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Everton host Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the opening fixture of Premier League Matchweek 7. The two sides sit side-by-side in the table, occupying fifth and sixth place respectively on 10 points each. The Toffees have suffered just one defeat in their last nine home encounters against the Londoners, having claimed a 3-0 victory on home soil last season.
Xabi Alonso has made just one change from the side that faced Bournemouth, with Jorrel Hato replacing Pep Chavarría, who is left out of the matchday squad entirely. Reece James is sidelined once again through injury, leaving Moisés Caicedo to wear the captain's armband.
Merlin Röhl and Vitalii Mykolenko come into the Everton starting XI in place of Michael Keane and Brennan Johnson.
Everton: Pickford, Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Armstrong, Dewsbury-Hall, Röhl, Grealish, Barry
Chelsea: Martínez, Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill, Neto, Henderson, Caicedo, Hato, Palmer, João Pedro, Rogers
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