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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. Pep Roulette
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Points for no one

    1. JBG
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Good

    2. FantasyTony
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Takes points of the tarko-terrorists.

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Usual Chelsea early goal!

  3. Brosstan
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Managers with no players involved in heaven

  4. SM001
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Wrong Pedro.

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

      Doesn't really matter. Joao Pedro ownership 100% and 98% at my rank. Everyone serious has him.

  5. el polako
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Hato -> Neto -> Golo

  6. Fifa las vegas
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    A good week to WC Rogers and Pedro back in after missing out last week

    1. FantasyTony
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      still times for Rogers to get his defcons

  7. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias (C), Guéhi, O’Reilly, Bouaddi, Kovačić, Ndiaye, Foden, Doku, Haaland

    SUBS | Rulli, Anderson, Cherki, Fernández, Aït-Nouri, Gvardiol, Allan, Semenyo, Khusanov

    1. Fifa las vegas
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Ugh, no Gvardiol but at least I avoided Cherki. For now…

    2. Warby84
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      I couldn’t care less about the cheats

  8. fantasist
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guehi, O'Reilly, Bouaddi, Kovacic, Ndiaye Foden, Doku, Haaland

  9. JBG
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    No Schade from the start, shame

    1. Burton
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Ha

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

    Assist for Pedro goal?

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Hato

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Lovely cheers

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    isak bandwagon

    1. RICICLE
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      How?

      1. Warby84
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Hat trick

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Szoboszlai starts

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

    Cherki time

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      Bench time

  14. g40steve
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    Rogers just how

  15. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 8 hours ago

    So the rumours were right then.

    1. Eightball
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      The cartel obviously had a secret leak!

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

    No Cherki, no Gvardiol

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      1 day, 8 hours ago

      No semi

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

      Both benched, Gvardiol has to go I think.

    3. Pedersen
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Dont worry. 1min cameo incoming

    4. Babit1967
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Ah damn, Cherki my differential as well, typical. Gone next gameweek as can’t deal with the rotation.

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        Everyone got him in my ML

  17. el polako
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Moment of silence for Free Hitter with Semenyo and Cherki.

  18. brianutd-why always we? 20
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Gvardiol you’re a gonner

    1. JBG
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      Took him out for a -4. Sick off the rotation

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        same

      2. have you seen cyan
        1 day, 7 hours ago

        9,5,8,11,4,4

        What makes you sick about that? Gvard returned in every game, even from the bench, and he probably will again this week. As long as he keeps returning, IDC that much. He is one of the best players in the game.

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          1 day, 7 hours ago

          This. Starts are overrated.

          I read that Cherki last year returned in more games he subbed in on than starts

  19. have you seen cyan
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Gvard will come on and score, its fine.

  20. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Cherki 2 assists and bonus last time from bench lads

  21. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Read em and weep lads

    Donnarumma
    Nunes-Dias-Guéhi-O'Reilly
    Kovačić-Bouaddi
    Doku- Foden-Ndiaye
    Haaland

    1. Bobby Digital
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      SemenNooo

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    GW3 most transferred in: Cherki COV (2m transfers) = 3 points
    GW7 most transferred in: Cherki IPS (1m transfers) = 0 points?

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      He will come on, and he will probably most likely return going by the stats and trends

  23. Brosstan
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Palmer expected YC, been whining at the red all day

    1. Brosstan
      1 day, 7 hours ago

      ref*

  24. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Palmer YC

  25. FantasyTony
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    lol palmer

  26. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Palmer YC, should have been 2nd

  27. Nightcrawler
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Palmers really thick isn't he

    Might rage sell for rogers

  28. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    If Pedro can pick up a YC I'll have a trifecta

  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Just need the Pedro YC now

  30. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 day, 7 hours ago

    Oxygen needed, no good