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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. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal suck

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

    City putting Arsenal in its place.

    Teacher showing disciple how it’s done!

  3. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Lewis blockage incoming in 10 mns

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

      I hear psyllium husk is good for that...

  4. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Aaaaaallllrighty then.

  5. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland G
    KDB A

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      We know 😆

  6. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    So the answer was both kdb and mahrez...

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

    2nd home game in a row Nketiah doesn’t have a shot on target.

    If he can’t even get a shot on goal what is he doing there? Because he can’t hold the ball up or do much else.

    Donkey

    1. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I dared to say he is a championship player on here and got mauled. I definitely wouldn't say that again.

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

      He had opportunities too but put them wide

  8. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Go on, Kev! Sweet!

  9. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Agents edu and arteta.

  10. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Flat track bully

  11. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal crumbling

  12. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Crucial goal in my H2H league. Well done Erling

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    One more Haaland!

  14. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland absolutely hopeless tonight...

    Should have won a penalty and scores the goal which ends the game.

    Terrible player

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      A lot of trolls on here

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal meltdown 😆

  16. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Arsenal fans actually thought they’d won the league lmao

  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Title over.

  18. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Feed the beast and he will deliver

  19. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB to the Meat shield

  20. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Ben 1p

  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else have Haaland (c)?

    1. Dry Lunch
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes sir

    2. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yup.what a relief

    3. dark91
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think so. It is such an out of the box captaincy choice

    4. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Lmao. Right?

    5. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Only 98% of us

    6. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yes but all my ML rivals have someone else - Rashford, KDB and Saka

    7. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Captain, but not triple captain

    8. McGurn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I read that as triple captain. Everyone has captained him.

    9. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      TC here.

    10. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Who doesn't?

  22. Dry Lunch
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    He’s a blue just like his dad

  23. Dry Lunch
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ha ha ha ha haaallaaannddddddd

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Smith on for his first Arsenal goal

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I mean White even

  25. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Gameweek ruined.

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    White on after the goal, get another Kevin!

  27. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Who dares sell KDB now, blank or no blank?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Seek him in a heartbeat

    2. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Staying put

    3. TheTinman
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sell for Salah in GW25 probably.

    4. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Selling in 25

  28. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Haaland get me another now

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      This

  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    City throwing a Partey now

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    If Carlsberg made fpl games…