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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. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Unbelievable defending Saliba

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

    Saka oh dear

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

    Bukayo Bottler

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

    City top of the league as things stand. Arsenal really are chucking this title away 😆

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Damn… did not need that goal

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

    Too much lollygagging, Bukayo!

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

    Shoot it Odegaard, stop passing

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

    Some very slow streams today it seems

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

      I consider myself lucky that my prime always seems to be flawless, just just be in a good area haha

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

    This is a high quality game and the Emirates is absolutely rocking. Quality TV.

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

    Saka waiting for VAR offside!

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

    Was offside anyway(saka)

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

    Zinchenko is rubbish

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

    White back for Villa?

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

    Saliba not being bullied 😮

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

    Tell us some more how bad KDB is...need more points

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

    KDB shinned it in hahahahahahaha

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

      Take back my excellent finish comments

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

    Can Amazon stop showing high res shots of normal people. I watch football to escape reality.

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

      Lol.

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

    Zinchenko on roids.

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

      Hemorrhoids.

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

    Wonder if Ramsdale will be going down with a sore ankle again soon?

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

      If they score a equalizer he will.

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

    Ederson guaranteed to get booked if this stays tight. Fans will force the ref into it, already on his back as he is taking his time

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

      Didn't take long

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

    Dirty challenge that from Martinelli. Should be booked minimum

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Huh

  22. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bernardo has to avoid yellow till HT

  23. trinzoo
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:
    a) Perisic (WHU)
    b) White (avl)
    c) Trippier (LIV)

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

      A

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

    Walker looking like 3 points!

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

    This consistent fouling from Bernardo Silva is bothering me as a Lewis owner, he is gonna get card soon and Lewis will come on.

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

      Just accept it

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

    B Silva would fit perfectly with how Wolves play (and speak...)

  27. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Walker being silly

  28. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Got away with Salah>KdB it seems!

  29. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    What's up with these tactics talk at each break of play..ridiculous

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

    Walker YC