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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
    1 day, 1 hour 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
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Yes

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Yes imo

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Yes

  2. MetallicaJack93
    • 2 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Mbeumo/wilson in for any of these?

    Bruno Semenyo Rogers Rice

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      No

  3. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Saka & Guimaraes to Bruno & Rice for free?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Yes

  4. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    2. SalahFingers
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Barry G

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

    1-1

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

      Barry

      Decent move

  7. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Barrrryyy

  8. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    barry g
    gueye a

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Leeds stop giving the ball away so easily

  10. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Rank killer of a goal.

  11. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Everton winning this

  12. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Gueye crossbar

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

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

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Leeds reverting to Bielsa Leeds all of a sudden.

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Tarko DC done

  16. TyroneGAA
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Barry better than Messi?

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Ban these comments TM.

      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        He didn’t say what Barry was better at.

      2. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Don’t think you can trademark that mate

    2. Dubem_FC
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Technically, yes but defensively, no.

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Messi never done it in the Prem

  17. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    This worth a -4?

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

    Would save using WC.

    1. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    2. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 58 mins ago

      Yeah

  18. Kane Train
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Which one would you prefer on Wildcard ?

    A) Saka
    B) Rice

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      B easily

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    2. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Rice

    3. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      I'm thinking of doing Saka to Rice

    4. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Rice

  19. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Longstaff lol

  20. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Tanaka rubbish

  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Knew I shoulda started Dubravka over Pickford

    meh

  22. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Nah polishing pine now

      1. Gazwaz80
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Haha, just got that 😀

  23. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    FT

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    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
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      hes a donkey, back at the pasture

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 51 mins ago

      Me too

      Have 5m in the bank so could go Watkins

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Who to start:

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

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Go home player, or flip a coin

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 57 mins ago

        Leaning towards Hecke although Tark gets a lot of defcons

  26. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour 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
      1 day, 58 mins ago

      Tough. But I’d BB this

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 54 mins ago

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

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 50 mins ago

      Cheers

  27. The Mighty Hippo
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 1 hour 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
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      A

    2. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 57 mins ago

      Roll and play Thiaw

  28. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Would you bench boost the below?

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

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Looks good

    2. Guttelim
      • 3 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Think so

    3. hawkeyes
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 56 mins ago

      I like to leave BB for DGW

  29. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 1 hour 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
      1 day, 49 mins ago

      A to Mbeumo

  30. Guttelim
    • 3 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Is this a BB bench?

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

    1. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 58 mins ago

      Yeah

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 51 mins ago

      I would.