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Mitrovic benched for Fulham as Richarlison returns for Everton

Aleksandar Mitrovic (£5.7m) had appeared to be another international break casualty for Fantasy Premier League bosses in Gameweek 9.

Having been on Serbia duty following Fulham’s calamitous penalty situation involving Ademola Lookman (£5.0m) back in Gameweek 8, Mitrovic finds himself on the bench for Everton’s visit on Sunday afternoon.

However, when asked by BBC Sport if the decision to demote Mitrovic was related to fitness or tactics, Scott Parker responded:

Mainly tactical, really. Obviously Aleks has come back from international duty.

The team I’ve decided to go with today is a team that I feel can hurt Everton, can cause them problems.

Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m) looks set to lead the Fulham line ahead of an attacking midfield trio of Lookman, Tom Cairney (£5.3m) and Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m).

Lookman missed a last-minute penalty in GW8 as Fulham lost 1-0 to West Ham

Having missed the last three gameweeks through suspension, Richarlison (£7.8m) returns to the Everton starting line-up.

On the Brazilian attacker’s absence coinciding with a poor run of form for the Toffees, Ancelotti stated in his pre-match press conference:

We didn’t lose because Richarlison wasn’t there. He’s a striker and the problem we had was that we didn’t defend properly.

He’s really important for us, a top player and it’s important to have him.

He has everything, I think he can reach the top level in football. He’s still young but a really humble guy, I think he can be at the top soon.

The Everton manager could possibly be going for a formation switch at Craven Cottage, with Alex Iwobi (£5.9m) included in the Toffees’ XI along with Richarlison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m) and James Rodriguez (£7.9m).

The Italian also had some interesting words on Rodriguez’s position on Friday.

“His position is number 10. It doesn’t matter if he is a little to the right, his best position is to the front. It doesn’t matter in the middle or to the right. Every game he has played in the front.” – Carlo Ancelotti

Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) deputises at right-back for the injured Seamus Coleman (£4.9m), with natural full-back Jonjoe Kenny (£4.3m) not in the matchday sqaud.

Fulham XI: Areola; A Robinson, Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Reed, Lemina; Lookman, Cairney Cavaleiro; De Cordova-Reid.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Keane, Mina, Godfrey; Iwobi, Allan, Doucouré; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Rodriguez.

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  1. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Absolutely beautiful football from the Toffees

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It's Fulham. 😀

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yes but that doesn’t take away from their quality in movement and passing

        1. The Polymath
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Fair enough, great movement.

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done boys, COYB!

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

    Richarlison my captain the only one who cany score this match

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

      *cant

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Give it time mate.. brace incoming

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

        He should already be on 2 mate 🙂

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t believe that air shot in the 6 yard box

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

    Digne just keeps crossing without any FUL players closing in at all, madness!

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

    Digne punishing GW5 sellers.

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

    Have players like Zaha and Rodriguez where I'm just waiting for the good fixtures to end so I can feel good about getting rid lol

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

    Richa misses sitter ffs

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

    Is it Justin who will be playing on the left for Leicester vs. Fulham with Castagne back?

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

      Until Periera is back yes

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

      Everything has been going down Fulham's right, and Castagne will be done there.

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

    Kane to vardy anyone?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Considering it

    2. FPL Bond @ Twitter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      That could make the the season. 20 pointer for Vardy next week.

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

      Probably doing it

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

      Yeah I’m thinking the same. Then maybe vardy to Kun the week after.

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

        Yeah its possible to have captains v Fulham for the next 3 weeks.

        Vardy gw 10

        Kun / kdb gw 11

        Salah gw 12

  9. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    It's refreshing watching this Everton performance and how they are prioritizing getting the ball into the danger area quickly and using width properly.

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

      Keyword: Ancelotti

  10. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    All the people bitching about Hames haven’t owned him for his hauls. Just point chasers

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

    Digne smells more assists

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

    Crzay how 3-5-2 / 3-4-3 has become fashionable. Go back five years and it was unheard of in the PL and you had pundits criticising managers for trying it.

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

      Antonio Conte got it to England

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

        Conte won the league in dominating fashion with the 3-5-2. Alonso wing back was a monster.

        1. seanie3
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          In that system, even Moses was a force for Chelsea as a wing back on the right.

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

      We used it in our fpl teams before it got mainstream 🙂 pioneers we are 😆

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

      3,4,3 not 3,5,2 under Conte which was 2015.

  13. ZAMUNDA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    In an attack line of KDB (2 pts), Ziyech (3 pts), Grealish (1 pt), Watkins (2 pts) I have Bruno (C) and DCL (VC) making up for those fails.

  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone who doesn't own DCL to make me feel good because I own him but didn't captained him ?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Dont own him. Think you need to get a grip tbh.

      1. Kellz86
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I bet he capped Bruno no less..

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

    James shot saved

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

    Rodriguez shot on target at least.

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

    Hamez SOT

  18. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How come so many in top 10k dont have dcl??

    Surely that cant be right

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

      Top10k is mostly casuals this season

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

      They got to the Top 10k because they own Son, Kane, Grealish, Salah. Don't need DCL.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Casuals going to get hammered with the fixture swings

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

      Whats his ownership in the top10k mate?

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        EO 72%

  19. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson to Vardy next week looks a bit of a no brainer for me

  20. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Richa + James
    1 assist total
    Cant believe this

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Theres another 5 or 6 goals left in this

  21. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is there a better passer in the league than James Rodriguez? His touch, vision and deft pass into the box is second to none. Beautiful to watch!!!

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

      KDB.
      Harry Kane.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        You are dreaming to put Kane in that category mate

        1. SH1M1
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          9 assists says different 🙂

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

      Kev says hi

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

      I think hames is better than kdb as a no. 10 and a better cross

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

      Bruno
      KDB
      Kane

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

      KDB, TAA

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        TAA whips crosses but his passing generally is not fantastic

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

          I’ve been blown away by some of his cross field long balls. He is incredibly accurate.

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

      KDB & Ziyech might have something to say about that!

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

      Kane KDB

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

    Fulham are shocking. Absolutely atrocious team in every part of the pitch. Vardy (C) next week. Then City player tbd (C), then Salah (C).

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

      Tevin be Druyne

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy is a poor shout. He only scores counter and pens. Not suited to Fulham

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

        Doesnt matter when Fulham literally let the opposition stroll around in their box with the ball. They also love giving away dumb penalties.

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

        Fulham has been wide open to counters this first half???
        Richarlison could have scored on atleast 2 of those counters

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

          Yea this, they give the ball away in their own half constantly. Thats perfect for Vardy whos always waiting for the opportunity to run in behind the instant they win the ball.

        2. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Richarlison is a clown. Love watching him miss sitters. Real crybaby.

          1. IRBOX ⚽
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Right up your ally. You would be best mates actually on that fact alone!

  23. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Everton plays some sexy football under Carlo

  24. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kane to vardy seems so obvious. But so did son to grealish.
    Might just stick

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

    Looks good for Leicester full backs next week... And Vardy.

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

    Richarlison so wasteful.. Digne should have had 4-5 assists instead of 2.. 🙁

  27. CONNERS
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Someone on here was recently advocating a transfer strategy which involved captaining whichever player in their team plays Fulham each week.

    I think they may have a point.

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

      I would go even further and say hit for doubling teams playing Fulham

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

      Hmm maybe someone else was too. But i was as well. I have DCL captain right now. Vardy next week. KDB the week after. Then Salah.

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

      Their defenders look like they have already resigned to relegation. Not even trying

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

      Only if their name isn't Rodriguez

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

    DCL captain real hattie and Digne hattie of assists too much to ask for? 😀

  29. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rich owners - we are getting a pen in the second 45

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

      with James getting the assist..yeah please

  30. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should’ve stuck with gut with DCL captain - ah well!

    Points are points atm, and at least Bruno didn’t blank