Dugout Discussion

Saint-Maximin and Barnes return as Newcastle host Burnley

St James’ Park will play host to a number of returning mid-priced assets on Saturday evening.

After missing the trip to Spurs with an ankle problem, Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) is back in the Newcastle side for Gameweek 4.

He sits on the flanks of midfield as Steve Bruce looks to match Burnley’s formation with a 4-4-2 of his own.

The only Newcastle asset coming into this weekend with more Fantasy support is Callum Wilson (£6.4m), who still has the backing of 10% of managers.

The former Bournemouth man is Newcastle’s top scorer thus far, having netted twice, once from the penalty spot.

Sean Dyche is probably the more relieved of the two managers at Newcastle tonight as he welcomes back both James Tarkowski (£5.4m) and Ashley Barnes (£6.0m) to his starting line-up.

The centre-back pushes Jimmy Dunne (£4.0m) to the bench, as he features alongside Kevin Long (£4.5m), while Chris Wood (£6.5m) and Barnes are paired up-front for the first time this season.

Newcastle United XI (4-4-2): Darlow; Lewis, Schär, Fernández, Krafth; Hendrick, Shelvey, Hayden, Saint-Maximin; C Wilson, Joelinton.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; C Taylor, Tarkowski, K Long, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, D Stephens, Brownhill; A Barnes, Wood.

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1,159 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Burnley's high line is... Err... Shocking

    1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son (C) when Spurs play them

  2. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would love to see Bielsa at City,very direct in attacks,dont rotate players much and can do wonders with that budget.

    1. Party time
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Absolutely

    2. JohnnyRev7
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I saw a bus today.

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Glad I held. Hattrick incoming

      2. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good for you 🙂

        1. Zimo
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Was it a doubledecker

          1. JohnnyRev7
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            No. It was a blue bus. Calling me.

    3. Kodap
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Will wait until end of the GW to make changes, but any fires to put out here?

      Martinez (Steer)
      Trent - Saiss - Taylor (Lamptey & Dallas)
      Salah - KDB - Foden - Podence (Burke)
      Ings - DCL - Jimmy

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Just wait and see. Possibly loads. Or none. 🙂

      2. Good Times
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I removed foden for James fearing the price rise. Same team almost except I also removed James for chilwell

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Damn you'd be the winner of FPL if we go last week's FPL points!

          1. Good Times
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks for the vote of confidence. I collect 0.1 after 0.1 early in the season, then unleash my wrath end of the season in wildcards and triple captains.

      3. Balls of Steel
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Foden and maybe Podence depending on if Wolves sign another winger

    4. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      You can't script this Newcastle shoulder luck

    5. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is there any credible sources to this mo rumours?

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        literally zero

    6. Mooster©️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Mahrez + Werner to:

      A) Sterling + Mitro/Bamford/Maupay/Wilson

      or

      B) J. Rodriguez + Kane/Vardy

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Keep. Hauls incoming.

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          But B with Vardy if you insist.

    7. Reeker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      "The rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated" - Son probably

    8. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Shirley all these liverpool rumours can't be true.

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        But can they all be false? (Yes they can)

      2. Autopick XI
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don’t call me Shirley

    9. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ayling or Dallas?

      1. Party time
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Dallas

      2. Lucky Z
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Martinez (Steer)
        TAA | VVD | C.Taylor (KWP | Mitchell)
        Salah | B.Fernandes | JRod | Pulisic (Bissouma)
        DCL | Jimenez | Mitrovic

        How this looks for WC?

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Whoever ya pick will do badly so pick whoever

          1. DRIZ ✅
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Lol

        2. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Just auto select

          1. The Ejiptian King
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I'm just glad I didn't WC.

            1. TheDragon
              • 6 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              How’s your season going - as you can tell mine is going as badly as possible. I thought I’d taken my punishment last season

              1. The Ejiptian King
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                Awful too, hoping for 5 Bruno pens tomorrow though.

              2. The Ejiptian King
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                Hope I don't grind my teeth to dust watching DCL's price rise over the IB.

      3. GE
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        GW1: Ings -> Martial (-4)
        GW3: ASM -> Foden (-4)

        Great....

        1. TheDragon
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I would have 30+ more points if I’d not looked at my team since GW1

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Both bad moves regardless of hindsight

      4. The Yorkshire Pirlo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I know there’s an international break but who should I be looking to get out first?

        A) R James/Saiss > Castagne/Chilwell

        B) Foden > Zaha/Barnes

        C) Sterling/KDB > Salah

        1. Konstaapeli
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          James to Chilwell but wait for now.

      5. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Selling Son was bad decision, and he will start tomorrow apparently

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          We don't know. If he is fit I am selling KDB for him and captaining. There. I said it

        2. 1zverGGadeM
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Not if you was brought in Hamez

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I brought Havertz and i'm going to sell him for Son. LOL

      6. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well that ASM to Podence transfer doesn't look like a wasted one now 🙂

        1. Party time
            3 years, 6 months ago

            😆

        2. KGFC
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Bardsley should play Rugby rather than Football. It will suit his playing style.

        3. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          ASM is our Hazard, how that's not a yellow is beyond me

        4. Miguel Sanchez
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Might bring in Son and captain vs WHU next GW

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            It won’t matter

          2. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            I'm tempted too. Looks one of best captaincy shouts on paper.

        5. ivantys
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          ASM back to where he belongs, the treatment room.

        6. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Went out to Tesco after that City game. Back home now. Still frustrated at KDB captain!

          1. riot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            What was purchased

            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Roast beef for the dinner tomorrow. Few snacks and wine for tonight!

              1. riot
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 6 months ago

                Very nice

          2. pulpy77
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Every little helps...

          3. Konstaapeli
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Christina's telling us about having sex. You share us your trip to Tesco. What a season! 😆

            1. Hybrid.power
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Better than people trolling I guess

        7. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          ASM subbed off?

          1. Sloane426
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Ban

          2. 1zverGGadeM
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Strugled to walk normally

        8. Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So Cavani will steal penalty from Bruno right..

          1. mixology
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Unless Utd sign Dani Alves

        9. Milk, 1 Šuker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          This season has to be a one-off right? I mean compared to previous seasons, my FPL performance wasn't THIS off.

          1. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            It’s honestly a joke so far

            Skill level 0

            1. Milk, 1 Šuker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Sub 5m in the world after three gameweeks though. So poor...

        10. Bartowski
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Just seen this stat that the transfer cost of Leeds starting XI vs Man City - £50.2 million or one Fred.

        11. Bobby
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So does this mean mou basically subbed him for tactical reasons last week- if so bloody hell

          1. Niho992
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yup. He starting 100 %

          2. Miguel Sanchez
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yup pretty much

          3. Klaren
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            No he could recover in a week, it was probably a very minor strain. People just assume that all hamstring injuries are the same.

          4. Bobby
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            After he hit the bar twice and was running the show. Classic mou

          5. Forza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Not necessarily, it's just a far more innocuous injury than typical hamstring injuries. The fact that he was running around in the latter stages of the first half told us that immediately.

          6. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Don’t buy the tactical reason, he wasn’t involved at all in the 2 midweek games. Surely if it was tactical he would have at least been on the bench in 1

        12. Johnny too hotty
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Anyone joining me for a int break WC?
          Who are the template WC players. Let go.

          I’m a kdb captain , son owner, podence , Richarlson I have them all. Fml

        13. Steve The Spud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          I’ve had some bad luck this Season but wood was just a flat out awful pick

          1. Klaren
            • 6 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Same here. I’m not even sure whether to keep him for west brom anymore. Even Fulham has more attacking threat than this Burnley team.

        14. BenDavies
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          So classic from Mourinho.
          Takes Son off at half-time, they draw the game. To save face he claims Son had an injury, everyone mass sells.
          Son is now in the squad for United, will likely start.

          1. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Another terrible week but at least I didnt do Son to Mahrez

          2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            It’s not right, although he did say the other day it’s unlikely he will play

        15. Bounce
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          KDB > Jorginho worth considering? Frees up 6.5 and both on penalties and playing the in same deep lying position this year. KDB can't be trusted with the armband going forward so offers poor value at that price point.

          1. riot
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Jorginho isn't a good pick

          2. Sanchit
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Yes seems like a brilliant move
            You can also consider TAA to Chilwell( both attacking fullbacks)
            Salah to ASM ( both wingers)

            1. Bank$y
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 6 months ago

              Dripping!

        16. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Give him a bloody yellow