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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, 2 months ago

    Hazard looking like a true member of true ballers FC

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

    1. Rainer
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      5 years, 2 months ago

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

      1. Pariße
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        5 years, 2 months 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, 2 months ago

      New TV needed 😛

      1. Pariße
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        5 years, 2 months ago

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

    3. Twisted Saltergater
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      MIL and BHA are a big ambiguous, granted 😀

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    Millwall going thru calling it

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

      After a missed penalty?

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        errr

      2. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

    2. George Sillett
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      Tricky thing in a horse race.

      1. George Sillett
        • 8 Years
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        When there's only 2.

    3. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      That went well.

    4. TorresMagic™
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      5 years, 2 months ago

      Wrong again 😉

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
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        was based on nothing whatsoever lol

  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Need Ryan to step up here

  5. La vida FPL
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    Should of had the bollocks to captain Mane.

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

  6. Chirsbom
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    5 years, 2 months 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, 2 months ago

      Watford have rotated heavily before cup games this season too.

      1. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months 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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    Go on ryan

  8. Rainer
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    Ryan!

  9. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs blanking in GW33 hanging in the balance.

  10. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Even now. Ryan saved.

  11. Ross From Friends
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    Millwall peno miss!

  12. dvdguy
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haz auditioning for Real Madrid

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
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    oi vey milly

  14. tucaoneo
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    I do hope Spurs blank in 33.

  15. tm245
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    4-4!

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Need Ryan to step up again here

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He is an awful keeper

  17. tm245
    • 12 Years
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    Brighton living in that lower right corner.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Dgw chaos

  19. Rainer
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    Brighton through!

    3 DGWs for Brighton.

    Spurs vs Brighton is OFF in 33.

    1. Twisted Saltergater
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      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ryan, welcome to my team.

      1. WVA
        • 7 Years
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        Don't do it

    2. PÍE
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      5 years, 2 months ago

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

  20. NATSTER
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    Brighton into the QF

  21. Twisted Saltergater
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    Another GW33 blank!! FH32'ers rejoice!!

  22. g40steve
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    BHA win!

  23. Stoic
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    Don't injure Ryan dammit

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

    Casuals in tears if they even gave a fook!

  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
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    TGW magic still alive?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      5 years, 2 months ago

      Unlikely, Brighton vs Cardiff on a CL night.

      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

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

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Duffy © 😉

  26. Ross From Friends
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    Millwall loses

  27. Dr Van Nostrand
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    Nice one Brighton justice and chaos!

  28. Mr Bird
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    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any other sites to see live rank?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      5 years, 2 months ago

      If you are top 50, I can help 🙂

      1. Rostah
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yes please! Link?

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
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          5 years, 2 months ago

          holy crap what an OR

        2. Rash
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          5 years, 2 months ago

          Wow incredible!

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

  30. Teomi
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    5 years, 2 months ago

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

    1. TorresMagic™
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      No difference. DGW32 with Chelsea added.