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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. Gonna mesut up
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Tark/Richarlison to Alonso/gundogan seem an ok move?

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

      Gundogan if you want to play Pep’s roulette..

    2. In FPHell
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Gun dogma is a risk too far for me

      1. In FPHell
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Wow, gun dogma
        Might even have meant Gundogan

      2. Gonna mesut up
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Something I like about the term gun dogma, sounds like a movie genre from the 90s

  2. Rocky FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A) Ryan
    B) Patricio
    C) other 4.5 keeper

  3. BenDavies
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Question to those of you without Alonso, are you activating your wildcard this week?

    1. Ready Manager One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yes...

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

      No

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No and I still don't want him

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

        Agreed

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

        Snap

      3. BenDavies
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        You're masochistic

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

      No

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

      Maybe

    6. Helder's Left Foot
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm tempted to bring him in for a 4.5 DF, remove Rich and replace with a 4.9 MF. Will need to take a -4 hit. Helder Costa at Wolves is 4.9 currently.

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

        That's what I'm doing, but have enough for Fraser.

        Costa looked great against Wolves, but the only thing stopping me bringing him in is that I think he's game time might be limited by Traore

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

    Thinking Alonso is enough Chelsea, theres a lot of teams in this league will do the 10 man defence rubbish and Chelsea really struggled against it, they'll be better against the top 6-7 teams that might actually come out and play against them.

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      i don't know... haz looks primed for one of his 13-17-12 point runs

      1. No_Mo_Salah?
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        That is my concern... Alonso and Hazard look tempting but would need hits to get in

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          if there are two players that could justify hits....

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

        This.

  5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mane > Haz for a hit next saturday morning at 11:25am looking good if nothing else goes wrong between now & then

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Planning on doing the same, hoping Mane rises to 9.9m to bank that extra 0.2m

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        yep, price rise would be icing on the cake 🙂 although haz will probably rise anyway... but its more for the points than the TV, would even take a 0.1 or 0.2 TV drop for it

  6. Loðbrók
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Salah + Stankovic -> Hazard + Alonso?

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

      Actuall yes

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

    King > Mitro before he rises for a FT?

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

      yes

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

      I would I think he's going be prolific this season lots of good supply and deadly in box

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

    Alonso is so lucky f it

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

    People crying about Alonso. We paid a premium for him. We are ballas and deserve every point.

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hear hear

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Preach

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

      Hear hear!

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      big time - haters gonna hate

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

      This^
      Somehow we've managed to have Alonso, Mendy, Pool defense, Kun and Salah in a single team.
      We deserve these points for the effort we took in to get all of em

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

    what is the correct wc etiquette, when's the premium time to use it to maximum effect????

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Any time you want

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

        But if you're playing it, play it at the beginning of the week so you can maybe make some money on double risers

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

      when you need to take a 12 point hit

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

      There is no etiquette around it.

  11. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Having enough money to get Alonso for free is an amazing feeling

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

      Having him already is even better!

      Sorry, couldn't help myself 🙂

  12. Alnair
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Why's Zaha still on 26 BPS? Surely should've been bumped down?

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

      Not updated yet.

  13. borat
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Just raged took a hit to get Alonso in my team.
    From next week he won't be getting any returns as now I have got him

  14. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How did Pedro look against Newcastle?

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

      decent.Willian was shocking so he will hold his place

  15. l@sp0
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    The bad: sold King & Boly

    The good: brought in Alonso & Wilson

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

      The ugly: you did that after, not before, GW3

  16. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Should be 71 all out after bps, another solid week 🙂

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Great score, must have a great rank

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If Alonso keeps 3 bps then 60 for me. Very solid 🙂

    3. Trajan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      74 all out. Best start in a decade.

  17. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Tomkins Peltier Bilva Rich King all need to go, time to wildcard I think. Had a decent week aswel, looking like 60 points from 10 players with Tomkins injury

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

    Won't be given to Luiz...

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

    Also.. this Alonso performance will prove me right.

    Robertson is not a season keeper because TAA is value.

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

      Maybe

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

      If you can't afford both Robertson and Alonso, your team isn't set up very well.

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Robertson is definitely a season keeper, wtf

    4. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Robertson can get 2 goals next week. Keeping.

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

      I shipped TAA to get Robbo. He's worth the extra million.

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

    Phew!

    So to add to my £380 earlier, I pulled out £100 when the first Chelsea goal went in, and now they're still offering me £480 Absolutely nuts. I promise I'll stop now - just enjoying my minute in the sun.

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

      (yes - that's nearly a grand if I cashout before the Man U Spurs game (got it 1-2).

      1. fantasyfog
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        wait...

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      unreal - which scores did you get correct in which games at what odds?

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

        It’s soooo lucky. Predicted 1-2 Chelsea. Watford and Leicester 2-1 and Arsenal 3-1. Bonanza.

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

      So you stake £1 on each of the four-folds = 210 bets * £1 = £210

      And you got how much back?

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

        17p * 210 🙂

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

    A) Mane Gundo Tomkins
    B) Dilva Pedro Bennett(bench) + 0.5

  22. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Checking Mitrovic's score throughout the match... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trELKmUPoyU

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

    zaha BAPs?????

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      3?

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

      0 later.

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

    Alonso saves the day! Phewwww

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mine too.

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

    Alonso - 3
    Joselu - 2
    Hazard - 1

    Could change if Luiz actually got a touch.

  26. Dimitris1993
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Richarlison ->
    A) Maddison
    B) Neves
    C) Pereyra
    D) Walcott

    Have salah, mane, fraser, mhki

    1. jon211
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Had the same issue - went Wally, fixtures are too good to ignore

  27. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso goal, not added 🙁

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      It was off target

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

        I know, but I'm greedy and jealous!

  28. jon211
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who two do I start next weekend out of - wan bissaka, Shlup, Callum Wilson & Raul Jimenez?

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

      Wilson + 1

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wilson AWB imo

      although Jiminez could do well - have a sneaking suspicion Wolves are going to spank west ham & Pelligrini get sacked

  29. Releasebreaks
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Which FT should I use for this week??
    I have cash on bank to afford

    A - D.Luiz to Alonso
    B - Fraser to Walcott

  30. Demel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Will Alonso rise tonight? To make the transfer I need to make my switch before he rises. Shall I just pull the trigger?

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      As long as the trigger is to get Alonso and not to shoot someone.