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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
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Game Over. Thx J P.

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      no Notes passed on yet sadly

  3. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Literally no one I’m fairly sure

  4. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 19 hours 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
      28 days, 19 hours 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
        28 days, 19 hours ago

        So get Wilson?

  5. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    KDH assist even?

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Unfortunately, no

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Not yet…

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Beto

  6. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

  7. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Rosenior out, total Diddy

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Maresca back in

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    KDH the fpl ledge!

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      How so?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

        Has been brilliant this game, ran the midfield

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          28 days, 19 hours ago

          No FPL points though!

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            28 days, 19 hours ago

            Couple more Defcon and he hits 5 tbf

            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              28 days, 19 hours ago

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

              1. Scapegoat Salah
                • 9 Years
                28 days, 19 hours ago

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

                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  28 days, 19 hours ago

                  And now he’s off 😆

  10. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 19 hours 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
    28 days, 19 hours 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
      28 days, 19 hours 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
        28 days, 19 hours 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
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      It looks worse by the minute

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      That's why FH is my play.

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Chelsea finally come alive 3-0 down lol

    Palmer looking for the consolation

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    28 days, 19 hours 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
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

  15. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Garnacho desperate to get another yellow

  16. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Still time for
    Another Everton goal
    Chelsea red card or
    Both

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    KDH close

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Pity Sanchez closed his legs this time

  18. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Come on Ndiaye 3 more DCs 😛

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Ahh went off ...

  19. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    3 more defcons Kieran please

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      *Kiernan

  20. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    KDH deserves more points.

    Br owner

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      About 10 or so

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      He’s been immense

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Just went off

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

        Get in

  21. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

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

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      My teams linked if you want a laugh

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        28 days, 19 hours 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
        28 days, 19 hours 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
          28 days, 19 hours ago

          Hadn’t copped that! Huge OR.

          Now I definitely can’t laugh

        2. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          28 days, 19 hours ago

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

  22. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Tarkowski got away with a deliberate elbow in the box

    Should of been a Palmenalty

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      VAR waste of space

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    2 more..

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    Respect the ball, yeah right

  25. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    KDH and Ndiaye both hit 10 DCs

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Need 12

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

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

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

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

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

        Could easily have 2 added tbf

  26. The-Red-1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    28 days, 19 hours ago

    F**k this game week.

    Dubravka
    Pedro
    Palmer
    Virgil
    Hill
    Dango
    Mbeumo
    Etikite

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      28 days, 19 hours ago

      Season over if no bruno

  27. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
      28 days, 19 hours ago

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

      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

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

        1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
            28 days, 19 hours ago

            Thanks

          • Feanor
            • 16 Years
            28 days, 19 hours ago

            He’s in the bix more than Haaland

      2. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        28 days, 19 hours ago

        Enzo has been dire tonight too

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        28 days, 19 hours 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
          28 days, 19 hours ago

          *anyone

        2. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
            28 days, 19 hours ago

            I know!

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              28 days, 19 hours 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
          28 days, 19 hours ago

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

          1. SIMBOBIANTHEIII
              28 days, 19 hours ago

              Yup

            • FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              28 days, 19 hours ago

              Brentford win would put them a point behind pool actually