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Higuain recovers from illness to start up front for Chelsea at Everton

The last of five Gameweek 31 fixtures takes place on Merseyside this afternoon.

Chelsea are the visitors to Goodison Park, where Everton have only won one of their last eight league fixtures.

Gonzalo Higuain is fit to lead the line for Chelsea, having missed the win over Dynamo Kyiv on Thursday due to illness.

Higuain lines up in a front three alongside Pedro and Eden Hazard, who is the third-most-popular Gameweek 31 captaincy choice among “active” Fantasy assets.

Marcos Alonso returns at left-back at the expense of Emerson Palmieri, while Ross Barkley starts in place of Mateo Kovacic in midfield.

Seamus Coleman returns to the Everton side as Jonjoe Kenny drops out of the match-day squad.

Yerry Mina makes his first Premier League start of 2019 in place of the ineligible Kurt Zouma, while Jordan Pickford keeps his place between the sticks.

The Toffees are otherwise unchanged, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin leading the line ahead of an attacking midfield three of Richarlison, Bernard and Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Everton XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gueye, Gomes, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, David Luiz, Alonso, Kanté, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Higuaín, Hazard.

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  1. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Hazard looking like a true member of true ballers FC

  2. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    What idiot dedigned the score bar for the penalty shoot-out? It’s not showing the teams.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      You might need to change to 16:9 - names are there.

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah nice one, but they really aren’t there (not watching in the UK though).

    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      New TV needed 😛

      1. Pariße
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wouldn’t fix that problem, but you are right actually 🙂

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      MIL and BHA are a big ambiguous, granted 😀

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Millwall going thru calling it

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      After a missed penalty?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        errr

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don't worry. If you keep guessing 50/50 outcomes sooner or later you will get one correct.

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Tricky thing in a horse race.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        When there's only 2.

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      That went well.

    4. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Wrong again 😉

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        was based on nothing whatsoever lol

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need Ryan to step up here

  5. La vida FPL
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    Should of had the bollocks to captain Mane.

    Still good for my rank though. Oh what could have been.

  6. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Looking at Ben Crellins awesome spreadsheets.

    Cant really say Uniteds fixtures are appealling with what they have shown last two matches, and their list of injuries. Neither Wolves if Nuno are resting key players.

    City, Watford and Chelsea might be the bread and butter of that gw, given that all play twice.

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Watford have rotated heavily before cup games this season too.

      1. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        F`d if you do f´d if you dont then?

        Why do I play this game..?

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    Go on ryan

  8. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan!

  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Spurs blanking in GW33 hanging in the balance.

  10. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Even now. Ryan saved.

  11. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Millwall peno miss!

  12. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Haz auditioning for Real Madrid

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    oi vey milly

  14. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I do hope Spurs blank in 33.

  15. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    4-4!

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need Ryan to step up again here

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He is an awful keeper

  17. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton living in that lower right corner.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Dgw chaos

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton through!

    3 DGWs for Brighton.

    Spurs vs Brighton is OFF in 33.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ryan, welcome to my team.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Don't do it

    2. PÍE
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Would I be mental to TC a Brighton player (guess Murray) in that other DGW?

  20. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton into the QF

  21. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Another GW33 blank!! FH32'ers rejoice!!

  22. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    BHA win!

  23. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Don't injure Ryan dammit

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Casuals in tears if they even gave a fook!

  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    TGW magic still alive?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Unlikely, Brighton vs Cardiff on a CL night.

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        So three DGWs for Brighton, or would that just be in gw33, midweek?

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Duffy © 😉

  26. Ross From Friends
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Millwall loses

  27. Dr Van Nostrand
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    5 years, 1 month ago

    Nice one Brighton justice and chaos!

  28. Mr Bird
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Any other sites to see live rank?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If you are top 50, I can help 🙂

      1. Rostah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes please! Link?

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          holy crap what an OR

        2. Rash
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Wow incredible!

  29. the Penman
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    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    3 DGWs for Brighton...or 1 double and a triple!

  30. Teomi
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Brighton to qf,
    What does that mean to dgw 32?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      5 years, 1 month ago

      No difference. DGW32 with Chelsea added.