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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. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Siggy!!

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Missed pen?

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Come on Digne!!

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      This

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Digne should be on pens

  4. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Ill take my Kepa save and run

  5. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Richarlison assist?

    1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Nope

    2. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      A moral assist

    3. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      No. Penalty saved. Rebound scored

    4. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Siggy scored from rebound

  6. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Not getting the Rich assist is very annoying

  7. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso lame.

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Kepa straight to top of the BAPs 😀 😀 😀

    One thing that does need fixing.

  9. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    And now we have stupid situation where Kepa is top of the baps

    1. Oscar Slater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Rule change for 19/20 incoming.

  10. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Siggy on the bench 🙁

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      bad choice there

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Who would you have dropped?

        Salah | Mane | Hazard | Fraser
        Vardy | Arnie | King

  11. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sarri was trying to sub on Cabellero for that penalty, but Kepa refused to come off

  12. Ode
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Any Siggy & Kepa owners here? 😀

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sarri seems to be the hardest word

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Everton 2-0 up! What could go wrong

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Digne own goal and yellow card

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Fingers crossed

  15. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I hate Everton. Just putting it out there. Sorry if you are a fan. Nothing personal.

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Sounds like me with Pool. Some teams are just absolute FPL poison to you.

      1. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Not really about FPL. Just hate watching their games.

  16. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    my 6 players tonight: 2, 2, 1, 2(C), 2, 2

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      my total points this week will be 16 😮

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso red incoming

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso losing the head.

  19. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso

  20. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Garbage Chelsea. They ain't getting top 4.

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso should have 2 yc.

  22. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso has had a shocker.

  23. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I'm just happy Luiz' CS got wiped!

  24. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso and Salah are frauds this season

  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso having a mare

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Digne cleanie coming off the bench.

  27. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Alonso winning back his space

  28. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    So no assist for Richie but Siggy and Kepa get points. Very annoying.

  29. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Just when you think you have hit rock bottom...

  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Sucb a bad gw it's laughable ....

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      So every gameweek?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        What do you mean ??

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          How can you not know what i mean

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Not really to be honest. This one is bad as it took a lot of planning ...