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Sigurdsson benched as James returns from injury for final match of Gameweek 36

How do you follow that?

After Alisson’s dramatic last-gasp winner for Liverpool over West Bromwich Albion, a truncated Blank Gameweek 36 finishes at Goodison Park this evening.

Relegated Sheffield United are Everton’s visitors, with kick-off on Merseyside at 19:00 BST.

The Toffees will not get a better chance to improve their fairly dismal home record, with the Blades having taken only four points on the road all season.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side lie 15th in the Premier League’s ‘home’ table and have taken 18 fewer points on their own turf than they have on their travels.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m) is back to help Everton’s push for a UEFA Europa League qualification spot following three games out with a calf injury.

He replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.9m) in Ancelotti’s only change from their 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Thursday.

Paul Heckingbottom hands a first senior start to teenage striker Daniel Jebbison (£4.5m), meanwhile.

Jebbison, Jack Robinson (£4.2m) and Ben Osborn (£4.7m) replace Kean Bryan (£3.9m) and the injured Sander Berge (£4.9m) and Oliver Burke (£4.1m) in the Blades’ starting XI.


Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Coleman, Doucoure, Allan, Rodriguez, Digne, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Stevens, Osborn, Norwood, Fleck, Jebbison, McGoldrick.

SUNDAY’S PREVIOUS GAMEWEEK 36 ACTION

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A dramatic, emotional, last-gasp goal from Alisson (£5.9m) kept UEFA Champions League qualification in Liverpool’s hands at the Hawthorns on Sunday.

The Brazilian nodded in Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s (£7.7m) stoppage-time corner to hand the Reds all three points.

Six points for a goal seems like scant reward for such a rare occurrence but attacking returns and bonus points for Alisson and Alexander-Arnold at least compensated for yet another clean sheet loss: Jurgen Klopp’s side have recorded just four shut-outs in their last 18 matches.

Despite this, Alexander-Arnold has only blanked in one of his last eight appearances.

Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) has delivered a goal or assist in each of his last six starts, meanwhile, and it was his beautifully taken strike from a Sadio Mane (£11.7m) lay-off that restored parity after Hal Robson-Kanu‘s (£5.2m) opener.

Matheus Pereira (£5.4m) continued his fine form, with an assist for Albion’s goal his eighth goal contribution in the last seven Gameweeks.

And for those that missed the news: an injured Diogo Jota (£7.0m) wasn’t involved in the Black Country and will now be sidelined for the rest of 2020/21.

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712 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    WTF Everton?

  2. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Siggy to Raphinha or save transfer?

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Thats a transfer I'm 100% doing, possibly even for a hit.

      Can't believe I even brought Siggy in. Complete waste of time.

      1. Danstoke82
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Same. I had good feelings about bringing him in but it’s been a complete waste of a FT. He’s gone tonight

  3. oi no professionals
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    DCL or Antonio for the run in?

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Antonio even with a broken leg

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same difference

      1. A. PRISE
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Big difference actually

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Blanks vs blanks

  4. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Go away Everton

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      To hell and beyond

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Ine of the worst performances of the season by any team

    Up against the worst team in the league and ur strategy is full backs playing route 1 football for keeper catching practice

    1. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Woeful performance

  6. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What a pathetic display

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    My ings captain punt was punished to badly by anyone at least

  8. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    DCL GTFO of my team right now

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same

    2. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      How TF did he miss that chance.

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Unbelievable, I think most of us on here would have scored that everytime

  9. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Absolutely shocking from Everton

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Putting it mildly

  10. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I thought villa were awful 2nd half, but everton manages to s**k 90minutes...

  11. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Cheers Everton. Absolute trash.

  12. HollywoodXI
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    This season is stupid.

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      More stupid than DCL?

  13. BeWater
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    In their last 13 games Sheffield United have scored four goals. Every single one cost me a clean sheet (Martinez, Dallas, Veltman and Digne). The other 9 times when I didn't have an opposition defender they didn't score.

  14. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    So DCL scored the hattrick yet?

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Thought those 2 Everton players, Digne and DCL, in my team would be bringing in the points against bottom of the league Sheffield Utd.

    How wrong and stoopid was I!

    1. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Ah but you didn’t factor in its the 2020/21 season. You should ignore form and stats when making transfers and put in Sheffield United players.

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        This season hurts my brain...it may be permanently damaged

        1. HollywoodXI
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          It’s a ridiculous season. It’s not normal and the variance is insane. Just play out the season having fun, it’s the only way to laugh through the illogical results.

  16. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    When I die, I want DCL & Digne by my graveside so they can let me down one final time.

    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      They'd probably cremate you by accident.

  17. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Brought Siggy in a few weeks ago, turned out to be a disaster. Thinking of moving him to Raph for free, make sense?

    1. The Final Boss
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yup

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      I’m doing that move. Bringing in Siggy has been a disaster. My own fault as I never seem to hit him at the right time. Good riddance and never again in my team. Lesson well and truly learnt

    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      More sense than Soggy.

      Other options available too

  18. Gunners in Haaland
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    A) Jota -> Willock
    B) Jota -> Foden (own Mahrez)
    C) Jota -> Saka

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      A

      1. Gunners in Haaland
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Yes, thanks bud

  19. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Unlucky Salah cappers, Brunos just nicked the 3

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      ?

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      FPL towers found a way of giving Kane 3 BPS yet?

      1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Give it time

  20. Mile Plankton
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I brought 10 players on a Free Hit.
    Out of them, only one has scored more than 2 points, and he was a 3.8 place filler, whom I put last on the bench.

    My season is over. So long 10k, it wasn't meant to be.

  21. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Pleased Brewster finally got his goal this season

    1. BeWater
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure where I read it (maybe it was here) but Brewster has fewer attacking returns than Allisson, Johnstone and Ederson!

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Haha crazy!

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          £23.5 million for a prospect with 10 goals in 45 games, in loan at Swansea.

          Tells you a lot about what's wrong with the gold prospecting nature of elite football.

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Too much pressure/expectancy on young shoulders?

  22. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    What a waste of two hits.

  23. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Think im stuck with Dcl and digne as well until the season is out

    1. -GK22-
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same, tempted to just bench both as punishment for final two games

  24. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Another classic FPL season

    Digne -> Mitchell
    Bamford -> Robson- Kanu (-4)?

  25. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    How on earth I ended up being with 3 everton players 🙂

    1. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah the same..what on earth to do with them now

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Might end up with digne and dcl, siggy needs to go though.

    2. Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Same reason as me probably haha. GW36 fixture at home against the worst side in the league. Classic scenario, they get beaten. I had Coleman and Siggy. Can’t be rid of both unfortunately but the latter is 100% out of my team

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Lots of goals in this blank and a lot of disappointment in here again.

    The template blows hot and cold

  27. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Well that was a miserable end to the game week.

    53 (-8) so another red arrow.

    952 > 1245

    Have gone 299 > 738 > 952 > 1245 over the last few weeks. Really struggling to stop the skid.
    All started when I moved Son > J-Rod chasing a differential during the Spurs blank. That move alone has cost me probably 20-30 points and put me on the back foot wasting a transfer.
    Obviously it’s still a great season but I was feeling a top 100 was possible and now top 1k seems unlikely.

  28. Kane and Ablett
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    I lost my lead in my ML last week, this week she’s got Raphi, Dallas and Mitchell coming off her FH bench...25 points

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Man said she.

  29. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Who knew Benteke and Adams were the strikers we should have got

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Dont think ill be watching any more everton games as long as Richarlison is there

    Must have Played alongside some really trash Brazilian players to give himself false confidence. Everton biying him for that amount is up there with the pool buying ox

    1. A. PRISE
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Richarlison was much better than that idiot DCL. He set up the easiest goal ever and DCL managed to lose it