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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. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Got lucky with James there 😀

    1. Party time
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You lucky trap king

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          The lord of traps Martial is playing tomorrow 😉

          1. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Here we go again................

              1. Woy_is_back
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                lol
                How many players do you have left?

                1. Party time
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    5(Maddison, Chilwell, Vardy, Trent & Mané)

        2. Tasty Jerk
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Knocks Arsenal down into the bottom half of the table 🙂

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

            Get Palace into the CL!

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

            Because of an incorrect VAR call on Pepe today...

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

              Arsenal's mistake is not having enough British players. Mount, Rashford or Williams wouldnt even be VAR checked.

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

                They didn't even check it with VAR. So what's the point of VAR? Arsenal have lost so many points this season because of incorrect refereeing calls. I guess it's the PGMOLs way of getting us back for Big Wengz mugging them off for 2 decades.

                1. Tasty Jerk
                  • 11 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Well without VAR we would not of had the incorrect ref decision of handball/pen against us ruled out today. VAR has worked both for us/and against us this season - probably like most teams.

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

                    VAR is not the problem, corrupt stupid English match officials are.

                    1. Tasty Jerk
                      • 11 Years
                      4 years, 2 months ago

                      Just seen the Pepe "pen" appeal. Looks like it did go to VAR from highlights? Either way never a pen. Pepe jumps with both feet off the ground into a dive over the defenders leg, would of been a really soft pen....

                      https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOlV_XqX4AA_hzD?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

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

          Dubravka showing Kepa how it is done !!!

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

          Sarri smiles 🙂

        5. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          3rd on my bench. Dammit

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Same here mate haha

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

          Falling apart for lampard

          1. st4rty
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Hardly. We're still 4th and 5 pts clear of 5th.

            1. Yank Revolution
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Man U is on your ASS! Watch out.

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

          Who’s getting Hayden for Rashford tomorrow?

          1. Pap Le Cissier
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Hopefully....

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

          Liverpool should rotate in FA cup right ? Firmino should start both games in DGW i guess..

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

            Yes, yes.

            Doubt anyone who starts vs Wolves plays the FAC game.

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

              Great then. But i think there will be rotation again vs Soton 2 days after game vs WHU

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

          Come on Woody, get some players in while top 4 is still up for grabs

          1. Champions League Varane
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            This exactly..!

            It is still on..!!

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

              If rashford is fit and we get Bruno in, we cud get 4th over Chelsea and spurs

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

                It's not April yet.

        10. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          My only players with a return of any sort today is 3rd on my bench!! (Hayden)

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

            He is also on my bench together with Aurier

            1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Ah that’s a pain mate!! Need Rashford to play my first Sub is Baldock with a juicy 1 point!! Haha

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

          Why would you pay 80m for the Spanish Massimo Taibi?

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

            He’s the Spanish DDG

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

            na'h he is spanish GAzzaniga

        12. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Who got the 3 baps, fernandez or james?

        13. beans and sausages
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Mahrez and DCL out,
          Firmino and noble in.

          Or

          Mahrez and Rashford out,
          Salah and Ayew in.

          Current team-

          Pope
          TAA soyuncu Dunk
          Mane KDB mahrez Maddison
          Vardy Rashford DCL

          Button, Lundstram, saiss, cantwell

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

            B

          2. Forever In Our Shadow
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Sounds decent.

        14. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I just hope Vardy (c) has a party at Burnley tomorrow.

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

            I changed my C from him so... ...it will happen.

            1. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Great work.

          2. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            this, atleast a brace

            1. Party time
                4 years, 2 months ago

                as long as Chilwell& Maddison bags them assists/ cleansheets I am happy with that

            2. Ser Davos
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Burnley could do a bit of a Bournemouth and get dragged into it

              1. Forever In Our Shadow
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Lovely. *rubs hands vigorously*

          3. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            How many you got left to play? 8 for me, 7 from 3 so far 🙁

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

              5 incl C Salah. 29 so far

            2. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              4 to play. 30 from 7.

              1. Forever In Our Shadow
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Vardy (c)

            3. Woy_is_back
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              TAA, Salah and Vardy

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

              19, triple Leicester with and Pool to go so still have plenty of hope with (c) Vardy too

            5. Miguel Sanchez
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              36 with Salah/TAA/Robbo and Vardy to go

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

              17 from 6 Kdb (c)

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

              5, including my captain.
              33 so far, including baps.

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

            Please help me with TC decision

            If not using the TC in GW24, which teams/ players are you looking at in potential future DGWs?

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

              Just get done with it.

            2. Forever In Our Shadow
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              The big decision is more about Salah, Mane or a slightly (but only just!) punt on TAA.

              1. Woy_is_back
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I think they will concede. Atleast against Wolves

                1. Forever In Our Shadow
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Agreed. I’m going Salah (tc) tbh.

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

                No one on this site will punt on TAA, full of peeps who go "tempted to captain 'differential' pick' but never do.

                1. Forever In Our Shadow
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  I know. Not with the other two waving at them. To much of a punt for me. Gl to anyone who does.

            3. Woy_is_back
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              I will probably use it now on Mo

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

                Don't u see a better opportunity on someone like Vardy in a DGW with easier fixtures?

                1. Woy_is_back
                  • 6 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  good point

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

              keeping my chip for DGW 34

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

                For which team/player ?

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

                  idk probably Vardy or City player

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

                    City cud be in full-on rotation mode by them

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

                      we will see

            5. Sun Jihai
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Could wait for a potential Vardy DGW

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

              Well I’d hope Leicester get to the cup final, and Vardy gets a double.
              City will no doubt have a DGW too, but I’d say almost no chance they play anyone other than Ederson twice in a few days with the league over.

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

                why ? What if they lose vs Real Madrid in CL ?

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

                  Pep roulette is in full swing during normal weeks...the league will be mathematically done by GW34.

          5. Ser Davos
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            There must be someone on the imminent button at FPL Towers... Hayden updated to 7 before he even made it to the fans to celebrate

          6. Party time
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Today is actually Pep's birthday... Fernandinho couldn't have bought a better gift

            • Niho992
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Imagine not C Hayden. Amateurs. Pffffffew

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

                Congrats! Was thinking about Captaining but then never transferred him in...

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

                  thx pal. I was going to TC him but... What could have been !

              2. The FPL Units
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I almost went Fleck so well.done you.

            • Crystal Alice
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              There was talk about an Ings assist for the 1st goal.. What happened in the end?

              1. Forever In Our Shadow
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                2pts. No assist. Simple.

              2. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                He Jumped by the Ball

            • Rash
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Only positive so far is that I didn't sell grealish this week like I was going to. 19 from 7 captain played. 9k drop in rank not to bad.

              1. The FPL Units
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Tomorrow is when the Vardy party captain comes in.

              2. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Very hurt be Grealish and Mahrez sails in the last weeks

            • Snapes on a Plane
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Best Rico replacement?
              A) Stephens
              B) Cathcart
              C) Williams

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

                Tanganga?

              2. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Theyre all a huge Upgrade. Probably Cathcart

              3. Sun Jihai
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Lascelles?

            • Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Greenwood or Deeney?

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

                Deeney...unless the Rashford rumours are true

              2. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Wait for Rashford info tomorrow

            • Woy_is_back
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              James only 2 baps ffs

              1. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                No first place in the world for you after all

            • Pep Roulette
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Scenes if Salah or Mane get injured tomorrow!

              1. The FPL Units
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Scenes if they both blank tomorrow.

              2. Dr. Agabuse
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                I would love for one of them to have a niggle in the warm up.
                Traore on my Bench

                1. St Pauli Walnuts
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Ditto!

            • The 12th Man
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Cup game. Who wins?

              A) Salah
              B) Maddison,Vardy + 2 points

              1. Royal5
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                B

            • UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              any other Utd fans with 3 pool assets not sure what they want from tomorrow? lol

              1. Easy Cheesy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 4 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Yep!

                1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  2 are attackers too - not gunna lie kindv hope they smash us!

            • Royal5
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Worst thing about this poor GW is that you have to hope Vardy and Salah stay quiet if you blew the cap on KDB -_-