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Thursday team news: Ings, Coutinho and Mount benched

Double Gameweek 37 comes to a conclusion this evening with three more Premier League matches.

Everton v Crystal Palace gets underway at 19:45 BST, with Chelsea v Leicester City and Aston Villa v Burnley kicking off 15 minutes later.

The match at Stamford Bridge is a bit of a glorified dead rubber but the other two fixtures are of huge importance at the foot of the English top flight, with Burnley and Everton battling to save themselves from the drop.

There is massive interest from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, too. Of the 25 players with the highest ‘effective ownership’ (EO) figures in the top 10k, 16 have a fixture this evening (see below) – and 13 of them start:

Danny Ings, Philippe Coutinho and Mason Mount are the only three players in ‘green’ above who are among the substitutes this evening.

Coutinho and Ings drop out of the Villa XI, along with the similarly benched Marvelous Nakamba and the injured Ezri Konsa.

Emiliano Buendía, Calum Chambers, Carney Chukwuemeka and Jacob Ramsey are recalled.

Villa are tonight up against relegation-threatened Burnley, who make only one change from the narrow loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

James Tarkowski is back from injury, as Matt Lowton drops to the bench. The Clarets are again starting in a wing-back system, as they did in north London.

Over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea make two changes from the FA Cup final as N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech come into the side.

Mount is joined among the substitutes by the fit-again Kai Havertz but Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner are injured and absent.

Kasper Schmeichel returns to the Leicester side this evening, with Kelechi Iheanacho, Daniel Amartey and Luke Thomas also starting.

Out go Danny Ward and Harvey Barnes, both of whom are on the bench, and the missing Youri Tielemans and James Justin.

Frank Lampard’s only alteration to the Everton line-up sees Michael Keane come in to replace the suspended Jarrad Branthwaite.

Patrick Vieira continues his end-of-season tinkering with Palace, as the midfield trio of Conor Gallagher, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Luka Milivojevic are replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp, Will Hughes and Jordan Ayew.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Doucoure, Gomes, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Godfrey, Allan, Davies, Van de Beek, Alli, Gray Welch

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Zaha

Subs: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Édouard, Gallagher, Rak-Sakyi, Benteke


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Luiz, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Chukwuemeka.

Subs: Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, Ings, Coutinho, Olsen, Iroegbunam, Feeney.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Long, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil, Cornet, Barnes.

Subs: Lowton, Weghorst, Hennessey, Stephens, Lennon, Bardsley, Thomas, Dodgson, Costelloe.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso, Ziyech, Pulisic, Lukaku.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Barkley, Mount, Kenedy, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Sarr.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Fofana, Evans, Mendy, Castagne, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Thomas, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Subs: Soyuncu, Barnes, Albrighton, Ward, Perez, Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Daka, Lookman.

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  1. Salan
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Big mistakes to go Everton def

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Phew Zaha, was getting worried!

    1. GoonerGirl
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Zaha assist, nice.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      So was I...

  3. Hits from the Bong
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Getting rid of dross like Mateta for Ings (C) and bringing in double Everton defence seemed like such a good idea at the time. Thank god for Maddison

    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      I got Diaz instead of Maddison.

  4. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Will Everton be playing Millwall or Stoke as 1st game of their next season?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Wigan away.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Leeds

      1. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Yeah hopefully Leeds in the prem! I don’t see us getting anything at Brentford unless Pontus scores an OG for us but surely you’d prefer Burnley to go down?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Obviously, hence my post suggesting Leeds and Everton will still be in the Prem. 😉

          1. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Love ❤️ ya rover

    3. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hopefully Millwall, my local club. I live a few miles from the Den. The atmosphere during their FA Cup visit was great. I look forward to it

      1. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        I doubt the everton fan who’s face was sliced open wants to visit again and Id rather not see the Galatasaray shirts and throat slitting gestures ever again either.

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Scum. Always have been.

          1. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Nah, see below opposition fans are just self flaggelating at the Den. Always have been.

        2. COLLIN QUANER
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Ah I remember reading about that. His face got sliced with his own knife. Seems like he picked a fight with the wrong guy. Anyway, I attend many games and it's always a great experience

          1. COLLIN QUANER
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            (not a Millwall fan btw. I moved to the area and attend Millwall and Charlton games when I am free)

          2. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

          3. LEEDSLEEDSLEEDS
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            His face got sliced open with his own knife is up there with the Germans forcing us to eat straight bananas

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Zaha cap assist

    Love to see it oh yes I do. Do u love to see it too?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yes, but not the yellow card, though.

      Definitely did not live to see that.

  6. RogDog_jimmy
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Should be a Zaha assist - shot on goal saved and Ayew scored off the rebound with no one else touching.
    That Ayew was still on the pitch is...let's say "fortuntate" for him.

    1. dabber7
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Zaha assist given.

    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      No VAR getting involved?!

  7. JBG
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Lol Everton are trasgh, can't believe I listened to "experts" who adviced us strongly to pick Mykolenko or Everton defenders in general.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Make your own decisions, simple

        1. JBG
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Exactly why I said, can't believe I listened to them. But thanks for letting me know something I already knew.

      • The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        It’s your team.
        There only guessing too.

      • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        It was obvious they were rubbish. People will spout all sorts of garbage but you need to make your own mind up

        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          but honestly i'd love to know how someone persuaded anyone to bring in an Everton defender 😆

      • mox81
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        They're content creators. They're there to provide analysis and ideas, your decisions are on you.

        1. NorCal Villan
          • 2 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          They serve the Kool Aid. You don’t have to drink it

      • bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Got 14 points in the last double. Thats fine for 4.9.

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Really happy to get my old team, without Everton assets, after FH

    3. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Can't believe we brought in Everton defenders on FH in hindsight
      Only relief is Cancelo, TAA, Robbo etc. blanking too

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Haha, I'd take Myko just matching Cancelo or Laporte as it stands...

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          We can only dream

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Getting Pickford was a mistake, but at least it was to fund Zaha who didn't blank.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Early days but Digne looking much better on the bps than Cash - up to 3 bonus

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Enough now

      2. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Knew he was the better choice,
        But still didnt want him anymore near my team!

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          My 2 "never buys" are Digne and Harvey Barnes. Theyve got more points between them than the 10 I picked on FH (exc Richarlison).

          I'd still never pick either of them ever again.

          1. Free Hat
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Haha.Same.
            Couldnt bother me less if Digne hauls.

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I love a 5 min play by play update on bps between digne and cash as much as the next man but please stop 🙂

        • Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Early days, I hope... However I had Cash for his first dgw haul and goal before that, so no regrets 🙂

      4. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Everton defended like lions v Chelsea and now kittens in the dgw

        1. Feanor
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          The also defended well in the last dgw

        2. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Its not hard to win from chelsea these days it seems

          1. Camino Aleatorio
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Chelsea players don't care. Everybody heading to Barcelona - which is a bad sign for Barcelona also.

      5. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Who do we think plays in the City defense with Stones and Walker back in training?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Really depends how fit they are but it should probably put people off of Zinchenko.

        2. Sun Jihai
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Depends on how fit they are - if they are good to go should be full strength: Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo

          1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            I hope we get some news. Looking to double up. Have Cancelo. Can afford Sfones and Walker.

        3. AIRMILES
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Egan-Riley a possibility?

      6. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Advanced Cash.

        1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Good. No credit facility here.

        2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Dawdling not getting on early

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            In early

      7. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        So Chelsea resting their best attacking player, just curious for what?

        1. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Watford hammering.
          Im glad hes rested so I can "safely" bring him in

        2. GoonerGirl
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Nothing to play for?

        3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Exhausted crying all week

        4. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          120 minutes & emotional damage!

        5. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Last home game

        6. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          For the battles to come.

        7. Demba Demba
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Played 2 hours plus 5 days ago

      8. N00B
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Is anyone on Mount captain for gw38 vs Watford?
        He is on bench today so he should start on Sunday.

        1. Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I have him but I'm captaining Sonny.

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Happy to own but wouldn't captain.

        3. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Getting him for -4, but still C Son.

        4. Free Hat
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Thinking about him.
          Confident in him, but not in che though

        5. Camino Aleatorio
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I have him, but Chelsea is on the Beach

          Maybe Watford thrashes them.

          It seems Chelsea players are not committed to playing with 100% effort.

        6. circusmonkey
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          Had planned to cap him but should I be questioning Chelsea's attitude. Oh penno! Goal! Have it Villa holders.

      9. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Pope mega save

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 10 months ago

            From?

          • DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Englands no1

        2. GoonerGirl
          • 4 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          How many minutes do rested players normally get? Hoping for Ings to come on at some point?

          1. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Give Watkins 20 minutes rest before City away maybe.

          2. AIRMILES
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            20ish

          3. @persecuted_by_mods
              1 year, 10 months ago

              I think he'll come on, if they're leading then probably later on if it's 0-0 he gets on quicker

              1. GoonerGirl
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Cool, let's hope he gets at least 20 mins then.

          4. Sun Jihai
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Relegation odds on Skybet:
            Leeds 1.67
            Burnley 3.25
            Everton 4.50

            1. GoonerGirl
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Not amazing at understanding odds, does that mean Leeds more likely to go down? I would rather Burnley or Everton go down.

            2. Fish up a tree
              • 2 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Leeds have to win if Burnley get a draw tonight so it’s about right but I can see a twist or two!

              1. GoonerGirl
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Hope so, as I say would prefer Leeds to stay up.

          5. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Absolute shocker of a GW so far. Gone from 11k to 27k and it's only going to get worse....

            1. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Need a differential captain for next GW. Mane or Lukaku?

              1. Mighty Banana
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Mane.

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

                Mane

              3. AIRMILES
                • 12 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Mane

            2. Demba Demba
              • 12 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Mane looks a nice differential

          6. wulfrunian
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Suddenly the most logic thing is that Everton will be relegated.

            1. AIRMILES
              • 12 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Requires Burnley to at least draw with Newcastle and Leeds to beat Brentford. And more unlikely, Arsenal to win.

              1. wulfrunian
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 10 months ago

                Burnley could get 2 draws.Leeds it's the tough one but i think they will win.Just my guess. 🙂

            2. circusmonkey
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Even before the goal that wasn't true.

          7. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            James assist

            Alonso goal

            1. GoonerGirl
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Damn, got Alonso in my non FH team, Mini-league rival didn't do anything this week, so annoying he'll at least get James Assist points.

          8. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Alonso to the rescue!

          9. Pep's Money Laundry
            • 8 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            What a blessing Everton's defence has been for us FH'ers with double coverage of their rock solid behind

          10. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            HT, well done lads.

            1. RogDog_jimmy
              • 3 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Looking super comfortable.
              Great season for you lot. Viera is the real deal.

          11. Tasty Jerk
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Playing some great stuff

          12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            That settles it. Would have been better off without my FH.

          13. RogDog_jimmy
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            James > Alonso is the stuff dreams are made of for me.

            wowsers.

          14. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            GOALONSO
            James assist!

          15. FPL Emu
            • 13 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            That goal just finished me in my ML. Rival with James and Alonso

          16. Wolfman180
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 10 months ago

            Of course Alonso scores as I get rid on the FH

            1. MIGHTY JOE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 4 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Ditto

            2. Wolfman180
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 10 months ago

              Oh and James assist? They need to do that next week not this one