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Double Gameweek 23 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at the London Stadium, where Chelsea are West Ham United’s visitors.

Kick-off is at 12:30 GMT.

Reece James is the only player on show with a double-digit ownership in FPL but among ‘active’ teams, this match is all about Kepa Arrizabalaga: the in-form goalkeeper is owned by 55.88% of the top 10k, by way of example.

As for the team news, Mason Mount is benched for the first time in the Premier League since Graham Potter took over.

The England international is one of three players who makes way from the side that drew 0-0 with Fulham, with Conor Gallagher and Hakim Ziyech also having to be content with places among the substitutes.

New signing Noni Madueke makes his first start since joining the Blues in the January transfer window, while fellow winter recruit Joao Felix returns from suspension to take his place in the Chelsea attack.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek also makes his first start since before the World Cup, while Mykhailo Mudryk keeps his place on the left flank.

West Ham boss David Moyes names an unchanged side from the 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, with defender Thilo Kehrer shaking off an injury to make the starting XI.

GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Aguerd, Coufal, Lucas Paqueta, Rice, Emerson Palmieri, Bowen, Benrahma, Antonio.

Subs: Johnson, Fornals, Lanzini, Downes, Ings, Soucek, Hegyi, Anang.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, James, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella, Loftus-Cheek, Fernandez, Madueke, Joao Felix, Mudryk, Havertz.

Subs: Bettinelli, Chalobah, Mount, Chilwell, Ziyech, Gallagher, Datro Fofana, Azpilicueta, Chukwuemeka.

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bowen shadow of last season

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Seems a little thick around the middle

      1. Mirror Man
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bowling pin

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Bowen pin

  2. lilmessipran
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Where Kepa penalty save?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      soon

  3. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    James with one direct FK and one indirect FK, but not corners

  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Cucu is terrible

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yea looks out of his depth

    2. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Need a Cucarella yella but he’s about to come off for the Chilwell fella

    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Don't worry Boehly will mysteriously find 80-90m pounds somewhere in a Saudi pocket for a new LWB.

    4. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He has been abysmal at Chelsea and has only started due to Chilwell being injured. Hopefully he is binned at the end of the season. Woeful player , can't defend , no pace , rubbish going forward.

    5. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I couldn’t agree more…..maybe it’s the annoying hair….

  5. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Will James make it to 60 mins?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Don’t matter CS gone

  6. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mudryk is sub standard.

    Terrible waste of £100m

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah a passenger in this one! Dodged a bullet there

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ings coming on

  8. FantasyTony
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Feels like if this Chelsea team clicks, they could be something special. Don't think potter is the man to do it.

    They need someone like Zidane or Carlo to come in and get them firing.

    1. tokara
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Agree

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Well let's hope they give Potter more time than.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed. Potter just doesn’t seem like a natural match.

      Whereas when you look at Ten Hag and United. It just feels right.

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Carlo won't come to Chelsea again, been there, done that. Zidane not great fit either.

      Someone who knows the league like a Sam Allardyce or Steve Bruce...

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Steve Bruce….

        1. Hairy Potter
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Did an amazing job at Newcastle according to the pundits at the time...

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Absolute nonsense. Brighton competitive against any team in the Prem, thanks to Potter’s coaching.

  9. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is potter out of his depth at Chelsea? Or just needs time for all his players to gel

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      it's the first game of their front 4 playing togerther ffs

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        TikTok generation

      2. Amey
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        They have 200 strikers now. That excuse can last till end of the season...

      3. Shultan
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        They have so many new players how can you say what they're front 4 is?

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They need to give Potter time. Same way Arsenal gave Arteta time...

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        True.

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      There's obviously the pressure of managing a big club, but similar to Lampard he has been given too many shiny new toys too fast. Now he doesn't know what his best XI is and feels obliged to play everyone.

    4. Old Bull
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      People forgetting that West Ham are putting a bit of a run together. Last week they drew at Newcastle. This was always going to be a tough gig

  10. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Badi YC

  11. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Counter intuitively, West Ham would be better defensively playing two up front so they can run into the channels. 442 with two CDMs is crazy difficult to break down.

  12. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    Arsenal : Ramsdale, White, Partey, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saliba, Nketiah, Xhaka, Zinchenko.
    Subs: Turner, Tierney, Kiwior, Holding, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Cozier-Duberry.

    Brentford : Raya, Henry, Pinnock, Norgaard, Jensen, Mee, Toney, Mbeumo, Ajer, Janelt, Roerslev.
    Subs: Cox, Hickey, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Zanka, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste.

    Brighton : Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Caicedo, Mac Allister, Estupinan; Gross, Undav, Mitoma.
    Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Sarmineto, Enciso, Ayari, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Moran.

    Crystal Palace : Guaita; Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell; Doucoure, Hughes; Ayew, Olise, Schlupp; Mateta.
    Subs: Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Eze, McArthur, Edouard, Ahamada, Riedewald.

    Fulham : Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Pereira, Reed; Decordova-Reid, Mitrovic, Willian
    Substitutes: Rodak, Tosin, Duffy, Wilson, Solomon, Cedric, James, Lukic, Vinicius

    Nottingham Forest : Navas; Aurier, McKenna, Boly, Lodi; Mangala, Freuler, Scarpa; Gibbs-White, Wood, Johnson
    Substitutes: Hennessy, Worral, Shelvey, Williams, Colback, Surridge, Dennis, Ayew, Felipe

    Tottenham : Forster, Tanganga, Dier, Davies, Porro, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
    Subs: Austin, Sanchez, Sarr, Lenglet, Royal, Skipp, Danjuma, Moura, Richarlison.

    Leicester : Ward, Kristiansen, Faes, Souttar, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Tete, Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho.
    Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Amartey, Pereira, Thomas, Ndidi, Praet, Daka, Vardy.

    Wolves : Sa, Ait-Nouri, Kilman, Dawson, Cunha, Lemina, Moutinho, Nunes, Neves, Semedo, Sarabia.
    Subs: Bentley, Collins, Neto, Jimenez, Jonny, Costa, Gomes, Traore, Bueno.

    Southampton : Bazunu, Bree, Bednarek, Salisu, Maitland-Niles, Lavia, Perraud, Alcaraz, Ward-Prowse, Onuachu, Sulemana.
    Subs: Caballero, Lyanco, Aribo, A.Armstrong, Adams, S.Armstrong, Mara, Edozie, Walcott.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      White Martinelli and Nketiah! Let's go!

      1. Fred54
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Racist.

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Seems like Bueno has lost his spot.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Fantastic timing, as always.

        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah it's always around the time you need this 3.9/4.0 DEF.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martinelli to punish sellers

    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Does not look bueno for bueno

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Timing certainly could have been Kinder to Bueno owners.

        1. Galza
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I like this..

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Another GW25 issue

    5. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      White nice. Was so close to going sideways.

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Watch him lock in that 60mins sub CS as well

    6. The Mentaculus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hmm I thought IrishHaaland would start over Undav.

      Good to see Nacho still in

    7. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      White starts
      Bib theory rumors got me worried yesterday

      1. Tonyawesome69
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bib theory was rubbish. There was photos of Nketiah, Saliba and Martinelli without a bib and Jorginho wearing a bib

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Had me worried enough to switch White to Gabriel with a FT. Could be worth it for the goal threat, if I’m lucky.

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Bib theory sounds like a class Balotelli should take

    8. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Porro over Royal is interesting, after all the recent Royal praise

    9. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      March to punish benchers

    10. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Porro wagon leaving the station.

      1. The Mighty Hippo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He's on my watch list.

  13. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mudryk starting to settle in . Could prove to be money well spent long term.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      And he's immediately subbed.

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I hope he does well. Have him in a Draft game:D

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ukrainian Luke Chadwick subbed again.

      No faith from the manager. Very poor.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        He's building up minutes after spending a while out of competitive matches

      2. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Says the English Walter Mitty. Lol

    4. Amey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I like the positive attitude 😀

      Have him in a draft game which I care about most, so hope he does well.

    5. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea play too slow, too much possesion, it's not suite Mudryjk style IMO which is good for team like Liverpool

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Mudryk subbed

    1. Fish up a tree
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Huge waste of money

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Relax

  15. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Brentford team news - Three changes
    Brentford: Raya, Henry, Pinnock, Norgaard, Jensen, Mee, Toney, Mbeumo, Ajer, Janelt, Roerslev.
    Subs: Cox, Hickey, Schade, Dasilva, Wissa, Zanka, Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard, Baptiste.

    Arsenal team news - Unchanged from Everton defeat
    Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Partey, Gabriel, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saliba, Nketiah, Xhaka, Zinchenko.
    Subs: Turner, Tierney, Kiwior, Holding, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Cozier-Duberry.

    Tottenham team news
    Team to play Leicester: Forster, Tanganga, Dier, Davies, Porro, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
    Subs: Austin, Sanchez, Sarr, Lenglet, Royal, Skipp, Danjuma, Moura, Richarlison.

    Leicester team news
    Team to play Tottenham: Ward, Kristiansen, Faes, Souttar, Castagne, Dewsbury-Hall, Mendy, Tete, Maddison, Barnes, Iheanacho.
    Subs: Iversen, Soyuncu, Amartey, Pereira, Thomas, Ndidi, Praet, Daka, Vardy.

    Brighton team news
    Team to play Crystal Palace: Sanchez; Veltman, Dunk, Webster; March, Caicedo, Mac Allister, Estupinan; Gross, Undav, Mitoma.
    Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Sarmineto, Enciso, Ayari, Ferguson, Van Hecke, Buonanotte, Moran.

    Crystal Palace team news
    Team to play Brighton: Guaita; Clyne, Tomkins, Guehi, Mitchell; Doucoure, Hughes; Ayew, Olise, Schlupp; Mateta.
    Subs: Johnstone, Whitworth, Milivojevic, Lokonga, Eze, McArthur, Edouard, Ahamada, Riedewald.

    Nottingham Forest team news
    Team to play Fulham: Navas; Aurier, McKenna, Boly, Lodi; Mangala, Freuler, Scarpa; Gibbs-White, Wood, Johnson
    Substitutes: Hennessy, Worral, Shelvey, Williams, Colback, Surridge, Dennis, Ayew, Felipe

    Fulham team news
    Team to play Nottingham Forest: Leno; Tete, Diop, Ream, Robinson; Palhinha, Pereira, Reed; Decordova-Reid, Mitrovic, Willian
    Substitutes: Rodak, Tosin, Duffy, Wilson, Solomon, Cedric, James, Lukic, Vinicius

    Wolves team news
    Wolves team: Sa, Ait-Nouri, Kilman, Dawson, Cunha, Lemina, Moutinho, Nunes, Neves, Semedo, Sarabia.
    Subs: Bentley, Collins, Neto, Jimenez, Jonny, Costa, Gomes, Traore, Bueno.

    Southampton team news
    Southampton team: Bazunu, Bree, Bednarek, Salisu, Maitland-Niles, Lavia, Perraud, Alcaraz, Ward-Prowse, Onuachu, Sulemana.
    Subs: Caballero, Lyanco, Aribo, A.Armstrong, Adams, S.Armstrong, Mara, Edozie, Walcott.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Martinelli starts over Trossard
      Sellers in the mud!

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Ha. Probably! Trossard probably still eats minutes.

      2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Why won't he start?

      3. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Saka starts also! Unclear the situation is... said Yoda.

      4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 17 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        How is anyone in the mud before the game has even kicked off. What a stupid comment

        1. MYNAMEISBigtopmark.sman
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          At 1.5 mil I feel mudded before every gw

    2. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Oh no! Doherty didn't start.

      *Face shocked*

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      March back at wing back? Good thing I benched him.

      1. The Mentaculus
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No they don't play with WBs anymore.

        Sanchez
        Veltman Dunk Webster Estupinan
        Groß Caicedo
        March MacAllister Mitoma
        Undav

  16. Amartey Partey
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    It’s entertaining these days seeing Ings come on for any side knowing he won’t score.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Watch him score then

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I see what you're doing

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

    3. Touré De Force
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      A proven goal getter. Past his best for sure, still knows where the net is though. Can see him doing ok at WH

  17. Boomerang V
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Happy to see Gustavo Scarpa starting for NFO. If he gets nailed he can be gold!

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is that a James Bond reference?

  18. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts on Bruno + Mitrovic > Saka + Felix (-4) for GW24?

    Or just one of them for free?

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I wouldn’t get rid of Bruno

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    West Ham ridiculous flip flopping in the box

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah he really threw his jaw forward there.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Before that

  20. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Just a tad dramatic from Bowen

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Havertz messes up chilwell assist

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Tough angle. Thank god Chilwell is on for Cucurella though.

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        100%

  22. how many hits?!!
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Apologies if this has been said earlier, but I have never seen so many pigeons repeatedly on the pitch as at West Ham today…

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's a bit too harsh on Havertz

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lol I noticed this earlier, feel like it has to be the same batch that keep moving from one end to the other

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lunchtime at Stratford. Lots of food scraps from Westfield food court.

    4. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Shows how expansive the football has been today.

    5. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No no.

      I should have gone with.

      'They've covered more ground than Havertz.'

      1. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nah previous comment better

  23. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Must be some fresh seed down at WHAM
    The pigeons aren't about to leave

  24. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Are birds at risk?!?

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They do make a good pie

      Pigeon breast can be pan-fried in just a few minutes on each side to achieve a golden-brown finish with a lovely pink middle. Ideally, choose young birds which have paler, more tender meat. If buying wild pigeon, only buy from a reputable source and carefully check over the meat, avoiding birds with bruised or torn flesh.

  25. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Good to see Chillwell back…..he is so much better than Cucu

  26. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    your predict for West Ham and Chelsea
    Ended like that
    West Ham win
    Chelsea Win

    1. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea win

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      West Ham

  27. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Nathan Jones is just giving off John Carver at Newcastle vibes. Someone needs to put him out of his misery or at least stop him doing interviews.

  28. Gangster Panda
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    The heat map for those pigeons is gonna be interesting.

    1. Fred54
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      THEY'VE COVERED MORE GROUND THAN HAVERTZ.

      Ahem.

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Box to box

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Keps owners with absolutely NOWHERE to hide and only have THEMSELVES to blame

    1. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      More than proved his value already thanks.

  30. OPTA FPL
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fantasy Pigeons League?