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All eyes on Chelsea after disappointing start to Gameweek 23

Many Fantasy Premier League managers are relying on Chelsea assets to bail them out after a disappointing start to Gameweek 23.

With Manchester City largely frustrated by Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon, there is increased pressure on the final three fixtures of the weekend.

As expected Tammy Abraham (£7.9m) starts up-front and is flanked by Callum Hudson-Odoi (£5.3m) and Willian (£7.2m).

There is also a third consecutive start at right-back for Reece James (£5.0m), while Andreas Christensen (£4.9m) and Antonio Rüdiger (£6.0m) are chosen at centre-back.

Newcastle are boosted by a return to fitness for winger Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) who starts in a four-man midfield on the opposite flank to Miguel Almirón (£5.8m).

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Fernández, Lascelles, Clark, Krafth; Almirón, Shelvey, Hayden, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rüdiger, R James; Mount, Jorginho, Kanté; Hudson-Odoi, Abraham, Willian.

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  1. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Reading too much into it?

    Lundstram subbed early again and he hardly influenced the match.

    Should he lose his position, that would be a powerfully deflated balloon of 1.1M appreciation from 4.0

    1. Goooo Rickie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The only thing is he is getting hooked on 65-70 mins which is bloody beautiful for the clean sheet system.

      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly this. I’m more than happy with him leaving early with CS in tact

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Oh my what a captain fail by KDB 🙁 Instead going with golden party !!!

  3. Purse83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Finally jumped on the Ings wagon at the expense of Jimi (I know)!

    Telling myself it’s because of the bigger picture. Shall I still do the below as planned or change Grealish for Traore?

    Maddison & Tomori > Grealish & TAA

    1. Villa Velour
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Keep Grealish, if Villa are to score in next 2 GWs (WAT, bou) then he'll have returns.

      1. Purse83
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers - have exact money so do I pull the pin tonight?

        1. Villa Velour
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yes. I've put in Salah tonight due to same situation.

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hope not too many Kun captains

    1. Firminooooo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Getting Kun in 3 GW ago has been fantastic.

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hope not many lads sold Jimmy and Adama

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You hope for many things.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        lol

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance to Rashford be on the bench tomorrow at least ? Rival has Traore on the bench..

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hospital bed over bench

    2. Villa Velour
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Looking unlikely, reports that it is a major injury (fractured back).

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Source?

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          This has come from an unofficial twitter account...but someone quite good with leaked early team line up

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          FPL subscribe on Twitter who is backed by Rockstar.

    3. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Word is he's fractured his back and is out long term. Extremely unlikely

  7. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hope Daniel stops posting

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Never ending waffle

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Need Vardy and Maddison to go crazy tomorrow...

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same, i think they will however

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        No chance the way this season is going. Vardy benched so I get Willems 1 pointer off the bench

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Same haha, and i get KDB’s crap vice captain, every.....single....week. Season is certainly over for me, there’s no chance now, but to try.

  9. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Would you do it.?

    Jimenez Traore ---> DCL Grealish for 2ft

    (Risky but Wolves fixtures are tough and europa league fixtures will take the toll on them)

    1. jimmyabs1987
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They just got over 20 points between them today?

    2. Twisted Melon
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No chance

  10. Villa Velour
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Salah to rise in price tonight?

    1. Goooo Rickie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Most likely yes.

  11. SpiritRising
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I was all set on doing jiminez to firminio this weekend but now having second thoughts. May double up on the defence instead . Sidibe to taa maybe. Not convinced with Everton's defence and think it may have been a mistake buying him

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Take it as a parting gift, Jimi rarely ever hauls

      1. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        See below

        Only Salah is his equal in returning over the last 60 game weeks

  12. Party time
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Predictions!!!

      Notorious Vs Cowboy

      My pick: Gregor wins easily in the 2nd round through T.K.O

      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Real fighter v part timer. Part timer to win as you say. Through that left.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah, It will be a great fight but Notorious got the balls to whack Cowboy out easily. Part timer easy win 🙂

      2. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Would you rather have Dcl, Moura or Deeney for next 3 gws?

        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Moura

      3. Alisson WondHaaland
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A) Sterling to Salah
        B) Sterling + Martial to Salah + Son -4
        C) Sterling + Martial + Aurier to Salah + KDB + Williams

        1. Alisson WondHaaland
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          C is -8

        2. El Matador
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Dont get Aurier

          1. El Matador
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry misread

        3. Villa Velour
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A

      4. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Sacked him this week but couldn’t be happier for Jim.

        The streak continues. Still never gone more than 3 blanks on the trot.

        Hero first class

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He is a player who given his price can happily sit in your team all
          Season gradually ticking over

      5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Azpil with that goal threat

      6. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        why are people buying Son? Spurs looked awful

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Norwich city and Villa next 3

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            and Man City

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Norwich at home.

        3. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah. Only option I might consder would be a makeway - Tananga. A 4.0m playing defender in a Mou team is a shoe in bench material.

        4. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Literally beyond comprehension

        5. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          People buying didn't watch todays game

      7. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You know, hope is a mistake. If you can't fix what's broken, you'll go insane

      8. Ronnies
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        What to do with Rico ?

        Sell for:

        A) Holgate

        B) Tanganga

        C) Keep

        Thanks guys

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I dropped for Williams before the rise last night. (benched). If I had the money I'd have ditched for Cathcart / Webster / Stephens

      9. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        A non descript goal at either end would be the best result here

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Newcastle with less than 1% EO would be nice.

      10. El Matador
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Salah TC locked and loaded.

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I'll be watching the game closely tomorrow.

      11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Joelinton triple cappers starting to get worried

        1. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It's fine....he made 60 minutes

        2. Skalla
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Luckily went Saint Maxim instead 🙂

      12. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Seen a few people looking at a rage transfer after today’s games.

        Sleep on it guys.

        Last week I nearly took a -8 to bring in Ings and lose Zaha.

        1. Skalla
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          No time for sleep everyone going up in price tonight!

          1. HamezMace
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Well sure, if it’s price crucial I guess you have to, but don’t let FPL emotion rules you’ll head

      13. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Harry and Megan to lose their HRH titles

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Kane & Rapinoe?

        2. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Who gives a flying fook?

        3. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          They’ll get divorced eventually

        4. Leaf
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          String em all up

        5. Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          bring back the guillotine for the elites...

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            This

      14. Dacra
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Traore to Salah harder after today.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Really?

      15. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        that tammy shoot

      16. Skalla
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Tammy getting closer, kept in the stadium that time!

        1. TheDragon
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          A world class striker would get 30 goals a season in this chelsea team.

          Abraham is so average at finishing (and I say this as an owner)

      17. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        CHO still not doing anything

        1. Skalla
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          He is taking all the corners...

      18. JJeyy
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Best option long-term?

        A) Mane, Egan, Martial
        B) KDB, Robertson, Grealish

      19. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I'll be honest I had Party as captain in my bus team, the poll on FFS made me change it. I was afraid of KDB EO.

        How are you affected by FFS captain poll? Is it influencing your decisions?

        1. JJeyy
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not at all.