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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. HNI
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Which of these look best
    1) Haz + Ings (-4)
    2) Walcott + Firmino
    3) Pedro + Firmino
    4) Madison + Firmino
    Was on Pedro but his early sub and Haz domination makes me wondet

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

    hahahahahahaha Chelsea c s gONE!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Omg... terrible for chelsea. Great for fpl...

  4. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    How’s that not a foul?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      no VAR

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

    clear foul on giroud. fakk

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

    What was David Luiz waiting for?

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

    Luiz clanger. What was he waiting for?

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

    Get out of my team Alonso.....useless

  9. doublyG
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Donkey linesman

  10. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz you donkey

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

    Joselu!!!! Chelsea and Alonso cs wiped out!!! I have no Chelsea players so happy;!!

  12. Agger
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Hhahahah Chelsea clean sheet kaputtttt

  13. HD7
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    De Gea
    Mendy Robbo Tomkins Alonso
    Salah Walcot Mane Jota
    Zaha Aguero

    Subs: Hamer, WanB, Hughes, Kamara

    Best ideas to get Hazard in this team?
    Mane to Hazard and downgrade Hughes?

  14. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Where's Mitro's hat trick at

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

    Not so upset about Alonso now

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

      Karma as two bad decisions led to both goals.

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

    Joselu essential

  17. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    WHAT THE F**K WAS LUIZ DOING?

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

      DONT KNOW MAYBE MORE CAPS WILL HELP

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

    Luiz is pants.

  19. TooDifficuIt
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Yeeeeeeees

  20. Il Papera
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Quick question: made two changes at -4 but if I wildcard now will the -4 be overridden?

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

      Yes

    2. 420king
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      yep

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yes. All -'s are cancelled with a WC

    4. Il Papera
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks!

  21. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz ball watching.

    1. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      exactly. and i have him. need to drop for?

  22. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    s c e n e s. joselu is the name.although there was a foul. d luiz error waiting.

  23. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Luiz CS gone. No problem though because unlike the other Chelsea defence owners in my league, I own the mighty Hazard. Another goal please Eden.

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

    luiz muppet sleeping

  25. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    TFFT

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

    linesman you fooking dingus

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

      Well he`s teamed up with the daft ref, so what more can you expect

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

    Hazzo max baps 😎

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Jammo City

  28. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    What does that Joselu goal do to Alonso's Baps?

  29. HellasLEAF
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    FFS, Kepa cleany gone.

    Chelsea cannot keep a CS

  30. Kragbaek
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Awesome to see Chelsea go without a CS

    As long as I don't have Alonso, that is