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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. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    What teams double in 33???

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Better idea after tomorrows game

  2. adidasOriginals
    • 10 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    For those who still have 3 or 4 chips left - what is your grand plan?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Poor rank, so will have to go against whatever everyone else does. Benchboost used (wasted) so one less headache and can be a bit more flexible with the wildcard.

  3. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    You'd think as a multi-millionaire footballer that João Pedro would have better things to do than stalk my FPL team seeing when I buy and sell him.

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      He can afford to pay someone to do it

    2. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      His biggest skill is collapsing in the box

  4. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Chelsea or on par with Liverpool

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Trying to avoid European fatigue next season

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      What a great chase for CL places...nobody wants it!

    3. GREEN JUMPERS
      • 5 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Worst world champs ever

  5. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Yakubu and Cahill warming up

  6. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Sorry guys, I broke Pedro

  7. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Beto brace

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Back of the net

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 days, 12 hours ago

        Straight through Sanchez

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Not quite the Pedro experience I expected

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    C'mon Chelsea!

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

    Sack Sanchez meggnutts

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Sanchez is brilliant

  11. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Onana spec from Sanchez tonight

  12. GREEN JUMPERS
    • 5 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Oh Sanchez. Put an outfield player in goal

  13. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Haaland vs this defence next

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Trouble is Haaland doesn’t mice

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        14 days, 12 hours ago

        *move

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          14 days, 12 hours ago

          Depends on the setup around him

  14. GREEN JUMPERS
    • 5 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Did Sanchez choose his nuts over his hands there lol

  15. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Sanchez a rogers my worst picks, hopefully rogers can get something before I bin him !

  16. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Sanchez making Beto look like Bebeto

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Sanchez should be benched after this display

      1. jacob1989
        • 4 Years
        14 days, 12 hours ago

        And

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          14 days, 12 hours ago

          And play jorgensen who is worse?

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    KDH awesome for defcons!

    1. Steavn8k
      • 2 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Would have been nice with a goal contribution, though, now that they're up 3-0. He's also still lacking a few for defcon..

  18. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Dango benched ffs

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Noooooo!

    2. Il Capitano
      • 5 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Dang

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Ah, snap

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Nice

    5. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Stay there, Keane is my 12th man

    6. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Ay not be the worst thing. Jimenez was unexpectedly benched and still.acored.

  19. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Gnacho YC

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Palmers the only spark in the away team

  21. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Anyone else left Haaland. Gabriel etc in their starting 11 and put those saying in the bench?

  22. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    I don't have one player tomorrow. All 11 starters have played today. First sub is Alderete but he won't be coming in.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Cash, Porro and Gordon for me

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Same here! Another red arrow looming

  23. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Should have done Haaland to beto.. of course

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Estavo nearly curls it in twice from corners

  25. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Ndiaye goal

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    3 - 0

  27. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Rosenior out

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      Didn't man-age this that well

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      14 days, 12 hours ago

      He isn't a manager though. Other than picking the team not much will change. Their problems are the signings. Too many of them, no experience, wrong positions and not enough effort

  28. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    3-0 blimey

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

    Sanchez 2m away from that

  30. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    14 days, 12 hours ago

    Yes, Ndiaye my differential! Good boy! 😛