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

    What happened to Struijk? An injury

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Never was a first teamer, just fills in for injuries

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

        Played every game since gw15 but yeh could well be the end of the road for him. Was just an enabler but bit annoying that may not get an appearance in gw29

  2. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    That’s Fernandes staying on the bench then. I want some undeserved bench jam, for crying out loud!

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

      Even Fernandes will laugh after watching this post

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Do you deserve it, benching a pen taker in a derby?!

  3. Kryptonite666
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    FFS, Digne 2 pointer ahead of Shaw on bench.

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

      1 pointer

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Or a White 1 pointer...

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

      It would really bother me but Kane capatain took all that pain away, who even needs shaws 14 points lol

    4. mezza
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      1

    5. estheblessed
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Shaw has been awesome I need to get him back in my team.

  4. @persecuted_by_mods
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Got both Bamford and Raph playing tonight but not expecting much, West ham are exactly the kind of team Leeds struggle against

    1. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Hope you’re right sold BamBam for Antonio

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

    White circle Leeds United XI to face West Ham United: Meslier, Ayling, Llorente, Cooper, Dallas, Phillips, Raphinha, Klich, Roberts, Hélder Costa, Bamford.

    Seat Rodrigo, Alioski and Harrison among the subs

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

    Cheers Digne. YC.

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

    Digne yellow

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

      OMG I beat Bemba!

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

    Hammer and pick West Ham United XI to face Leeds United: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Benrahma, Lingard, Fornals, Antonio.

    #FFScout #FPL #GW27 #DGW27 #WHUFC #FantasyPL #WHULEE

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

    Digne booked.

  10. MikeS
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Antonio hatrick incoming tonight..

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      When he has a favourable fixture and you need him to score he spends 76 mins holding his arse

      1. MikeS
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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

      Tommy Souc special incomring 😀

    3. Party time
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Oh yes please

    4. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      God I hope so.

  11. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    No Struijk in Leeds squad. As long Rüdiger doesn't come off the bench, I'll get the points from my third sub Luke Shaw.

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

      I never, ever have such jam. Lucky u.

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Knowing luck Rüdiger is sure to come on for a 1 pointer.

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

    Could really use some nostalgic souceck magic this evening

    1. mezza
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Cresswell to assist Soucek like earlier in the season please.

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

    VAR check

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

    Hand of Kai.

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

    Peter Walton wtf you smoking ? That is blatant handball

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

    Handball

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

    Hand of Kai

  18. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Great finish....

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

    Peter Walton so clueless.

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

      Beggars belief

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

      99% of the time he’s backing his buddies

      Surprised he didn’t this time

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

        That ones ridiculous, he’ll change views when asked again at FT.

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

    Clear handball

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

    Struijk not in Leeds squad... Is he no longer a starter. I will need to take a hit to take a hit to get a starter for BGW29

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

      Never really a starter.. Cover for injuries, that now are back.

      1. bitm2007
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        True but I'm surprised he's not even on the bench given that he's started the last 12 PL games.

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

    Has Peter Walton ever been right?

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Spare a thought for Peter Walton- He started off the season telling the truth, but then got embarrassed so many times by refs and var that now he has no idea what's going on and his lost his mind

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

        😆

  23. The Senate
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Does Peter Walton know the rules? christ

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

    Definitely going to get a Shaw auto-sub for Digne soon juuhuuu

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

      Tell more

    2. MikeS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Beautiful

  25. Vlekz
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Lol, why are people crying about rudiger owners getting jammy points? If he played he would have gotten anywhere from 6-9 points. Bruno got 10. That's like just 1-4 points extra from an insanely strong bench.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Nobody is crying, everything is always called jammy

      1. Vlekz
        5 years, 6 months ago

        A couple of points is hardly jammy

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

    Richarlison misses a sitter

  27. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    who's more worthless, Werner or DCL?

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

      Both

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

      DCL

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

      Difficult very diffcult

    4. The Senate
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I mean Salah is the biggest cost for 2 points/GW...

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

    Right now I’d be happy to see DCL touch the ball

    Where is he?

    1. MikeS
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Touching your balls?

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

        Hahaha nice one mate

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

        Change your name to Yikes

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

      Saving energy for the last 5 minutes

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

      I shipped him out. Everton seem to have lost any attacking threat. Plus Chelsea pretty tight.

  29. Z
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Bruno and Shaw on the bench....coming in for Dier and Rudiger.

    WHAT A LUCK!

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

      This is peak Jam.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Shaws my third sub, but I'll get his points if Rudiger doesn't come on. With my luck he will come on for a one-pointer.

  30. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What a conundrum.... do I want Mount to come on for a likely 1 point .... or stay on the bench so my auto sub DCL comes in giving me a wonderful likely 2 points ....

    It’s like choosing whether to step in dog or cat poo.

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Okay Mount ... let’s ice this cake with a goal you little sod.