Dugout Discussion

Richarlison and Hazard fit to start as Barkley and Pedro are benched

The second of four Premier League matches to be contested on Sunday kicks off at 14:15 GMT, as unbeaten Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge.

The release of the teamsheets brought positive news for Richarlison‘s (£6.9m) owners, with the Brazilian fit to start after having been an injury doubt in the build-up to Gameweek 12.

Eden Hazard (£11.3m) is also back in the Chelsea starting XI for the first time in the Premier League since Gameweek 9.

The Belgium international had been restricted to a 24-minute cameo against Crystal Palace last weekend and continued his recovery from a back injury with an hour-long run-out against BATE in midweek.

There was disappointment for Ross Barkley‘s (£6.0m) owners, however, as the England midfielder was only named among the substitutes for the visit of his former employers – Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) replacing him in the centre of the park.

Pedro (£6.3m) made way for Hazard in Chelsea’s only other change to the team that defeated Palace.

Cesc Fabregas (£6.3m) has returned from illness and is back among the substitutes.

Marco Silva has made one, enforced alteration to his starting XI, meanwhile: Yerry Mina (£5.4m) in for loanee Kurt Zouma (£5.0m), who is ineligible to face his parent club.

The Toffees haven’t kept an away league clean sheet in 2018/19, with only four clubs having conceded more big chances on the road than Marco Silva’s side.

Chelsea (81) and Everton (65) were the two Premier League clubs who had registered the most attempts on goal in the four Gameweeks preceding this one.

No striker had recorded more big chances or shots on target than Alvaro Morata (£8.7m) during this four-match spell, meanwhile.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Morata, Hazard.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Andre Gomes, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Richarlison.

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1,351 Comments Post a Comment
  1. #FPLBhuna
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    OMG ALONSO DENIED AGAINTHUNDEROUS VOLLEY!!!

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso 🙁

  3. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    omg alonsoo 🙁

  4. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso so close!

  5. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Salah or Kun

    1. Riders of Yohan
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Go with your heart

  6. Pacer.
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    One of these Everton players is gonna snap and chin someone

    1. M'arvin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      It'll be Richarlison.

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso lacking the killer instinct.

  8. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Noo! So close for Alonso, cracking hit

  9. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Damnn

  10. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Come on Alonso

  11. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso's on form boys

  12. 4-4-who?
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso is a problem for non-owners - too expensive to bring in now :-S

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      This. Which is lovely as an Alonso owner

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Yep and also not worth ripping my team apart to try and fit him in either

    3. Bielsa's Bucket
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I transferred him out for Rudiger GW 8 against Southampton - made a little bit of value and so far Rudiger ahead by 2 points

  13. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I retreated from RAM, but may Rue that decision.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Depends who you have instead

  14. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso so close

  15. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso is the best LB in the league

    1. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Best attacking one, yeah

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    OMG what a shot from Alonso! If that went in...

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      I'm still hard from it, omg.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Technique !

  17. Guba
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    I'm starting to feel like I'm going to be very lucky to come away with this with Alonso not getting any attacking returns.

  18. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    That would have been such an epic goal

  19. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    When is Hazard coming on?

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      He is on from the start

  20. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Not sure if a football match or reenactment of WW1...

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😆

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      😀

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Too soon

    4. Rash
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Carra acting as a spitfire from the gantry.

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    That Charlie Austin park life video is best thing I’ve seen on Twitter!!

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Morata loves to fall over

  23. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea playing like a bunch of grubs

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Need Ross

  24. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Feel like pure sh!t, just want Alonso back

  25. Riders of Yohan
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski set and forget GW14-21?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      West ham can't defend

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Since when has playing for a team that can't defend stopped him racking up the points.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      had Fabianski since GW1 but he has been a let-down, the fixtures do make me want to hold onto him do

  26. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Morata is an oaf.

  27. Waynoo
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    who's on pens for Chelsea?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      Seriously?

  28. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Few things better in football than a good left peg!

  29. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 5 months ago

    Alonso is really good at kicking it