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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. putana
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez owners lucky to get that penalty

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

      Agree he's been anonymous in both games

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

      Non owners lucky he missed a sitter at end of villa game

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly haha

    3. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He missed an easy chance as well last game, on the flip side he could’ve got 18 pointer lol, stop being salty.

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

      Better to be lucky than good. Just ask Lewis starters and Shaw benchers.

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

    City starting to look more dangerous here

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish YC

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

    Mahrez off but no complaints. Had a great run recently

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

    VAR helping Mahrez get an extra point

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

    I can see what Grealish brings to this team, well worth 100m pounds.

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

    Violent conduct by Haaland. Pretty clear, honestly. Lucky guy

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

    Haaland must be skipping passing drills at City

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

    Def a red coming in this game. Starting to get spicy. Arteta I reckon.

  10. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    On a positive note Mahrez gets a rest ready for the weekend

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

      You think he starts?

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes hopefully

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

    Nketiah YC

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

      Noooo he is cursed

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

    Nketiah booked for nothing

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

    Nketiah yc

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

    No need Eddie

  15. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez wasn’t happy coming off

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Good to see, ready & primed for WE

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Eddie YC

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

    Refs just need to start booking players who surround them instantly

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

      Yeah. Ban them retrospectively.

      Rugby has instant punishments for it, players are so much more respectful.

      Kids look up to these lot, it's embarrassing

  18. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks for zilch Mahrez (this game)

  19. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish YC for telling the ref to F off over the goal kick decision which was the correct one. What a muppet

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

      Such a horrible player

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

        *person

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

    Arsenal look great except Jorginho

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

      Casual opinion.

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

      Lucky to have him with Partey out

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

    Nletiah needs longer legs. But was offside anyways

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

      No such surg

  22. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nice one eddie, revenge on that butcher who is kicking him whole game.

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

    Great break by The Gunners

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

    Eddie! Nooooo!

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

      It's okay he was offside

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

        Yah, probably.

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

    Do arsenal players have to get crowd going for a game like this

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

      They're running out of energy. Put a lot into the 1st half press.

      City starting to take control

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

      Yeah even there own fans don't believe

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

    Nketiah couldn’t hit a barn door

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

      Despite being Arsenal's best finisher. Amazing that

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

    C'mon, Kev!

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He needs to stay quiet now

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

        Lol. No he doesn't!

        1. RICICLE
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          He does for my sake hehe

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

        Let him talk!

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

    This is a masterclass of dark arts and diving from city to break up and stay in a game they’re being massively outplayed in.

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

      Buying time to doctor the post-match reports

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

    It's Lewis time

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

      Not today

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

    Almost KDB assist