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Adam Jones

Everton team news to face Chelsea confirmed as Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez out

James Rodriguez remains absent as Carlo Ancelotti has made two changes to his starting line-up to face Chelsea on Monday evening.

Abdoulaye Doucoure has dropped out of the side and Bernard has also been dropped from the team that beat West Brom 1-0 on Thursday evening – with Allan and Gylfi Sigurdsson coming into the side to replace the absent pair.

That means Everton's back five stays the same with Jordan Pickford in goal and a back four of Mason Holgate, Michael Keane, Ben Godfrey and Lucas Digne in front of him.

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Alex Iwobi keeps his place in the side as does Andre Gomes – with the expected duo of Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin also starting.

Tom Davies has been deemed fit enough to return to the bench after missing Everton's last two matches with a slight injury.

The midfielder last player in the 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.

Everton – Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Godfrey, Digne, Allan, Gomes, Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Subs – Virginia, Tyrer, King, Nkounkou, Bernard, Davies, Broadhead, John, Onyango

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