The first of five Premier League matches on Saturday is Everton v Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Kick-off in the Gameweek 7 curtain-raiser is at 12:30pm BST.
**Jarrad Branthwaite** and **Vitalii Mykolenko** have both recovered from injuries to start for Everton.
Meanwhile, **Merlin Rohl** gets the nod over the benched **Brennan Johnson** on the right wing.
Mykolenko ousts **Michael Keane** from the starting XI. The centre-back has not been included in the matchday squad.
Xabi Alonso’s only alteration for Chelsea sees **Jorrell Hato** come in for **Pep Chavarria**, who is absent.
There are no surprises elsewhere, with **Morgan Rogers** and **Cole Palmer** joining **Joao Pedro** in the usual front three.
**Reece James** is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery, as reported on Friday.
**Everton XI:** Pickford, Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Armstrong, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish, Barry
_Subs:_ _Travers, O’Brien, George, Dibling, Norgaard, Johnson, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham_
**Chelsea XI:** Martinez, Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Caicedo, Henderson, Hato, Palmer, Rogers, J Pedro
_Subs:_ _Penders, Fofana, Palestra, Barco, Lavia, Nicoll-Jazuli, Estevao, Quenda, Welbeck_
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