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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. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Cairney assist

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

      Mark foresaw.

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

        What a double up!

  2. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Yes Gnu. It is outside watershed somewhere in the world 24/7

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

      Unbelievable.
      Kids do say it as well nowadays. Maybe just not the mods kids.

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

    AGAIN MITRO LETS GO

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

    Cairney sellers worth it in your face!

  5. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    F off Cairney o hate FPL

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

    Rondon will be quality in like seven weeks

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

    Mitrovic is the perfect 3rd striker

  8. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Fulham 3rd goal

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

    Wowowowowow

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

      I am better than god

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

        Mitro I love you

  10. Totally !rre!evant
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro 2

  11. Bellerinmondo
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    3-1 fulham

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

    Mitro goal again

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

    Mitro giving me hope for a 60 this week!

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

    Oh feeeerk

  15. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro 2 goalssssssss

  16. seewhyaxe
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    wow really brace from Mitrovic!!!!!!

    Really saved my gw!

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

      GW3 Saved by SuperMitrO!

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

    Christ on a bike.Looks very much like wildcard time.

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

    Is Sarri smoking on the touchline?!

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

      The top of a pen or something

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

    Mitrovic is a beast.

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

    Mitrovic was the guy this week!

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

    Mitro AGAIN

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

    And that ladies and gentlemen is why you never ever disrespect the #Casual #Differential

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      6.4%....its not like 30+.

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

    Wtf

  24. 1zverGGadeM
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    YESSSSS MITROOOOOOOOO YESSSSSS!!!!!!

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

    Vietto 2nd assist.

  26. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Mitro owners unite!

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Proud owner from the start 😎

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

        same!

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

    Has he scored again?! Dreamlaaaaaand

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

    My King to Mitro transfer not looking quite so ill-advised as it did yesterday

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

    Ings -> Mitrovic for a -4?

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

    Mitrovic only 6% ownership