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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. Isco Disco
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonsooooo
    What a FPL legend! Feels great to have him in my team again this season.

    1. Ninja Škrtel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He is a gold mine isn't he?

    2. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Well done by the ref, piss poor decision.

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

    Apologies to all Alonso owners, I will be transferring him in this week meaning he will start blanking

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

      You're alright, its went Joe-nty buys him we're all in trouble 😉

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

      Could you buy Hazard please.

  3. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso essential.

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

    aLoNsO wOnT gEt AtTaCkInG rEtUrNs EvErY wEeK

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

      hahaha

    2. E25
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Ref just brought him in on WC

  5. Darth_Krid
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Just can’t ignore Alonso anymore even if it’s gonna take a hit or two 🙁

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

      Take a chill pill.

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

      He's looking like a really good option.

      Apart from the no CS...!!!!

  6. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you rather have TAA and Alonso or Robertson and Tomkins? HMMMMM

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

      Alonso and Robertson

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

      Robbertson Mendy Alonso accept no subtitutes

      1. twoplustwo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I had to wildcard to this but glad I have

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

    willian awful

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

    PVA -> Alonso for a hit?

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

      No, refs wont make mistakes like that every week

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

    Never a PK, but I'm not bothered! Cheers Haz!!!!!!

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

    Come on CHELSEAAAA

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

    Camera switches just as Sarri about to take a drag on his ciggy 😆

  12. SW6
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Cairney injured, gone off.

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

    Hazard -BPS

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

    Newcastle goal

  15. NestorC
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How Pedro looked? Or it's Wally easy?

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

    Haha whatttttt

  17. CYN
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A. Bellerin and Pereyra
    B. Alonso and Kante/Hughes

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

    JOSELU G
    Yedlin A

    Giroud donkey

  19. Egg noodle
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This goddamn game is toxic

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

    Kepa CS wipeout feck

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

    nooooooo cs gone

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

    Oh well alonso CS gone.

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

    Wow.

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

    lol

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

    PvA -> Alonso?

    Patricio
    Mendy VvD PvA
    Salah Mane Richarlison Mkhi
    Ings Aguero Arnie
    1.5itb

  26. E25
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Lol Alonso owners counting his points

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

    wtf

  28. Niho992
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    is smart move to take off salah and bring on Hazard

    A : Hazard and Alonso for Salah and Ogbonna
    B : Hazard and Jimenez for Mane and King

    ??

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

    scenes

  30. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yes !!
    Alonso cleanie gone ! woo