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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

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  1. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    12 hours, 28 mins ago

    Gone Dow as Stach assist, surely gonna be changed

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      11 hours, 27 mins ago

      Nope

  2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    12 hours, 28 mins ago

    We need VAR to check possible DCL assist.

  3. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    12 hours, 28 mins ago

    Tarko CS wiped anyway

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 33 mins ago

      And Pickford is 13% owned

      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        11 hours, 32 mins ago

        Yeah, lovely goal that.

  4. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 27 mins ago

    DCL owner here - don't think he touched it.

    1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      11 hours, 32 mins ago

      Well. He hit the post.

      1. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        11 hours, 31 mins ago

        Twice

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 27 mins ago

    stach is such a monster in this role when leeds play just 2 out and out attackers and 2 deeper mids

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    12 hours, 25 mins ago

    Sofascore and Opta giving the assist to Stach

  7. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    12 hours, 25 mins ago

    Dom woodwork

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      12 hours, 24 mins ago

      Just how

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 25 mins ago

    no dcl noooooo

  9. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    This is going to be a quintessential DCL 2-pointer with 2xG isn't it

  10. The Night Trunker.
    • 2 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    O M G so unlucky.

  11. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    Played tarkowski over stach. Damn

  12. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    Yup DCL and Timber both cursed by some fool

  13. Dexter Bracey
    • 12 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    DLC assist that, ball changed direction

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 hours, 31 mins ago

      He's just missed from 5 yards as well

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    When will we know of potential Arsenal DGW or what’s the story there?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 hours, 30 mins ago

      Next week if not this week.

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        11 hours, 25 mins ago

        thanks TM
        - very interesting

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        11 hours, 22 mins ago

        Thank you

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    DCL off the inside of the post

    Big miss

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    12 hours, 24 mins ago

    DCL miases sitter

  17. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 hours, 23 mins ago

    DCL should’ve already hauled 🙁

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 hours, 28 mins ago

      Christ DCL has a dodgy set of upcoming fixtures now too. Could be time to ditch for a while.

      Saka & DCL > Rice/Semenyo/Mbeumo & JP for free?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        11 hours, 27 mins ago

        Feel like Leeds are pretty fixture proof at the moment tbf

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          11 hours, 22 mins ago

          That is also true

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 23 mins ago

    this cant be the same bogle that played for sheff united 😀

  19. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    12 hours, 22 mins ago

    I own DCL so it’s a nailed 2 pointer I’m afraid. Don’t think he has ever scored while I have him.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      11 hours, 28 mins ago

      Perfect post, goal imminent.

  20. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    12 hours, 22 mins ago

    The plan was to scout Tarkowski, but the only result is that DCL looks like a player.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 27 mins ago

      However, I haven't forgotten how he dropped from 7.6 to 7.2 and couldn't hit the barn door.

      1. The Night Trunker.
        • 2 Years
        11 hours, 17 mins ago

        He's very handsome though.
        (According to my girlfriend)!

        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          11 hours, 16 mins ago

          DCL, obviously.

  21. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    12 hours, 21 mins ago

    We need something for sharing empathy with posts like " I played Tarko over Dorgu".

    Something like a mini violine

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 27 mins ago

      I started Haaland over Andersen...

      1. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        11 hours, 26 mins ago

        Casual

  22. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    12 hours, 20 mins ago

    Double Everton defence and DCL owner. Not fun

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 hours, 25 mins ago

      No double Arsenal defence?

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        11 hours, 24 mins ago

        Swapped Raya to get Rice weeks ago

        Should have got rid of Saka though

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 25 mins ago

      They need to blank. I don't own anyone in this match.

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        11 hours, 24 mins ago

        Nooo nooooooo

    3. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      11 hours, 20 mins ago

      It’s not my season

  23. Hazardous1983
    • 15 Years
    12 hours, 19 mins ago

    Szobzlai to rogers/mbeumo

    Ekitike to pedro/evanilson

    Is this worth a -4 this week

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 hours, 25 mins ago

      Nah

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      11 hours, 24 mins ago

      Mathematically perhaps not, but do live a little! It might work and save you one extra transfer in the future.

      1. Hazardous1983
        • 15 Years
        11 hours, 22 mins ago

        Rogers or mbuemo

        Pedro or evanilson

        1. The Night Trunker.
          • 2 Years
          11 hours, 20 mins ago

          ??

    3. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      11 hours, 22 mins ago

      If you pick the correct equation it could be.

  24. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    12 hours, 17 mins ago

    Genuinely can't get GK right no matter how hard one tries

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      11 hours, 18 mins ago

      Try harder.

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    12 hours, 15 mins ago

    Everton are such a weird team....

    1. iFash@FPL
      • 1 Year
      8 hours, 22 mins ago

      True that! Highly unpredictable…

  26. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 hours, 13 mins ago

    It may have been a mistake going for Ndiaye over Enzo.

    Or even Wilson for that matter. Although I’m far too stubborn to get Wilson now

  27. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 hours, 13 mins ago

    Is it mad to think about getting rid of Wilson??

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      11 hours, 19 mins ago

      Good play I feel.

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      11 hours, 19 mins ago

      Always capable of scoring a worldie

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 hours, 18 mins ago

      Cheap enough for first bench spot

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    12 hours, 11 mins ago

    Also can't believe Dorgu outscored, Gabriel, Roefs and now Tarkowski(most likely). He had Arsenal away...

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 10 mins ago

    jeez stach 10 dcs at ht, 28 bps. at least ndiaye has 6

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      11 hours, 14 mins ago

      And i benched him!

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    12 hours, 9 mins ago

    do you think everton and spurs wished they could just play every match away from home lol