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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, 3 months ago

    Arsenal suck

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

    City putting Arsenal in its place.

    Teacher showing disciple how it’s done!

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

    Lewis blockage incoming in 10 mns

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

      I hear psyllium husk is good for that...

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

    Aaaaaallllrighty then.

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

    Haaland G
    KDB A

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

      We know 😆

  6. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So the answer was both kdb and mahrez...

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

      He had opportunities too but put them wide

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

    Go on, Kev! Sweet!

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

    Agents edu and arteta.

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

    Flat track bully

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

    Arsenal crumbling

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

    Crucial goal in my H2H league. Well done Erling

  13. JBG
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    One more Haaland!

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

      A lot of trolls on here

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal meltdown 😆

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

    Arsenal fans actually thought they’d won the league lmao

  17. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Title over.

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

    Feed the beast and he will deliver

  19. Offside Trapattoni
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    KDB to the Meat shield

  20. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks Ben 1p

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

    Anyone else have Haaland (c)?

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

      Yes sir

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

      Yup.what a relief

    3. dark91
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

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

      Lmao. Right?

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

      Only 98% of us

    6. HashAttack
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

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

    7. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Captain, but not triple captain

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

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

    9. space mercenary
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      TC here.

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

      Who doesn't?

  22. Dry Lunch
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    He’s a blue just like his dad

  23. Dry Lunch
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ha ha ha ha haaallaaannddddddd

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Smith on for his first Arsenal goal

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

      I mean White even

  25. DycheDycheBaby
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Gameweek ruined.

  26. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    White on after the goal, get another Kevin!

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

    Who dares sell KDB now, blank or no blank?

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

      Seek him in a heartbeat

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

      Staying put

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

      Sell for Salah in GW25 probably.

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

      Selling in 25

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

    Haaland get me another now

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      This

  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    City throwing a Partey now

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    If Carlsberg made fpl games…