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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Allen down

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

    1 pointer for DCL it looks like, inevitable frustration yellow card to come

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

    Potential Saiss and Ings replacements:

    A) Cresswell and Martial
    B) Coufal and Werner

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A a a

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

        Trust you

    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’m in exact same position and I’m going for coufal and Martial.

      If you were going to have to play one of Cresswell or coufal every week then I’d say Cresswell, but if it’s just in the good weeks then Get coufal.

    3. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. ElliotJHP
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looking at something similar to A but with Coufal so I can move Barnes to Grealish for a hit

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

    My players are always involved in turgid 1-0 bore fests and never the 10 goal thrillers this season, spurs will be 1-1 later with a dier header sorry all

    1. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good.

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

    17 points with captain played, anyone doing worse?

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

      You have at least 5 left to play?

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

        Exactly 5 but two are benched... lamptey and bissouma

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

          You may well be OK.

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What happened to Ings?

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

      Knee injury

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Balls!

        1. Third Eye Vision
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          No. That’s Rodriguez.

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

      Knee injury. Landed awkwardly with a lot of weight on the knee.

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

    Gonna parboil the veg for a Sunday roast, which is best:

    A) Roast lamb
    B) Roast beef

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      (C) Nut roast?

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

        Get out

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

      B. Although both great when cooked properly.

    3. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A always.

    4. Baron Penguin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B - prime bone-in rib

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

        Did that last week, twas beautiful. Slow cooked for an hour and a half, rested for an hour, then blasted at high heat for 10 mins to get a crust.

        Digital meat thermometer is essential if you like rare roast beef.

    5. Traction Engine Foot
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

    6. ElliotJHP
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Tough one this, B edges it for me

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

      Either 😛

    8. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A. Roast lamb all day long. What time shall I arrive ?

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

        leech 😀

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          You like roast leech? How bizarre

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

      B

    10. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Roast lamb, roast root vegetables topped with pumpkin seeds and crumbled feta, mint peas, fried cabbage with bacon and caraway seeds, and potato gratin. Rosemary gravy. Yum.

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

        This sounds awesome but have hardly any of those things this week

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Feel a bit sad about my roast chicken now 😆

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Having ham joint, homemade chips, egg, pineapple and mushy peas later on.

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

      A

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

      Prefer lamb for this part of the year. Beef/steak for the grill in summer

    13. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A. Just polished off rack of lamb - delicious!

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

      Lamb

  8. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ah damn, wanted to do Saiss to Coufal but might have to play Justin and do Ings to Werner now instead

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

    JWP nailed on pens now. He basically takes free kicks, corners, pens everything now.

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

      No Ings hurts the team though.

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

        Yeah Adams and Long are terrible finishers

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

      SOU attack a lot less attractive without Ings

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

      won't be earning any FKs corners or pens without Ings though

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

        Their first 3 goals didn't involve him at all. I think they will still score a lot against teams who can't defend, just that hard to guess their scorers now without Ings.

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

          Fair, but fixtures aren't great so can't see many goals

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      is Ings confirmed out??

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

        Yeah looks like an old injury and old injuries are usually terrible. Hope he doesn't lose his quality after his injury. A lot of players careers over cos of recurring injuries.

    5. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You need to sell all Soton players with hit, nothing without Ings and losing all games starting now

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

    DonkeyCL looking very hungry

  11. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chasing point but Sterling,Foden, Saiss -> Fernandes, Grealish, Chilwell looks pretty good move for -4

    1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'll do this!

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

    ASM crocked

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

      Hes just pretending as an excuse not to track back. Does it constantly...

  13. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    mixed feelings about Rodriguez Watkins to Grealish Bamford.

    Overall a positive move I suppose. How did Watkins look ?

    1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      32 BPS - Ings had 33
      7 touches in opposition box
      2 shots (2 on target)
      5 penalty area actions
      2 attempted assists

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

    Watching Everton New is putting a sour taste on my Grealish points, time to switch off.

  15. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    DCL the world beater, they said.

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

      No service without JamesR & Digne.

  16. George Agdgdgwngo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who to make way for Kdb?

    A Son
    B salah
    C Grealish
    D Hamez
    E Kane

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

      Could be D if you wait on injury update.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Salah

      1. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Games needs Pickford to do a mad thing...boring without him

    1. Supersonic Marv'
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He could streak I suppose.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        In front of the new keeper Olsen...hmmm, that could work.

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

      Everton are in better place so far without him, new guy looks very confident.

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Pickford is back in next game though.

  18. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Werner or Martial as replacement if Ings is out?

    1. Hattrick Harry
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nope, Cavani

  19. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What the hell do I do here!? Distaster gw only going to get worse, can't see a way to turn it around. WC burnt.. considering sacking it off as I spend too much time on this game and I'm not getting much back from it. WC already played too...need some thoughts to steady this sinking ship!

    Martinez
    Robbo, Saiss*, James*, lamptey, Mitchell*
    Son, sterling, pulisic*, foden, bissouma
    Kane, Jimi, bamford

    1ft 1.7 itb

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

      Nothing there that a couple of hits won't fix. Saiss/Pulisic out for a couple of West Ham would be sufficient for this GW IMO.

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

        The likes of grealish who everyone has it would seem is killing me, I keep trying to be too smart each week, sterling captain.. bringing pulisic in.

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Logg off bot ffs and fpl. Come back on thursday.

      Sell Pulisic for Rashford and Saiss for Kwp

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

        Yeh I should log off thats good advice, need to turn these goal alerts off my phone too!

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

      Maybe puli to rash? Play James

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

      Just Pulisic out this week I think. Hope James plays next week.
      Keep the faith in the rest of your guys and it should come good.

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

      Puli and Saiss out for a hit and you have plenty of options. MItchell and James not a priority

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

    Pleased they decided to put this one on normal Sky instead of the 7-goal game.

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

    Dcl to bamford done

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

      Silly transfer

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

    Konsa/Pickford/Watkins so far today...lets just say that i am gutted. All my rivals have Grealish

  23. Planet Jo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    0-0 suits me just fine with Lewis and Keane as 2/3 of my starting defenders.

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

    Well, at least Pickford owners will get the same points as my Martinez.

  25. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ings -> Vardy?

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

      Big yes

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Is he out?

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

      Vardy is the fav for golden boot winner now imo.

  26. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Did Rodriguez/DCL > Rashford/Bamford, not out of the woods yet though!

    Grealish saving me from the fact I’ve got Mitchell and Saiss covered byTaylor (1) and Lamptey (tot) in defence.

  27. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Which united asset from next week please?

    A.....Bruno

    B...rashford

    Thanks

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A.
      Rash will go out wide again soon

  28. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A. Jimi>Werner ..lose Saiss or;
    B. Foden>Ziyech ... lose TAA.

  29. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    1-0 Newcastle win without any C. Wilson involvement would be a good scoreline.

    Some FPL players will be fooled into going into Newcastle defence in future and many will get doubts over DCL.

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

    Yes or no?

    Robertson/Dunne/Barnes > Chilwell/Zouma/Grealish (-4)