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15 February 2023 1537 comments
FPL Marc FPL Marc
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The final match of Double Gameweek 23 takes place at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal host Manchester City in the 19:30 GMT kick-off.

This huge top-of-the-table clash was originally meant for Gameweek 12 but had to be rearranged due to Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the subsequent moving of a Europa League match.

It means that we’ve reached February without the league’s two best sides having faced off, a chance to see if the student – Mikel Arteta – can overcome his master Pep Guardiola.

Visitors Man City can overtake their hosts tonight and have made one change to the side that beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Sunday – Nathan Ake (£5.1m) replaces Aymeric Laporte (£5.7m).

That means Erling Haaland (£12.2m) has shaken off the knock which resulted in his half-time withdrawal and there are also starts for Kevin De Bruyne (£12.4m) and Riyad Mahrez (£7.8m). However, owners of Manuel Akanji (£5.0m) and Rico Lewis (£3.9m) will be frustrated to lose at ‘Pep Roulette’ for both parts of Double Gameweek 23.

Arsenal had the same starting XI for the previous six league matches but have made two changes here. Popular FPL defender Ben White (£4.7m) is on the bench and midfielder Thomas Partey (£4.7m) misses out because of “a tight muscle.”

In comes Takehiro Tomiyasu (£4.2m) and Jorginho (£5.8m), which is good news for Gabriel Martinelli‘s (£6.6m) owners – he keeps his place despite Leandro Trossard‘s (£6.7m) weekend goal.

Bukayo Saka (£8.3m), Eddie Nketiah (£6.8m), Martin Odegaard (£7.0m), Gabriel (£5.2m) and William Saliba (£5.3m) start too.

GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Xhaka; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli

Subs: Turner, White, Tierney, Kiwior, Holding, Trossard, Fabio Vieira, Nelson, Cozier-Duberry

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Bernardo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Gundogan; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish

Subs: Ortega, Laporte, Lewis, Akanji, Sergio Gomez, Phillips, Palmer, Alvarez, Foden 



FPL Marc Broadcaster, writer and overthinker. Hoping that ‘differential potential’ will catch on.

  1. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pen ruled out offside

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No yc for Gabriel

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

      Rightly so

  2. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gabriel is a lucky lucky chap

  3. Hairy Potter
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Backside offside

  4. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bugga!

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

    That’s never a pen. Haaland was all over Gabriel first

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Fairly though

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

    Gabriel YC recinded

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ah nice!

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rescinded as well

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah typo. Didn't feel like fixing 😛

  7. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez had the ball as well

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haaland was ready to take it

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Was he? Take your word for it

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I mean it looked like Haaland said to Mahrez he would take it. Would be very strange to give another away especially after what Pep said.

  8. McGurn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    3 minutes for a clear offside. VAR is an ambarrassment!

  9. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez onside, pen should stand

  10. Wenger's Warriors
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gift of the Gabby

  11. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    They'll be selling ''I saw Haaland score badges" soon a la Tony Cascarini at Celtic.

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cantscorino. First 8 games. Zilch. Scored against Rangers next then got sent off. Surprised he's not in my fantasy team.

      1. Je suis le chat
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He couldn't stop scoring in France surprisingly. Laughed when he recalled chatting with Andy Townsend when we played England, "which anthem should we sing!"

    2. JoJoRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Casablanca

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Arteta celebrating an offside as they won the league 😆

  13. BUZZBOMB ♡
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    This is torture. Got an error messsage on Prime so having to watch on Hub1 and its 2mins behind u guys.

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably not as far behind as me

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Tried Benign Sports but worse!

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Welcome to my world! FuboTV Canadian broadcast is rubbish.

  14. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oof all these shenanigans and Martinelli has somehow sneaked to 60 mins

    1. TomSaints
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep I’ll take it haha

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Feels like an attacking return tbh

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Martinelli essential

  15. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez makes it 60 mins. Small wins 😛

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      We’ve had 10mins of var checks this half 🙂

      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        And thank god for that!

  16. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Where Lewis

  17. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So how are Haaland TCers feeling

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sad but mahrez kdb helps

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez off phew

  19. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez off
    Akanji on

    Bernardo RW

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hold on Mr.Lewis hold on

  20. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did Mahrez grab the ball again to take the pen?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Couldn't see, looked to me like Haaland wanted it

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

      No he seemed to indicate to Haaland that he was happy for him to take it

  21. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez makes 60 minutes thanks to VAR

  22. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez off

  23. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez off at 60

  24. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bye Riyad

  25. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Extra point for Riyad!

  26. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland people’s elbow on Gabriel

  27. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland horrific

  28. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why is Mahrez subbed?!?!

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rested for weekend

  29. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    so we know now, Mahrez is City's first choice pen taker

  30. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland TC’s in absolute disbelief.

    «How much abuse can one man take?»