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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. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    55 mins ago

    Worth using 2FT to do Saka & Keane to Mbuemo & Gabriel? Already have Raya & Rice

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 mins ago

      Yes

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      12 mins ago

      Yes imo

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      just now

      Yes

  2. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    55 mins ago

    Mbeumo/wilson in for any of these?

    Bruno Semenyo Rogers Rice

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      just now

      No

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    51 mins ago

    Saka & Guimaraes to Bruno & Rice for free?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      just now

      Yes

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    51 mins ago

    People on WC which keeper are you getting? I m on Raya just now

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      19 mins ago

      Timber was so unlucky, that it surely can't continue forever.

    2. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      just now

      Raya, but possibly Sanchez with those really good fixtures in the next few.

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    51 mins ago

    Barry G

  6. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    50 mins ago

    1-1

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      just now

      Barry

      Decent move

  7. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    50 mins ago

    Barrrryyy

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    50 mins ago

    barry g
    gueye a

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    49 mins ago

    Leeds stop giving the ball away so easily

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    48 mins ago

    Rank killer of a goal.

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    48 mins ago

    Everton winning this

  12. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    48 mins ago

    Gueye crossbar

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    47 mins ago

    The strikers in FPL are so sh*te lately that Barry is one of the informs strikers

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    47 mins ago

    Leeds reverting to Bielsa Leeds all of a sudden.

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    47 mins ago

    Tarko DC done

  16. TyroneGAA
    • 8 Years
    45 mins ago

    Barry better than Messi?

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      39 mins ago

      Ban these comments TM.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        34 mins ago

        He didn’t say what Barry was better at.

      2. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        33 mins ago

        Don’t think you can trademark that mate

    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      37 mins ago

      Technically, yes but defensively, no.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      34 mins ago

      Messi never done it in the Prem

  17. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    42 mins ago

    This worth a -4?

    Keane,Saka,Foden > Timber,Rogers,Bruno Fernandes

    Would save using WC.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      25 mins ago

      Seems like Grunge to me, much like Kurt Cobain swearing he didn't own a gun.

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 min ago

      Yeah

  18. Kane Train
    • 10 Years
    41 mins ago

    Which one would you prefer on Wildcard ?

    A) Saka
    B) Rice

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      19 mins ago

      B easily

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        just now

        I'd even consider someone like Garner over Saka. He's not worth it at all atm

    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      17 mins ago

      Rice

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      6 mins ago

      I'm thinking of doing Saka to Rice

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      1 min ago

      Rice

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    38 mins ago

    Longstaff lol

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    35 mins ago

    Tanaka rubbish

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    35 mins ago

    Knew I shoulda started Dubravka over Pickford

    meh

  22. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    32 mins ago

    Keane worth keeping now he’s back for next weeks fixtures?

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      18 mins ago

      Nah polishing pine now

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        2 mins ago

        Haha, just got that 😀

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    32 mins ago

    FT

  24. DCL points since I bought him 2, 2.

    Approximately 4-6 weeks of 2 pointers to come before I inevitably sell him.

    Held Szsoboslai for months and sold him after the unforgivable penalty miss against Burnley only to see him with a 13 pointer this week. And sold owen the previous week.

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      22 mins ago

      hes a donkey, back at the pasture

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 min ago

      Me too

      Have 5m in the bank so could go Watkins

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    26 mins ago

    Who to start:

    A) Tarkowski (bha)
    B) Van Hecke (EVE)

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      11 mins ago

      Go home player, or flip a coin

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        just now

        Leaning towards Hecke although Tark gets a lot of defcons

  26. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    25 mins ago

    Bench order correct

    Bruno, Palmer or Haaland Cap?

    Dubravka
    Chalobah Gabriel Guehi
    BrunoF Rogers HWilson Rice Palmer
    Haaland JPedro

    Kelleher Timber DCL Muki

    1.7

    1. Guttelim
      • 3 Years
      8 mins ago

      Tough. But I’d BB this

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      4 mins ago

      I'd be tempted to bench Wilson/Guehi and play Timber

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      just now

      Cheers

  27. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    23 mins ago

    a) play Frimpong (NEW)
    b) play Thiaw (liv)
    c) Frimpong to Chalobah (WHU) for a hit
    d) Frimpong to Timber (lee) for a hit
    e) Frimpong to Guehi (tot) for a hit

    I'm tempted to do option c) but would appreciate your thoughts.

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      3 mins ago

      A

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      just now

      Roll and play Thiaw

  28. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    18 mins ago

    Would you bench boost the below?

    Dubravka(sun) Tarkowski(bha) KDH(bha) Reinildo(BUR)

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      5 mins ago

      Looks good

    2. Guttelim
      • 3 Years
      4 mins ago

      Think so

    3. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      just now

      I like to leave BB for DGW

  29. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    16 mins ago

    What to do? 1FT 2.2ITB.

    Sanchez
    Gabriel Timber Alderete Dorgu
    Bruno F Saka Wilson Enzo
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka Bruno G Gudmundsson Guiu

    A) Bruno G to Mbeumo/Semenyo/Rogers
    B) Ekitike to Evanilson
    C) Wildcard
    D) Rolll

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 mins ago

      A to Mbeumo

  30. Guttelim
    • 3 Years
    15 mins ago

    Is this a BB bench?

    Dubravka (sun)
    Wilson (mun)
    Kroupi jr. (wol)
    Richards (cry)

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      8 mins ago

      Yeah

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 min ago

      I would.