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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Vietto assist

  2. FootyFan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro or Walcott for free transfer?

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

      Wait.

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

      Wait for them to be finished playing before GW4.

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

      Watch the game

    4. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pedro so far.

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

    Burnley def is so last year, get with the times.

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

      Europa has killed many a team

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

        Hart is probably the main problem, if anything they should be up to speed quicker because of earlier start.

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

          Agreed

      2. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Luckily they won’t be in it

  4. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hart out on my WC then.

    1. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hard finding right keeper this year

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Pickford sorry owner here...

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sessegnon involved in the celebrations?

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

      Yes. Fornite dance = 1 BAP for Sess

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

      Nope, was getting his school bag sorted for tomorrow.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        😆

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

        😀

  6. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Goal & assist of two players I have literally never heard of.

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

      I'm sure the feelings mutual.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        They just texted me.

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

          you somehow get your phone number to people you dont know, are you the guy who writes notes on public restroom walls?

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Busted 😛

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

      1.4% and 0.4% ownership

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

    Burnley you tits

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

    need mitrovic to haul for my terrible gw.

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

    Need a Kante masterpiece today! Grab a goal son!

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

      Not sure I buy this "Kante is now a FPL-appropriate footballer" narrative that's going on... Even if he is playing slightly more advanced.

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

        Aye probably not. But a nailed 5.0 in an attacking aide

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

        He’s £5mil and may score appropriately for his price now, enabling you to have more expensive players elsewhere in the team

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

      Hope it works out for you, it probably wont.

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

        @Jack, why so loathsome?

  10. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Stephen Ward now needs to reward me with an assist

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

    Pedro or Mhki?

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

    It was a Vietto assist

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

    Ben Mee, I’ve been waiting over a season for your incoming goal. Do it now.

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If his shot’s high

      Ben Mee over....

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

        Well played

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

    Fulham conceded

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

      Hendrick goal

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

    C'Mon Burnley 🙂

  16. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is there anyway to find someone's team if you don't have their ID?

    Like searching via name or something?

    Thanks

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

    Hendrickinho

  18. Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Goal for Burnley from Hendrick.

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

    Hedrick G. No assist.

  20. Uncle John from Jamaica
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi Chaps

    Is Zaha on for 3 BPS? Can see he is joint top but never know how you work it out beyond that.

    Thanks

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

      He's like Salah, will get 0 after deductions.

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

      BAPS will go to Pereyra, Janmaat, and Holebas.

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

      I hope. He doesnt get any baps. Doesn't deserve it

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

    Hendrick G
    None A

    None's 3rd/4th of the weekend.

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

      Tottenhams summer signing assisted for Burnley? weird.

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

        😀

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

          to be fair if he got 4 this weekend, i can see why they signed him.

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

    Damn. Ruth_NZ got both Pereyra and Hendrick

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

      Happenstance.

    2. Sir David White
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Nah he sold Hendrick for Mkhi. Not sure why it upsets you either way though

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

          Not upsetting me. More well played Ruth_NZ.

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

            Well played Ruth for selling Hedrick

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

        ...nah, too easy

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

      Mark will be gutted Fabri conceded. Am I doing it right Mark stalkers?

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

      Sky covering the wrong match.

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

      TM

      any word on a predicted safety score this week?

      Torres Magic?

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

        Mine's rhubarb. Oh score?

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

        No word, in about 3 hours maybe.

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

          cheers.

    6. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha back to 3 BAPS then?

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

        If it has been updated then I suppose so.

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

        Don't think it has adjusted yet?

        1. My heart goes Salalalalah
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          It has changed a bit from end of the game. Hope it’s final

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

        Nope. Just not calculated final BAPS yet

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

      Kante always getting into the box.

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

        5th mid on WC, first sub, handy for when rotation hits.

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

        He's in a different role now — established it's not a benched Hazard side-effect. Got to be the best £5m MF.

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

      How is Mitrovic doing so far

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

        No goals or assists

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

      Fantasy Gods at it again... Should I wildcard?

      Tomkins pulls up in the warm-up! Only had 10 players! Stayed calm yesterday after Hamer went off after 12 mins and missed out on clean sheet... now I’m angry

      Patricio Hamer
      Mendy TAA Tomkins Wan-Bissaka Peltier
      Salah Walcott Mkhitaryan BSilva Stephens
      Aguero Firmino Ings

      0FT 3.6 itb

      1. Licious Lizard
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No need to Wildcard with that team.
        Make a few transfers over the coming weeks and tou’re fine

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

        Hulk smash

      3. Super John McGinn-
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Tomkins>Alonso and be done with it

      4. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        no way would I be WC

    10. Dont Shoot
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      King to Zaha for -4?