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

    Fraser goal Newcastle

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

      Get DCL on now ffs

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Everton a shambles yet again

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

    TOON

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

    VDB warming up. Looks like no Dcl

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

      Fraud lampard that means I have Westwood coming on ffs

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

    Deli delivers with a give away … oh dear

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

    Fraser G

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

    All Rafa's fault.

  7. Steve McCroskey
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ASM is just unplayable at times, such a good player

  8. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle out of relegation at the moment.

  9. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    ASM assist?

    1. Sergeant Slaughter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wish, but no

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

      Yes

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

      Not sure ..
      His cross but bobbled about like a game of pinball

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

      If it doesn’t go down as Townsend OG. Might yet

    5. Fish up a tree
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Go on my son!

    6. Sergeant Slaughter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I take it back. Get in!

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

      Yes … it’s now been given to ASM

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

    Watford defender essential?

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

      Triple up if you can 🙂

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, Roy is working his defensive magic already, was close to picking up a cheap Watford defender this week.

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

    No CS points for Benrahma

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

    If DCL doesn't get any minutes, I think he has to go. Might start next from bench also.

    1. snow pea in repose
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agreed...

  13. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    C'mon Spam!

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

    No DCL tonight. DVB on.

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

      Thanks f, raph come om for me

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

      Dennis in for Dcl.

  15. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    FPL forwards on fire again.

  16. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    VDB on, need King to hold onto those huge 2pts!

  17. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    At what point do we just say football this year sucks haha

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

    Out of all people is Pogba who can do it on a cold, rainy night at Burnley.

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

    Crikey!

    Just seen where Everton are in the table. Never realised they were that perilously close to the drop zone!

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

    Westwood on for DCL. Come on Burnley !

  21. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Rodriguez G

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

      Yessssssssss! Lovely stuff

    2. Warby84
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      3rd on bench

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

    Wowo

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

    ASM is often playing a different game to his teammates

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

    Aha Manchester United, are you for real.

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

    West Ham set to announce kit deal with Puma

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

      Just, no.

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

    Maguire special.

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    DDG just can’t keep a clean sheet =[

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

    Fair play to Roy hodgson. Might not be great to watch but amazing how quickly he can turn a team around to have them so well organised

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

    Lol United.

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

    That turn from Weghorst to loose 2 players - brilliant.