Gameweek 10 at Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool: Everton against Coventry City, Fri 6 Nov, 20:00 GMT. After Gameweek 8, Everton are 11th on 10 points from 8 (form DWDLL) and Coventry City are 19th on 6 (form LWWLL). Lock any Everton or Coventry City pick before the FPL deadline, Friday 6 November 2026, 18:30 GMT.
Everton: team news
Everton have scored 8 and conceded 9 in 8 league games, and in GW8 it finished L 0–2 at Arsenal. At home they have 7 points from 4 games. Official FPL list, 2026-10-26: Mykolenko (unspecified injury: 75% chance of playing); Grealish (illness: 75% chance of playing). Expected shape: 4-5-1.
Everton Predicted Starting XI & Lineup · 4-5-1
Official lineups confirmed 1 hour before kick-off.
Coventry City: form check
Coventry City have scored 6 and conceded 15 in 8 league games, and in GW8 it finished L 0–1 v Fulham. Away from home they have 3 points from 4 games. Official FPL list, 2026-10-26: Thomas (unspecified injury: 75% chance of playing); Amenda (calf injury: Unknown return date). Expected shape: 4-4-2.
2026/27 so far
- Everton: D 2–2 at Hull City, L 0–2 v Chelsea, L 0–2 at Arsenal.
- Coventry City: W 4–1 v Newcastle United, L 1–3 at Tottenham Hotspur, L 0–1 v Fulham.
- Table after GW8: Everton 11th (10 pts, GD -1), Coventry City 19th (6 pts, GD -9).
Where it turns
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall against Coventry City's defence is the matchup to watch: Coventry City have conceded 15 in 8. In the other direction, Sidiki Cherif faces the Everton defence that has conceded 9 in 8. FPL rates this fixture 2/5 for Everton and 3/5 for Coventry City, where 5 is hardest.
FPL picks to watch
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Everton, £6.6m): averaging 4.6 points a game (37 in total), FPL projects 5.7 for this round, 6.0% owned.
- Sidiki Cherif (Coventry City, £5.0m): averaging 4.0 points a game (16 in total), FPL projects 5.0 for this round, 0.4% owned.
- Thierno Barry (Everton, £5.6m): averaging 3.8 points a game (30 in total), FPL projects 3.3 for this round, 7.5% owned, on penalties.
- Clean-sheet angle: James Tarkowski (Everton, £6.2m) at home, with Everton the side our model rates less likely to concede (0.7 expected goals against).
- Differential: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton, £5.5m) is owned by just 2.4% and averages 4.4 points a game.
- Everton v Coventry City is live in Gameweek Fantasy and Predictor. FootballQuest and the Quiz stay open all week.
Our call
Our model, built on 2026/27 goals scored and conceded, gives Everton a 56% win chance, a draw 26% and Coventry City 18%, with 1–0 the single most likely scoreline. Expected goals: 1.5 for Everton, 0.7 for Coventry City. Everton are the lean on the numbers, but only 8 games have been played, so treat it as a guide rather than a certainty.