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Chelsea v Everton team news: James starts, Cucurella benched

The evening fixture at Stamford Bridge rounds off the day’s Premier League football.

Both Chelsea and Everton come into this match buoyed by positive results in the last two Gameweeks but the Toffees haven’t won away from home since October 1.

The hosts make three changes to the side that beat Leicester City last time out.

Benoit Badiashile comes in for Marc Cucurella at centre-half, Reece James returns at right wing-back at the expense of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Christian Pulisic takes Mykhailo Mudryk‘s place in attack.

Ben Chilwell, the most-bought player of Gameweek 28 with nearly a million transfers in, starts at left wing-back.

Kai Havertz, himself transferred in by almost 350,000 managers ahead of Friday’s deadline, is again part of the three-man frontline.

Everton, unsurprisingly, are unchanged from the win over Brentford.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, Chilwell, Kovacic, Enzo, Joao Felix, Pulisic, Havertz.

Subs: Bettinelli, Kante, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Mudryk, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Cucurella.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Tarkowski, Godfrey, Onana, Doucoure, Gueye, Iwobi, Gray, McNeil.

Subs: Begovic, Holgate, Mina, Mykolenko, Maupay, Davies, Coady, Garner, Simms.

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678 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Bubbles1985
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Whomever talked me out of getting Felix and getting Havertz instead.

    Thanks!

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ban this lad

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        😀

    2. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      One word:
      Accountability

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Many syllables though

    3. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Make your own decisions then

      1. Bubbles1985
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        😀

    4. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Havertz was logical.

      Should've gone Felix.

    5. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Comment history says no

    6. Prinzhorn
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Eye test always said Felix imo (I have neither so what do I know)

    7. Bubbles1985
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Isak Captain helps.

  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Never ever a Chilwell assis

  3. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I sold Haaland for Havertz. Good times

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Havertz 2 points ahead.

  4. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    How many times has a defender scored a hattie in PL history? Asking for Chillwell's friend.

  5. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    No way Chill assist, owner here

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Ditto.

  6. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Offside goal.

  7. DycheDycheBaby
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Give that assist to Toney.

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Could bet on it

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Puli G off

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I somehow read that as Gulf

  9. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    I'm not dropping Haaland. Liverpool are toast.

    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Of course you wouldn't drop him *now*. The time to drop him was before he blanked, not after.

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Was never dropping him before this GW, either.

        1. gart888
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Did you field 11 players this week?

          1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 2 months ago

            Yes, but on a WC.

            1. gart888
              • 9 Years
              1 year, 2 months ago

              Fair enough. I could see keeping him on a WC this week. Kept him, Rashford and a Brighton mid benched?

              1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
                • 12 Years
                1 year, 2 months ago

                Estupinan, but yeah.

  10. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Koul. yellow.

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Entering Reece James Danger Time

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Time to check who's warming up...

    2. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Take the cs

  12. Prinzhorn
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Koulibaly and Badiashile both look clumsy today imo

  13. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Shouldn't Pickford save that shot from Felix?

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      He should, but he can't, cause he's a bit sh*t.

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I think he was blindsided, but I don't recall that well

  14. Crystal Alice
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    2FT
    Toney Felix > Haaland Brennan
    Yes
    or
    No

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      No

    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      You sure you want Haaland who doesn't have a DGW?

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chilwell on 2 baps

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Need a brace to smash it out the park

  16. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Still amazed I’ve been initially set on Chill (c) and in the end talked myself into Toney

    1. gart888
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      They're just one defensive slip up away from Chilwell having the same score as Toney.

    2. noissimbus
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Could still equal 2ney.

  17. Arteta
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Having defenders from Newcastle and Brentford in your team has become a problem. They keep conceding one goal per match and it's so bloody annoying...

    1. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I have double Brentford

      1. camarozz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        And tripps

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 2 months ago

          Ditto

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Newcastle will come good imo. Just need to cut out the slips and blind backpasses

  18. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Havertz ..the ultimate troll ..

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chilwell could’ve had mega haul with better finishing around him

  20. Salalalalah
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    An assist will do Chillwell !

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      I'll happily take 8pts tbh

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        aaaanf it's gone

      2. TheBiffas
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Don't curse it, demarai gray screamer inevitable

  21. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Tark goal

    1. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Doucoure goal

      1. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 2 months ago

        🙂

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Nope

    3. More Cowbell
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Douc

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Decoure G

  23. thegame983
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Siu!!!!!!!!!

  24. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Chelsea cleanie busted

  25. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Everton G

  26. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Everton doin domething

  27. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Keepers should get a point for every 2 crosses pickes.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Picked

  28. Shultan
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Everton goal

  29. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sod this.

  30. Thanos
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 2 months ago

    There goes Chilly cap 🙁

    1. Gizzachance
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Knew double Chel def was to much, don’t really do cs
      2 cs n last 7, Leeds an Fulham