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

    Xhaka sold Martinelli for a bit and didn’t want to pass

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

      For a hit*

      And now Martinelli is off

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

    Martinelli off
    Trossard on

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

    Trossard on for Martinelli

    Water is wet

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

    Rami Malek ON

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

    Foden coming on

    Lewis doesn’t like coming on

  6. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    WTF? Arsenal making this match look fixed with all these unforced errors

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

    Trossard looks hungover

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

    Gundogan clearly touched it what are you guys on about

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

      Haaland TCs probably

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

      He didnt clearly touch it

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Get to Specsavers

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

        He did

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

      The latest angle I saw confirms it unfortunately

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

        Fair do's. Im 2 mins behind and you are Gandalf.

  9. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Xhaka is idiot

  10. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Im just destined not to get any pts from Haaland TC. Didnt look like Gundogan touched that but of course its a Gundogan assist. Eff off!!

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully they change it

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

        doubt it

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

    Xhaka has been atrocious today. So poor in everything he’s done

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

    Foden coming on

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

    Fair play to the content creators recommending to sell Martinelli for Saka for a hit, nailed it!

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

      Or for odegaard for a hit

  14. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gundo didn’t touch that

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

    Why did not Xhaka pass to Martinelli? Why do I have Martinelli?

  16. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did Gundo even get a touch on that?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No

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

    5 points for Martinelli this week is mega. Could easily have been 2.

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

      Haha like the positive thinking!

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

      1 more than Odegaard

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

      Wonder if he’s benched from here on

  18. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tomiyasu with 2 assists

    1. One for All
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Motm assist and own goal for Man City lol.

  19. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    J. Mario goal

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

    Top top finish from jack

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

      1-3?

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

      Haha crap finish, lucky deflection

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

    Martinelli to Saka (-4) was a great move this GW and long term

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

      It definitely was. Kicking myself for giving martinelli one more week

      1. sulldaddy
        • 16 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Same here...oh well.

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

    If Gundo dummies it, is there no assist as Grealish wasn't the intended target for Haaland's pass?

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

      Last person to touch gets the assist

    2. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He could have been

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

        It's irrelevant

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

      Interesting

      1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No, it's not.

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

    Get Lewis on, Walker looks exhausted

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ban

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

    You can't tell from the angles we've seen whether Gundogan touches it or not so just wait

  25. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Rico Lewis.
    From golden boy to (probably) not playing a minute anymore

    1. Jekori
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You never know with Pep. Cancelo fell hard and quick. As it looks now, Bilva might be the City defender to get next season

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

    In other news my switch from Guerreiro to Joao Mario captain paying off!

  27. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That's got to be a pen

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

      Too many soft pens this GW, surely not another.

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

      Nah

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

      Specsavers appt needed

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Lol

  28. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Trossard dive

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

    Trollhard

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

    Think Walker just nicked it