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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. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That's why you don't bench Richarlison 🙂

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Not crying anymore?

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Or Maddison lol.
      See Mane ended up outscoring Maddison in the end anyway!

      1. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        As I said Maddison hasn't scored since 5th December

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          I know but what I mean is you've scored more points with Maddison on your bench

          1. Scotty B
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Still would have been better this week not getting Wilson in for Jimenez for -4 ...but on the plus side I'll bench Anderson away at Chelsea in GW33 and have Wilson at home to Burnley whereas Jimenez hasn't got a fixture again that week.

            In essence hopefully it pays off long term

      2. Scotty B
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        0 goals, 4 assists in 15 weeks

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    DCL assist

  3. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Lol

  4. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    The gw that keeps on giving!! 😆

  5. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Haha wtf

  6. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Where were you in gw25?

  7. GAMBIT
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    That guy from earlier who was relying on Richarlison to save him GW must be happy

  8. TheDragon
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Richarlison essential

  9. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Come on Hazard!!!

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Please no, not this week 🙁

  10. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Gutted to be eliminated from Last man standing though!!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Great run, still not over.

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Cheers mate. Hope lives on.

  11. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Nooo f off Richarlison

  12. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Chelsea to score to ruin all CS this GW?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Nope

  13. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Digne I love you

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Why what’s he done?

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        Header from Digne corner I think

        1. km79
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Unless Digne is now right footed and Icelandic and also won the header from the corner he didnt take then no........

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      FFS you got me excited.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        From a corner 🙂

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Siggys corner 😆

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 13 days ago

            Oh bloody hell!!!!! Sorry

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    BGW DISASTER confirmed.

  15. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Luiz has not been good for me

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Brought him in this GW, lol @ me

  16. Magumbo
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Might just give up this season, nothings went right for weeks

    1. Ravager
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      If I wasn't apart of a money league, I'd do the same thing tbh

  17. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Any changes needed?

    Ederson
    Luiz Azpilicueta Schlupp
    Hazard Sterling Pogba Deulofeu
    Aguero Kane Rashford

    Norris Romeu Valery Connolly

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Jimenez instead of Rashford

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Not this week.

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Reconsider Double Chelsea defence 😉

  18. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Nice. Plenty took hits for the likes of Luiz and Azpi

  19. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    So what are the extra fixtures

    wolves v united
    spurs v palace

    what are the others?

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      TBC

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      On the way soon.

      1. Bourbon, Pot Still or Islay…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        What are we expecting?

  20. Old Man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Would you credit it .... Richarlison finally does the business after all these weeks. The gods were listening after all.

  21. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Cmon Gonzalo you big lump. 🙁

  22. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    I think Emerson might be coming back next game.

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      We've been saying this for months

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    This gw cannot be happening 🙁 brought Luiz in instead of Mane because of his 'injury'!!!!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Ouch

  24. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    This game used to be fun, now its just cruel.

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Giroud needed!

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      What we need is a nasty little calf strain for Gonzalo

  26. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Higuain has been invisible

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      Not literally the big lump

  27. Ravager
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Benched Rich for Fraser. Lol

  28. adibo
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Idrissa is really underrated

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 13 days ago

      PSG were apparently interested in Jan to be fair.

      1. adibo
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 13 days ago

        He does all the dirty work...

  29. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 13 days ago

    Stay like this please