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A full midweek schedule of Premier League matches kicks off tonight, with Newcastle United v Norwich City and Leeds United v Crystal Palace getting Gameweek 14 underway.

The games begin at 19:30 and 20:15 BST respectively.

Newcastle, who remain the only Premier League team without a win, make three changes from their Gameweek 13 loss at Arsenal, with Ciaran Clark (£4.4m) and Jamal Lewis (£4.2m) replacing the suspended Jamaal Lascelles (£4.4m) and Matt Ritchie (£4.9m), with Javier Manquillo (£4.0m) also getting the nod ahead of Emil Krafth (£4.3m).

Elsewhere, Dwight Gayle (£5.3m) features as a substitute having recovered from a hamstring injury.

As for Norwich, Dean Smith makes two changes, as Lukas Rupp (£4.4m) comes in for Mathias Normann (£4.5m), who is set to see a specialist due to a recurring pelvic issue, while Christos Tzolis (£4.8m) replaces the injured Milot Rashica (£5.2m), who is out with a groin problem.

Todd Cantwell (£5.3m), meanwhile, is also absent with a Covid-related issue.

The Canaries have taken seven points from their last three games, with Fantasy interest mostly centred around Teemu Pukki (£5.8m), who has scored two goals during that time.

Marcelo Bielsa makes three changes from the XI that drew 0-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday, with Pascal Struijk (£4.4m), Mateusz Klich (£5.4m) and Tyler Roberts (£4.8m) coming in for Junior Firpo (£4.7m), Rodrigo (£6.3m) and Jack Harrison (£5.6m), all of whom are substitutes.

Patrick Vieira also makes three switches, with Luka Milivojevic (£5.4m), Michael Olise (£5.4m) and Christian Benteke (£6.4m) dropping out for Jeffrey Schlupp (£5.4m), Odsonne Edouard (£6.5m) and Jordan Ayew (£5.8m).

Influential defender Joachim Andersen (£4.5m) misses out again with a hamstring injury.

GAMEWEEK 14 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Clark, Lewis, Shelvey, Willock, Fraser, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Subs: Darlow, Hayden, Hendrick, Krafth, Fernandez, Murphy, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, McLean, Rupp, Gilmour, Sargent, Tzolis, Pukki

Subs: Gunn, Dowell, Placheta, Sorensen, Kabak, Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele


Leeds United XI: Meslier, Dallas, Llorente, Cooper, Struijk, Phillips, Forshaw, James, Klich, Raphinha, Roberts

Subs: Firpo, Shackleton, Rodrigo, Klaesson, Cresswell, Summerville, Harrison, Jenkins, Gelhardt

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Guehi, Tomkins, Mitchell, Kouyate, Schlupp, Gallagher, Ayew, Zaha, Edouard

Subs: Butland, Clyne, Kelly, Eze, Hughes, Milivojevic, Riedewald, Olise, Benteke

  1. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow.. so close to an og I think

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow how did that not go in

  3. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lol Benteke so good to be ignored

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

    Just end this bloody game week already

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

      The whole GW?! This is getting the rubbish out the way first haha

      Then again, be some disappointment from rotation tomorrow

  5. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    What a dire game of football. Both teams dreadful.

  6. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gallagher to win it 1-0

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      For Leeds.

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

        Hopefully! Any action will do

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

      Don't wake me up

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

        Haha 🙂

  7. chonks
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    gundo or bernardo?

    discuss

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Probably Bernardo. Expect both of them to miss a game during fixture congestion though

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

      Gundo more goal threat, but likely to be dropped when kdb is back. Bernardo looks like the best City player this season.

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I went for Gundo. Good stats during last two matches and when he was in form last season, he just kept on scoring. I hope history repeats itself. Bilva may haul in any match, but also blank. Not enough data to back this theory, but that's my reasoning.

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Just wish KDB had fallen in price a bit more
      But in the 4 games where KDB played 60+ minutes this season, returns:

      Goals: Jesus, KDB x2, Foden, Bilva x2
      Assists: Cancelo x3, Jesus, Foden

      Nothing for Gundo puts me off!

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Benteke looks essential.

  9. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Cooper playing everyone onside by about 10 yards

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need Ralph’s clean sheet wiped

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      *Raph

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's tomorrow night

  11. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Benteke zero luck

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Or skill

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Well he's lucky being where he is with that skill

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's just crap

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      And Pukki was "lucky"...

      Strange that some players are always unlucky. And some are always lucky. Most somewhere between.

  12. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I love football.

  13. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tale of two donkeys.. benteke and zaha

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Zaha is actually a very good footballer just not a great FPL asset out wide

  14. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Late Palace winner on the cards. Mark my words

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Who's the scorer?

      1. Not again Shirley
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Zaha

  15. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Raphinha hold for Brentford or time to sell.

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hold and sell straight after

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

      Should’ve sold weeks ago

    3. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hold

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Debating selling, but boy, Brentford is just begging to get scored upon.

    5. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Time to sell was weeks ago.

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Hold

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

    Raph not even getting 3 baps, bps system rigged

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Benteke could have 3...

  18. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Palace have been known to let in late goals.

  19. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A) Jiminez > Toney
    B? Jiminez > Jesus

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I wanna do B) myself, but 0 in the bank 🙁

      1. BIG TONES
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I'm keen, but doubts on playing time... thoughts?

  20. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bench one of:-
    A)Pukki(TOT A)
    B)Livramento(BHA H)
    C)Regullion (NOR H)

  21. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Do something Raph!

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

      Don't worry he won't

  22. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need a couple of easy Guaita saves

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

  23. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gallagher time...

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Please stop lol

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Even with Brentford next its time for Raph to go. I and others had a view that Raph was essentially a season keeper. If we didnt have that thought, he would have been on the chopping block sooner

    tbh Brentford wont be easy for Leeds anyway, probably 0-0 or a Brentford win

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

      Who are you bringing in with a better fixture assuming you already have salah and jota

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Bilva probably, but yea not ideal, barely any options. Could go 3 forwards, 2 mids

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        ESR? Maddison? Cornet?

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

      If alternatives had a decent fixture I’d agree but worth holding for one more I think

    3. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He was never a season keeper but I wouldn’t be getting rid of before Brentford at home.

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      To be fair he could be a season keeper, but injuries and poor form from the likes of James, Harrison and Rodrigo means nearly all of the attacking responsibility falls on him and it makes his (already fairly low) ceiling even lower than usual. I moved to Cornet a few weeks ago (with a plan of bringing back later on) knowing his goal against Leicester was very helpful but very lucky, but he can't keep doing it and they have that awful run coming up. They need to pick up form and get Bamford back, the latter of which should happen soon but I do worry they may not pick up too soon.

    5. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      We are playing with odds, we are not fortune-tellers? I wouldn't sell him before Brentford happily.

    6. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely keeping til Brentford game is done. He’s only taking up 6.6 in my team and I’ve other things to worry about.

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

    Gallagher with another trash delivery

  26. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Forshaw is poor

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

      The most polite way to put it

  27. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    2 awful, awful matches... Whoever decided to put these 2 matches in the same night should be fired.

  28. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Raph & Zaha useless. On the bright side I went for Kane captain

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I have them both also. However, I have Salah captain

  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guaita 2nd save.

  30. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Will that count as a Guaita save?