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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:

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  1. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    Palmer and Pedro turn up please

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      They’ve done that bit already!

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        This is true 🙂

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      1-0 Everton. Dewsbury-Hall.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        I have him too so wouldn’t be the worst

  2. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    We, the J Pedro non-owners, bracing for impact one last time before WC !

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      If Chelsea are playing in the black kit he tends to play well

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        Evertonian for a day. Let's go

    2. Josh.E
      • 4 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      Pedro is a rank killer today, am in hiding.

    3. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      No Pedro, no Thiago, fearing the worst

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        Pedro and Thiago. Fearing the worst.

  3. Vasshin
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    Any chance Esteve gets one more DC added 🙂

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    Does anyone else wish the season through the summer?

    Eg started in say Jan rather than August?

    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      No.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        Man would live footy throughout height of summer, always seems better with more goas

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 10 hours ago

          Love goals

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    Need hatricks from Palmer and Pedro.

    Possible?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      It’s possible yes

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 10 hours ago

      Last time I can recall a PL side had two hat tricks for the same side was Arsenal v Southampton about 2002/03 when it was Robert Pires and Jermaine Pennant scoring

      1. Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        29 days, 10 hours ago

        Think Haaland and Foden did it 3 years ago

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 10 hours ago

          Against Man United

        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Ah yeah good shout

  6. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 10 hours ago

    ICE COLD!!!

  7. HD7
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Why does Bruno have an assist on Fantasy when officially he doesnt?
    Stuart Atteell level of consistency or what?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Because it’s BS

    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Because of the rules.

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      What’s official?

      1. HD7
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Bruno doesnt have an assist

    4. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 8 hours ago

      Because it’s a game with rules, & one of those rules resulted in Bruno getting the assist. Opta has a different threshold for their stats.

  8. TOLV TUMS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Best Eki replacement?

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Have Thiago and JP

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Welbeck.

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Kroupi

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Guiu

  9. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Dubravka could've saved that pen and saved my season, but he didn't. These are the people that live amongst us in our societies.

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      They are the people our parents warned us about. The people who grinned themselves to death 😉

  10. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Good start from Chelsea

  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Caicedo wtaf was that

  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Sanchez liability

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      I think he captained Beto

  13. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Sanchez 😮

  14. JBG
    • 7 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Wouldn't mind a 0-0 here or 1-0 to Everton with a KDH goal

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Need Everton CS to bust

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        No you don't, hush you

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Chelsea slow & asleep so far

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Means a Chelsea G then lol

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Enzo what are you doing?

  17. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Would have liked a CS from one of Andersen/VVD, but i guess i'm content with double DC instead.

    Ekitike purchase has been a total flop however.

  18. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    So HWilson would be on the same points as Bruno if not for that bs "assist" lol

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Would be could be should be…isn’t

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Perfectly good fantasy assist.

      So Bruno would have outscored Wilson by 9 points had it not been for the poor penalty decision by the ref and Var

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Fantasy assist, perfect description.

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          Yep, for fantasy football you see

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Beto G

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Chalo CS busted

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Luckily for him, he’s not playing

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          29 days, 9 hours ago

          I know boys...

      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Injured

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Garner A

  20. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Garner isn’t KDH, that won’t do at all at all

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Damn KDH assisting assister.

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    That’s not KDH

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Pickford saves Enzo

  24. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    T-Rex massive Save

  25. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    KDH owner but still got to admire that pass from Garner

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Palmer not happy

    1. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Bit of a whinger that Palmer

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        Wouldn't you whinge as well with that haircut?

    2. yousunkmybattleship
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Absolute waste of space

  27. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Chelsea managers should be building the team around Palmer.

    Great talent being wasted on the pitch and in my FPL team.

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    Don't think many would have had Garner as a top 5 scoring midfielder at the start of the season! 137 points atm

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Same goes for Wilson, Rice and Casemiro.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      he's been a good pick this season but wouldnt be a great pick in any other season where youd have more explosive mids

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      The lack of world class midfielders in the PL putting in consistant performances.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        plenty of top class mids but unfortunately for fpl theyre all CMs

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    dont undertsnad how chelsea still have two crap keepers as first/second choice

    one of the better things arteta did was replace ramsdale with raya relatively soon after getting ramsdale, instead of staying stubborn with him. Keepers should always be a priority

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Penders coming in next season who has promise but a few early errors could knock his confidence and potential

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      Todd Boehly, who admitted he didn't know much about identifying players.

    3. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      They should bring in Onana from MU

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        29 days, 9 hours ago

        FLOL

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    29 days, 9 hours ago

    What do you see the Brentford vs Leeds score later?

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      29 days, 9 hours ago

      2-2