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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. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ffs Walker idiot

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

    Sub Walker for Lewis!

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

      Whoever is faster between Akanji and Lewis will take his place we reckon?

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

    Now Lewis has to come in

  4. evilfish
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, usually a player waits till after I've sold him to return. Not sure whether to sell him or not now.

  5. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Everything crossed that Rico stays on the bench.. 12 points from Shaw waiting on the bench

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

      I can guarantee you he comes on and blocks those points

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

    Martinelli has looked good.
    But still probably first hooked...

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

      Should be Tomiyasu

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

      No probably about it

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

    Ederson YC

    1. Wenger's Warriors
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Sold!!!!!!

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

    Edersen trying to waste time already. Disgraceful.

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

      It's a shame they don't add time back like they did in WC for time wasting

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

    Ederson, you are a right clown

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

    Starting to become obvious that Arsenal really are missing Jesus, White and Partey.

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

    Ederson YC

  12. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson time wasting since city scored is quite pathetic

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

      He was doing it before the goal

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

    Ederson trying to slow the game down from minute 1.

    What a clown.

    Get out of my team

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

      Hope refs give him a 2nd yellow if does it again

  14. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    100 spits in less than a minute from Pep.

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

      Disgusting

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

      He is rank

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

    Does this time wasting yellow for a gk even matter? They waste even more time knowing it is unlikely to get a second yellow for the same offense.

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

      I blame the other team for keep kicking the ball out.

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

    Remember when Haaland used to look threatening?

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

      Arsenal dominating possession

  17. EDUARDO DA SILVA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Finally yellow for this crack user.

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

    Does ederson get a save for that back pass....

  19. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    I hate owning Ederson

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

    Tomiyasu is having an absolute mare and it's great to see!

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

    Pen arse

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

    Is it a penalty?

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

      Yep horrible challenge from ederson

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

    Pen to Arsenal

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

    Saka pen

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

    What's happening 😆

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

      Hahaha! I just asked this, too, mate!

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

    Eddie wins pen

  27. Wenger's Warriors
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty?

    1. Wenger's Warriors
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Saka Taka!!!!!!!

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

    Pen

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

    Arsenal penalty lol

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

    Penalty on Nketiah