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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. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    My best player for the gameweek goes to.......

    FAnderson. Unbelievable given I had 11 players on the pitch.

    Vardy, Arnie, Fraser, Wilson, Hazard, Salah, TAA, VVD etc.

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      haha same here. Fandrson with Almiron

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

    Remember when Chelsea signed higuain people said hazard would be back to his best

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

      His mind is on Madrid I think, he knows he's gone

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

      dont think hes playing badly but chelsea attacking play as a unit is dire

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

        He needs to offer more of a goal threat for an attacking midfield of a team like Chelsea in my opinion. For me he doesn't offer as much as he should

        1. EMBOLOFAN
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          only player in league with 10+ assists and 10+ goals i think, hes doing everything by himself but cant do it every week

    3. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I think other players and Manager's tactics are the issue, not Hazard

  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Well that's probably my worst week ever. 14 from 9. Wow

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

      Worst by far. 17 here.

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

        16 from 10 here.

    2. Shineonme
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I got 68 from 9. In the top 25,000 now

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

        68? Fair play!

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

          TC Mane helped

          1. Party time
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Congratulations Sir

            • G-Whizz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Well played, and well done on having bottle to not be swayed by certain rumours 🙂

              Congrats!!!

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

                Them rumours came from Twitter. I don't listen to anything that comes from Twitter. They are just as bad as Facebook. Glad I don't use either.

                1. G-Whizz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Last year a couple of times I paid heed to them and paid the price so this year I said to meself I would choose my captain and stick to it and then a certain Jamie Jackson appeared and I luckily stuck to my guns and it's paid of everytime since!

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      So which teams are likely to have a DGW 32?

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

        Utd, Spurs, Wolves, City, Watford, Brighton, Chelsea, Cardiff, Palace and one of Southampton or Fulham

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Bloody ell. Cheers

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

        United and wolves certain

        Others who could

        City
        Fulham
        Watford
        Brighton
        Spurs
        Chelsea
        Southampton
        Cardiff

    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Digne > Pereira before the first blank is the worst transfer I've ever made. And I've made quite a few bad ones.

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

        +1

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Got both, Digne did well recently. Pereira has been atrocious.

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bye bye Salah, bye bye Hazard.

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

        They'll be back in GW33.

        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Only if I free hit.

          May just WC to get them the hell out for good. I really don’t care about their fixtures anymore.

      2. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        I’ll keep them for 33 for sure

      3. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Hazard another chance, Salah is out for sure

    6. One More Hit
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Ending in 40 (-4). Gutted about moving captaincy away from Mane as many in my cash league didn’t own him

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

      Who is worse. Salah or Hazard?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Never mind got both 🙁

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

        salah got bossed by worst defence in league, surrounded by good players willing to give him the ball every time he moves. haz has it much harder

    8. Jay_
        5 years, 1 month ago

        18 all out. Sickener.

        1. Marvin Moon
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Ha ha! 20 here, in your face!

          1. Jay_
              5 years, 1 month ago

              😀

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            16 for me.

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              You are having a mare this season

            2. Jay_
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Sorry to see that bro 🙁

            3. POLSKA GOLA
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              30 -8 for me

              1. Jay_
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  It hurts don't it mate

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

              Last 4 GWs:

              Digne : 6, 4, 7, 5

              😮

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

                Essen...?

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

                A -2 is imminent.

              3. EMBOLOFAN
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                impossible to ignore

            5. Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 1 month ago

              Unbelievable, how could Chelsea be so struggling to create chances?

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  game of 2 halves...

                • ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Hudson Odoi should start more games in front of Pedro. Kante wasted. Higuian not good enough.

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

                    Ahead*

                • EMBOLOFAN
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  have been all season, check team stats in members area

              2. barracuda
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 1 month ago

                Sarri is a crap of manager. Zola a joke of an assistant. Get rid of them.

                1. Party time
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Atleast Zola will score against Fulham unlike Salah

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

                      😀

                2. Richd
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  People wanting to offload Salah hazard etc.

                  Who are you aiming to get ?

                  I mean there’s very few good options around right now. Obviously the city players are good but you can easily afford them anyway..

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

                    City/Chelsea/United for the double. Back in for 33 and out then till 36 earliest.

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

                    I'm tempted to use my 33 FT on Salah > Mane.

                3. Steve McCroskey
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Note to self, don't come on here before a GW deadline. Went Hazard over Mane because of all the nonsense spouted on here about him not being in training

                  1. POLSKA GOLA
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Feel for you, I don’t trust anything said here about injuries and players missing unless it’s in the main article on Saturday morning

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

                    Also didn't bring him in because of it, it wasn't nonsense though, he didn't train.

                4. Teror
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Had 10 players this gameweek and all of them blanked. Only one to do anything was Boruc with one save point but I benched him ahead of Fabianski.

                  1. POLSKA GOLA
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Shocking week for most, 9 out of my 10 blanked, at least I got Mané (catained Salah)

                5. Earwicker
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Getting down to GW32 now. Which DGW players are not on international duty? I guess Aguero and Son could be top of the list, Kane ans Sterling could be used fully by England. Thoughts?

                6. THFC4LIFE
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  49(-8) fairly happy even though I wasted my TC on that muppet Mo

                  1. EMBOLOFAN
                    • 5 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    nice

                7. Eze Really?
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  43 points with all the planning I made. Woeful.
                  1 player I moved out 2 weeks ago Richa has trolled me AGAIN.
                  Perreira, Anderson, Wilson, Barnes, Luiz all carfully got in who I would not consider normally, all FAILED!

                  1. grumpyman
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    That's a green arrow you should count yourself lucky, plenty of others who planned got half as many points.

                    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      this!
                      jesus christ man see the bigger picture

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

                    Don't forget all the planning was for 33 as well. Been a tough week for most but all that planning isn't down the drain yet.

                  3. POLSKA GOLA
                    • 10 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    What you on about? 43 is a huge score this week bro

                8. Lemongrab
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Free hitters still loading up on Chelsea players...?

                  1. THFC4LIFE
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Only Hazard for me

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

                    yeah still having 3

                  3. Nomar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    No

                9. Dr. Agabuse
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Very nice as an Arsenal supporter. Having Hazard and Higuain hurts a little but that GW Mane and Madds seems enough with 9players

                10. Powers106
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Will Richardson get any BP for the winning goal? Seems he's out of the top 3 for now...

                  1. TheSteel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Could sneak 1 only

                11. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Will take 51 points in this awful FH week!

                  1. TheSteel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    51 here too but no FH

                    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Decent!!

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

                    You don't get to say that. 51 is good.

                    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Still feels like a lost opportunity

                12. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 14 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  You just know both Man Utd & Chelsea are going to ruin DGW32 for all their owners

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

                    FPL wouldn't have it any other way 😆

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Pogba, Rashford, Higuain, Hazard, Luiz, Lindelof, Kepa, Alonso won't get more than 30 points between the 8 of them

                  2. _Ninja_
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    And Salah will haul at Spurs.

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Absolutely guaranteed

                      Salah, Robbo, TAA 50 points between them

                    2. Nomar
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      He won’t though.

                    3. Old Man
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      Very doubtful - he won't play at Spurs

                    4. Shineonme
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 1 month ago

                      That won't happen. That game will be very tight. I predict 0-0 or 1-1

                13. Ady87
                  • 10 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Mane(c), Ake and Rich my only players to return with Maddison’s 9 on the bench but still, 51 from my FH, can’t conplain.

                14. GREEN IS GOOD
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Digne my top scorer by 200%.

                  Ridiculous game.

                15. TRIPOS TOPPER
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  after a awful few weeks I have garnered 69 points

                  my heroes
                  C-mane
                  King
                  Digne
                  Rondon
                  Almiron

                  tbh doesn't make up for a shocking last 4 weeks when i dropped around 50k places

                16. Thenotchoosenone
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Pls do more research before posting scout picks hahaha

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    You seem obsessed with the Scout Picks.

                17. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  Chelsea could get bullied by Cardiff in Wales if that Everton performance is anything to go by. Even if Emerson is in for Alonso.

                18. Flynny
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 1 month ago

                  What 3rd striker are free hitters getting?

                  Kun and rash for sure.... but then who?

                  Kane is too expensive

                  Higuain seems rotation risk

                  Same with jiminez with cup game looming

                  Thanks

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

                    Why Rash for sure? Not great of late

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

                    No one by the looks of it.
                    352 ??

                  3. Nomar
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    King or Wilson?

                  4. TRIPOS TOPPER
                    • 6 Years
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    Jimi

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

                      Rash is defo worth it considering value.

                      King and Wilson have 1 game....

                      Maybe 352 with son??

                19. Party time
                    5 years, 1 month ago

                    What is green arrow score for this gw??

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

                      5

                      1. Party time
                          5 years, 1 month ago

                          Ok Thank you. I can expect a green arrow then

                      2. Shineonme
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 1 month ago

                        I'd say 36 plus

                        1. Party time
                            5 years, 1 month ago

                            Thanks alot bud 🙂