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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. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy!!

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Missed pen?

  2. VAR-IDOL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Digne!!

    1. 007 [RoboKlopp]
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      This

  3. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Digne should be on pens

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

    Ill take my Kepa save and run

  5. Numb
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison assist?

    1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nope

    2. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A moral assist

    3. FPL_Gyarados
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No. Penalty saved. Rebound scored

    4. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy scored from rebound

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

    Not getting the Rich assist is very annoying

  7. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso lame.

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

    Kepa straight to top of the BAPs 😀 😀 😀

    One thing that does need fixing.

  9. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    And now we have stupid situation where Kepa is top of the baps

    1. Oscar Slater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Rule change for 19/20 incoming.

  10. VAR-IDOL
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy on the bench 🙁

    1. BIGREDDOG
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      bad choice there

      1. VAR-IDOL
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who would you have dropped?

        Salah | Mane | Hazard | Fraser
        Vardy | Arnie | King

  11. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sarri was trying to sub on Cabellero for that penalty, but Kepa refused to come off

  12. Ode
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Any Siggy & Kepa owners here? 😀

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sarri seems to be the hardest word

  14. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Everton 2-0 up! What could go wrong

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Digne own goal and yellow card

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Fingers crossed

  15. Chirsbom
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I hate Everton. Just putting it out there. Sorry if you are a fan. Nothing personal.

    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like me with Pool. Some teams are just absolute FPL poison to you.

      1. Chirsbom
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Not really about FPL. Just hate watching their games.

  16. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    my 6 players tonight: 2, 2, 1, 2(C), 2, 2

    1. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      my total points this week will be 16 😮

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso red incoming

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

    Alonso losing the head.

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

    Alonso

  20. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Garbage Chelsea. They ain't getting top 4.

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

    Alonso should have 2 yc.

  22. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso has had a shocker.

  23. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    I'm just happy Luiz' CS got wiped!

  24. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso and Salah are frauds this season

  25. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso having a mare

  26. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Digne cleanie coming off the bench.

  27. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso winning back his space

  28. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    So no assist for Richie but Siggy and Kepa get points. Very annoying.

  29. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Just when you think you have hit rock bottom...

  30. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Sucb a bad gw it's laughable ....

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      So every gameweek?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        What do you mean ??

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          How can you not know what i mean

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Not really to be honest. This one is bad as it took a lot of planning ...