Everton team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Everton play at home to Ipswich Town on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. 2 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Everton a 54% chance of winning that match and a 34% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Everton injury news and expected return dates
2 players are currently unavailable for Everton. Merlin Röhl is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Christian Nørgaard is the longest absentee, around Sat 17 Oct. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Merlin Röhl | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Christian Nørgaard | MID | Sat 17 Oct |
Everton predicted line-up — home to Ipswich Town
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 9 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Brennan Johnson, Jack Grealish are the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Pickford | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Jarrad Branthwaite | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| James Tarkowski | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Thierno Barry | FWD | 99% | 84 |
| Tyrique George | MID | 99% | 75 |
| James Garner | MID | 97% | 80 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | DEF | 94% | 73 |
| Brennan Johnson | MID | 59% | 52 |
| Jack Grealish | MID | 42% | 47 |
Everton fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Everton win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Everton to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Ipswich Town at 54% to win; the hardest looks away to Arsenal at 11%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 16:00 | vs Ipswich Town | 54% | 21% | 1.83 | 34% |
| PL 6 | Sun 11 Oct, 15:00 | at Hull City | 47% | 25% | 1.45 | 37% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 13:30 | vs Chelsea | 31% | 42% | 1.31 | 21% |
| PL 8 | Sat 24 Oct, 16:00 | at Arsenal | 11% | 68% | 0.64 | 14% |
| PL 9 | Mon 2 Nov, 21:00 | at Newcastle United | 29% | 44% | 1.23 | 21% |
Best Everton picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
James Tarkowski is Everton's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 5.1 points, 0.1 clear of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tarkowski | DEF | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | MID | 6.5 | 5.0 |
| James Garner | MID | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Jarrad Branthwaite | DEF | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Tyrique George | MID | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | DEF | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Everton price changes tonight
Our projection for which Everton players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Dewsbury-Hall (MID, 6.5) — 72% chance of a price rise tonight
- Mykolenko (DEF, 4.5) — 67% chance of a price rise tonight
- Barry (FWD, 5.6) — 33% chance of a price rise tonight
- George (MID, 5.5) — 24% chance of a price rise tonight
- Branthwaite (DEF, 5.5) — 21% chance of a price rise tonight
- O'Brien (DEF, 4.9) — 86% chance of a price fall tonight
- Dibling (MID, 5.4) — 76% chance of a price fall tonight
- Hackney (MID, 5.5) — 74% chance of a price fall tonight
- Nørgaard (MID, 4.9) — 68% chance of a price fall tonight
- Beto (FWD, 5.4) — 53% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Everton?
Merlin Röhl, Christian Nørgaard are currently unavailable. Merlin Röhl is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Everton's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Jordan Pickford, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Everton play next?
At home to Ipswich Town on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. Our model gives them a 54% chance of winning and a 34% chance of keeping a clean sheet.