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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

    Odegaard holding the ball

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

      Protecting Saka

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

    Ederson off soon

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

    What's happening?!

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

    Ode to take it?? Wow!

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

      No sakas on it now

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

    Lol Ederson

  6. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Give it to Martinelli

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

    Odegaard taking penalty? What!

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

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

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

        He was holding it

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

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

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

    Not sure that should be a pen lol

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

    Send Ederson off

  11. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Nooo let Saka take it

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

      He is chill

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

        Yes!!! 😀

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

    Odegaard is on iy

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

    Ah no its Saka

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

    Odegaard taking

    Guaranteed to miss

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

    Nopes, Saka taking it

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

    Saka took the ball from Ode

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

    Ederson should get a YC for that

  18. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    How tf is that a pen

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

      Foul on Nketiah

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

      Absolutely clattered him mate

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

    Nope Saka got it now

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

    Ode handing the ball to Saka

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

      Counts as an assist, right?

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

    FFS Saka

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

    Soft, but probably a pen

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

    Goal

  24. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Saka goal from the pen

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

    BUKAYOOOOOO

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

    Saka goal nketiah assist

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

    Saka goal!

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

    Saka G Nketiah A

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

    Saka!

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

    Saka G
    Nketiah A