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26 August 2018 4533 comments
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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. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Don't ******** miss.

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

      He didn't

  2. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Never a pen

  3. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Need that ti be saved .

  4. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    ALONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  5. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    ALONSO ASSIST

  6. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard !!!!

  7. Danstoke82
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso assist 🙂

  8. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard goal.

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard G (pen)
    Alonso A

  10. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    ALONSO MY BIG BOY

  11. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso assist. Not a pen either. goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

  12. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Get out of my team Morata yah useless lump

  13. Differential C (Mark)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard scores!

  14. rivercityransom
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    6 point assist for alonso

  15. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    HAZARD GOAL
    ALONSO ASSIST

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Nice 🙂

  16. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hahahahhahahahaa

  17. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    and now eden's price will raise....

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Set piece tab needs sorting 😉

  19. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Disaster

  20. tm245
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard so cool.

  21. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Wasn't a pen that

  22. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    This game needs an 89th minute Alonso free kick

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Timing 🙂

    2. KingZamalek
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yes please!

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

    You jammy, jammy Alonso owners.

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      O/
      Yes that was jammy admittedly

  24. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    HAZAAAAAAARDDD JUUUUHUUUUUUUUU

  25. Winners900
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonsoooooooooooooo

  26. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    alonsoooooooo yesssssd

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    All aboard the Haz wagon.

  28. Fred54
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Penzard is back!

  29. J T
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Smug Alonso & Hazard owner

  30. Pjanić At The Disco
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Play Ings (cpl) or Wan Bissaka (SOU)?