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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. TAT
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    There goes any chance of getting 50 points this GW…

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

      aw poor thing, id be happy with 30

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

        Ouch! Hope there's still some points going your way this GW 🙂

  2. hannibalos
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    No wonder there was no English referee in the World cup.

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

      That is why the PL needs VAR though.

      1. hannibalos
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Totally agree by they voted against it!

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

      Lino was 2m away in all fairness

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

      Yeah because every ref at the WC was amazing right?

    4. Four Hit Wonder
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Getting worse every year.

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

    Man Luiz needs to be dropped

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This!

  4. dino412
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    why is Giroud there on defense?

  5. Podge
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Giroud was in no way fouled

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

      He was. Got an elbow to the face.

  6. Mambino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Don't know whether to laugh or cry

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

    alonso cs gone. thank you joselu my son

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

    This site needs some kitten pictures in the background or something to lower the stress levels.

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

    Remember when I owned Joselu last season. He did nothing.

  10. noahzark22
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    fack! 60 points slipping away

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

    Mitro oooooooooooo ???

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

      Why do this?

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

        An assist 🙂 still worth a shout

    2. *Reformed-Character*
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Can’t we ban idiots like this !?

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

        Calm Down Chav King

        1. *Reformed-Character*
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Mug

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

            I spit on filthy townies like you.

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

    Schurlle.goal

  13. SB007
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Overtakes Alonso on BP too - so good on all fronts.

    1. SB007
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I take that back.

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

    best 5.0 midfielder

    gonna rotate with AWB

  15. H-SF
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Luiz cleanie gone ffs

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

      His fault awful defending

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

    Schurle. Wow!!!

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

    Mitro assist

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

    Cmon Hazzo grab that winner asap

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

    Shirley G
    Mitro A

  20. G-Whizz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Schurrie G
    Mitro A

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

    Awful awful referring ruins my double clean sheet. VAR needed in this league with rhese referees unfortunately.

  22. Sasquatch Slayer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Schürrle out for a hit seemed a no brainer

  23. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso points halved 🙁

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

    Mitro assist

  25. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    CS goneee yassss

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

    Mitro 16

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

    Bubz in heaven....

  28. Fantastisk
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Glad I never got Alonso in!!!

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      2 assists you muppet 😆

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

        Reported for abuse

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Fantastisk.

    2. darth_valdes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      This comment is so funny. 2 assists + baps!!! Let the salt burn ...

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

        Sarcasm champ.

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

      🙂

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

    Mitro assist softens the pain of losing the Chelsea CS

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

    Alonso?

    1. 420king
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Assist.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Payback