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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. Jindaljain
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How's donkey Calvert lewin doing?

    1. ZAMUNDA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      doesn't exist

    2. not_astarte
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      what he does best, running with no reason in the pitch

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

      Just switched on but immediately saw him do a nice flick on but the move unfortunately broke down

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

    I'm not a Everton fan, but Iwobi annoys me so much watching him play. Wonder what actual Everton fans think of him and how they feel watching him play.

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

      He causes us to commit die

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Another all fart and no poo player

  3. ZAMUNDA
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah + DCL to
    A) Bale + Antonio
    B) Kane + Saka

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      B

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      A

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

    Dang it, I really messed up there didn't I

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Always someone who’s messed up more about 😆

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

    At his best Christensen is one of the best ball playing defenders in the League.

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

      I'm so glad he's back to his best. This is him back to what he was more like before that god-awful Barcelona match which seemed to shatter him.

      I honestly wasn't sure he'd ever get back to this level.

    2. Party time
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Absolutely

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    DCL disappeared

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

      Say something new

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Nearly Alonso goal

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

    Goalonso denied

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

    What a save, get in there!

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

    This Alonso is a forward

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

      Don't know why Lampard not like playing him.

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Because he can’t defend?

      2. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Because he wanted his boys not the old guard.

  11. KUN+10
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I sold Alonso after 3 no shows. 15 pointer incoming

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

    Lampard exit brings Alonso as a striker

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Alonso is the forward we wanted DCL to beg

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Be

  14. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Everton paid 30m for Iwobi... WTF?!

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

      A good bit of business for Arsenal that

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Indeed

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

      You can't put a price on Nigerian football social media traffic.

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      That’s actually as bad as Brewster.

  15. Says
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Blue Klopp is starting to make Lampard look bad

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

      German Pep no?

      1. Says
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        kinda a modern hybrid

  16. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    They still haven't found an angle that shows who got the goal. FPL says OG.

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

      Initial viewing looked like a massive slice going wide.

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

        This

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

    Painful week...

  18. A. PRISE
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Whoever owns Alonso, extremely unlucky

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes for the few that do, the many who chirp on about him but don't own him, no.

  19. zotter
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How does this sound like a plan with no chips left.

    GW28. Roll
    GW29. Salah / KdB to Son / Bale
    GW30. One of Son / Bale to Bruno

    Current XI with GW29 players in caps (two spurs will be added to it)

    MARTINEZ
    Shaw. Cancelo. KONSA
    Salah c. Kdb. Gundogan. RAPHINHA. AUBAMAYANG
    KANE. WATKINS.

    fabri. DALLAS. Rudi. Brewster

  20. Old Bull
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Rudiger rested or is there something else? Anyone know?

    1. zotter
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Surely just a rest. He has been fine including last game v Liverpool

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He’s on the bench so surely rested.

    3. Old Bull
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks fellas, that’s what I hoped.

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

      Hacks.

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

        Triple-Captained Azpilicueta, the mad lads.

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Need big things from Bamford, Soucek and Coufal

    1. KUN+10
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Goal fest?

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

      Bamford & Dallas haul with Cleansheet

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

      Dawson to get the headlines

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Can see this happening more than anything else tbh

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

      Goalfest with Dallas, Raphinha, and Antonio in the mix. Not asking much

    5. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      4-1 wh. Antonio 2. Lingard 1 Coufal 3 assists. Bamford pen. I’d quite like this.

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

        4-1 Bamford 2 ,Dallas 2 & Antonio 1

    6. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Coufal maybe, Leeds aren't suited to playing a team like west ham

  22. KUN+10
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Guys think Raph & Bam will get
    anything today? My main ML differentials

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

      Each will score 2

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

        Can you make it 4.

      2. KUN+10
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I would be very happy with that

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

      With Dallas assists & Cleansheet delighted

  23. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Salah > Bale for a -4 yes or no?

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

      I'm literally pondering this exact move

    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yup. For a triple up?

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

      Yes

    4. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Done it yestrday. Feels so ggod :)./

  24. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Brutal about Fantasy 5 this week
    Bruno and Kane beat their scores. Havertz might be well on his way with that assist. Antonio left but Robertson has already ruined it. Oh well.

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bt stat

    Mendy has more touches than DCL

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

      Surprised there's not more concern on here for DCL's whereabouts. He's not been seen for weeks now.

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Ancelotti said he's changed his tactics which means richarlison comes more into the game and DCL loses a lot of his chances

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I’m sure a similar thing happened last season after lockdown

        He completely disappeared

    2. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      DCL only needs 1 magical touch

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

        That one where it bounces in off his arse?

    3. Skonto Rigga
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Think Benjamin Mendy has had more touches than DCL tonight

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

        A new striker for Chelsea?

  26. Zladan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Kalvin is back!

    Leeds clean sheet potential rises and attacking options unlocked.

    Let’s go Bamphinhallas

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

    Hope this stays 1-0. More chance of Rudiger coming on to bolster the back line in the last 10 minutes. 😉

    1. Zladan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I imagine there could be some bench jam otherwise.

      Bruno and Shaw benchers ought to be punished.

  28. Shark Team
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Despite not owning Dallas I'm very happy that Phillips starts guess why...

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      You don't want Antonio to score or Phillips makes Leeds play better anyway and you have raph/bamf

    2. Vazza
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      You have Shaw or Fernandes coming off the bench for you?

  29. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Lineups?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Google?

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

      Everyone starts.

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Gpod