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

    TC DCL confirmed?

  2. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lmao! Pool are beyond help!

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

    That’s a soft penalty but who cares?
    We don’t get many.

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

      Everton the far better side tbf

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

    What did Salah promise the fans ?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      More blanks

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

    How is that a pen? ROFL

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

      Are you watching? Stonewall. Arnold even lifts his foot.

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

        DCL ran into the back of his head when he was on the ground...

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

          Watch again. Whe DCL chases the rebound he lifts his foot to stop him

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Catch yourself on mate lol.. never a pen and I own dcl!

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

          I don't own him and it was 100%

  6. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Not a penalty. DCL owners with thoroughly undeserved points from a poor gameweek pick.

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

      This game got nothing to do with fairness. Its a roulette.
      Raphinia owners deserved double digit haul yesterday....

      1. Roy Hudd
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Agreed re: Raphina. Those who captained him (not me) were terribly unlucky.

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

      Great hold by dcl owners, patience rewarded

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

        ......on my bench.

  7. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool are in a BAD BAD way.

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

      Klopp out? 😀

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Currently in relegation form.

  8. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Need to amend my var overturn table

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        No you don't as this wouldn't show up on it lmao

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

      Everton have won the World Cup!

      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. SINGH
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Be serious. Winning at Anfield is easy for anyone now days. Long may it continue

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

      Bring back Lovren!

    4. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL landed on Trent's head. I'm done!

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

        He trips on his head and gets out of balance and therefore falls over. What are these refs doing nowadays.

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

      pool are trash

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

      Well taken. Cool as a breeze.

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

      The bias from Carragher. He stopped DCL from scoring. Doesn't matter if it's an accident

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

        You could argue that almost all penalties conceded are accidents.

      2. jason_ni
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        He ran into taa when he was on the floor, its like running straight into a player and falling over, is that going to be a pen?

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

          Trent put himself between the ball and DCl and caused DCL to run over him so yes it is a foul

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

            Again, so a defender is between the attacker and the ball, the attacker can just run into the defender(who just happens to be there) and fall over?

            I own dcl, and that was a joke pen, I can look at football without fpl tinted glasses.

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

      Need a Liverpool goal to ruin this Everton CS

    9. FPLShaqiri
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Did the ref even look at the pen incident? Quickest review I’ve ever seen

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

        Saw he stopped him from scoring and gave it

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

        He checked pitch side monitor.

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

        He probably didn't see that DCL was clumsy and got out of balance when he stepped on Arnold's head

    10. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      WENGER OUT

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

      Points for everyone...

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

        Really

    12. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Always laugh at comments about how bad a team line up is and that team A is gonna stuff team B with that line up.

      Liv vs Eve being case in point.

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

      O̶u̶r̶ ̶y̶e̶a̶r̶

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

        That was last year. Can't have a good year every year......

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

        Back to their default setting.

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

          King Kenny time?

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

        Next year....

    14. gooberman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      More utterly disgusting officiating. Never in a million years is that a pen. If its not in the box there would be no free kick given. These officials are utter pieces of scum.

      1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        They wont listen to you even if you provide hard facts

      2. SINGH
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        You are saying that like it would make a difference to the end result. Liverpool still gonna get slapped up lol

        1. gooberman
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          I know but it's not the point

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

        Wouldn’t say there are scum. A bit harsh. I do think it was the wrong decision, seemed reluctant to even watch the replay.

    15. BobB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Ref defo had DCL in his team

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

      Can we all just agree if Salah did what DCL did there would be a target on his head after the game

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

        No there wouldn't. Everyone knows Salah is a diver along with Kane, Sterling, Zaha etc.

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Can we all just agree that your ridiculous rose tinted bias is unrelenting. Objective you certainly aren't.

    17. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Early days but Salah and Ings > Son and Kane looks very tempting

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        That’s perfect.

    18. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What a pen ... Unbelievable.

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

      Prem refs are a whole different level 😆

      Would be an insult to blind bats to compare them.

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

      So DCL streetwise right?

    21. Parsnips
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Give me this cracking points DCl

    22. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      DCL assist! Excellent.

    23. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      What a bizarre penalty award. Never seen one like that.

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

        I can see why it was given in real time, looked like a pen. On replay I expected it to be overturned but the ref looked at the monitor for precisely 1 second. Didn’t give himself the chance to reconsider. What did you think? Pen or no pen?