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Kepa, Sidibe and Digne return but James benched for Chelsea v Everton

Chelsea v Everton is the first of two Premier League matches that take place on Sunday, with the Manchester derby to follow later.

Kick-off at Stamford Bridge is at 14:00 GMT.

Both managers have made a number of changes from their Gameweek 28 line-ups.

Carlo Ancelotti has made three alterations from the side that drew with Manchester United last weekend, one of which is enforced.

Bernard (£6.4m), the fit-again Lucas Digne (£5.7m) and Djibril Sidibe (£5.1m) are all recalled to the starting XI, with Theo Walcott (£6.2m), Leighton Baines (£4.9m) and the injured Seamus Coleman (£5.3m) making way.

Richarlison (£8.3m), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£6.4m) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (£7.3m) have started in every match under their new manager in which they have been available and maintain that record this afternoon.

Teenager Billy Gilmour (£4.5m) makes his first ever Premier League start for the depleted hosts, who are without the likes of Tammy Abraham (£7.5m), Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m), Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m), Jorginho (£4.9m) and N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) through injury or suspension.

Frank Lampard has made six changes in all from the team that drew 2-2 at Bournemouth.

The unavailable Jorginho and Kovacic are two of the men to drop out, while Andreas Christensen (£4.9m), Fikayo Tomori (£4.3m) and Reece James (£5.0m) are all demoted to the bench.

Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5.4m) returns in goal in place of Willy Caballero (£4.8m), meanwhile, after impressing in midweek.

Gilmour, Andreas Rudiger (£6.0m), Kurt Zouma (£4.7m), Willian (£6.9m) and Ross Barkley (£5.6m) are the other players promoted to Lampard’s starting XI.

Calvert-Lewin’s joint-highest Fantasy Premier League score of the season (12 points) came in the reverse fixture, which Everton won 3-1.

The in-form Everton striker is the most-owned player on show at Stamford Bridge and now sits in 16.2% of Fantasy squads.

Mason Mount (£6.1m), who has blanked in each of his last six home appearances, is the most-popular Chelsea asset from an FPL perspective, although ‘ghost teams’ may well account for a decent chunk of his ownership given his early-season exploits.


Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger, Alonso, Barkley, Gilmour, Mount, Willian, Giroud, Pedro.

Everton XI: Pickford, Sidibe, Holgate, Keane, Digne, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Davies, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison.

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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Come on Everton, how is Marcus supposed to score if you make no pretence to defend?

  2. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Chelsea got some nice fixtures coming 32-36...

  3. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Wow, Pickfork made a save.

  4. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount with just a single goal not looking so great now 🙁

  5. Muscout
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Any early team news?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Mount starts...

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      You can't make any transfer

    3. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Ederson starts

  6. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Ross Barkley.....?

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Don’t

      1. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Hmmmm

  7. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    FK Alonso range

  8. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mason Mount you twit. I haven't held onto you for so long just for 1 goal and no baps

    1. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      What about the goal at the 14th min?

      1. KUN+10
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Not enough? Or sarcasm?

        1. Egg noodle
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 21 days ago

          He's lost his baps, so need a goal or assist now

  9. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Everton played much better without that donkey Gomes

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Alonso range.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Feck off, Ross.

    2. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Barkley range

  11. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Come on Alonso please

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Barkley on free kicks

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Get him on the bus...

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        ...get him off the bus...

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        😆

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Get him please and destroy your rank.

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Barkley stealing from alonso

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount subbed before 60

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Good

  15. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    4-0 and no Alonso return.

    Feels bad man

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Well he's got a CS as it is.

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      6pts will do though

  16. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Time for DCL consolation goal. But this will be 7-0 soon.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      You mean an OG then? 🙁

  17. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount 1 pointer 🙁

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      What about the goal he scored?

    2. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      He got a goal

    3. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      He scored?

    4. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      😆

    5. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Ffs

    6. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      sorry 6 pointer

  18. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount off 59 mins

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      James On

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        So great - many will miss Lord's points

  19. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount subbed on 59th min

  20. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount doesn’t make 60.

  21. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mason Mount owners in tears

  22. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Need a 1 wk punt pre-fh31.
    Which Chelsea player is a good bet?

  23. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Bemba with 2 accounts,is that leagal?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      As legal as your spelling

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Don't be mad, it's not my first language

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Siggy is finished

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Icelandic no?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        😛

  25. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount down at 59.42'.

  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Top 4 race looks good. Leicester dragged into a scrap.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Leicester Will finish 8th

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      More like they have bent over, spread wide and invited it.

  27. Agger
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    I can confirm that Ederson Moraes is starting

    1. SuperMane Returns
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Sauce?

      1. One Wheels Enough
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Ketchup

  28. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Mount....Another 1 for the General

  29. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Salah(c) it is then

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      That game has 0-0 written all over it.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Mane.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        Or him, yes. Tricky now.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 21 days ago

        I like the sound of Salah v Holgate.

    3. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 21 days ago

      Salah or mane or salah or mane time for me

  30. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 21 days ago

    Barkley setting up that FPL spider web nicely. Should get some nice catches this week.