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2pm kick-off team news: Calvert-Lewin starts, Mbeumo + Watkins absent

There are three Premier League matches kicking off at 14:00 GMT today – Brentford v Aston Villa, Everton v Brighton and Hove Albion and Leeds United v Burnley.

Thomas Frank makes two changes at Brentford, as Christian Norgaard and Sergi Canos return in place of Dominic Thompson and Shandon Baptiste, both of whom drop to the bench.

Kristoffer Ajer also takes his place amongst the substitutes, having missed two months with a hamstring injury, though Bryan Mbeumo is absent again with a calf problem.

Brentford have already lost five Premier League home matches this season, with only fellow promoted clubs Norwich City and Watford faring worse.

For the visitors, Ollie Watkins misses out, but John McGinn returns and comes in for Morgan Sanson, while Kortney Hause replaces the suspended Tyrone Mings at the back.

Bertrand Traore also comes into the starting XI, before he is set to fly out to play in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after this game.

At Goodison Park, Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns for Everton, and will make his first appearance since all the way back in August.

Seamus Coleman, Allan and Demarai Gray are also back, with the latter’s Fantasy Premier League (FPL) ownership rising to 12.0% ahead of his Double Gameweek.

Graham Potter, meanwhile, brings in Adam Webster, Enock Mwepu and Leandro Trossard, as Tariq Lamptey, Solly March and Jakub Moder are benched.

Elsewhere, Marcelo Bielsa makes two changes from Gameweek 18, with Junior Firpo and Diego Llorente returning, as Cody Drameh and Joe Gelhardt make way.

Daniel James is fit enough to make the bench, though Patrick Bamford remains out.

Their opponents, Burnley, stick with the same XI that lost to Manchester United on Thursday, with Aaron Lennon supporting Chris Wood once again up front.

GAMEWEEK 21 LINE-UPS

Brentford XI: Fernandez, Pinnock, Jansson, Bech, Roerslev, Onyeka, Norgaard, Jensen, Canos, Wissa, Toney

Subs: Cox, Thompson, Stevens, Ajer, Janelt, Bidstrup, Ghoddos, Baptiste, Forss

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Hause, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Traore, Ings

Subs: Steer, Feeney, Sanson, Iroegbunam, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Chukwuemeka, Philogene-Bidace, Archer


Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Kenny, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Allan, Doucoure, Gray, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Digne, Begovic, Iwobi, Andre Gomes, Gbamin, Rondon, Simms, Dobbin, Onyango

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sanchez, Veltman, Webster, Burn, Cucurella, Bissouma, Lallana, Mwepu, Mac Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Subs: Lamptey, Gross, Moder, Alzate, Welbeck, March, Steele, Duffy, Richards


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Koch, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Klich, Raphinha, Harrison, Roberts

Subs: Klaesson, Hjelde, Moore, Jenkins, Bate, James, Summerville, Gelhardt, Greenwood

Burnley XI: Hennessey, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Lennon, Wood

Subs: Norris, Bardsley, Pieters, Long, Collins, Stephens, Vydra, Cornet, Rodriguez

988 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Trezeguet you ain't Salah...

    1. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      He is Henry's friend

  2. Steve McCroskey
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    In terms of money spent versus performances on the pitch, is there a worse team in English football than Everton?

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Recent years? United?

      1. Steve McCroskey
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Yes that's a fair point. They at least have Mourinho's 'beta treble' to show for it

    3. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      As an Everton fan and long time sufferer, I'd say you are absolutely right. Absolute shiteshow. The club is run by morons. Millions wasted. Terrible transfer decisions and shocking managerial appointments. We're a shambles of a club RN and it's painfult to watch.

  3. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Trezeguet has been awarded an Oscar

  4. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Keane is a professional football player....

  5. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Has there ever been a day with so many goals with no key fantasy player involvement?

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Wait till the GW I'm going to Wildcard

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I meant to include cleanies in that too

    3. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      It’s been bloody brilliant hasn’t it! 🙂

      No Everton, no Brentford, no Leeds, no Burnley, no Villa & no Brighton here

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    There's a crap double every season. Good to get this one out the way.

    The real double will hopefully come next GW.

  7. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    No card for Trezeguet? wow.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I think he got shot by a sniper from the stands.

  8. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I didn't get dcl for this fixture anyway -_-

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      That’s what us WHam Defence owners are saying, and we’re sticking to it gosh darn it

  9. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Perfect afternoon, no clean sheets & DCL, Gray, Raphinha blank.

    1. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      + Toney blank

  10. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Jansson 2 pointer get in

    1. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Well done

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Raphinha blank with 3 Leeds goals the only shock in the early kick offs.

    1. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      You may miss those BSilva blank with 17 goals or Havertz blank with 7 goals etc....

    2. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Did you see the open goal he missed? Was closer with the 40 yard attempt.

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Need to find the DCL and Watkins buy receipt

    Spewing 🙁

  13. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Nice Raph blank

  14. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Leicester only have 15 fit players and none due back before they play Everton.

    Yeap that games going ahead 🙂

    1. The-Red-1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Any Covid cases should be back surely?

      1. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Read again. None due back.

        Zero covid cases.

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Rapha to get the boot this month?

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Off to Munich

  16. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Everton asset owners should 100% keep for their great upcoming fixtures!

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

      You must be fun on nights out.

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Imagine him & the monkey on a night out.

    2. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Most are on FH thankfully

  17. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I'll take my Allan 5pts and run before you can take them from me

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

      Haul!

    2. Steve McCroskey
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone who owns Allan should be tried at the Hague

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I've wanted to get rid for about 10 weeks but haven't had the chance, little did I know he wanted to give me this massive parting haul

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Gordon and McAllisters owners where it’s at!

  18. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Should have got Roerslev, Gordon and Lanzini on my FH. I'm such a bad FPL manager...

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      The clues were there

    2. JBG
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I know right? Any FPL veteran knew that they were the players to get this GW

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

      I’m bummed for picking up Lallana over McAlister in draft this week - dang.

    4. Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Danish commentators talking about how Mads Roerslev was not even able to break into a tiny club up in the north of the country (Vendsyssel) and now scoring and assisting in the premier league. Wish I had got him in instead of Jansson :/

  19. BrockLanders
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Pickford 1
    Keane 1
    Gray 2
    Toney 2

    Kill me.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Toney got 1

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Toney 1?

      You didn’t Captain did you???

      1. BrockLanders
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        Haha! Just noticed he got a yellow the silly waste of space

    3. Salan
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      OK we feel for you, but it's a mistake to own Everton's defence.

      Worse with double it.

  20. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    0 big chances in 14 starts for Anthony Gordon this season. Combined xG of 0.79 in those 14 starts.

    Gets a 14 pointer in the very first game of the double GW. Nothing from DCL and Gray - just one of those days

    Just typical FPL round yet again this season. Last GW it was Salahs first blank (and pen miss) in a long while and now this.

    1. RogDog_jimmy
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Lanzini and Gordon were the obvious picks from Everton and WH.

      Lol.

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      No no just admit you backed a bad team

      1. JBG
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 3 months ago

        I picked one player (for Lacazette) who ended up missing a pen. I knew Everton sucks.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      These things happen. At least Raphinha didn't punish.

  21. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    I took a -8 to bring in Johnson, Bowen, Gray (7pts) and they James, Martinelli, Gallagher (2pts).

    So currently on -3 with 3 games to go.

    Have 2 non-players on the bench (Watkins, Foden) and Alonso to go - so I’m still confident it will pay off. But it will be tight.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      I did almost the exact same even down to Watkins and Foden. Weird. At this point the goal is to just break even.

  22. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    DCL didn’t play today. Should get full 90 minutes vs Leicester

  23. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    What a -8 hits hits Pukki(0) James(0) ESR(1) to DCL(0) Dawson(1) Gray(2)

  24. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    DCL ownership nearly 10%

  25. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    At least Everton have Norwich next gw and Lei before that. Not all is lost.

    1. BrockLanders
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Gray could easily have hauled today btw

  26. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Full list of attacking returns today:

    Harrison, Dallas, Klich, Gordon, Kenny, Allan, Mac Allister, Mwepu, Burn, Maupay, Cornet, Ings, Buendia, Wissa, Rasmussen, Roerslev.

    Main FPL assets

    DCL Gray Toney Raphinha Mbeumo Watkins Ssnchez all blanked

    You got to be kidding me 😉

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      And they say don’t pick fodder pick a strong bench etc etc

  27. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Wow Gelhardt assist I’ve just noticed!!

  28. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Chelsea Pool to make up for first 3 games with a glut of points incoming?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Hopefully a vintage Salah performance. Ownership only 38% in the top 10k!

  29. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    As a manager who owned no players in the 2pm kick offs, that couldn't have gone much better. It's quite rare that that happens!

    1. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 3 months ago

      Agreed. I had a nap so I didn’t have to watch Raph, Toney, Gray & DCL goals minute-by-minute.

      What a nice surprise to wake up to. Couldn’t have gone better

  30. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 3 months ago

    Nothing has changed in the ranks.