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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. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lowton lost a bap.

    Needless DCL 1 pointer.

    Ugh.

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

      DCL could still brace against this side.

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I needed that bap

      two baps is always better than one, although one is nice 🙂

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

    Haha quality Chris cavenar, mugging salah off

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

    No yellow again? This is a disgrace

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

      Digne challenged and missed ball completely

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

      Need to wipe them glasses Millhouse

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

    I wonder if Salah will ever score again

    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Depends if the referees get tricked by his falling over

  5. balint84
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Recommended TC next week?

    Bruno? Gündo? Son? Kane? Mo? Stones?
    Very hard to choose

  6. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL may score...

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

    Donkey Played on by Krap-lak

  8. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah getting a bit desperate with these dives

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Not good 🙁

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

      Contact ; you go down. Its written.

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

        Always cheating.

  9. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    FUL: Areola, Andersen, Aina, Robinson, Adarabioyo, Loftus-Cheek, Anguissa, Lookman, Reed, Cavaleiro, Maja
    Subs: Rodák, Odoi, Ream, Tete, Bryan, Hector, Onomah, Lemina, Bobby De Cordova-Reid

    SHU: Ramsdale, Jagielka, Basham, Bryan, Ampadu, Fleck, Stevens, Lundstram, Baldock, McBurnie, Sharp
    Subs: Foderingham, Bogle, Lowe, Burke, Osborn, Norwood, Brunt, McGoldrick, Brewster

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

      The crowd goes mild.

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

        Some of us have Areola g

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

          Exciting!

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      AREOLAAAA

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

        Let’s go nippies !

    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Oh NOW Robinson starts...

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Maja audition v Liverpool...

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

    Someone needs to tell Salah he’s not English, quick!

  11. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Feck this! Back to watching Horimiya.

  12. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool are pony.

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

    If Salah dives he’s a cheat but if Kane dives it’s streetwise

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

      Mad isn’t it.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Depends on result imo

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

      Exactly its BS

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

      Lot of racism on this board sadly

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

      Neither of them should dive. But if I am not mistaken, Salah is doing it more often recently, almost every game

  14. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    DCL blocking Digne. Also Cresswell. Actually I don’t deserve any Digne points.

  15. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Sick of Salah's pathetic diving. For a guy with so much ability it's embarrassing.

  16. Says
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    People here acting like Salah isn't the 2nd top scorer in the game despite 'pool having a crap season

  17. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Close by Firmino's standards.

  18. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Rich, you forgotten watford legend.

  19. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Could do with Miniamino off the bench as a spark....oh wait

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

      Clearly surplus to requirements, eigh?

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

        Squad size. And nobody wanted Origi or Shaqiri

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

          Wait, is the squad too big or too small? Need to get the excuses straight...

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

      😆

  20. Tonyawesome69
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Hmm was playing Cresswell ahead of Digne the correct decision?

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

      Yup

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Dives should be counted for bonus points so Salah would be on 3 bps for sure.

  22. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Salah leaving my team this week on WC. Jamie Vardy up top I fancy.

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

      Coming back to this next week when you still have Salah

      1. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        I'm taking him out to get Kane. I'll have $$ so if I need to I can bring him back

      2. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mate there is something completely wrong at Liverpool right now.

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

    DCL might force an error out of Alisson.

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

      Allison doesn't need to be forced, he does it for free these days.

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

    Digne fail

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

      He’s ok

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

        Lmao

  25. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne injured

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

      Noooooo

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

      Lies

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

      Sack recentred, carries on.

  26. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne factory hurt

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

    Digne hit in the twig and berries

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

    Everton time wasting up to 11. Weren’t people raging about Wolves doing this last night?

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Up to Liverpool to push it.

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

    Areola starts get in!

  30. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Digne and Richa were down