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Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns to Merseyside to face his former employers as Everton host Leeds United this evening.

Kick-off in the final match of Gameweek 23 is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are two changes for both sides this evening.

David Moyes welcomes back Idrissa Gana Gueye and Iliman Ndiaye from the Africa Cup of Nations. Both go straight into the Everton starting XI.

One change is enforced as Jack Grealish misses out, while Merlin Rohl is the unlucky party dropping to the bench.

Also among the substitutes are Jarrad Branthwaite, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Carlos Alcaraz, who all returned to training last week after lay-offs of varying lengths.

Michael Keane is absent again as he serves the final match of his three-game ban. He’ll be available again in Gameweek 24.

Daniel Farke has had his hand forced with one of his two alterations, too.

Gabriel Gudmundsson is out, so in comes centre-half Sebastiaan Bornauw. That presumably means the versatile James Justin switches over to left wing-back.

The other change sees Anton Stach return from injury and take the place of Noah Okafor, who has to make do with substitute duty.

£3.9m Fantasy goalkeeper Karl Darlow keeps his place between the posts, as expected.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Armstrong, McNeil, Ndiaye, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Beto, Dibling, Dewsbury-Hall, Coleman, Alcaraz, Branthwaite, Rohl, Aznou.

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Struijk, Rodon, Bornauw, Justin, Ampadu, Gruev, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Okafor, Tanaka, Byram, Gnonto, Buonanotte.


LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Everton v Leeds team news: Ndiaye starts, Branthwaite a sub

price change predictions
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  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Need points

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Do you have Salah?

      Still

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 3 hours ago

        I don't. Not sure if I even ownes him at all this season...

  2. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Need a Tarkowski cleanie plus defcons, and subbed at 60 mins. Then I need DCL to score a hattrick

  3. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Just a hatty past Pickford please Dom.

  4. chilli con kone
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Pickford 10 pointer loading

  5. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Hatty please DCL

  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 4 hours ago

    Ndiaye or Wilson if you had to choose one?

    1. Punned It
        1 day, 3 hours ago

        Wilson on current form.

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Has Darlow dislodged Perri or has he just been taken out of the firing line for a bit?

      I haven't got much context so just wondering.

    3. FCSB
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 3 hours ago

      Raya
      Gabriel VanHecke Dorgu
      Fernandes Semenyo Rice Wilson
      Thiago Ekitike Haaland

      Dubravka Hall O’Reilly Tavernier

      1FT, 0.3itb

      Is this a ‘save’ and good to go?

      1. Punned It
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Not sure about your defenders, but otherwise fine.

          1. FCSB
            • 9 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Missing Chalobah I guess

            1. Punned It
                1 day, 3 hours ago

                Yes. And I think I'd pick Nunes or Guehi over O'Reilly.

        • Gazzpfc
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Just done

          Ekitika Wirtz Taverner too: Bruno Mbeumo Kroupi

          Roefs (Dubravka)

          Gabriel Chalobah Timber (Frimpong Alderete)

          Enzo Bruno Mbeumo Rice WIlson

          Haaland Thiago (Kroupi)

          Anything to change

          ???

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Looks good

          2. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Kroupi to Mane?

          3. fedolefan
            • 11 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Wirtz out for New(H) after Newcastle play away at PSG on Wed in a must win game is very questionable.

          4. Boxwoods
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Good moves

        • Pep Roulette
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Score prediction?

          EVE 3-2 LEE

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            1-1

            Or 2-2

            Or 0-0

            Or 1 nil

            Or 2-1 either way

            Something like that

            But not 3-2 on a Monday night

            That's the Sunday score!

            1. keefy59
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              1 day, 3 hours ago

              You should put a bet on
              With a no claims bonus

        • Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Any of you captaining Bruno over Haaland this week?

          1. Yes Ndidi
            • 6 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Absolutely

          2. Pep Roulette
            • 8 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            All of us? Aren't we?

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              1 day, 3 hours ago

              I definitely am.

          3. Pompel
            • 11 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Think I’ll go for Haaland as a cheeky differential. Need to make up ground

          4. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            I’m so torn, Spurs leaky af too. Want to go Bruno though

        • Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Yay. Another of those evenings where my only player is a 'keeper. This'll be fun.

          1. Yes Ndidi
            • 6 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Sometimes the most humane way is to get it over and done with early

        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          dcl close

        • The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Trying to listen on Talk Sport but there seems to be some radio jamming going on.
          Be careful out there Peeps, we all know what can happen when "them" are in the house

        • fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          This fecking Everton team let Thiago score a hatty past them. Screw you Everton.

          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            I sense a little frustration here.

            1. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              1 day, 3 hours ago

              Well, it's definitely not love.

              1. The Night Trunker.
                • 2 Years
                1 day, 3 hours ago

                Where is the love?

                1. fedolefan
                  • 11 Years
                  1 day, 3 hours ago

                  All for Justin.

        • lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Need a Stach hat trick to save my season

          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Stach is a baller, good luck.

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Justin Boom

        • AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Goal

          Leeds United

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Justin

            From Stach

        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          justin g
          not sure of assist

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Stach I think

            Everyone else left it

            1. AC/DC AFC
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              1 day, 3 hours ago

              Well

              DCL megged or tripped himself!

        • The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          GOALlllllllllllllllll

        • The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          DCL assist?

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Nah

            Missed it from what I could see

            Tripped himself up!

        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          dcl assist maybe?

        • F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          ok think thats a stach assist actually

        • lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Please be a Stach assist

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          How did Dom miss that or did it clip him?

        • Kaneyonero
          • 9 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          DCL doing a Timber

        • The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Clear touch by DCL there.

          1. The Night Trunker.
            • 2 Years
            1 day, 3 hours ago

            Pleases.

            1. The Night Trunker.
              • 2 Years
              1 day, 3 hours ago

              Pretty pleases

        • TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Get involved dcl

        • fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          God damn, was planning to get Justin in GW25.

        • Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 day, 3 hours ago

          Dorgu and Stach on my bench 🙁