite yellows if not already on one

  30. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I had Ings GW 1. Moral victory.