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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. Vazza
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Antonio goallllllll..... Just practicing 🙂

    1. estheblessed
      5 years, 8 months ago

      From a Cresswell cross 😉

    2. not_astarte
      5 years, 8 months ago

      jeez mate, take it easy.

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Wait VAR................just offside

    4. Mika-eel
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Damn I thought I missed kick-off!

  2. Jindaljain
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Bamford

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Hot topic

    2. estheblessed
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I've had him all season but took him out for Antonio. I will get him back next GW because he's always capable of a goal.

  3. Pedram
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Digne third on my bench, at least i got something right

    1. Utopsis
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Until he bangs in a sweet FK

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Azpi setting trends playing with 1 glove

    1. estheblessed
      5 years, 8 months ago

      MJ did that years ago!

  5. Catastrophe
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Another off-target shot saves by Pickford

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I assume these dont count ??

  6. Duke Silver ☑
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Only took BT about an 45 minutes to find the right angle for the goal.

  7. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Just remembered about the cup on here. Checked my opponents team and of course he has captained Kane 🙁

  8. Surfeit of Lampteys
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Sigurdsson looks in the mood for an assist but richarlison has been crap so far.

  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Penalty chelsea

  10. suddenorgan
    5 years, 8 months ago

    worth replacing Struijk for GW29? Time to go triple Fulham?

  11. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mount coming on to take penalty ?

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Werner time?

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea penalty.
    Just before Mount subbed on.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Jorginho taking.

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Rage!!!!

  14. My heart goes Salalalalah
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford assist

  15. Rainer
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Pickford haha

  16. Utopsis
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Havertz is on FIRE!

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Jorghino essential

    1. Bobby Digital
      5 years, 8 months ago

      If he started every game

  18. Bobby Digital
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Chelski Pen

  19. The Senate
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Oh Pickford's face was a picture

  20. Jindaljain
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mendy to take penalty?

  21. Pedram
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Havertz essential

  22. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Shaw auto-sub for Digne 🙂

  23. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Mount coming on, hope he blocks shaw for some

  24. Rainer
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Peter Walton saying Pickford could have been killed and to award a free out.

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    F you Everton, and Digne

  26. Egg noodle
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Digne golden duck

    1. Jindaljain
      5 years, 8 months ago

      -1 or -3 incoming

  27. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Just know I’m gonna be punished for being swayed to start Digne over Dallas now ffs

  28. Party time
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Typical Digne

    1. g40steve
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Binary scores told ya 🙂

      1. Party time
        5 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

  29. JBG
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Tuchel should really rest Havertz for Rudiger now.

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Need Digne and Raphinha goals... urgently