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

    Swear Odegaard has turned into prime Djemba-Djemba since I put him in my team

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

      Look below haha I sold Almiron for him and since then he hasn't completed one pass

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

        😆

        Typical FPL curse.

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

    Nketia very greedy, stopping Martinelli goal.

    I've turned Odegaard toilet just like I did to KDB

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

    Jorginho with a forward pass 😮

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

      Get him off!

  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Thats a pen. Ake fouled Eddie

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

      My team agrees

    2. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Nkeitah confused between head and ball

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

      Looked that way on my tiny phone screen from across the room.

  5. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Kev what you doing

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

      Allergic to the penalty area

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Looks that way, just stopped

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez looking dangerous

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

      Of course he is. Only outfield player I don't own.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Great pass.

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

    Arse twitching.

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale down

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

      Ramsdale up

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

      Just like like Brentford goal at the weekend.

  9. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    UCL Question:

    15th Feb best captain?

    A: Bellingham (h vs Chelsea)
    B: J. Mario (a vs Brugge)

    Also have Silva and Grimaldi from Benfica.

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

    Lol, Ramsdale feigning injury to allow the team talk.

  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsdale already wasting time and went down so they can have a team talk

  12. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB can't do anything right

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

      haha, this aged well...all 5 minutes

  13. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Imagine having to listen to Arteta every day.

    He's like Pep without the moments of melancholy.

    1. The Mighty Hippo
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I love this description, you've completely nailed a standard day at the Arsenal training ground.

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

      😆

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

    KDB has been awful so far.

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I wouldn't trust him to pass the pepper.

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

        Lol

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

      Been awful since I got him post WC

  15. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Which one do you prefer(FHing 25)
    A) Kepa (SOU, LEE, lei, EVE)
    B) Raya (CRY, FUL, sou/eve, -4)

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

    Do we think Newcastle shut outs are over now and we shouldn’t rely on them for CS?

    1. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno back soon

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

      Bruno G impacting CS prospects. Newcastle have only kept 1 CS in 5 games without Bruno G (suspended).

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

      Bruno being out has disrupted the midfield positioning and pressing. Having said that the last two goals conceded were from corners turned in at the back post.

      Given they have Liverpool, blank and then Man City next in the league it may be time for Trippier only rather than any double ups.

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

    Might need a WC here?

    Kepa
    Trippier Shaw White* Beuno* Lewis*
    KDB* Bruno* Rashford Martinelli* Odegaard*
    Kane Haaland Greenwood*

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka hurt tackling Ake

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

    Nketiah sitter

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Please convert that xG lad... wtf

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

      Should be on target at least, that header.

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

        Yep

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

    Saka very prone to knocks and niggles.

    Operation kick Bukayo from every opponent doesn't help!

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

      Still always completes 90 mins

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

    Huge miss

  22. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nketiah has turned into prime Jozy Altidore since I signed him

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

      Loving these throwbacks

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

        KDB was just about to get the treatment

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

      Jesus was the chosen one

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

    Odds of a Rico cameo? Blocking Estupiñan’s points for me.

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

      100% I'm afraid

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

    That's why he'll always be second fiddle

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

    KDB goal

  26. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB goal

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

    That's what arteta gets for benching white for tomiyasu

  28. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    KDB goal

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

    KDBBBBBBB

  30. boombaba
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Team is

    Kepa Ward
    Tripps Ake Zinc Shaw James
    Rashford Mahrez Ode Mitoma Bruno
    Kane Haa Nketiah

    0.1 ITB and 2 free transfers

    What moves would you do to have full team for BGW25?

    Need to sell 2 of Shaw Bruno Mitoma Tripps Rash.

    I can also afford ones next two weeks with no hits…Bruno Shaw and Mahrez for Salah Tarkowksi ONeil to have DGW players that week as well?