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In the final Premier League match of the day, Newcastle United host champions Manchester City at St Jamesโ€™ Park.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

For the visitors, Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side that beat Bournemouth 4-0 in Gameweek 2, as John Stones and Bernardo Silva replace Ruben Dias and Riyad Mahrez, both of whom drop to the bench.

They sit alongside new signing Sergio Gomez, but Jack Grealish misses out through injury.

Newcastle, meanwhile, are unchanged after last weekend’s goalless draw at Brighton and Hove Albion.


GAMEWEEK 3 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Willock, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Max, Wilson

Subs: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Fraser, Ritchie, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff, Wood

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Cancelo, Rodri, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Foden, Haaland

Subs: Ortega, Dias, Mbete, Lewis, Gomez, Phillips, Mahrez, Alvarez, Palmer


  1. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jesus and Zinc jumped out of the sinking ship. Living la Vida loca with Arsenal.

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Arsenal for champions

  2. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Howe is the new Mancini

  3. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Teaching them Howe to ball

  4. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Would be some collapse from here if Arsenal don't win the league!

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    2. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Title is theirs to lose

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      LOL talk about premature.

    4. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Which ARS?

    5. Zilla
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Only 35 GWs to go!

  5. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland > Wilson for hit almost done!

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Keep going, you can do it!

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

    ASM have been ripping that City apart.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Walker precisely ๐Ÿ˜›

  7. FFSbet.com
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bold set up by Howe,5 attacking players pressing high and very fast on counters.

  8. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    13 pts from 8.
    How's you?

    1. laGan1n1
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      63 from 9

    2. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      19 frm 8 WC active now. Browned off

    3. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      24 from 9

  9. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Beginning to wish I’d played Tripps rather than Cancelo

    1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      But you'd never have done that unless you are a Newcastle fan so no point living in regret.

    2. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      True and Tripps made way for Saliba so can’t really complain

  10. COLLIN QUANER
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Kane & Haaland > ASM & Wilson -16 done

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Wise moves

    2. sulldaddy
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Top 1 k finish incoming!

  11. Sloane426
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland to Kane done

  12. jimbe4mXL
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Was on 19 points before the game, with Haaland, Cancelo and Walker, im still on 19 points, are they not in the squad? :>

  13. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Lol

    What a GW this is!

    Thought I would build on my nice points tally from yesterday. This GW going to make things very interesting.

    Tomorrow also still to come, love it! Plus tomorrow to come...

    1. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. Tomorrow to come indeed.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        So good it comes twice

        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 7 months ago

          Twomorrow

      2. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Should probably mention about tomorrow being to come as well...

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      What's still to come mate?

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Ronaldo hattrick to beat LIV ๐Ÿ˜› LEE can do it NEW can do it MUN?

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Love this ... template is destroyed this week! RMWCT posts incoming.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Hahahahaha

    4. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Don't forget tomorrow is still to come

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        When's tomorrow due, by the way?

  14. TKC07
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Never knew Ake to Dias sub had such an impact.. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ake was the glue that held them together

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Helps that Walker's getting skinned by ASM.

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        And Zaha will skin him next

  15. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Think the template may be shifting?
    Few w/c this week I imagine

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Hope so. Sell the premium defenders, leaving us cool heads to clean up in the weeks ahead.

  16. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I wish Dias had stayed off…

    1. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ake went off injured, no recognised fit cb apart from Dias on the bench

  17. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    At least selling Sterling will give me £10m to spend in midfield.

  18. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone got a code to have 7 in midfield?

    Zaha, rodrigo, gundogan, salah, Andrea's, martinelli, Diaz?

  19. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Cancelo to Dunk was always the right move ๐Ÿ™‚

  20. artvandelay316
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bye bye Haaland.

    1. More Tragic
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Pep putting in a bid for Jesus as we speak

  21. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Might have to reassess my 38 clean sheets prediction for City ๐Ÿ˜‰

  22. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Further proof that double defence never works for too long

    1. Cajunfit
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      People reassessing 5 at the back too. I am actually pumped that its this messy. Lots of value, and some big boys will be transferred out. More variety in teams soon.

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Maybe not every match but Cancelo Dias double up got something like 380 points last year and Liverpool double probably better.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Exactly. One week hardly = 'never'

  23. Bartowski
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    May well end up being some questions asked at City as to whether it was the wisest decision to sell Jesus and Zinch to a team that may well turn out to be a rival for the title...

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      They kept the wrong blonde baby

  24. Random Name
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Joelinton has been superb for newcastle for the last year. He got so much stick early on, it's only right he gets the credit he deserves now too

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Fpl aside, this is a good game imo

  26. DRIZ โœ…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Haaland absolutely invisible

  27. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Andy Carroll sighting.

  28. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    On WC and 0.2 m off Diaz > Zaha. Where to find the funds?

    ————-—Sanchez——————
    ———TAA - Saliba - Cancelo ——
    Salah - Rodrigo - Zaha - Martinelli
    — Haaland - Jesus - Toney ——-

    a) Cancelo > Robbo, Saliba > Dunk
    b) TAA > Robbo
    c) Haaland > Kane
    d) Keep Zaha

    1. M2.0
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Zaha > Diaz*

  29. Sad Pablo Arsecobar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Just remember not to knee jerk cancelo out...

  30. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    My 6 defensive players have so far scored me a total of 1 point...

    1. Khark
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Who you got?

      1. King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        The Template...
        TAA to play + Ederson n Cancelo

    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Same. ๐Ÿ™

      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Although it's only out of 4 for me so far.