Dugout Discussion

Richarlison and Hazard fit to start as Barkley and Pedro are benched

The second of four Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday kicks off at 14:15 GMT, as unbeaten Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge.

The release of the teamsheets brought positive news for Richarlison‘s (£6.9m) owners, with the Brazilian fit to start after having been an injury doubt in the build-up to Gameweek 12.

Eden Hazard (£11.3m) is also back in the Chelsea starting XI for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 9.

The Belgium international had been restricted to a 24-minute cameo against Crystal Palace last weekend and continued his recovery from a back injury with an hour-long run-out against BATE in midweek.

There was disappointment for Ross Barkley‘s (£6.0m) owners, however, as the England midfielder was only named among the substitutes for the visit of his former employers – Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) replacing him in the centre of the park.

Pedro (£6.3m) made way for Hazard in Chelsea’s only other change to the team that defeated Palace.

Cesc Fabregas (£6.3m) has returned from illness and is back among the substitutes.

Marco Silva has made one, enforced alteration to his starting XI, meanwhile: Yerry Mina (£5.4m) in for loanee Kurt Zouma (£5.0m), who is ineligible to face his parent club.

The Toffees haven’t kept an away league clean sheet in 2018/19, with only four clubs having conceded more big chances on the road than Marco Silva’s side.

Chelsea (81) and Everton (65) were the two Premier League clubs who had registered the most attempts on goal in the four Gameweeks preceding this one.

No striker had recorded more big chances or shots on target than Alvaro Morata (£8.7m) during this four-match spell, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Andre Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison.

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1,351 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Who scores more over the next 3 GWs?
    A - Sterling (whm, BOU, wat)
    B - Salah (wat, EVE, bur)

    1. yakirh
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Salah

    2. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I say Salah, as rotation risk for Sterling

    3. #FPLBhuna
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Close I reckon

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Salah due to Burnley

    5. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Coin flip. Salah for the nailed on Ness

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        City should score more goals than Liverpool over those 3 GWs, so Sterling might only need 2 games to match Salah's points total

    6. Sif
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      But where does the Salah money go..?

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Salah money goes on a 5th MID & 3rd FWD. Likely Kenedy (bur, WHM, eve) or Paterson (eve, WOL, whm) & Jimenez (HUD, car, CHE)

    7. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Salah

    8. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I might do the switch and get sterling for Bournemouth and switch back to salah

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Morata is a goat

    A proper one

    1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I thought Messi was the goat?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        He is

        Morata is the goat

        1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          As a chelsea fan, he frustrates me a lot. Can't believe we let Diego go...

  3. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea have two of the biggest play actors in the league- Morata and Hazard

    1. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      no

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Morata falls at every occasion. It’s crazy.

    3. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      TBF Hazard gets kicked alot...

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        he get's tickled and drops to the ground.

        1. 4-4-who?
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 7 months ago

          That too

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Morata - sure. Hazard - you joking pal?

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Yes Hazard dives.

    5. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Morata has his legs clipped

  4. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any other gangsters in the house that have never in their lives owned Alonso? Probably explains my 200k rank

    1. Nice to Finally Michu
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I’ve never owned him either

    2. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I can only dream of 200k

    3. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He is the best player you can own.

    4. 4-4-who?
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Me neither, but looking like a mistake

    5. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Don't own but have a 18k rank

    6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Owned him for most of the past three seasons. It makes FPL simpler!

    7. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Never got a chance 😮

    8. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Never owned him and ranked 27k 😎 Alonso who?

    9. Guba
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Owned him for his brief low spell around Cardiff time a few weeks. Unfortunately not had luck with him this season

    10. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Owned him and currently 6k

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard back to being the hazard we all know

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      We know Hazard who score goals

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Who?

  6. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    The way its going, Barkley owners might be some points

  7. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard (c), Alonso and Richarlison in this. 0-0 is not ideal.

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      My rival is hazard(C) and Alonso, with Richarlison on the bench. Would love a Richarlison goal

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What do you expect from having Alonso and Rich!

  8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bernard getting angry

  9. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Rudiger floored by Bernard. 😆

  10. Syd.
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Rudiger trying to get a player sent off

  11. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Gotta love it when a player provoked another then falls down like a sack of potatoes. Rudiger so embarrassing.

    1. Syd.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He is a disgrace

  12. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Rudiger YC

  13. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Don’t mess with bernard

    Loool

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Useless from Alonso. Time to sell!

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Best player and chance to score so far. Season keeper imminent

  15. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Red card imminent

  16. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Too many foreigner's in English football - they are totally not getting what fielding eleven means. All the action is on the floor.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Racist.

    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nation favourites spurs have the biggest divers in the game and they are english

    3. SKENG
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Brexit means brexit ye

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Gareth Bale

  17. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone want to remind the ref that he’s supposed to book players for diving?

  18. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard blanking so far makes me feel better about Mane (C)

  19. F4L
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    jesus Chelsea this is beyond embarrassing. Ref might as well come out with his Chelsea top on in the second half as well

  20. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    'Let the bodies hit the floor.'

  21. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    lol pure fanny

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

    Haha, that shot of the referee running the other way when that headbutt occured.

  23. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Need to reduce all players final bps by about 10 for dispossessions

  24. bronzadonis
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Curious what ppls TV is. 104.3 here

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      104.4

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      108.6

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        That's very high.. liar

    3. Rash
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      50"

    4. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      101

    5. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      106.1

    6. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I have a hisense

    7. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      48"

    8. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Same as yours

    9. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Sony KD60X690E

    10. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Samsung 55”
      No seriously 104.6

  25. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    A) Yedlin>Digne (FT) & bench 1 of Laporte/Wilson/Arny
    B) Hold FT

    Fab
    Mendy Laporte Duffy Doherty
    Haz Salah Rich
    Kun Arny Wilson

    Subs: Yedlin,Anderson,Bacuna

  26. dino412
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I predict Barkley making a 2nd half appearance and have the GWG. 🙂

  27. Superballzzz
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Bernard is garbage..

    1. M♤rvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Adorable little fella though isn't he.

  28. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Awful first half.need to buck up big-time

  29. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy is ok? Not in danger to be subbed?

  30. Strchld
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What a disaster GW. Mane C, Trippier got injured when they had CS.
    TAA only one who have done something.

    Really need Alonso CS and assist.

    1. Digital-Real
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      * Alonso Goal + Assist + CS