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Higuain recovers from illness to start up front for Chelsea at Everton

The last of five Gameweek 31 fixtures takes place on Merseyside this afternoon.

Chelsea are the visitors to Goodison Park, where Everton have only won one of their last eight league fixtures.

Gonzalo Higuain is fit to lead the line for Chelsea, having missed the win over Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday due to illness.

Higuain lines up in a front three alongside Pedro and Eden Hazard, who is the third-most-popular Gameweek 31 captaincy choice among “active” Fantasy assets.

Marcos Alonso returns at left-back at the expense of Emerson Palmieri, while Ross Barkley starts in place of Mateo Kovacic in midfield.

Seamus Coleman returns to the Everton side as Jonjoe Kenny drops out of the match-day squad.

Yerry Mina makes his first Premier League start of 2019 in place of the ineligible Kurt Zouma, while Jordan Pickford keeps his place between the sticks.

The Toffees are otherwise unchanged, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin leading the line ahead of an attacking midfield three of Richarlison, Bernard and Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, David Luiz, Alonso, Kanté, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Higuaín, Hazard.

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  1. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Mo' Salah, Mo' Problems

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I've got 99 problems but the Egyptian ain't one

    2. Chirsbom
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wrong game.

    3. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No Salah No Problems

  2. Alexike8 fc
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah the troll

    1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Unreasonable. He's been very consistent of late.

      1. Alexike8 fc
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Truly Consistent shite

      2. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sure

  3. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    The Semi Final draw for the FA Cup is straight after the Millwall v Brighton game.

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Boring draw really.

      They only need to pick two balls and it’s done 😀

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    HAZAAAAARD!!!

    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Practising ?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Fingers crossed mate

        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah could do with him bagging a couple

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      GONZALOOOO*

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Ban

  5. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    How many FPL seasons has Salah ruined??? He’s absolutely destroyed me.

    So many failed captains and blanks now! And the times I’ve sold and not owned he’s hauled massively!!! Week I sold he got 21, then 12, 12, 12, 11, 15 over the next 7 before I re-owned again 😆

    Would need a HUGE FH32 to save my season now.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Being a bit dramatic are you not. I sold him as well at same time as you and doing ok

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I did the same, it was very annoying. That same time I went triple city and they ended up losing 3/4 games and getting no points. Went mane over salah this week tho so not too mad 🙂

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah he ruined mine

    3. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Doubt it will buddy. Every dog and his bitches are gonna have all the big players for fh32

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        My main rival has blown his!

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        And his WC

    4. PÍE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He ruined my season last year, as I never had him and ended up with my worse ever finish.
      Stuck with not having him this season, and it's been more up and down.

  6. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Salah
    Sala
    Sal
    Sa
    Shiaaaaaaaattttttt

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Next article titled "Why Mane outscored Salah in Liverpool GW31 win"

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      😆 😆 😆

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Typical munday

    3. Klein
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More like why milner outscored salah?

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      hahaha brilliant 😀

    5. MTPockets
        5 years, 1 month ago

        "You'll never believe why Salah was so sh!t"

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuaín Hazard Luiz to save my week and keep me in LMS ( on 25 points -8 so 17 for now )

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Same here

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Could easily be safe.

    7. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Well fully expecting an equally trolling performance from Hazard now.....game is full of them theses days.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        This... spewing... 🙁

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          So many useless twerps....

    8. tucaoneo
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I have two Chelsea defenders. Expect Richarlison goal.

    9. Stoic
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      -11 bps for Salah...

      1. Pierce34
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That must be a record-breaking performance for a player not sent off or missing a penalty. I'm glad to have captained for such a momentous occasion.

      2. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        wow. that is really bad

    10. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So many TCs wasted on Sane and Salah so far.

      When will you waste yours?

      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sir Harold

      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably on Glenn Murray or something stupid.

        Glad to have not wasted it or the Free Hit this weekend.

      3. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Diop GW39

      4. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        36/38

      5. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably Kane if DGW35. Last time I gave him that oppertunity he scored 4 😉

      6. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Everyone said I wasted it when I got 8 (tripled to 24) points off salah when he played Fulham (H), turns out it wasn’t too bad after all, so far anyway.

      7. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        At least those of us with TC left can relax in wasting it given it can’t go worse than Sane and Salah

      8. PÍE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don't know yet, wish there was another DGW so I could use it easily in one of those, but as it is, looks like a SGW will be the choice.

    11. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If Hazard outscores Salah then that's 29 times from 31 gameweeks my VC has outscored my C, only correct choices were Aguero hattie week 2 and Salah on one occasion, actually unbelievable I'm still at 50k!

      1. PÍE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        That's crazy.

      2. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I TC Salah this week... good bye 50k

    12. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need goal abs assist from Digne hare....

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        sixpack shortcuts

    13. Bob B
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Thoughts on FH32 team?

      Kepa
      Boly Laporte Luiz
      Hazard Pogba Sterling
      Aguero Kane Rashford

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        No Man U D?

      2. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Kane? Against Liverpool. I am a Spurs fan and like your optimisme, but for a DGW I would only pick players that played twice.

    14. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Many Haz captainers here?

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        o/ Aye!

    15. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Just realised Milner coming on cost me at least 30 points.

      Assuming Salah TC scored that pen, and Milner not being on the pitch meant he didn’t set up Fulham’s goal.

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Lots of if’s there!

      2. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He was probably going to miss it so Milner saved you points.

      3. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Penalty wouldn't have happened if Fulham hadn't equalised. That's not how it works...

      4. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably would’ve missed it.

    16. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Triple-H prediction. Hazard Haul or Hattie, or Higu Hazard and Hudson-Odoi to bag goal/asists today

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Higuain Hauls a Hattrick

    17. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Shame it doesnt look like Aguero will drop in price further 🙁 May as well get him in for Vardy now?

    18. COYR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Really wish I hadn't checked the comments on here about Mane and switched the armband to Salah! Costly decision

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for telling us 🙂

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yawn.

      3. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Many the same

      4. Unliklinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Really wish you hadn't commented on here about comments on here based on speculation in the Metro...

      5. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Just give us your password to save you having to come on here

      6. el polako
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Let me take my violin out...

    19. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Boomerang Chip activated.

    20. el polako
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Now we know why Klopp risked Mane, beacasue he knew that Salah is useless twerp.

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The fact that Milner took the peno explains how much confidence he has on Salah in his current form

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Makes no sense. Milner is always the pen taker.

        2. MrZ
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Tbf milner is their designated penalty taker

        3. luckyflames1897
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Twat...Milner is the designated penalty taker

      2. luckyflames1897
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        You Twat …Milner is the penalty taker

    21. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Do we think Doherty will start both upcoming DGW games? Probably not? Swap out on FHC to a cheaper option, perhaps...?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Shocked if he starts the United game.

      2. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Probably not.

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Kept under cotton wool for the FA Cup tie? That's what I'm thinking...

          1. Gregor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah, good chance of being rotated I would think.

      3. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Doubt it

      4. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Unlikely- no point in risking so I would change on FH

    22. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Gut said go for Azpi, purse said go for Luiz. Went with the purse. Let’s see.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Pinky purse? 😉

        1. sminkypinky
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Saucy innit

    23. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Higuain is sick. Brace incoming minimum.

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Oh yes 🙂

    24. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      CMON EVERTON

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sticky toffee pudding?

    25. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mané, you beautiful b*stard. Looking like winning me good lot of money in my ML's.

      1. Mika-eel
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        and possibly costing me a lot. 3 below me captained Mane and I don't even have him. Salah cap ofcourse. Well done to you pal. Liverpool fan so the win the more important thing.

    26. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ferguson RC

    27. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ferguson Red, Milwall down a pen taker, Ryan wont have to take one.

    28. Richd
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Feels weird having hazard back.

      Easy hattrick