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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. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Have palace BAPS been finalised?

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

      Only when Zaha isn't on 3.

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

      If Zaha is still in them, no.

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

      not yet

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

      Taking longer than normal it feels like. Keep hoping zaha keeps at least 1!

  2. Dead Lift
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    How wasn't that a yellow to Alonso?

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

      Cos he's in my team . 😀

    2. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Refs got him in his team

  3. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Rondon actually looks the part in this team. I doubt he'll ever be prolific but he looks like he may do better than his previous not football club.

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

    Kepa
    Mendy - Robbo - Bissaka
    Salah - Mane - Mkhi - Bilva - Rich
    Aguero - King

    Stekelenburg - Adam Smith - Tomkins - Kamara

    Do I need WC?

    1. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

  5. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Typical.

    If Gudmundsson had not played I’d have Holebas’s 7 points coming off the bench!

    Instead, a one point special!

    Gudmundsson can do one tonight, out with Richarlison.

    1. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      How is it typical? If he wasn't nailed, you wouldn't have him in your team

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Obviously.

        It’s just typical that he goes off injured stuck on 1 point instead of at least playing enough to see if he could get closer to Holebas score.

        Have regretted getting him since GW1 to be honest, gives me a reason to get rid now.

  6. 420king
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Pedro, what the hell man........ 🙁

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

    Encouraging from Pedro, rips Ki on that move.

  8. Ben the Mee
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Imagine selling Mitro to buy Rondon

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

      pedrooi

    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Nice from Kante and Pedro.

    • ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Bottomed

      Comment on and rate Mark's wildcard out of 10

      Kgo!

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

        Like I care.

      2. zizoo10
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        link? i want to laugh

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

        *yawn*

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

          What is your team you abso tool?

      4. Norman Conquest
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        log off noob

      5. HNI
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Get a life. If not dont crap over others

      6. Srv210
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Focus on your team dude,it's already a bad week

      7. LǝgleSs e|even
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        F mark

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

          What?

      8. TyroneGAA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I hate people like you in this site!! Not only do you ask the question once to spite someone you then repost it again once no one replies.. leave

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

      Pedro denied.

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

      Pedro shot on target save from Dubravka

    • Khark
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Half Ft Hazard absolutely ruining newcastle.

      So good .

      1. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No points though 🙁

    • Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro????

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

        I love myself so much

        I love myself so soo sooo much!!!

        1. *sigh*
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Pervert

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

      hazard magicc

    • Cofinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Mitro my man.

    • HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      pedro 2 great chances gone to waste.

      he's getting dropped for next gw if this continues

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

      Mitro goal, damn

    • Mic
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Wow Mitro!!!!

    • seewhyaxe
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yessss Mitrovic!

      a brace please

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard is so fun to watch.

    • Essem
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Gonna do Bernardo and Mané to Pedro and Hazard for -4 who’s with me

    • Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      MITROOOOOOOO

    • J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hazards unreal !

    • 1zverGGadeM
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      MITROOOOO!!!!

    • Rainer
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Stats don't lie!

    • Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      MITROOOO

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

      Hazard doing well so far in his audition to come in for Mane for a hit for GW4

    • The Tinkerman
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cairney, you beauty!