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Rodriguez returns to Everton line-up as Greenwood misses out for Manchester United

James Rodriguez (£7.9m) is back in the Everton starting line-up after missing the past two gameweeks through injury.

The Colombian has so far racked up 34 points in three home games, including one 18-point haul against Brighton in Gameweek 4.

Rodriguez is set to operate on the right of a front three for the Toffees, with Bernard (£5.8m) playing from the left in the absence of the suspended Richarlison (£7.8m).

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m), fresh from an overnight price rise, leads the line for Everton.

Seamus Coleman (£4.9m) is another injury returnee at right-back, while Lucas Digne (£6.1m) resumes his place on the other side of defence following a reduced one-game ban.

The fit-again Mason Holgate (£4.8m) is preferred at centre-back over Yerry Mina (£5.5m). Jordan Pickford (£5.0m) returns between the sticks for the Toffees, having been dropped in favour of Robin Olsen (£4.5m) in Gameweek 7.

Ancelotti made it clear in is pre-match press conference yesterday that Pickford would come back into the Everton XI.

On the pitch he [Pickford] has to be focused on what he’s doing. He has to know where his quality is. He knows what to do tomorrow. His mentality is good, I don’t want to change it.

I think sometimes he made mistakes because he thought too much. He has to use his instinct more, which is really good. – Carlo Ancelotti

Anthony Martial (£8.7m), back from a three-game suspension, begins up front for Manchester United.

Mason Greenwood (£7.2m) is absent from the Red Devils’ matchday squad so Juan Mata (£5.9m) earns a start in attacking midfield.

The Spaniard could play from the right or centrally, potentially interchanging with Bruno Fernandes (£10.5m), while Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) looks set to face off against Coleman from his usual left-side attacking berth.

Alex Telles (£5.5m) is back in training but does not make the 18, while Paul Pogba (£7.8m) is on the United bench.

Victor Lindelof (£4.9m) has recovered from a back injury to take up his spot in central defence beside Harry Maguire (£5.4m).

Victor is feeling okay in his back, hopefully he can last the game because he has had trouble with it. The energy of Scott McTominay and Fred after not playing this midweek [in the Champions League] will help us. – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

On Richarlison, who will return for the Toffees’ sweet clash away to Fulham in GW9, Ancelotti said last night:

it is impossible to replace Richarlison. There is no player in the world like Richarlison. So we have to replace him with another player with different quality.

We have to change a little bit our style of play without Richarlison, but the defeat [against Newcastle] was not because Richarlison was not there. It was because we did not play well. Simple.

Rodriguez, meanwhile, was full of praise for the Everton manager when quizzed by BT Sport on his decision to join the Merseyside outfit.

I needed to play under a coach who knows me; how I behave on and off the pitch. Carlo was exactly what I needed for coming to this club.

It was because of both reasons [Carlo and the club] that I moved here. They trusted me when no one else did. I;ll be forever grateful to the club and to Carlo. – James Rodriguez

Everton XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Digne, Keane, Holgate, Coleman; Sigurdsson, Allan, Doucouré; Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Rodriguez.

Manchester United XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Shaw, Maguire, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Fred, McTominay; Rashford, B Fernandes, Mata; Martial.

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

    That everton defence will it ever keep any CS again lol

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

      Even weirder that it was against Spurs

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

    Clear Bruno goal

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno mostly owned by lower ranked managers?

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

      I’m in top 500k and had him since he started playing

    2. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That would be me, so yes.

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

      mostly owned by casuals,the same people who own jorginho as well...

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

        😆

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

          😉

      2. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Zaha, Bamford, Wilson... the list goes on

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

      Yup

    5. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yep and UTD fans .

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

    Utd turn up again. Jesus wept.

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

      Always when Solskjaer is on the verge of the sack just to drag out the mediocrity a bit longer.

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

    Bruno my VC... Son v WBA really made it hard for me not to C him.

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh no

  7. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rash assist
    Bruno goal

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

      How can it be Rash assist?

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

        He passed it to Bruno and Bruno scored?

      2. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Gave it to Bruno?

      3. DAVESAVES
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        How can it not be?

    2. bobbyg
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      opps yeah sorry guys. Only saw the last phase with Rash going for header

  8. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Very poor from Pickford

  9. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Damn all transfers backfire Bruno > Rash

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

      It's a foolish move anyway

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

      Why would you transfer Bruno to Rash though, thats a downgrade.

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

      thats a downgrade

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

    Pickford, oh dear, bench time

  11. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Steve McMananam: ignore video evidence... we'll just ask him instead.

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

    Didn't realise Bruno had 20% ownership, ouch
    Will triple rise over the IB now due to the Man Utd fanbase

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son --> Bruno DONE before triple rise

  13. jwong23
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The new CB pairing for Eve is an absolute disaster

    1. Hulk Smash
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Why has he dropped Mina? He was playing fairly well.

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno now to bb on penos to get his hatrick 😎

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He will give to Rash

  15. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    DCL keeping assist?

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

      Yes.

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I'll have to watch a replay but it looked like lindelof flicked it not DCL

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

          It was blatantly Lindelof, but DCL will still keep it. That's how FPL roll.

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

        you'd be blind to think otherwise

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Haven't seen it

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

      Rashford didn’t touch it, but are we sure DCL did?

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

        yes

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

          Haha

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

      Bruno essential?

      1. HonestBlatter
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

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

        As always and that's why I don't have him :O

    5. The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Where’s my Rash goal?

      1. The Senate
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ok BBC have changed their text comm now

    6. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Heck! Ancelotti allowing utd dominate possession

      • mb1983
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Ah Bruno! Should've captained him... consistently delivers the goods away from home.

      • Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Time to say goodbye to Hames I think

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

        BBC have awarded Rashford with the assist.

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

          Yeah, he passed it to bruno in the first instance

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

            Thanks

      • Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        was going to do Son > KDB, now thinking Son > Bruno

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

        Funny seeing how much people hyped up Holgate earlier...

      • seewhyaxe
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        martial lol, even if that was offside

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

          He's so bad up top. Greenwood is miles ahead of him, Can't understand why he's not playing.

      • FPLGOOD
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bruno captain YEEEE 🙂

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

          Beautiful stuff

      • Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Why i own this muppet JRoD

      • R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Looks like Pogba will be perma benched till Jan.. then bye bye!!

      • Weeb Kakashi
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        How is that not a Rashford goal?