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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. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland sucks

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

    does grealish get paid in how many fouls he earns?

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

      Sponsored by Neymar

  3. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland is so off, get Alvarez on ASAP

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

      To be fair to the lad, his team mates have given him nothing for weeks.

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

    He is a total flat track bully

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

    How is Martinelli still on?

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

      Keeping Trossard fresh for Villa.

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

    Bps @ 68min
    De Bruyne (MCI) (25)
    Saka (ARS) (23)
    Rodri (MCI) (17)
    Zinchenko (ARS) (16)
    Dias (MCI) (14)
    Jorginho (ARS) (14)
    Gabriel (ARS) (13)
    Saliba (ARS) (11)

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

    Grealish goal

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

      Gundog assist

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

    Grealish goal

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

    Grealish goal

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

    Grealish goal

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

    Grealish g

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

    Grealish G

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

    Wrong guy that

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

    Grealish G

  15. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo didn’t touch it Haa assist for me

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

      Think you might be right

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

    Lol at the kid taking photos

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

    Arsenal self imploding

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

    So undeserved

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

    Oh fck off Haaland

  20. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    H AA aaland

  21. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oooof!

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

    Some shocking defending

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

    Arse crack

  24. it lies in the proles
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Grealish! It was written!

  25. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haaland counter attack brace now please.

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

      He will probably pass it back to Ederson when through on goal.

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

    Good build up player by that absolutely hopelessly useless goal machine Haaland

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

    Points for no one

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

    I missed that! Friggin' Amazon guy...

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

    Tomiyasu playing for City actually 😆

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

    Show the replay better. Does Gundo touch it?

    1. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I don’t think he did

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

      Ofcourse hedid. He passed it

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

      If he doesn't do they say he was the intended target so no assist for Haaland?