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Calvert-Lewin and Allan start as Hasenhüttl benches McCarthy

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m) makes a much-anticipated return to the Everton starting line-up as they host Southampton in Double Gameweek 26.

The forward missed each of the Toffees last two matches through injury and featured only as a second-half substitute in the 2-0 win at Liverpool last time out.

Back in the side from the off tonight, Calvert-Lewin comes into Double Gameweek 26 captained by 8.7% of the top 10k.

His last Premier League start produced his third double-digit haul of the campaign in a 3-3 draw against Manchester United, although the forward’s Gameweek 6 trip to Southampton resulted in his first blank of the 2020/21 campaign.

Calvert-Lewin backers will no doubt have half an eye on the Everton midfield tonight considering that James Rodríguez (£7.7m) misses out and remains without a full 90 minute outing in the Premier League since Gameweek 21.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) is tasked with the number 10 role again at Goodison Park although there is still a boost deeper in the midfield with Allan‘s (£5.2m) first league start since Gameweek 13.

Lucas Digne (£6.2m) and Mason Holgate (£4.8m) are either side of Ben Godfrey (£5.0m) and Michael Keane (£5.1m) in the back-four while Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) makes a third successive start.

Meanwhile, Ralph Hasenhüttl has made a brave call for Southampton’s trip north.

Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) misses out on the starting XI for the first time since Gameweek 17 when he was injured for the 1-0 win over Liverpool.

Fraser Forster (£4.0m) comes in for just his second Premier League start of the season, supported by a back-four with Jan Bednarek (£4.9m) at right full-back.

With Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) out for the season with an ankle fracture, winger Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) occupies a central-midfield role alongside James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m).

Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) and Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) provide the width either side of Danny Ings (£8.4m) and Che Adams (£5.8m).

Double Gameweek 26 line-ups…

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Godfrey, Keane, Holgate; Gomes, Allan, Doucouré; Sigurdsson; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Southampton XI: Forster; Bertrand, Vestergaard, Salisu, Bednarek; Djenepo, Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Redmond; Adams, Ings.

Double Gameweek 26 so far…

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1,033 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Damn, bought McCarthy on WC with BB in mind :cry

    1. acidicleo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Oh dear...Hope for a forster horror show..

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Same 🙁

    3. marcos11
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Same here, had 8pts with McCarthy and Watkins to play given the Leeds players didnt do too well

  2. Dasher0303
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    What to do here?

    Martinez
    Stones Dias Dallas
    Son Bruno Raph Gundo
    Kane Richarlison Bam

    Steele Shaw Barnes Dunne

    1ft 2.5 itb got BB and WC left

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      6/10 g2g

    2. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Barnes>J. Lingz (LEE)

      1. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Bench Richarlison

      2. Dasher0303
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        I may BB in 28 which lingz can’t play so leaning towards Dunne to Konsa instead ?

  3. acidicleo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Not expecting Digne CS..
    A goal and assist is all I ask for..

  4. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Watch Ings score tonight a week too late and a week too early.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      It is guaranteed.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Yep and of course I sold Antonio for him last week before dumping Ings this week for Kane

  5. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Bednarek is just so very uncomfortable at RB, DCL will get service that's for sure. What he does with it, we'll see

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      DCL captain fail

    • Dasher0303
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      I reckon DCL blanks and richarlison brace

    • Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Goddamn Forster is going to pee on my DCL hattie

    • Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      The ways things are going this season it wouldn’t be a great surprise to see someone like Siggy or even Richy outperform DCL.

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Forster Says Hi to DCL Captains

      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Kane/Bruno C fail

    • davies
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Would you do:

      A) Areola > Forster (shu/mci) to free up 0.5
      B) Save ft & play Martinez (WOL)

      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        A

      2. tbos83
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        B

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Absolutely Martinez, once he’s fit.

    • Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Digne against Bednarek. The stars are aligned. Now please deliver.

    • _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Rich goal

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        siggy a

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Richy G

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Rich G
      Siggy A
      DCL AA

    • DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      DCL fail

      1. david31058
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Bit early yet

    • Jindaljain
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Richarlson goal

    • Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Told ya (see above)

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Richy!

    • Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Dcl involved in celebrations

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Richarlison G
      Siggy A

    • Patio Kev
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      First goal inside the first 10 minutes
      Keep it up at that rate.

      9-0 is all systems go !!!!!!

    • Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Congrats to Richalison owners.

      1. Esalman
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Thanks

    • Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Richarlison 😎

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        This 4312 really suits him

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Siggy!

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      DCL will fail now most likely.

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Jupp

      2. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Flood gates!

    • The Senate
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      DCL ATA and I have a ML rival with TC Richarlison, oof

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Forster so slow there he was moving backwards.

    • _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Everton to score a few now.

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        100%

    • DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      DCL no points for joining in celebrations

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

        Surely a bonus point for the elbow?