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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. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Game Over. Thx J P.

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    I'm just here for the post-match LinkedIn interview

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      no Notes passed on yet sadly

  3. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Who knew that Beto and Wellbeck where the ones to have?!?

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Literally no one I’m fairly sure

  4. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Hmmm, Palmer out and Ekitike to Haaland -4 on the cards.

    Let the striker musical chairs continue

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Che has home game. I admit I had to check. Selling expensive assets for expensive assets makes no sense. Buy the cheap ones who do the scoring.

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        So get Wilson?

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    KDH assist even?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Unfortunately, no

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Not yet…

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Beto

  6. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Before today, Chelsea had been out run by their opponents in all 30 PL matches.

  7. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    At this rate everton , Newcastle and brentord can still make top 5

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Rosenior out, total Diddy

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Maresca back in

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    KDH the fpl ledge!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      How so?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Has been brilliant this game, ran the midfield

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          No FPL points though!

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Couple more Defcon and he hits 5 tbf

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Needs 4 or so still, won’t happen I’m afraid

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                1 month, 1 day ago

                2 now lol. Virgil got about 10 earlier in 5 minutes defo possible

                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  1 month, 1 day ago

                  And now he’s off 😆

  10. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Port Vale play away vs Che, that just might help Che to get a result. Not sure though. Tough to call that game.

  11. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    People want to triple up on this team for a potential DGW XD.

    Said it a week ago or so, the DGW does not look that good.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Yeah but they can randomly turn up, like Villa away for example, probably the least likely fixture you’d expect them to

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        They've done that once these past GWs, vs Villa. Villa have continued to be awful ever since. Tricking people into thinking that Chelsea are actually better than this.

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      It looks worse by the minute

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      That's why FH is my play.

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Chelsea finally come alive 3-0 down lol

    Palmer looking for the consolation

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Have owned Pedro periodes this season. Been woeful every time. One of the biggest trolls alongside Rogers and Ekitike

  14. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Been brutal from FPL perspective, but that draw away to Bournemouth for United looks a great result now

  15. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Garnacho desperate to get another yellow

  16. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Still time for
    Another Everton goal
    Chelsea red card or
    Both

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    KDH close

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Pity Sanchez closed his legs this time

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Come on Ndiaye 3 more DCs 😛

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Ahh went off ...

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    3 more defcons Kieran please

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      *Kiernan

  20. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    KDH deserves more points.

    Br owner

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      About 10 or so

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      He’s been immense

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Just went off

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Get in

  21. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Lord have mercy on me I’m relying on Gordon to turn this GW into something respectable

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      My teams linked if you want a laugh

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        I was going to, but then if Thiaw does anything half decent you’ll be about on par with me!

      2. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Fair play to you linking your team
        Okay you're having a bad game week
        But not a bad overall rank in just your 2nd season .

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          Hadn’t copped that! Huge OR.

          Now I definitely can’t laugh

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          More like my 12th season. Started a new account after I took a break for a few.

  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Tarkowski got away with a deliberate elbow in the box

    Should of been a Palmenalty

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      VAR waste of space

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    2 more..

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    Respect the ball, yeah right

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    KDH and Ndiaye both hit 10 DCs

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Need 12

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Yes but I’ve noticed 10 seems to be the threshold for potential dodgy upwards adjustments lol

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      But they need 12, so might as well be on 0

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Could easily have 2 added tbf

  26. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 1 day ago

    F**k this game week.

    Dubravka
    Pedro
    Palmer
    Virgil
    Hill
    Dango
    Mbeumo
    Etikite

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Season over if no bruno

  27. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
      1 month, 1 day ago

      Would you pick O'Reilly or Guehi on WC
      & why please?

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        O’Reilly for the attacking potential, out of UCL should help mins you’d think as well

        1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
            1 month, 1 day ago

            Thanks

          • Feanor
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 1 day ago

            He’s in the bix more than Haaland

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Enzo has been dire tonight too

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 1 day ago

        Can explain why midfielders need more defcon that defenders, surely defenders should need more given that’s their job?

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          *anyone

        2. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
            1 month, 1 day ago

            I know!

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              I actually think they got it the wrong way round and were too embarrassed to change it 😆

        3. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 1 day ago

          Everton to pip Liverpool and Chelsea to 5th at this rate

          1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Yup

            • FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 month, 1 day ago

              Brentford win would put them a point behind pool actually