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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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1,272 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Captain Salah, Bruno and DCL with a whopping 9 points combined.

    Dropped from 500k to 900k in rank.

    1. Jdpz
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      How many points so far?

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

        321

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

      Tough, a season of great swings so far.

  2. Van der Faart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Last chance for Podence.

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

    need FPL to add my Choupo points from 2 seasons ago to save my GW...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      😆

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

      Still fuming!!!

  4. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Keep Werner or sell?

    Chelsea's next 3 fixtures are great

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Keep

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

      You’ve answered your own question

    4. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Only sell for Kane

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

    First thing Everton do in January is sign Romero

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      They already signed a better keeper. Carlo has had an attack of the Southgate’s.

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Foden > JRod over the IB really has not worked out

  7. Party time
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Dcl yc

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

        Doesn’t matter, everyone has dcl pretty much so the net effect is somewhat neutral

    • Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Ings playing well in this new midfield role, should pick up quite a few assists 🙂

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

        The budget Kane

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

        POO

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL delivers!

    • Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL YC

    • TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      f this GW

      DCL YC just to rub it in

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Just keeps getting better!

    • Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Beautiful YC for English Mitrovic

    • TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Martinez, Robertson, Salah (c), Rodriguez, Grealish, DCL

      Next up on the blank express is Semedo

    • Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Thats more red than dignes

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL yc nice

    • Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL returns

      You all doubted him?

    • Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Looooool DCL yellow 😆

    • My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      And now DCL yellow ffs!

    • ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL lucky to escape with just a yellow there

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL yellow...even the odd 1 and 2 points are being taken away this week

    • how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Villa and Everton bandwagons derailed.

      New wc template again then.

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

        Bruno/Rashford time

      2. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        People going to quickly realise why tripling up on mid table teams like villa and everton was a huge mistake.

    • Lucky Z
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      3 from JRod + DCL look like as a steal now. Thanks God for these 3 points.

    • Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Could easily have been a red there - maybe should have been

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Always find it funny how certain things never get replayed by TV coverage ....DCL is a favored man.

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

      20 points with Kane Son Saiss left. Ffs

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        That's not bad.

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

        Brutal I'm not far off though.

      3. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        No reason to complain, more than double what I got 😛

      4. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Weird flex...

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

        14 with them plus lamptey podence...

    • Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Lamptey to save my season....

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

        Castagne here 🙂

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        He owes us for last week.

    • DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Everton a busted flush.

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

      14 from 6 including captain, brilliant.

      Who'd have thought selling Werner for DCL would be such a fail

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Over to you Wolves. The only team left that can save my gameweek.

    • aborg
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      DCL yellow card. Does not matter really as every manager and his dog has him anyway !