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A home encounter with Ipswich Town earns Everton duo Jake O’Brien (£4.5m) and Iliman Ndiaye (£5.2m) a call-up to the Scout Selection for Gameweek 35 of Fantasy Premier League.

In the ‘raw young talent’ bucket are Southampton’s Tyler Dibling, Copenhagen’s Roony Bardghi (who is on a free but has missed most of the last year with an ACL injury), and Genk’s 17-year old Greek ...