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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. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Oh my god Alonso. Kill meee

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

    Alonso!!!!!!!!

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

    OG?

  4. dino412
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso Goal ?

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

    Alonso!

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

    HOLY MOLY

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

    Alonso, freaking hell

  8. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso have that

  9. markmcr
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso assist

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

    OG

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

    OG

    1. King Carlos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 8 months ago

      Yup

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

    OG

  13. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    omfg

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

    og, alonso assist

  15. Tobeno
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Oh dear this GW, pray for my knee gents

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

    Might be an OG

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

    That’s an OG but I’ll take it if awarded to Alonso

  18. markmcr
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    OWN GOAL

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

    Own Goal

  20. Big Sam Time
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Didnt wana play my wildcard this early but my team is light up like a christmas tree, anyone else wildcarding?

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

    alonsooloool

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

    alonsoooo assist again niceeeee

  23. schwing
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Mitro ass LOL!

  24. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    assist

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

    fek. the guy that i did not want to score. how maany here are going to rage trade in alonso?

  26. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    YESSSSSSSSSS

    That one is for anyone who celebrated Chelsea losing their CS

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

    Alonso season keeper....brilliant

  28. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    alonso assist???

  29. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    Jesus, jammy asists

  30. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 8 months ago

    yedlin OG - Alonso's shot was off target