<p>The FA Cup third-round fixtures have been completed &#8211; aside from replays &#8211; and we&#8217;ve reviewed some of the key issues ahead of FPL Double Gameweek 20.</p>
<p>No fewer than eight Premier League clubs were knocked out at their first hurdle &#8211; Everton, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Newcastle, Chelsea and Aston Villa.</p>
<p>Wolves and Liverpool&#8217;s 2-2 draw sent them to a replay, while Leeds face another game to try to overhaul Cardiff City.</p>
<p>And wins for Manchester City and Spurs confirmed the two teams would have <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/double-gameweek-in-fantasy-premier-league">double gameweeks</a> in Gameweek 20 &#8211; more details about the key fixture news can be found in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fpl-blank-double-gameweek-guide">blank and double gameweek guide</a>.</p>
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<h2>Saka &#8216;fine&#8217; after injury scare, Nketiah brace and Viera assists two</h2>
<p><strong>Eddie Nketiah (£6.5m) </strong>scored a brace in Arsenal&#8217;s 3-0 victory over League One&#8217;s Oxford United on Monday (January 9).</p>
<p>One of his goals was set up by <strong>Fabio Viera (£5.7m)</strong>, who also assisted the game&#8217;s opener for <strong>Mohamed Elneny (£4.2m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Summer signing Viera has been largely limited to cup football so far, seeing just 245 minutes of league football.</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s been a different story for Nketiah since the league restart, playing a trio of 90 minutes while deputising for the injured <strong>Gabriel Jesus (£7.9m)</strong>.</p>
<p>Manager Mikel Arteta said of the forward post-match:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;He showed his quality and his work rate is getting better and better. I&#8217;m really happy with him.</p>
<p>&#8220;We have only one [striker] and to go many more months before Gaby is back it&#8217;s not easy but we have to get the most out of the players that we have at the moment and if we can have some reinforcements, great.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Nketiah enjoyed linking up with Viera, judging by his comments, with their link-up for the Gunners&#8217;second goal clearly something the pair had rehearsed. He told ITV:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been talking with Fabio about that little darting run and that reverse pass &#8211; he&#8217;s got that in his locker.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile <strong>Bukayo Saka (£8.1m) </strong>sparked concern when he was forced off after 75 minutes &#8211; but Arteta said after the game that the midfielder was &#8216;fine&#8217;.</p>
<div id="attachment_51875" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51875" class="wp-image-51875 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nketiah-stats.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nketiah-stats.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nketiah-stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nketiah-stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Nketiah-stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51875" class="wp-caption-text">Eddie Nketiah&#8217;s season so far</p></div>
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<h2>Haaland rested, Cancelo misses out again</h2>
<p><strong>Erling Haaland (£12.2m) </strong>was rested as Manchester City romped to a 4-0 home victory over Chelsea.</p>
<p>Pep Guardiola opted for a back four of <strong>Kyle Walker (£4.8m), Manuel Akanji (£5.0m), Aymeric Laporte (£5.8m) </strong>and <strong>Sergio Gomez (£4.5m)</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Joao Cancelo (£7.3m) </strong>replaced Gomez after 59 minutes, while youngster <strong>Rico Lewis (£3.9m) </strong>was an 86th minute substitute for <strong>Bernardo Silva (£6.8m)</strong>.</p>
<p>It therefore remains to be seen whether Cancelo can force his way back into the starting 11 on Saturday against Manchester United, and whether Lewis&#8217;s rest is a sign that he will feature heavily in Double Gameweek 20.</p>
<p>Elsewhere there were starts &#8211; and goals &#8211; for <strong>Phil Foden (£8.2m)</strong>, <strong>Julian Alvarez (£6.0m)</strong> and <strong>Riyad Mahrez (£7.5m) &#8211; </strong>the latter scoring twice.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s three goals in two games against the Blues now, and Mahrez has played 207 league minutes since the restart, which may persuade some FPL managers to pick the in-form Algerian for the double gameweek.</p>
<div id="attachment_51876" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51876" class="wp-image-51876 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mahrez-stats-GW17-19.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mahrez-stats-GW17-19.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mahrez-stats-GW17-19-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mahrez-stats-GW17-19-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mahrez-stats-GW17-19-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51876" class="wp-caption-text">Riyad Mahrez <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a> for Gameweek 17-19</p></div>
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<h2>Chelsea injury latest: Mount returns</h2>
<p><strong>Mason Mount (£7.6m)</strong> returned to the starting 11 after being left out of the squad against City in the league on Thursday (January 5).</p>
<p>New forward <strong>David Datro Fofana (£5.0m)  </strong>was handed 45 minutes, with <strong>Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (£8.6m) </strong>not even making the bench.</p>
<p>There was no sign of <strong>Raheem Sterling (£9.7m)</strong>, who went off injured after four minutes in the first of City and Chelsea&#8217;s double-header.</p>
<p>Manager Graham Potter said there was no timescale for Sterling&#8217;s return, who &#8216;felt something in his hamstring&#8217;.</p>
<p>Discussing the mounting injury crisis, Potter said:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Christian [Pulisic] opened up his knee in the game the other day. We&#8217;re still sort of analysing it but it&#8217;s going to be weeks I would say for him.</p>
<p>&#8220;Raheem had an action in the first minute of the game, a back heel that was a bit strange and felt something in his hamstring.</p>
<p>&#8220;Again we&#8217;re analysing that. Aubameyang had a tight back yesterday so was unable to travel.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Keep up with all the latest Chelsea team news with injury analyst <a href="https://twitter.com/BenDinnery">Ben Dinnery&#8217;s</a> <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">predicted lineups article</a> later this week.</p>
<div id="attachment_51877" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51877" class="wp-image-51877 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mount-stats.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mount-stats.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mount-stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mount-stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mount-stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51877" class="wp-caption-text">Mason Mount <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></p></div>
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<h2>Mac Allister&#8217;s forward role in World Cup winner&#8217;s return</h2>
<p>Argentina&#8217;s World Cup winner <strong>Alexis Mac Allister (£5.4m) </strong>returned to action for Brighton, netting twice in a 45 minute second-half showing.</p>
<p>Goals aside, the midfielder&#8217;s introduction was notable for him playing a more advanced role than FPL managers have become used to.</p>
<p>Mac Allister replaced number 10 <strong>Adam Lallana (£4.9m) </strong>and should he continue in attacking midfield, the popular <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/sky-fantasy-football-tips">Sky Sports Fantasy Football</a> pick could begin to tempt more FPL managers to back him.</p>
<p>Manager Roberto De Zerbi said after the game:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;He has the quality to score. Before the World Cup, I used him in a midfield position with responsibility to build the play.</p>
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<p>“Now he’s higher and I think higher he can help us to find the last pass, to find goals because he knows very well that position.”</p>
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<p><strong>Leandro Trossard (£6.8m) </strong>missed the Seagulls&#8217; 5-1 win over Middlesbrough, with De Zerbi confirming the Belgian had a problem with his calf muscle.</p>
<p><strong>Evan Ferguson (£4.5m)</strong> played 64 minutes before being replaced by <strong>Danny Welbeck (£6.5m)</strong>, who made his return from an injury.</p>
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<div id="attachment_51878" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51878" class="wp-image-51878 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mac-Allister-stats.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mac-Allister-stats.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mac-Allister-stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mac-Allister-stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mac-Allister-stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51878" class="wp-caption-text">Alexis Mac Allister&#8217;s numbers</p></div>
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<h2>Rodrigo on the scoresheet, Wober debut, Leeds&#8217; FPL double gameweek?</h2>
<p>Leeds face a replay with the Championship&#8217;s Cardiff after a 2-2 draw.</p>
<p>Substitute <strong>Rodrigo (£6.3m) </strong>got himself on the scoresheet again, while new defender <strong>Maximilian Wober </strong>got half an hour on his debut.</p>
<p>The new boy played in central midfield and manager Jesse Marsch noted his versatility, with centre-back, left-back and as a number six all within his capability.</p>
<p>Marsch said <a href="https://www.leedsunited.com/news/team-news/30821/jesse-marsch">post-match</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Max, for a young player, he&#8217;s very mature, he&#8217;s a leader. He absolutely helped calm things down and helped make the right decisions to bring us back into the game.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Whites&#8217; progress is significant in FPL terms as they could end up with two fixtures in Gameweek 22.</p>
<p>United&#8217;s postponed meeting with Leeds could slot into Gameweek 22, providing neither side require an FA Cup fourth-round replay.</p>
<p>If Leeds get past Cardiff, they would face Boreham Wood or Accrington Stanley, while United play Reading.</p>
<div id="attachment_51879" style="width: 907px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51879" class="size-full wp-image-51879" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rodrigo-stats.jpg" alt="" width="897" height="731" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rodrigo-stats.jpg 897w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rodrigo-stats-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rodrigo-stats-768x626.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rodrigo-stats-610x497.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51879" class="wp-caption-text">Rodrigo&#8217;s had a bumper season so far, with 10 goals in the league</p></div>
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<h2>Gakpo debut and Scarpa a positive in Forest defeat</h2>
<p>Our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/how-does-the-fa-cup-affect-fpl">FA Cup preview</a> focused on the expectation of a debut for Liverpool&#8217;s <strong>Cody Gakpo (£8.0m)</strong>, while the third round was also a chance to see more of Forest&#8217;s Brazilian signing <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/gustavo-scarpa-fpl-sky-dream-team-and-tff-prospects">Gustavo Scarpa</a>.</p>
<p>The FA have helpfully packaged <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htAGoxBNh_s">Gakpo&#8217;s highlights</a> from his Liverpool bow on YouTube for anyone who missed his 84 minutes of pitch time.</p>
<p>The video missed arguably his main moment though, with his cross for <strong>Mohamed Salah&#8217;s </strong>goal deflected off Wolves defender <strong>Toti&#8217;s </strong>head into the Egyptian&#8217;s path.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t a performance that will see hoards of FPL managers rushing to invest in the Dutchman and most will want to see more of him before buying him ahead of others around his price.</p>
<p>Forest&#8217;s 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Championship Blackpool is unlikely to have inspired managers to buy any of Steve Cooper&#8217;s squad, either.</p>
<p>But if it&#8217;s possible to draw a positive from such a defeat, Scarpa was it.</p>
<p>WhoScored gave him a Forest-high rating of 7.8 &#8211; one to note for Sun Dream Team players &#8211; with an array of promising statistics.</p>
<p>Scarpa completed three key passes, creating two big chances, while sending in two accurate crosses and a shot on target in his 90 minutes. He had four shots blocked and another off target, with the edge of the 18 yard box the closest he came to an attempt inside the box.</p>
<p>He&#8217;ll be another one for the watchlist as Forest focus on a Carabao Cup quarter-final and a Premier League relegation battle.</p>
<div id="attachment_51828" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-51828" class="size-full wp-image-51828" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gustavo-Scarpa.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gustavo-Scarpa.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gustavo-Scarpa-300x200.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gustavo-Scarpa-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gustavo-Scarpa-610x407.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><p id="caption-attachment-51828" class="wp-caption-text">Gustavo Scarpa of Nottingham Forest. Picture by Getty Images</p></div>
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