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8 February 2022 1306 comments
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Gameweek 24 gets underway this evening with Newcastle United v Everton and West Ham United v Watford at 19.45 GMT, followed by Burnley v Manchester United 15 minutes later.

At St James’ Park, Eddie Howe makes one change from Gameweek 23, with new signing Matt Targett replacing the injured Paul Dummett at left-back.

Fellow new recruits, Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn, are both named on the bench.

Frank Lampard, meanwhile, makes two changes from Saturday’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Brentford, with Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend coming in for the injured Ben Godfrey and Vitaliy Mykolenko.

That means Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek are substitutes, plus Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with Demarai Gray and Anthony Gordon flanking Richarlison up front.

Elsewhere, Kurt Zouma surprisingly starts for West Ham, whilst further forward, Michail Antonio leads the line after missing Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Kidderminster Harriers, having featured for Jamaica three times during the winter break.

As for Watford, Roy Hodgson recalls Emmanuel Dennis following his one-match suspension, plus Tom Cleverley, with Joao Pedro and Ken Sema dropping out.

At Turf Moor, Josh Brownhill and Jay Rodriguez replace Dale Stephens and Aaron Lennon, both of whom are on the bench.

However, the headline news involves the visitors, with Cristiano Ronaldo – owned by 28.1% of FPL managers – benched.

As a result, Edinson Cavani will lead the United line, with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes paired together in central midfield, in what looks like a 4-3-3 formation, a system Ralf Rangnick used in Friday’s FA Cup loss against Middlesbrough.


GAMEWEEK 24 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Targett, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Wood

Subs: Darlow, Krafth, Manquillo, Murphy, Burn, Guimaraes, Almiron, Longstaff, Gayle

Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Mina, Coleman, Allan, Gomes, Townsend, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Patterson, Branthwaite, Iwobi, Van de Beek, El Ghazi, Alli, Calvert-Lewin


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Kral

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Samir, Kamara, Kucka, Sissoko, Kayembe, Cleverley, Dennis, King

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Louza, Joao Pedro, Masina, Sema, Kabasele, Kalu, Cucho


Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, Rodriguez, Weghorst

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Cork, Barnes, Stephens, Lennon, Collins, Bardsley, Long

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford, Cavani

Subs: Henderson, Lindelof, Jones, Mata, Ronaldo, Lingard, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, Elanga

  1. @persecuted_by_mods
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody has even noticed the Burnley def shoved Maguire into the offside position 😛

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Class defending.

    • Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Typical. United never get the VAR decisions.

      1. Vote Joke
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        More penalties than any club in Europe for years, FACT

      2. Leaf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        After all these years of favourable refs the new tech must hurt .

    • ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      This is getting to be like a ruck during a rugby game - if you slow it down you will ALWAYS find a reason to penalise either team for some technical infraction. (Salty Bruno owner...)

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I just don't celebrate goals anymore until the var check, which isn't the same

      2. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Why doesn't ASM shoot? What's the point of passing it to that turd Linton!?

      3. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Gray 1 pointer feels like a haul

        1. Fintroy
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Utter donkey, 5.5, sbe 3.5...... mind you, In fairness its only 1 point less than I expected

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Been a terrible buy

      4. TomSaints
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I think I give up with understanding offside and VAR

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

        Mina off injured now too …

      6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        OMG pogba

      7. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        PogBaGoal

      8. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pog G

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

        Pogba goal

      10. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pogba G
        Shaw A

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Nice

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Shaw owners finally feasting

        3. Pompel
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          If we could please stop it right there

      11. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Pogba

      12. Eat my goal!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Points for no one

      13. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 month ago

          PogBACK

        • ClassiX
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Shaw finally gets points

        • Athletico Underachieving
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Bruno captain points giveth…Bruno captain points taketh away

        • Gudjohnsen
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Is it me or has the premier league been boring for the last couple of months?

          1. TomSaints
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Yep. =[

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          GW7 Shaw sellers punished!

        • Old Bull
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone in the Universe own Pogba?

        • AIRMILES
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Everton goal

        • tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lascelles goal...for Everton

        • g40steve
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Everton G

        • Bubz
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Wow Gray has been the worst buy ever

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

            Lukaku says hi!!

            1. Bubz
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I mean by me

          2. Patio Kev
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Easy switch to Martinelli for Arsenal DGW though.

          3. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            In the same boat…

          4. Pompel
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            You didn't buy Ronaldo then, I take it

        • Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lascelles Goal !!!!!

        • JONALDINHO
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Anyone else no longer celebrate when your player gets a goal / assist because of the high chance it’s disallowed

          1. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            And only my high eo players score.

        • JBG
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Hope some of you listened to me with the Pogba punt shout.

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Did your listen to yourself?

            1. JBG
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Have 3 MU players already.

        • Rainer
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Lascelles OG
          No A (Targett)

        • Berkshire Hafaway-Line
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          When I see those three 0-0s on the screen all I see is that innocent kittie's eyes burning deep into my soul. Please someone score.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I sensed a disturbance in the force, Roy hodgson is back on his one man mission to bore everyone to sleep

          2. badgerboy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Lolcelles