Dugout Discussion

Everton v Chelsea team news: Tarkowski starts

21 March 2026 244 comments
Skonto Rigga Skonto Rigga
Share:

Everton v Chelsea continues the steady dribble of Premier League football on Saturday.

Kick-off on Merseyside is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

The big team news for the hosts is that James Tarkowski starts after missing out last weekend due to injury.

His inclusion prompts a reshuffle: Jake O’Brien moves to right-back, James Garner to midfield and Tim Iroegbunam to the bench.

The Toffees are otherwise unchanged.

Another Everton centre-half who missed out in Gameweek 30, Jarrad Branthwaite, is among the substitutes.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior makes three changes from the 3-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in midweek.

One is enforced as Trevoh Chalobah is out for six weeks with an ankle injury. Wesley Fofana replaces him.

Malo Gusto recovers from illness and comes in for Mamadou Sarr, while Romeo Lavia ousts Andrey Santos in midfield.

Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer and Enzo Fernandez, as expected, are in Rosenior’s line-up following their early withdrawals on Tuesday.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Gana, Garner, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Travers, Patterson, Barry, Dibling, Coleman, Branthwaite, Röhl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Enzo, Neto, Pedro.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Acheampong, Tosin, Sarr, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Estevao, Garnacho, Delap.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

Brighton Liverpool Fulham Burnley Tarkowski starts
price change predictions
244 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Chelsea shocking

    Open Controls
  2. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Thank god I didn’t FH this GW. Can see my self going a couple of Chelsea and Pool.

    Open Controls
  3. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Looks like sir Jordan is not getting any bonus smh

    Open Controls
  4. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    I’m on 28 points with 6 to go. The struggle is real.

    Open Controls
    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      Looks like a bad week to have a bad week as well

      Open Controls
  5. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
    3 months, 27 days ago

    RMWCT:

    Goalkeepers (GK):
    Raya
    Darlow
    Gabriel
    Virgil
    Van Hecke
    O'Reilly
    Thiaw
    B.Fernandes
    Dewsbury-...
    Gordon
    Semenyo
    Rice
    Welbeck
    João Pedro
    Thiago

    Open Controls
    1. Sly Fly
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      9/10 for the team.

      0/10 for layout.

      Open Controls
    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      Assume that's a João Pedro that doesn't play for Chelsea?

      Open Controls
  6. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Hipster Liam getting sacked in the morning.

    Open Controls
    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      Can’t wait for the interview 😉

      Open Controls
      1. The 12th Man
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 27 days ago

        Have some respect

        Open Controls
  7. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    All on (G)ordon to save my season

    Open Controls
  8. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Is Pedro even playing? What the heck is with CHE?

    Open Controls
  9. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Got my first Pickford CS of the season.

    Open Controls
  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    Chelsea 4 defeats on the bounce since 1933 respect the ball flol

    Open Controls
  11. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    On another note, can’t wait to get rid of Enzo. Worst buy of the season for me.

    Open Controls
    1. Absolutely Muñozed
      3 months, 27 days ago

      him and rogers

      Open Controls
    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      ^this

      Open Controls
      1. Nomar
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 27 days ago

        Actually got rid of Rogers at the right time.

        Then nullified it by getting Watkins instead!

        Open Controls
  12. Absolutely Muñozed
    3 months, 27 days ago

    17 massive points from Pickford and Keane!!! wow really loving this after Hill -1 yesterday

    Open Controls
  13. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
    3 months, 27 days ago

    46 with 5 to go.
    Not bad?

    Open Controls
    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      Better than 25 with 3.

      Open Controls
    2. Absolutely Muñozed
      3 months, 27 days ago

      55 but no Thiago - Thiaw, Gordon, Rogers and Richarlison to go

      Open Controls
      1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
        3 months, 27 days ago

        Howw do ya have 55!?

        Open Controls
        1. Absolutely Muñozed
          3 months, 27 days ago

          captain bruno, Pickford, Keane and Wilson main contributors. Also have hill

          Open Controls
    3. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      48 with 3 to go. Could be worse.

      Open Controls
  14. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    What a failure - three players in a 3-0 match , and not a single return.

    Open Controls
    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 27 days ago

      Chelsea look awful

      Open Controls
  15. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 27 days ago

    KDH and Tarkowski with 9pts between them and yet they basically just cancelled out Wilson and VVD around me... giving me barely a green arrow, for now. Fun season.

    Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.