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The first of five Premier League matches on Saturday is Everton v Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Kick-off in the Gameweek 7 curtain-raiser is at 12:30pm BST.

TEAM NEWS

Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitalii Mykolenko have both recovered from injuries to start for Everton.

Meanwhile, Merlin Rohl gets the nod over the benched Brennan Johnson on the right wing.

Mykolenko ousts Michael Keane from the starting XI. The centre-back has not been included in the matchday squad.

Xabi Alonso’s only alteration for Chelsea sees Jorrell Hato come in for Pep Chavarria, who is absent.

There are no surprises elsewhere, with Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer joining Joao Pedro in the usual front three.

Reece James is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery, as reported on Friday.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Armstrong, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, O’Brien, George, Dibling, Norgaard, Johnson, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham

Chelsea XI: Martinez, Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Caicedo, Henderson, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, J Pedro

Subs: Penders, Fofana, Palestra, Barco, Lavia, Nicoll-Jazuli, Estevao, Quenda, Welbeck


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  1. Brosstan
    1 day, 10 hours ago

    First 🙂

    1. z13
      1 day, 10 hours ago

      Well done you! What an achievement

      1. Dynamic Duos
        1 day, 10 hours ago

        Honestly you wouldn't believe

      2. Brosstan
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Haters gonna hate.

        1. The Knights Template
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          I would have been first but I had fifteen hours of pop-ups to deal with!

          1. g40steve
            1 day, 9 hours ago

            Flol 🙂

      3. Nomar
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Life goals

    2. Ball Ake
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Lucky

  2. Pedersen
    1 day, 10 hours ago

    Season over. I am on 0 points...

    1. Rice Krispie
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      -76 here. I did 20 transfers this gw. Kept switching between Barkley and McGinn

  3. SARRFACE
    1 day, 10 hours ago

    Everton going to put up a good defensive fight.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Definitely, only let 2 away at Hull and that is the most potent attack in Europe atm

    2. JBG
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Hopefully a 3-0 trashing like last season, 3x Barry

    3. g40steve
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      For first 5 mins

    4. Nomadic Spurs
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      They'll need to.

  4. Gross Misconduct
    1 day, 10 hours ago

    Updated

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Effective ownership

    Haaland 204.0%
    João Pedro 100.0%
    Calafiori 95.1%
    Groß 94.3%
    De Cuyper 88.8%
    Rogers 82.1%
    Palmer 63.4%
    Konsa 45.7%
    Raya 41.9%
    Verbruggen 37.0%
    Cherki 35.1%
    Gvardiol 33.9%
    Calvert-Lewin 25.6%
    Saka 23.8%
    Kinsky 16.2%
    Hall 16.0%
    Mbeumo 15.4%
    Gonzalo 13.2%
    Barry 12.3%
    Semenyo 11.9%
    Barnes 11.6%
    Ødegaard 10.2%

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      FPL has become a 5 player game: who you don't have beyond Haaland (c), JP, Gross, Cuyper, Rogers, Calafiori

      1. JBG
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Fun isn't it?

        1. JBG
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          Hopefully City get thrown out soon, so at least C can be more variable

      2. Brosstan
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Garbage game. Pump up everyone's price next season so its impossible to own all of the same players.

        1. The Knights Template
          1 day, 9 hours ago

          They worship mammon, not nostalgiasts!

        2. Nomadic Spurs
          1 day, 8 hours ago

          Just need better players on other Premier League teams to give more variations.

      3. Nomadic Spurs
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        I have nine players to chose from, beyond those six.

    2. TheBiffas
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      De Cuyper wow

    3. Defcons are for Kinnear
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      With 204% EO do I want Haaland to fail as my captain?

      1. Brosstan
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Yes. His goals will be negative and especially if you don't own whoever gets the A

  6. Nomar
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Kept hold of Bruno for one more week. Watch me get punished for that this weekend now.

    1. JBG
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Has a great record against Leeds

    2. Big Mac 24
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Kept him too, hoping he breaks out with 10 points + today

  7. Brosstan
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    In this game week its actually a captain fail for me if Haaland scored because hes over 200% EO. So Haaland is guaranteed to haul

    1. Dynamic Duos
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      But if you didn't (c) him it would of hit alot worse

    2. Touré De Force
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Don't even own him brother!

  8. Supersonic_
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Really need Cherki not to start and blank

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      He's benched

    2. g40steve
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Last article could be carnage?

  9. GoonerSteve
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    I brought in Rogers, Saka and Gvardiol this week for Bruno, Szoboszlai and Konsa.

    Needed to ditch Konsa to free up the 3rd Arsenal spot for Saka. Wasn't sure who to get so went with most transferred in defender that I didn't own, which was Gvardiol. Sounds like he may well be benched.

    Another brilliant managerial decision to add to what has been a season of terrible decisions.

    Urgh.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      I sold Palmer for a differential Saka last week... Gvardiol can do damage from the bench vs Ipswich with tired legs.

      1. GoonerSteve
        1 day, 9 hours ago

        Fingers crossed he does something.

  10. Dynamic Duos
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Gvardiol to Muharemovic?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      I would not

  11. Dynamic Duos
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Every pt 1.9k green for Haaland, take it, been as TC are active

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Chelsea were humbled 3-0 by Brentford in their last away game. Anyone fancy Everton today?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      2-2

  13. Defcons are for Kinnear
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Revolutionary kick off from Everton

  14. Defcons are for Kinnear
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    FPL need to introduce incentives to pick non template players

    1. TheBiffas
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Don't see why they can't do a scouting bonus like the world cup fantasy

      1. JBG
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Really wanted that to happen this season.

      2. Bobby Digital
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Yeah a scouting bonus for under 10% ownership would be great

    2. el polako
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Pick a player who at the moment of transfer in is less than 10% and get a extra FT.

      1. Brosstan
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        So I can make 10000 transfers for free just hokey cokeying low ownership players? Sounds fun

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      players under 5% ownership score double points for any clean sheets, goals or assists

    4. Sandy Ravage
      1 day, 9 hours ago

      Surely getting points from a differential player is sufficient incentive for being brave and gambling against the 'template'.

      1. Brosstan
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        It's not sufficient, no.

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Pricing should do the job

      1. el polako
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        With the way Joao Pedro was priced it was a 9 men game from the start.

  15. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Haaland only 152% ownership at my awful low rank, at least I can cheer his goals now 😀

  16. JBG
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    Grealish did so well up until that pass :/. Could've been a great chance for Everton

  17. el polako
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    So how will Cole Palmer get his assist today?

    Henderson pass to Rodgers hits Cole in the back, ball changes direction and falls to JP who after dribbling past 2 defenders scores.

  18. CoracAld2831
    1 day, 9 hours ago

    What was the leak exactly?

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Gvardiol, Cherki and Semenyo benched

    2. JBG
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Andy FPLs tub was leaking whilst he was streaming, he fixed it with help from twitter.

      1. el polako
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Harry the plumber.

    3. Babit1967
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Sure a leak came out a few weeks ago about Foden starting and Semenyo, Cherki benched & the opposite happened. Would take this with a pinch of salt.

  19. Saka White Rice
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Don't love my defense but I don't think it needs a WC yet? I have 1FT

    Vebruggen (Kinsky)
    Calafiori Hall Maguire (Thomas David)
    Saka Palmer Rogers King (Gomez)
    Haaland JP DCL

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Palmer to Bruno was the move this week, I am always late to the party.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Bruno Guimarães is a nice differential for sure

  21. OLB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Who’s the best defenders for max of 4.6
    Think it’s time to sell Mendy

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Bogle

      1. BeaversWithAttitude
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        Bogle is 4.7

    2. g40steve
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Bogle

    3. BeaversWithAttitude
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Bobby Thomas

    4. TheBiffas
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Justin

  22. Brosstan
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Barry misses sitter. Free header from 8 yards

    1. Nomar
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Who would have thought it, eh!

  23. g40steve
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Martinez gives away corner tick tock

    Neto YC

  24. JBG
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Barry denied -_-

  25. Sailboats
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Barry misses a free header. Straight to GK

    1. el polako
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Water is wet.

      This guy is the worst finisher I’ve seen in a while.

  26. Jafooli
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Which monastery did Palmer do his monk training at?

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      I'm convinced he was born with that terrible haircut!

      1. Jafooli
        1 day, 8 hours ago

        It’s like he trolling footballers haircuts…

  27. Brosstan
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Palmer seems uncharacteristically frustrated today. A lot of complaining and hand waving at the ref. Can see a card coming soon for him

    1. Nomar
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Should already have had one for kicking the ball away in dissent.

  28. Pep Roulette
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    0-0 written all over this

    1. JBG
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Shouldn't be Everton been the better team

  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Where dem points at, points at

  30. Brosstan
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Tark + Rogers yellow for handbags