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Chelsea face Everton in the first of two Premier League matches to take place on Monday evening.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 18:00 GMT.

Both clubs are right in the mix for a UEFA Champions League qualification spot, sitting fourth and fifth in the Premier League table going into tonight’s game.

Chelsea sit second in the form table from the point of Thomas Tuchel’s appointment and are still undefeated under their new head coach.

The Blues’ upturn in results has attracted plenty of interest in the Fantasy Premier League world, with Mason Mount (£7.0m) the second-most-bought FPL asset of Gameweek 27.

Unfortunately for Mount’s new owners, he is only among the substitutes in west London this evening.

Tuchel has proved to be a tricky man to second-guess when it comes to team selection, with the swift turnaround between Gameweeks 26 and 27 always looking like a recipe for rotation.

Changes have duly arrived, with Mount and the hitherto ever-present Antonio Rudiger (£4.6m) among the five players who drop out of the starting XI.

Ben Chilwell (£5.8m), N’Golo Kante (£4.9m) and Hakim Ziyech (£7.9m) also make way, with Kurt Zouma (£5.4m), Marcos Alonso (£5.7m), Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.7m) and Kai Havertz (£8.2m) recalled.

The fit-again Thiago Silva (£5.6m) is among the substitutes, with Rudiger’s benching meaning that Cesar Azpilicueta (£5.7m) is now the only Chelsea player who has started all nine Premier League games under Tuchel.

As for Everton, there are two changes from the side that began the win at West Brom.

Gylfi Sigurdsson (£6.8m) and Allan (£5.2m) are back in the starting XI, with Bernard (£5.7m) dropping to the bench and Abdoulaye Doucoure (£5.2m) not featuring in the matchday squad at all.

Tom Davies (£5.2m) is fit enough to be on the bench after injury but James Rodriguez (£7.7m) is absent once again with a calf problem.

Richarlison (£7.9m) is Everton’s form player going into the match at Stamford Bridge, having scored four goals in as many fixtures ahead of tonight’s clash – that’s twice as many as Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.8m) has managed from Gameweek 12 onwards.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Zouma, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, James, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Werner.

Everton XI: Pickford, Godfrey, Keane, Holgate, Digne, Gomes, Allan, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

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  1. Party time
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Yet another snore fest

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      This... So boring.

  2. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Was Jorginho not booked? 😆

  3. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Alright Christensen you've had your run around...

  4. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    O.G G

  5. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    OG

    Unlucky Alonso.

  6. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Has to be O.G

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Another Own goal

  8. richarlison2348
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    OG or no?

  9. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Kai Haulvertz

  10. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz always looks like he's a little bit high.

  11. djman102
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Godfrey OG, Havertz A

  12. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How's donkey doing?

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Which one?

  13. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    6 angles but none definitive for me.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      7th - OG

  14. Salan
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Is this an own goal?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      yup

      1. Salan
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks. Unlucky Alonso owner.

  15. Meinhoff
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Rudiger coming on 80th minute to keep the 1-0 lead, I can just see it

    1. CBonci
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      To prevent all jam

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Fingers crossed.

  16. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    The last week has just been a mixture of boring 0-0's, own goals and players with less than 3% ownership scoring.

  17. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    goal accreditation committee still deciding????

  18. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz so precise, knew his rival owned Alonso in fpl

    Jokes aside need a better angle to see clearly. Could easily be a havertz goal

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    No points for everyone?

  20. Party time
    5 years, 6 months ago

    At least no cleansheet for Digne

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Don't care, 14 pts from him in the double, so....yeah.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Never again had him for end of last season, bit like binary code, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1

      1. Party time
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

        Straight into my team for next gw & beyond

  21. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Noob Iwobi ball watching there.
    When will Ancelotti realize that Iwobi is just a liability to his team whenever he plays

  22. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Tuchel ending the season with Top 4 and the CL

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Won't win the CL, but 2nd is on the cards.

      1. Total Slotball
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        CL is wide open. Bayern defence all over the place and City on there day are beatable. Suppose you can throw PSG in the conversation too

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    The pain of playing Digne over Shaw.

    1 upvote = 1 cry

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      (or laugh, whatever you feel like 😆 )

    2. Jindaljain
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Very high

    3. Esalman
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I have Keane, at least looked a better attaching threat.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah also notches a few goals per season. Does well on BPS too.

        Hard to predict his returns, but then again you can say he same for Digne too.

    4. Optimus.
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Did the same and had no Kane to make matters worse

  24. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How the hell have BT showed 201 angles and not one conclusive one

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Last one shown on NBC it was definitely missing.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Nice thanks

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Ffs. Digne my only player

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Same. Zero expectations though

  26. Weeb Kakashi
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz has been good so far. More direct and wanting to take on players.

    1. Party time
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Camzy’s very own

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 6 months ago

        That feels like it was years ago

        1. Party time
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Form clicked in gw 27 😆

      2. Camzy
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        lol. He's not the worst player I've owned this season actually. Got some odd assists and things before I eventually got rid. And he was the spot that allowed me to buy Fernandes (I didn't buy him and bought Rashford instead and kissed goodbye to 50 points....)

        1. Party time
          5 years, 6 months ago

          😆

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Chelsea are looking really good.

    Poor old fat Frank. He clearly was the issue after all

  28. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Why has he dropped Rudiger?

    1. Jindaljain
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Rest

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Tuchel must have Shaw first on the bench.

  29. ZimZalabim
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    damn sold havertz gw 2

  30. The Mighty Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Mount aid going to be given a 5 minute cameo, isn't he. Probably just enough time for him to collect a yellow card.