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Calvert-Lewin on the bench as Everton visit Liverpool

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) makes an important return for Everton but not how his 34.0% Fantasy Premier League ownership would have hoped.

After missing two matches with a hamstring problem, the mid-priced forward has been named on the Toffees’ bench for the Double Gameweek 25 Merseyside derby.

With Josh King (£5.4m) also among the substitutes, Richarlison (£7.9m) leads the line for Everton today with James Rodríguez (£7.7m) in support.

Carlo Ancelotti has opted for a rather defensive set-up behind those two, choosing three central defenders as well as Lucas Digne (£6.1m) and Seamus Coleman (£4.8m) with Tom Davies (£5.2m), André Gomes (£5.3m) and Abdoulaye Doucouré (£5.2m) forming the central midfield trio.

They also have Allan (£5.2m) to send into the mixed, making his return from injury on the bench and awaiting his first Premier League minutes since Gameweek 13.

Such a set-up might make life difficult for Liverpool’s key Fantasy assets, Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) in his usual right-hand station of the front-three with 43.2% overall Fantasy ownership.

That said, the Egyptian has four goals over the last four Gameweeks and has led the league for shots in the box and shots on target during that period.

Sadio Mané (£11.8m) and Roberto Firmino (£9.3m) complete the attack although they are owned by just 5.4% and 5.1% respectively.

Despite conceding three times at Leicester in this configuration, Jurgen Klopp has not changed his back-four.

That means Ozan Kabak (£5.0m) partners Jordan Henderson (£5.4m) at centre-back with Andrew Robertson (£7.2m) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.4m) in the full-back positions.

Double Gameweek 25 Line-ups

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, Henderson, Kabak, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, C Jones, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Everton XI: Pickford; Keane, Holgate, Godfrey; Digne, T Davies, Gomes, Doucouré; Coleman; Rodríguez; Richarlison.

Double Gameweek 25 so far…

Burnley collected their ninth clean sheet of the season as they drew 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday afternoon.

However, owners of their defensive assets can probably consider themselves a little fortunate to benefit from the shut-out.

It looked, at first, that a red card for Semi Ajayi (£4.8m) in the opening period would severely dent the Baggies’ ability to trouble Nick Pope (£5.6m) but the exact opposite happened.

West Brom were comfortably the more attacking of the two outfits in the second half at Turf Moor and really should have found the net on multiple occasions.

Mbaye Diagne (£6.0m) had a close-range effort cleared onto the crossbar while Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) fluffed a golden chance in front of a largely unguarded goal after a square-ball.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) really should have blasted the loose ball home, instead playing a sideways pass back to Pereira whose second effort was cleared off the line by James Tarkowski (£5.3m).

The centre-back is currently on for maximum bonus while Pope, who made two saves, is projected to receive two. Matt Lowton (£4.5m) is on two bonus as well, despite a late yellow card.

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  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah cheating again

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Should be booked

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Digne? Harsh.

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Salah

          1. Bushwhacker
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            For having his shirt tugged?

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Is Kane a cheat or is he streetwise?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Street wise because he’s British.

  2. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ah the old Digne tug ... wahay!

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah thinking he plays for United 😆

  4. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thiago is hopeless.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Holding midfielder. Also see Fabinho.

      1. jammie26
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bringa nothing to this team, need to drop him imo.

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          When we have a fit midfield next year he’ll play a different role

    2. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      No, he isnt useless.
      He is just unlucky that vvd got injured and fabinho and henderson moved down to play as a defender

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Good move

    Gomes was either getting a red or handing Liverpool a goal

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

      Should of stuck on Allan instead. Siggurdsson and Rodriguez both on the pitch is bad news for Everton

  6. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Contrary to popular belief, Liverpool aren’t the first Premier League team to be struck by an injury crisis.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Or the first to suffer from it.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not like city don’t have a Cb injured

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Just $200m others to replace them

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Is this a dig or do you fully believe Ake out has the same impact as Van Dijk, Matip, Gomez, Fabinho, Henderson all being out?

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Can you go 1 minute without thinking about Liverpool? Obsessed

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        There is a game on at the moment.

        1. Captain Vantastic™
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          There is a pandemic on atm.

          1. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers Geoff. Wasn’t aware.

    4. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      The first to be allergic to wind though

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      How dare you

      They were blatantly awesome before all these injuries, they only conceded 11 goals & a penalty in their first 4 games then the injuries ruined everything

  7. Hulk Smash
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Classic Salah dive. Still, it's nice to see one not given for a change.

  8. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Just logged on and was delighted my pick of Raphinha armband over Bamford was working out so far....
    Then realised the captain change never confirmed before deadline!

    Bamford it is.

    Unreasonable disappointment maybe but I’m p’d off!

    1. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      You’ll be glad it didn’t change by the end of the gameweek

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Hope so now but v frustrating as I was pleased with the differential!

    2. jammie26
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Raph blanked didn't he?

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Got 2 bonus

  9. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Can somebody explain to me what is Andre Gomes giving the team ?

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

      Thought he had a decent first half.

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sangeria

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He was giving Liverpool a chance.

    4. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Him and Tom Davies. No idea why they play

    5. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Great hair, improves the follicle count and style average for the whole team

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Leeds should break the bank to get him then.

    6. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      To think last year West Ham were looking to offer 30-35m for him? everton should have bit their arm off

  10. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah and Antonio to Kane and Gundog for free no brainer?

    1. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      yeah salah could well be an expensive flop for the remainder of season or until Virgil or Gomez are back for last few games anyway

  11. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    never thought I would do this, but on my WC for Gw26 I'm seriously thinking of getting rid of Salah for KDB or Son for a while.. salah is alot of dough for not much returns,

  12. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Low scoring games so far. Expect the goals to come tomorrow

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL coming on

  14. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not been a particularly enthralling start to the GW unless you have a Burnley defender

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Or 2

  15. jammie26
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL goal incoming.

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dcl to add salt, let’s go!

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL goal time!

  18. Kane and Ablett
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I’m a Salah owner and I still want him booked for that dive

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      If there was no contact you may have a point

    2. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seriously that wouldn’t knock a five year old over

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL coming on

  20. chonks
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    talk to me please

    salah, bamford, and ings to kane, son andvardy for -8?

    yes or no

    1. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      During the Merseyside Derby? No, maybe after a couple of beers closer to midnight but I’d spread the moves over two weeks

  21. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Pools instalments to the FA must have dried up!

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      And the PED’s.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Presume you’re joking with this?

        Would love if it was a genuine thought 😀

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      They play in the Premier League.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      VAR has had a very anti-Liverpool reaction to their title

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    When did they decide you can dive now and not get a yellow card?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      When Kane started constantly doing it, can’t be booking the golden boy.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah he’s awful for it too. Up there with Salah. Disgusting

    2. Kane and Ablett
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This! Refs are too scared of some managers now

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      When there’s contact but not enough for a freekick

  23. Dazzled water
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Worth playing bb for Johnstone / bamford / Dallas / soucek?

    (Raphina already in starting XI, with 10 DGW)

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

    Donkey incoming

    1. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      lets hope he gets a brace

  25. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL coming on with Digne first on the bench.

    Oh, and I started TAA lol

    1. Neevesy
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I've started DCL. Not going plan so far....

  26. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Cameo 1 pointer...

  27. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Is FFS cup qualification this week?

    When is the deadline to enter?

  28. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    With DCL on, is this the best Everton XI? Maybe Allan for Davies?

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      He subbed James, so no

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Haven't really been impressed with James tbh...Sigurdsson looks more impressive.

  29. Reeker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thank god. Siggurdsson and James on was a recipe for disaster. Lot more hopeful now

  30. seanie3
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    come on DCL, rip that defence to shreds