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Everton v Aston Villa team news: Coutinho makes his first Villa start

Double Gameweek 23 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues this Saturday lunchtime, as Everton contest their first match following the sacking of Rafael Benitez.

Duncan Ferguson takes temporary charge of the Toffees, as he did just over two years ago, and his starting XI has a familiar feel as he turns to (what is presumably) a 4-4-2 and pairs Dominic Calvert-Lewin with Richarlison up top.

This is the first time that Everton’s two forwards have made the same line-up since August.

Ferguson has made five changes in all, with Richarlison, Andros Townsend, Yerry Mina, Jonjoe Kenny and Mason Holgate all restored to the team.

Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, Anthony Gordon and Salomon Rondon drop to the bench, while Vitaliy Mykolenko misses out altogether. Fellow summer signing Nathan Patterson is also absent from the matchday squad but Allan is back on the bench after illness.

The big news from the Villa camp is that Philippe Coutinho makes his first start for the club after scoring off the bench last weekend. The Brazilian replaces Danny Ings in the Villans’ front three.

John McGinn also returns from suspension as Morgan Sanson drops to the bench.

Lucas Digne starts against his former club, meanwhile.

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Everton v Aston Villa team news: Coutinho makes his first Villa start

GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Holgate, Mina, Godfrey, Doucoure, Gomes, Townsend Gray, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Begovic, Keane, Allan, Coleman, Gordon, Gbamin, Rondon, Dobbin, Onyango.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Coutinho, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Targett, Sanson, Young, Ings, Hayden, Hause, Chukwuemeka, Iroegbunam.

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619 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How this wildcard looking?

    De gea / sa
    Trent cancelo Laporte digne lowton
    Salah jota foden Bowen Gallagher
    Antonio Watkins broja

    Any one you would 100 % have that I’ve not included here ?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Robbo

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Comfortable with the City triple up? Postponements, CL, etc.

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

        Quite comfortable with it considering the bench yeah, something to bear in mind though for sure

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

        Both city and Pool double up may be risky, yesh

      3. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        I'm aiming for a City & Pool triple up!

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Aerosmith

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Buendia

    4. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Raphinha over Gallagher

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

        This

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Good call

    5. Effe
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Really good I think except for maybe De Gea

    6. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho instead of Gallagher

    7. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Would have Raph in there for Gallagher/Foden
      Maybe get a cheaper keeper than DDG as Utd are Shiite defensively

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

      Really still on DDG just for save points?

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

        Who else to get ?

        1. Fish up a tree
          • 2 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Ramsdale as Sa covers his blanks & Arsenal will have 4 DGWs at some point

    9. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison for me. I'd probably have him over Jota and take Robertson over the second city DEF. Depends a bit on how you're looking to play the extra matches some teams have; city assets now play less games than any others.

    10. Sterling Malory
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Downgrade Laporte, and find a way to upgrade Foden to KDB.

      Don't need Sa and DDG, pick one.

      Also prefer Raph to Gallagher

  2. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Digne is back!

  3. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    There will be goals for both sides in the 2nd half.
    Watkins on the counter for sure one of them

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      And Doucoure?

      1. Shark Team
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        If there's someone who can score in this Everton team then it's Richarlison

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

    RMWCT

    Ederson - Foster
    TAA - Cancelo - Digne - Ait Nouri - Williams
    Salah - Fernandes - Foden - Coutinho - Bowen
    DCL - Watkins - Richardson

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

      I like the Ederson pick personally if you have the cash.

    2. Junglist95
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Dcl? No thanks

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Double Everton forwards?

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

        Nope

        4.4m fodder Richardson

        1. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Aha - might even get some minutes looking at Burnley's forward situation!

    4. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Looks weak up front but I know the options are limited!

  5. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Watkins has been such a disappointing pick.

    All fart no poo 🙁

    1. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Not even fart tbf

    2. Ode
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      This, and can’t get rid of him because of the fixtures

  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Why is everyone playing their WC? What have I missed?

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      most peoples teams, well only a mother could love

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      They probably own too many Chelsea & arsenal players and want Salah back

    3. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      International break, I guess. Also probably a lot of teams in a bit of a mess after postponements and these wonderful doubles.

    4. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Something to do over IB I guess.

    5. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Oh haha great/curious minds think alike. Didn’t see this.

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

      Squad frustrations...

      Up to 10 changes.

    7. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all….

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    DCL yellow

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Says you….

  8. SHOWSTOPPERRR
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any news on Ronaldo and Antonio?

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Both will start

  9. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bernardo Alonso > Salah digne seems like an easy hit.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. Will be doing ESR Alonso to Salah Digne myself

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Huge price difference.

  10. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Seeing a few WC teams popping up. What’s the thinking behind that?

    1. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Get rid of the triple Watford players 🙂

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Haha I wish I’d tripled up on Watford rather than Dennis (C)

  11. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Calvert Lewin has been such a bad transfer. 0 pts in 21 after missing a pen and second game being cancelled. Then blanks against Norwich and now looks like Villa

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lovely stuff from DCL non-owner

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Is there a World Cup this year? When does it start, December?

    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      November through Dec.

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

      November

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      21st of Nov i think

    4. Better off with a pin and a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      In Qatar starting November.

    5. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers all….that FPL a massive mess next season as well then 😆

      1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yer, but I’m loving the absolute panic on these pages this season. More chaos, please.

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

        Just takes a break.

        FIFA selling out the domestic leagues for corruption and letting Russia get their way too.

  13. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Still hope my Watkins > Dennis© (-4) transfer pays off this gameweek

    1. MissouriMarten
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

  14. hueycho
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    everton is so so so bad lol

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      That you Rafa?

      1. hueycho
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        yes, duncan aint gnna change nothin

      2. Dr Van Nostrand
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

  15. Dr Van Nostrand
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Drunken Duncan really making a difference here

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Fun watching as a player though….

  16. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Frustrating, would have had Digne without Watford DGW

    1. Dr Van Nostrand
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Same

  17. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Coutinho/Digne range 😎

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I thought you didnt have a team

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Set a fresh one up but just for fun

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

          Come on mate, time to log off

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    GW starts soon boys 1 hour and 10 mins

  19. Jet5605
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Never a foul by Mina. Kept his position and Ramsay ran straight into him

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Gerry Meaner

  20. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Looks like Ronaldo starts
    https://twitter.com/OddsOnFPL/status/1484884840390565889

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      He starts when he wants!

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        2 years, 2 months ago

        West ham win confirmed

    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      That was never a free kick

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Does anyone remember that guy, his name was dribbles. His game history was very funny, he had like a 5k finish then all his other finishes were like 7 million, and then his last season I saw (2 or 3 seasons ago), he manually did like a -1000 😀

    5. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Really good battle in midfield here

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        You love to see it don't you! This is how it should be

    6. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      DCL any good?

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Just created a big chance 2mins ago

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          And missed one just after

    7. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Didn't realise how poor a player Kenny is! Ponderous in defence and clumsy going forward

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Patterson is better, weird he doesn't get a chance.

    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      DCL sitter

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Shocking

    9. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Was Gray subbed off?

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        No

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Actually did he go off for Gordon? They didn’t show it

          1. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            No Townsend did

        2. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Flashscores says he was

          1. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            He wasn't. Doucoure off Andre silva and Townsend off

      2. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        No

    10. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Score that dominic ffs

    11. Shark Team
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Gordon is great
      DCL no words

    12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Mina wide