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Tight calf for absent Aubameyang as Everton host Arsenal

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (£11.4m) is absent for Arsenal as they travel to Everton in Gameweek 14.

The Fantasy Premier League midfielder misses out due to a tight calf, replaced in the starting line-up by Eddie Nketiah (£5.5m).

Willian (£7.6m) and Nicolas Pépé (£7.6m) flank the former Leeds loanee, as Mikel Arteta continues with 3-4-3, despite the return of Hector Bellerín (£5.1m) on the bench, whose suspension triggered the return to that shape last time out.

Bukayo Saka (£5.2m) and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) are the wing-backs with Kieran Tierney (£5.3m), David Luiz (£5.4m) and Rob Holding (£4.4m) the three-man defence.

Everton make an enforced change of their own, Tom Davies (£5.2m) coming in for Allan (£5.3m). André Gomes (£5.4m) might have claimed the Brazilian’s place had he not sustained an injury of his own in the build-up to Gameweek 14.

Having collected two clean sheets in the last two matches, Carlo Ancelotti retains faith with Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) and Mason Holgate (£4.8m) at full-back although Robin Olsen (£4.5m) drops back to the bench for Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) to start in goal once again.

Everton XI: Pickford; Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Holgate; Sigurdsson, T Davies, Doucouré; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin, Iwobi.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Tierney, D Luiz, Holding; Saka, Elneny, Ceballos, Maitland-Niles; Willian, Nketiah, Pépé.

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  1. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    lets go dom!

  2. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    own DCL from GW1 .. minimum goal or assist guaranteed for 7m investment..

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

      Wish I'd kept. Oh well.

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

    Own goal nooooooo

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

    My only 3 players today were Salah, Dias and DCL. Cannot really ask for more.

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

    He will score again.

  6. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Screw the early team leaks; had Mo C all week. Nevermind that it was right..

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

      What do you mean? I had C on him all week but had to change it when found out he was going to be benched

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Same. Angry.

        No leak, no way I change him

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

          Any other time it works out well, couldn't believe he came on at 57 and how bad palace were

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            They quit on the game 100%

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

          He was benched... if you thought he'd get a haul in 30 minutes, you should have captained him.

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Nevermind that it was right... screw team leaks.

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

          It was what would u do 100/100 times same like most of us. Right decisions ia moat u can do, luck will do rest

          1. The Suspended One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            The luck element of this game is certainly impacted by making save decisions. Think of the number of hauls missed by doing the sensible thing. Sometimes I think “casuals” have a huge luck advantage over those only playing high odds outcomes

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

    My autocorrect has recently started replacing "Salah" with "Dallas".

    I think this has a hidden meaning.

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

    Only 2 blanks for DCL all season. Crazy for a 7 nil striker.

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

      Which is crazy, very limited player tbh

    2. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Ancelotti did him well

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

    Glad he got a touch on that, transferred him in this week after a few weeks on vardy.

  10. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sold DCL for Ings. Jokes on me

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

      Oh dear

  11. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another Arsenal OG captain

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

    Love the weekly DCL points 🙂

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

      Well, he still needs to score...

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

    And I was going to switch DCL to Ings...

  14. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Plenty of time to get your goal DCL

  15. yalala
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh my

  16. Isco Disco
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Need 1 more DCL
    Calvert Lewin is the gift that keeps on giving.

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

    DCL was the last player I chose for my starting eleven in the start of the season just because I had 7m to invest to a fwd

  18. Sif
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Not often I get to brag so taking the opportunity, so far today. Salah (c), Stones, KDB, DCL.
    49 from 4 so far

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

    DCL is the nee Nicklad Bendtner

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

      New Nicklas*

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

      He’s way better.

      Bendtner belonged in the championship at best...

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bendtner would score 20 with these chances..

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

      Bendtner is better

    5. Party time
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bendtner is definitely better than Dcl

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

      Nketiah what a bum

    7. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      DeeSeeEl wow

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

      Biggest concern with selling DCL is with 60.6% ownership that rank drops like a stone when he returns

      Plus, he gets points every week.

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

        Never sell....
        DCL

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

      And the legend continues to produce points every week...

    10. Says
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Arteta seemed like one of the most sure-things to be a good manager, are Arsenal's woes actually his fault? Is he good?

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

        I think given time he will be. You don’t get all the praise you’ve got from people like Pep if you don’t have something about you. The problem is that he is dealing with pretty much the same squad that Wenger and Emery had which full of unmotivated players without a winning mentality..

      2. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Plays a shite system

    11. The Head-Ake
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry but just logged on and was complaining thinking I switched to (K)ane from Salah but luck has it that the transaction didn't happen and a bit elated now

      (brag but haven't had much luck so feels good lol)

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

      Wow DCL has returns in 12 out of 14 games this season

    13. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      There must ve be a few Postman Dom cappers, rank dropped.

    14. Wizard of Ozil
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Some one on the FPL show said it wasnt a bad tactic to just leave the C on Salah and forget about it. Not bad advice considering his high yearly scores. I don`t understand the people who benched Salah. Madness. They must have a fantastic squad if u can do that.

      my advice to anyone playing this game is to TINKER with your team as little as possible and leave it alone. All this second guessing, points chasing and staring at Twitter is bad for you.
      Case in point of getting Mahrez for Zaha on a whim after his hat trick. Since then Nada!!!

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

        Couldn't agree more.

    15. Isco Disco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      There's 3 things certain in life this season....Life. death and weekly DCL points

    16. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      How TF is it possible for him to keep returning points. Completely sick it death of him. Even when I saw OG I just knew he'd somehow have the assist.

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I remember GW2/3 or whenever it was when people thought Everton looked great. Everyone was raving about Hamez, people were picking Rich even.
        I was like, im just gonna go with DCL as he is cheapest and probably be on the end of most things. Oh what a win 😀

        I was planning to ditch him in 16 tho, knees a bit wobbly :/

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

        Why do you not own him. At 7m he isn't that hard to accommodate...