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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, 2 months ago

    Odegaard holding the ball

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

      Protecting Saka

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

    Ederson off soon

  3. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What's happening?!

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

    Ode to take it?? Wow!

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No sakas on it now

  5. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lol Ederson

  6. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Give it to Martinelli

  7. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Odegaard taking penalty? What!

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

      He's not. Don't get that kind of luck.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He was holding it

  8. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    At least he hasn't been sent off. Lucky boy.

  9. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not sure that should be a pen lol

  10. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Send Ederson off

  11. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nooo let Saka take it

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He is chill

      1. DycheDycheBaby
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yes!!! 😀

  12. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Odegaard is on iy

  13. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ah no its Saka

  14. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Odegaard taking

    Guaranteed to miss

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

    Nopes, Saka taking it

  16. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka took the ball from Ode

  17. Shultan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ederson should get a YC for that

  18. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How tf is that a pen

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Foul on Nketiah

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Absolutely clattered him mate

  19. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nope Saka got it now

  20. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ode handing the ball to Saka

    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Counts as an assist, right?

  21. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FFS Saka

  22. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Soft, but probably a pen

  23. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Goal

  24. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka goal from the pen

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    BUKAYOOOOOO

  26. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka goal nketiah assist

  27. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka goal!

  28. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka G Nketiah A

  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Saka!

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

    Saka G
    Nketiah A