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

    too frilly Chelsea

  2. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante should have shot

    1. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Should have shat himself

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

    Dangerous Hazard.

  4. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sometimes you just got to shoot, Chelsea.

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

      "Should have shat himself."

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morata blocking Azpi shot haha

  6. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    kante damn shoot man

  7. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Much as I like Hazard, the match might be better off if he comes out — neither team has any ambition beyond watching him dribble.

  8. yakirh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any news on Shaw? got Cairney 1st sub

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Holebas here

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

    Well a Watford clean sheet would've been nice, but still things are looking much better now than they were yesterday

  10. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    hazard goal, kante assist would have been disaster

  11. Numb
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Zaha still on 3 baps!?

    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah wtf

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

      Yep.

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

      Fpl trolling us surely

    4. SOTHPAW
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yay!!

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

      Lukaku on update duties, keeps knocking off the keyboard with first touch.

    6. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Must not have updated?

  12. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This match badly needs Willian

  13. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Massive red arrow after today.

    Chelsea clean sheet probable, PVA no show, Zaha & Mitro scoring and still Utd/Spurs to come. Ffs 🙁

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Snap

  14. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Sarriball basically trying to walk the ball into the net? That reminded me of Arsenal from a few years ago. Pass, pass, pass, pass....

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      well they've scored 6 in 2 games before today... and are away to a dreadfully negative rafa benitez 10-0-0 formation, so they're doing ok... it is very tippy tappy though. But nice to watch imo

    2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Newc forcing this tho. There is hardly any room anywhere. Talk about parking the bus, Newc are parking 2 buses!

  15. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is it nearly finished yet?

  16. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance for Fabri to be a goalie soon?
    How is the new dude performing??

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    FPL guys on holiday (bank holiday) so BAPS taking longer to update for Watford-Palace game?

    1. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      They deserve a day off too. They can enjoy their bank holiday and we can just keep BAPS as is

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Kante and Jorginho bapping it out the damn window at the minute

  19. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Shame Newc aren't trying to play.

    Haz dangerous, behind everything Chelsea do.

  20. JustPark
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Shocking! Rondon can dribble.

  21. RashFraud
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Everybody considering King > Mitrovic after that crazy 45?

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

      I did it last week... Was regretting it yesterday

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

      I am, but most likely will sit out bri and mci. Like his run after that

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro, Wilson & Zaha will all score pretty similar points, as long as you have one you're grand

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

        Get the cheapest of them you mean

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          this would be the logical choice, but its not worth hokey cokeying if you have the others either imo

    4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      would have if not for that idiot richalison

  22. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Abundance of Budget forwards available atm (unlike last season)

    Aguero + 2 of Mito Zaha Arnie Wilson is the way to go forward right?

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

      I've just super cheap (Aguero, Ings and Wilson) and packed the mid and def.

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

      Until Harry finds his boots, probably

  23. Marcos Alonso is god
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone worse than 30 right now hazard and Tarkowski playing with Eriksen to go not looking great for me

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      17 with Alonso playing 😎

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      no Alonso with that name? what a shame

  24. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Fell asleep and woke up to see both Mitrovic goals, much needed

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

      Thought Man U are playing tomorrow?

      1. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I'll most likely sleep through all of that

    2. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      i fell asleep and woke up with a slice of lime stuck to my chest

      1. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Wh- where did the lime come from?

  25. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    If bournmouth try to play against chelsea (which they will do) Haz could run riot

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

      He does love scoring against Bournemouth

  26. My Name Is Pepu
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Removes Mitrovic on WC team and goes for Auba with Aguero.

    Both of them blank and Mitrovic scores a brace.

    😎

  27. Stokelona
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Just downloading FM 2018, a bit late admittedly! Who shall I go on? And definitely not stoke btw!

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Crystal Palace

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

        Some good players on paper: benteke, zaha, Sakho etc. So long as the board don’t sell zaha behind my back!

    2. Dybala10
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Atalanta are always a favourite of mine as great youth set-up.

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

        Interesting, I love a bit of calcio! Nice kit too, similar to inter

  28. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Imagine transferring Cairney to Richarlison this week

    1. doublyG
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wow thats unlucky. I reluctantly had to play Cairney this week and feel I didn't deserve my luck

      1. Differential C (Mark)
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Workmate, not me. Im lolling him on chat rn

  29. mdm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    King to Zaha for a hit? Yes or No

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

      Nope. Nah. Why?

  30. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is Hazard even playing well?