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Eden Hazard (£10.5m) and Mateo Kovacic (£6.0m) make their first starts of the season as Chelsea attempt to win on Tyneside for the first time in the league since 2011/12.

Willian (£7.5m) and Ross Barkley (£6.0m), as would perhaps be expected, are the two men to make way as Maurizio Sarri otherwise rolls out the same team that beat Arsenal last weekend.

Marcos Alonso (£6.6m), who comes into this match on the back of successive double-digit hauls, is now the second-most popular defender in Fantasy Premier League after being bought by 470,266 new managers ahead of Gameweek 3.

Chelsea assets are popular in the Fantasy community after their 100% start to the season: five of their front six (the exception being Kovacic) have been bought by more than 100,000 FPL bosses since the Gameweek 2 deadline passed.

It’s all change in the Newcastle United starting XI, with six alterations to the team that drew 0-0 with Cardiff City. The injured Jamaal Lascelles (£5.0m) and Jonjo Shelvey (£5.5m) are among the players to drop out, while there are starts for new signings Fabian Schar (£4.9m), Federico Fernandez (£4.5m), Ki Sung-yeung (£4.9m) and Salomon Rondon (£5.9m).

Rafael Benitez seems to be rolling out a five-man defence, too, switching from his regular 4-4-1-1 system.

Slavisa Jokanovic has also rung the changes at Craven Cottage, with Ryan Sessegnon (£6.4m) and Fabri (£4.5m) among five players to drop to the bench. Denis Odoi (£4.5m) returns from suspension, while Marcus Bettinelli (£4.5m) is a surprise inclusion between the sticks. Andre Schurrle (£5.9m) also returns.

The Burnley team news is much more straightforward: Sean Dyche has named an unchanged starting XI for the third league match in a row.

Chelsea XI (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Pedro, Morata, Hazard

Newcastle United XI (5-4-1): Dubravka; Yedlin, Schar, Fernandez, Clark, Dummett; Ritchie, Ki, Diame, Murphy; Rondon

Fulham XI (4-3-3): Bettinelli; Fosu-Mensah, Le Marchand, Odoi, Bryan; Seri, McDonald, Cairney; Vietto, Schurrle, Mitrovic

Burnley XI (4-5-1): Hart; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward; Westwood, Cork, Gudmundsson, Lennon, Hendrick; Wood

  1. Oven Glover
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard & Morata hattys assisted by each other, please.

  2. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hmm, Pedro starts, could be my Richa replacement depending on how he plays.

  3. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    COME ON NEWCASTLE

    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The entire team or do you have a particular player in mind?

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Alonso to do nothing

  4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Baps in palace game final? Or deductions still pending

    1. jomikijiq
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      pending

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pending

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers.

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro goal to keep him nailed, and Kepa pen save with no CS (rival has Alonso Azpi) pls!

    1. LosBlancos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      how about no? 😀

  6. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    It's Gonna be a massacre!

    Magpie Feathers Everywhere!!

  7. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hope hazard becomes a serious option. Can't wait to get rid of mane after next gw.

  8. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    2-1 home wins in both games would be great. No CS please!

  9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    AWB likely to start next game?

    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeh

  10. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea never win away from Newcastle, sorry in advance, morata, haz, Pedro owners.

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      to***

  11. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante as a Richarlison replacement?

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro surely?

      1. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'm viewing the next 90minutes as an audition for Richarlison's replacement...

      2. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Can’t be dealing with worrying about rotation

  12. ArsenalBankai
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    So Zaha no BAPS?

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      ?

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      *leads Arsenalbankai to the settee* “sit down bud, I’ve something to tell you.”

  13. pjomara
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Firm + Rich -> Hazard + Wilson
    Yay or nay?

    1. TyroneGAA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Was gona do it but then I was .1 our lol furious

  14. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard down injured

    1. GE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    2. dino412
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He's fine.

  15. Kip
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Thats 3 blanks for Townsend

    Need to get rid

  16. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hazard down

  17. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    would be hilarious

  18. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Oh first nick in haz

  19. Gilbo88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Glad Pedro has kept his place even though Hazard is back. If he and Chelsea play well think he’ll be my Mahrez replacement with my 2nd FT this week

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Me too, need big things from pedro today

  20. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    That would be something

  21. Kun Tozser
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Arnie to Zaha for the next 5 looks wortha transfer

    1. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd wait on Arnie. From what I've read (didn\t see it) - he's taken a knock.

      In any case pick both ideally.

    2. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Arnie is a better pic than Zaha regardless of fixtures.

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'm pretty happy with both

    3. Amsterhammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd say so if you have no other issues

  22. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro???

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Come.on guys I need you to up your game and inform who scored goals quicker

      Glad I transferred Mee out to Alonso

  23. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Seri goal for Fulham

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    And just like that... Burnley CS gone

  25. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Spewing everywhere. Mee out

  26. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    God__ who put Hart in Goal !!!

  27. LABILLEPOGBATHEGOAT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    guys have 2FT next week, heres my current team:
    Foster (Hamer)
    AWB Mendy Tomkins (Cook Bednarek)
    Salah Mkhi Rich Bsilva (Cairney)
    Agüero Firmino King

    Thinking of using WC to this team:
    Hennessey (Hamer)
    AWB Mendy Alonso (Cook, Bennett)
    Salah Mkhi Pedro Hazard (Cairney)
    Aguero Zaha Wilson

    Bad idea? Thanks and really appreciate any help!

    1. JoeJitzu +42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Certainly the WC team looks great but you’ve 2FT and think you could do -4 to clean up first 11?

      1. LABILLEPOGBATHEGOAT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        thats what i was thinking mate, might be a rush to WC, only 20 points off 1st place as well

        1. LABILLEPOGBATHEGOAT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          cheers mate

  28. ★Kuntheman★
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wow my Hart CS didn't even last two minutes

    1. Jack Sparrow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It lasted at least 4 🙂

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Depends on slow your stream is...

  29. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Seri goal

    I think Cairney assist

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No Cairney assist

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nope. But thanks for getting my hopes up. 🙂

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    At least last season you buggers held on til the last minute to lose your CS, so I was happy for a while. Get out my team burnley

    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Stick with Watford. They at least kept me interested until 78 minutes...