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Pickford benched as £4.0m FPL defender Nkounkou deputises for banned Digne

An under-strength Everton will attempt to bounce back to winning ways at St James’ Park this afternoon, following their first defeat of the campaign against Southampton.

The Toffees face Newcastle United in the second of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday, with kick-off on Tyneside at 14:00 GMT.

Carlo Ancelotti is without the suspended Lucas Digne (£6.1m) and Richarlison (£7.8m) this afternoon, while James Rodriguez (£7.9m) and Seamus Coleman (£4.9m) miss out through injury.

Budget Fantasy Premier League defenders Jonjoe Kenny (£4.3m) and Niels Nkounkou (£4.0m) are brought into the full-back positions in the absence of the aforementioned first-team regulars.

That defensive duo are among five changes that Ancelotti has made from the Gameweek 6 defeat on the south coast.

Andre Gomes (£5.5m) and Fabian Delph (£4.9m) are recalled in central midfield, while the most notable alteration sees Robin Olsen (£4.5m) replace the benched Jordan Pickford (£5.0m) between the posts.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.7m), who blanked for the first time this season in that defeat at Southampton, starts up front.

Cenk Tosun (£6.0m) returns from a lengthy lay-off and is among the substitutes.

As for the hosts, Steve Bruce makes one change to the team that drew 1-1 at Wolves last Sunday.

Sean Longstaff (£4.8m) comes into the centre of midfield in place of Ryan Fraser (£5.7m), who drops to the bench.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.4m) has recovered from a knock to start in the heart of the defence for the Magpies.

Digne and Rodriguez were the most-sold FPL assets of Gameweek 7, with each player transferred out by over 400,000 Fantasy managers ahead of Friday’s deadline.

Only Calvert-Lewin and Callum Wilson (£6.5m) have double-digit ownerships among the two starting XIs today.


Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Schar, Lascelles, Fernandez, Lewis, Hendrick, S Longstaff, Murphy, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Everton XI: Olsen, Kenny, Keane, Mina, Nkounkou, Gomes, Doucoure, Sigurdsson, Allan, Delph, Calvert-Lewin

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  1. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    how bad was Ings injruy?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looked bad but he walked (hobbled) off

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        So did Van Dijk :/

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I thought it looked pretty bad. Knee ligament damage possible. Walked off but so did VVD..

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        This.

      2. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        yea but didn't VVD go straight down the tunnel?

    3. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn't look good but wait for presser. Right now, it's all speculative.

    4. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sat iced up.

      Guess there's not many immediate treatments whilst it settles down.

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro/Ings > Adams/DCL for me if he's out for a bit.

  2. n-doggg
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rather have

    A. Jiminez and Bissouma (343)
    B. Ziyech and Brewster (352)

    Biss or Brewster would be on the bench

    1. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A for the next 2 games.

  3. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    is 45 with DCL kane (c) + son good enough??

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Decent score but not ground breaking

    3. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no

    4. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      70 is the average. So quite below par.

    5. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Prefer 44 with Son (c), Kane, Justin and Bissouma to go

    6. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Green arrow I would have thought

    7. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Terrible. You need to improve your management skills. Spend more time on Youtube FPL video casts.

    8. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Great post.
      Tell us what Kane, Son & DCL will score and I'll give you my answer.

    9. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You're a failure. Get out.

    10. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Teriyaki 69 + Dallas, Bam ford left and his Son good enough

  4. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ancelotti: "Pickford will be back for the United game"

    For the fellow Pickford owners (if there are any) not wanting to make a GK transfer this week.

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      he's dropped, thats just him not rubbing salt in the wound to the reporters

      1. Harper (No more Penandes)
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Well all we have to go on is the comments from the manager and I am willing to trust him over any other speculation. I would really prefer not to use a FT on a GK.

        1. mgilbert86
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Its not for certain, but keepers don't need rests, so its really odd that he actually was benched because of fatigue

          1. Reeker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            He was benched because of his mental health not fatigue. He had to hire extra security this week and all the chaos surrounding the VVD injury

            1. Harper (No more Penandes)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              I can believe this. Like Maguire he needs some time out of the limelight. It's tough when the whole nation is on your back.

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

      Thanks was panicking a little. Annoying for today as it’s quite a good CS prospect, not to bench no bench keeper, but they have a good run of games coming up after Utd and another transfer I don’t need to make!

    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fair enough, play Pickford in the mickey mouse games

    4. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ancelotti is a honest manager from memory.
      Open about James injury would be an example.
      I'd be inclined to believe what he says personally, unlike other certain managers who I won't name.

    5. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He knows United will trash them so its a final excuse to drop Pickford after he concedes 5

  5. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish smash and grab

  6. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Glad Grealish kicked into gear at the end! Total surprise that checking final score. Unfortunately I also sold Watkins this week who is surprisingly taking their pens but Kane had just become essential to cover such high ownership.

    1. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins does not look so good. I am very surprised he took the pen (Grealish+Watkins owner)

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Gives you more points than if G took it

        1. Harper (No more Penandes)
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I am definitely not complaining about it! Just saying that the penalty goal glosses over what was an uninspiring performance.

          1. ivantys
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            I was thinking of a replacement for Ings and Watkins didn't show anything in this game. Might actually go with Wilson now.

            1. Harper (No more Penandes)
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 4 months ago

              Keep Ings if its only a one game injury. I would really like to get him in actually for Jimenez.

              1. ivantys
                • 3 Years
                3 years, 4 months ago

                I was gonna get Jimmy out instead and planning to roll the free transfer. Maybe I can do 4-4-2 this week since I'm reluctant to bench Semedo.

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

        Yea I felt I needed to get Grealish in but didn’t trust villa enough for the double up. Watkins hadn’t looked great since the pool game. Got to move Jimi out before their bad run but think I’ll go Ings rather than get him back in

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish was going to take it and then let Watkins take it

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

    What are my biggest fires to put out here?

    Martinez (Steer)
    Trent - Coufal - Lamptey (Dallas & Taylor)
    Salah - Son - Zaha - Podence (Burke)
    DCL - Jimmy - Kane

    1.3m itb, 1ft.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dcl and trent

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, sell DCL right before the rest of the squad is back for Fulham.

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nothing, save FT

    3. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You know there’s no fires there! Just get a plan for sterling or Kdb in a week or two

      1. Kodap
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah thats what im thinking, just not sure where/ who to drop to bring one of them in!

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

      Looks good, think I was proved right bringing in Grealish over Zaha this week so I’d maybe make that swap

    5. Carefree Crew
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'd consider Wolves fixtures turning so depends if there's a FW or MF you're interested in.

      TAA with City next injuries, form, inability to keep CS plus expensive & frees up funds to upgrade elsewhere.

      No real "fires" but something to think about.

  8. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    1 from from 2 players in the Soton Villa game
    Yuck

  9. Fer Fuch's Ake
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Jack for covering the points I won't get from Son

  10. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    23 from 7

    Another absolute disaster

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      22 from 6. 2x Spurs, 3x Leeds so you kind of what is going to happen. Leicester hammering Leeds

  11. Boomerang V
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish: sorry for saying I was downgrading you to a 5.5ish player

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Haha

  12. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Incoming DCL hat trick just for the haters

  13. davies
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish worth buying still?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Fixtures say yes

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It’s funny what 10mins of football can do. Grealish was about to be sold by everyone and now there’s a scramble to buy him.

      1. 1314
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        that's why never really like to own a player who always get subbed out after 70 minutes..

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          100% I always try and own 90 minute players.

  14. DMP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Barkley+1.3M over Grealish was a great shout. :/

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      "coverage"

    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Never rated Barkley... You get what you pay for 🙂

    3. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Outscored him by 8 at Leicester

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Barkley was always a trap. Terrible player.

    5. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      15 vs 19 over the last three GWs. Grealish just lucky today.

    6. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Statistically last 2 GWs his output decreased, apparenty because of his deeper positioning? That's what I read from GW6: The Review

  15. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson to score?

  16. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Interesting (depressing) that saints do really tire in last 15.

    Plenty of late goals will happen

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Need to work on those Leeds fitness levels

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Those are unreal levels!
        Saints will need to find a way of closing matches. Giving three goals is just madness!

  17. Cojones of Destiny
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    guess i’m now sticking with jack

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good fixtures, even if he blanked why not stick

    2. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Never was any reason to get rid. Great fixtures still

  18. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    ASM playing up front?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Doesn't look like it.

      1. In Bale We Trust
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Right. Not watching so was wondering.

  19. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The desire of Villa's players despite the 4 goals was amazing.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wasted all that energy for nothing.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        15 FPL pts is not nothing

  20. the dom 1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    stirling & klich > grealish & rashford for free?

    after the GW finishes obviously 🙂

    Y or N

  21. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who to get rid of out of these lot:

    A) Watkins
    B) Foden
    C) Pulisic
    D) R.James
    E) Saiss
    F) TAA

    Have 2 FTs and ok to take a -8 max. No WC...

    1. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      C E F

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      C and E

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        (Grealish & Chilwell)

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    27k binned Jack already madness?

  23. Davros
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Where have all the people gone who were ready to sell Grealish half an hour ago?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Still not back from the gym.

    2. One Man
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I bought him this week. Delighted.

    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Goldfish.

  24. One Man
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Justin & Konsa good long term buys ?

    Need 2 budget defenders

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Coufal if you need a 4.5

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Got 2 FT but many fires to put out.

    To start with I got only 2 playing defenders and they are TAA and Robbo so does TAA, Saiss to Chilwell and a West Ham defender sound good?

  26. Doctor Evil
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Saiss to Vestagaard?

    1. One Man
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Saiss just rested ?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Don't think so

      2. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Saiss should start against Leicester.

  27. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealisssshhhhhhhh!!! Just checked scores after a quick shower. Anyone who was ready to sell after 1 half doesn’t deserve him. The points were coming!!

    1. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah Grealish is a set and forget until GW15

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Season keeper for me

        1. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I'm not ruling that out, plus we would have enough data after 15 GWs to decide too.

  28. GROBARI
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get rid of TAA?
    Yes or no

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      yes

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No

    3. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      yes but not for a hit

    4. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      TAA likes turning up for City games, Keep.

    5. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      no other urgent problems? Yes

    6. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Absolutely. 7.4M defender in a team who can't even keep a CS at home to Sheffield Utd and an Antonio-less West Ham.

  29. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If you pick a good team stay strong and believe in yourself. Happy Grealish owner here.

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      tell that to zaha owners who are freaking out cause no haul versus wolves

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same here 🙂

      Some people on here where saying that Barkley is superior pick (if you understand football).

    3. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I believed in TAA Robbo.

  30. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Such a boring game. Newcastle even have problems scoring against this crap defence.

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed

      This is a terrible game so far lacking quality