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Dugout Discussion – Everton vs Arsenal

Sunday’s action gets underway at Goodison Park as Everton and Arsenal go head-to-head in the 1.30pm kick-off.

The Gunners seek a fifth clean sheet in six as they attempt to bounce back from last week’s late capitulation at Watford.

Arsene Wenger recalls both Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey, who both missed out through injury at Vicarage Road.

Sitting in just 2% of FPL squads, Sanchez has suffered a hugely underwhelming start to the season and has mustered just two assists, though both have arrived in his last two appearances.

Mesut Ozil is handed a first start since Gameweek 5, while Alexandre Lacazette is the most captained player for Sunday’s early encounter – over 143,000 have handed the Frenchman the armband, though all four of his league strikes have arrived at the Emirates so far.

Everton’s disastrous start to the season has ensured that most of us have steered well clear of their main men.

Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wayne Rooney remain their likeliest source of points, though Dominic Calvert-Lewin is worth monitoring as a budget frontman.

Priced at 5.0, the youngster starts for the fourth successive Gameweek and may yet prove a viable option if the Toffees can find their form ahead of clashes against Leicester, Watford, Palace, Southampton, West Ham and Huddersfield in the next six.

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  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Xhaka Bar

  2. Steinburg FC
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    i think eriksen could do a good job at cm today, 4-3?

  3. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Xhaka BAR

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Copycat 🙂

  4. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Davies, Suttner, Sterling non starters for me this wk which is really disappointing.

    Antonio ➡ Salah
    Davies ➡ Otamendi
    -4

    Yes or no guys?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes, will recoup that hit in 1 gw

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes imo

  5. SirStevieG
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    First it was Sterling (Gross came on) now it's Davies (I get Ward's 1 pointer)

    Feck off Poch.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Davies will come on and get a YC

    2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Sterling -> Carroll for me
      Davies -> Dunk (assuming Davies doesn't come on)

  6. Bubz
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Aurier has been horrendous since he came, why is he playing this game

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Poch has Salah in FPL

    2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      yep, slides into every tackle

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      To break Salah's leg maybe

    4. how now brown cow
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He's not horrendous. Just hot-headed and ill-disciplined.

      Actually you are probably right.

  7. SUPER MOKH
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Elliot (Foster)
    Alonso-Jones-*Bavies-Mee-Hune
    Cout-Silva-Sterling-Ritchie-Tarrol
    Kaku-Tammy-Kane

    *Bavies > Otamendi no brainer? Or better option?

  8. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    no Dier, so Eriksen will play in double pivot, no longer AM?/

    1. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Probably just Winks sitting. Very attacking line up

  9. HamezMace
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    This is the season of the strong bench

    1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      For sure

  10. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Davies benched means getting Kiko's -1 off the bench.

    Thanks Poch.

    1. Sánchez
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      So ypud rather a Bavies cameo even if he gets a yc?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yep.

        Would love a zero pointer. 😆

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe Davies will get 20 minutes or so?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Fingers crossed. 😉

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If Davies is fit to start and Poch has benched him to play a RWB at LWB it is poor. Spurs lose 20% of their attacking output IMO when they don't have the width created by their wing-backs.

    1. The Big Fella
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Which is worrying when I have Kane as my captain!

  12. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Everton have just given up now. Attack v defence training exercise going on...

  13. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bavies on the bench..

    FFS

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I'm hoping he stays there. Got Dunk's 6 points waiting on my bench

  14. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    At least there's not many bench points this GW for the Davies casuals

    1. Feloh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      doucoure owners say hi

    2. Fanta sea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Have Doucoure as my 2nd bench player. Sterling didn't play so all I need is Davies not to play. Unlikely as the bench is pretty poor.

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Which Arsenal players are worth getting?

    Monreal, Lacazette, anybody else?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Only Ozil imo

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Better sritkers than Laca at his price. Monreal is the best value from Arsenal

  16. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Kos YC.

    1. Sánchez
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      How do I do the angry red face emoji

      1. Rash
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        :@

        1. Rash
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          It used to be that years ago back when MySpace was still going lol

      2. Sánchez
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Oh. Kos. Not Kola. That's ok then

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          lol

  17. Fanta sea
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Is this the end for Davies?

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Week late to the party 😉

      1. Fanta sea
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        well call this the final nail in the coffin then

  18. how now brown cow
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Bavies will come on for aurier to save him getting sent off.

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Aurier will be sent off and Davies will come on for Son

    2. Point-one short
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That better bein 1st 30 mins

  19. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Think I need to stop reading into press conferences so much.

    Think I put Otamendi in for Davies on the transfer page at least 5 times last week...

    Not very clever of me!

  20. Rash
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Eriksen will be playing much deeper I fear.. not expecting much attacking wise today 🙁

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2 assists will do. 🙂

    2. Fanta sea
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Could see Dier coming on for Son to push Eriksen further up.

  21. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If wijnaldum was fine I would still prefer Milner

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Can't wait for Liverpool to get a penalty. Aurier inevitably follows through with a hasty challenge on Salah in the box.

    Neither Firmino or Salah steps up to take it.

    In comes Milner. He blasts it in. Judgement clouded for another week and we have to keep guessing.

    Klopp smiles. BOOM.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        6 years, 11 months ago

        My week has been so shite that I'd take that Salah assist and run

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Help me Salah Kane...you're my only hope

    3. thunder_mike
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Was hoping not to have to spend my 2FT on Bavies and Alonso...

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        this... 🙁

    4. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Lacazette or Jesus? One is at least nailed.

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Only one is good though

    5. LewanGOALski
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      0.1 short from Alonso & Vardy ➡ Lovren & Morata for 2 freebies 🙁

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Lovren? Mate, there's a whole load of cheaper options, even in the Liverpool ranks themselves...

    6. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Davies
      RLC
      Jesus
      Sterling
      Wimmer

      All benched...great week 🙂

    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kola playing as the 2nd striker now

    8. boc610
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      worst everton team ive seen in years. totally clueless. no awareness of anything around them, all running with their heads down.
      tom davies and calvin lewis work are hard workers but thats not enough.

    9. Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Kolasinac header almost in