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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. Dammit_182
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wtf has gone on at Newcastle?

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      As in..?

      1. Dammit_182
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Lacells and holgate assisted each others own goals??

        1. Third Eye Vision
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Correct. With about a minute separating the goals.

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

    Did anyone see how bad Gray's injury was?

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He walked off unaided.

  3. Bishopool
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Lol. When did that happen before? First time ever? xD

    Lascelles assist and OG
    Holgate assist and OG

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I thought it was a misprint

    2. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      What a sight haha

    3. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I seriously thought the FPL app must be bugging out when I caught sight of that.
      Must be a first in FPL that’s happened

  4. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ASM is like a headless chicken on steroids. Just running wildly!

  5. FPL Emu
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Unitedare getting so fecked by officials this season

    1. Dammit_182
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      About time

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      makes a change

    3. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Just another 18 seasons to even it all out 😛

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Oops be careful saying things like that on here

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Martial got elbowed in the face last season and got sent off for it. Mistakes happen all the time. I'm sure it evens out over time for all teams.

    6. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The fans are still mourning Howard Webb resigning.

  6. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba deemed to foul before that own goal is seriously harsh

  7. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Best DGW26 captain:
    A - DDG
    B - Bruno

    1. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      *25

    3. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Neither, as the don’t have doubles in that week? If you mean 25, then Bruno

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

      Surely Bruno… but I hope it’s DDG as I don’t think I’ll have Bruno

  8. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guess who I played out of Gray + Moura..

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

      Gray

      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        U got it my man.

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Dennis blank 100% confirmed, cant believe people played him

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It’s H/T & he hasn’t been subbed (yet).
      100% is extremely inaccurate

  10. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Does look like Burnley are going to go down this year.

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Won’t stop all of us tripling up on them

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Weghorst TC ftw!

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good

    3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bet they don’t

  11. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What's the record for quickest pair of own goals at opposing ends?

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

      Those goals tonight hold the record now, 107 seconds between them. Madness

  12. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Final sub should be van de beek on, gomes off

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      DCL on* please let me have this

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Would you risk bringing on someone likely to get injured and go off

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

      How come DCL is at 100%+ on FPLstats? Odd

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        All foreseen his hat trick from the bench today

    3. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Disaster of a gameweek incoming again

      Bowen (C)
      Gray
      Bruno

      So far.....

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

        Still time Jon Boy (Bowen captainer here)

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Amazing how often utd actually resemble a football team when a certain goat isn't playing

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

          Not really amazing though when everyone expects it. They’d be better off with 10 men than him up front

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You'd be surprised just how many don't expect or realise it

          2. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            But Burnley are not a good team. Most Top 6 sides would look good against them, no?

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Man utd have faced enough poor teams with Ronaldo and been thoroughly outplayed

                They're not pulling up trees without him but they definitely play better

            2. panda07
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              He would be a great impact sub off the bench at this stage of his career but the ego won't allow it!

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

            As long as DCL doesn’t come on for a 1 pointer I don’t mind Bruno and Antonio blanking

          4. Thanos
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            LOLinton!!! Haha... How can Joelinton start for a PL team is beyond me

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

              Won’t play next season (they go to championship)

          5. Sim Simma
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            What a save Pope

            1. Baps Hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Offside imo, not certain though

          6. Sandy Ravage
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Bamblinton

          7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Burnley are shocking

            1. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Pope will have lots of suitors when they go down

          8. Ask Yourself
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Weghorst/cornet looking like anything?

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

              Don’t understand the hype around them. People seem to forget it’s Burnley we are talking about

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

                Don’t get me started on one particular season, when Duffy TC became a thing in this hive mind…

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

              A pig with lipstick on.

              1. Ask Yourself
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Nice

              2. Pompel
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Hogwürst

            3. el polako
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              United is all over Burnley, hard to say.

            4. thegaffer82
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              They both aren’t looking great because they play for Burnley. But I’ll still be doing Tross > Cornet if they get back to back doubles

          9. ZimZalabim
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            what a save

          10. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Pogba does this all the time, scores points when no one owns him.

            Then as soon as you get him in he disappears for the next 6 months.

            1. It's Fergie Time
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              this

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

              Considering him or Rashford for the double. Woukd give me excuse to ditch Dennis or DCL

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

            Well my only DGW25 player is Ronaldo. I've got 2FT's do I use 1 to switch him out?

            1. Stranger Mings
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              You could get Bruno & DDG instead ?

            2. pablo discobar
              • 16 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              On bench cos he played FA Cup as Cavaini was on holiday. I'd expect cr7 to start both in gw 25

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

                Why? I'd say he's been benched and United look a MUCH better team for it.

            3. Haalander
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Use the two of them to switch him out!!

            4. Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              May aswell keep for GW25 now and then sell for Kane in GW26. Use your FT's to get another DGW player.

              1. ViperStripes
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Got Kane already

          12. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Utd should be three up at least now. Memories of Middlesbrough game here.

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

            Pope max bonus being willed into existence?

          14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Weghorst one of the slowest players I have ever seen

            Like a big old tanker

            1. pablo discobar
              • 16 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              W instead of a T and you're right

            2. el polako
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              He'll do well in Championship next year.

            3. Arteta
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Wes Morgan says hi.

            4. Old Man
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Davies who used to play for Chesterfield was very slow as I remember. Which Premier team did he play for - I can't remember. A one cap "wonder".

              1. Hooky
                • 11 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Bolton

                1. Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Cheers!

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

                Southampton and Bolton.

                1. Old Man
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  Thanks!

          15. Gudjohnsen
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            United look so much better without Ronaldo.

          16. thegaffer82
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Almost Dalot assist to Bruno. But weak shot in the end

          17. Haalander
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            The difference in Bruno without ronaldo playing! He’s like Bruno of old! I’d be scared not to own him for DGW only I’m sore ronaldo will play and he’ll be back to the halfway line again