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In the final Premier League match of the day, Newcastle United host champions Manchester City at St James’ 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


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  1. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Foden is so selfish with the ball. Cancelo and Pep were angry with him

    1. chocolove
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Overated af

    2. Zimo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      The one time Cancelo joined the attack too.

    3. El Libe
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I beleive Foden and Haaland cant play together at all

  2. Urban Cowboy.
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I think Foden's selfishness is going to get to Pep.

    1. DropkickMurphys
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yet he still played him the whole game. Last week & today selfish acts. Doesn’t send the right message imho.

  3. Limbo
    4 years, 1 month ago

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/62624100 — Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea 'were better team'

    The Defeated Manager Delusion

    1. Khark
      4 years, 1 month ago

      wow

    2. Zimo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hahaha

    3. Fish up a tree
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He’s losing the plot as he’s up to his neck in mud!

  4. Paqueta Rice
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez and Alvarez must be spewing

  5. Sandy Ravage
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Nick Pope

    1. SAY MY NAME
      4 years, 1 month ago

      looks like some mod deleted all the nick pope comments, what a killjoy

      1. The Philosopher
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Can't have a little harmless fun on this planet anymore

      2. InsertPunHere
        4 years, 1 month ago

        We go again. Nick Pope.

  6. Old Bull
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pope played well despite shipping 3

  7. Andy_Social
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Feisy finish

  8. SAY MY NAME
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Joelinton YC - gonna be quite a few annoyed by that....like maybe 6 or 7

  9. Rainer
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Botman might have killed Burn.

    1. Zimo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Getting rid of the competition

      1. Rainer
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It's a big fall from up there.

  10. faux_C
    4 years, 1 month ago

    19 from 8.

    Is that good?

    1. Saka White Rice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not at all

    2. Rainer
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Show-off!

    3. Old Bull
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Casual

    4. SAY MY NAME
      4 years, 1 month ago

      #humblebrag

    5. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only 6 points behind Fabio Borges this week……..

    6. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not good
      But with 3 Liverpool to play plus captain
      Could easily double your score

    7. No_Mo_Salah?
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Nice!

  11. DandyDon
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Worst -4 for a while!
    Robbo, Bailey and Wilson Out
    Cancelo DaSilva and Havertz In
    You are welcome Robbo owners…

    At least I benched DaSilva to play Andreas.

    1. RICICLE
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Havertz was a very dodgy pick

    2. Saka White Rice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That was always gonna be a terrible decision. Proper kneejerk and on top of that to play Havertz who has been terrible lol

      1. Andy_Social
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cancelo is understandable, but DaSilva and Havertz??

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Brought DaSilva in, for Bailey. To bench Andreas. Went well 🙂

  12. DropkickMurphys
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Honestly i have nothing against City - I even like ‘em - but this referee has been quite city-sided today.

  13. thattreblefeeling
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pope should be England Keeper

    1. Limbo
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford is in the form of his career.

  14. El Libe
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Pep didn't used his subs!?
    Interesting decision

  15. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Matt Ritchie looks like Eddie Howe's love child from when he was a teenager!

    1. RICICLE
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Hehe! We just thought that!!!

      1. InsertPunHere
        4 years, 1 month ago

        We? Is that Gollum I spy, precious?

        1. RICICLE
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I am not by myself, are you? It seems so…..

          1. InsertPunHere
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Fair enough. At the moment, yes I am.

            1. RICICLE
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Cool 🙂

          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            4 years, 1 month ago

            😆

  16. InsertPunHere
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Just looking for some commiseration here:
    Benched Pope (3), Aaronson (8), Trippier (6), Andreas (8)
    Played Ward (1), Neco (1), Dasilva (1), Cancelo (0)

    1. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Bad luck old chap

    2. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I got Tripp and Andreas on bench... have to see the Pool game now

    3. Fish up a tree
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Captain hindsight says I would have defo played Andreas & Aaronson over Neco & Dasilva but I played Ward over Sanchez & had Andreas on the bench too!

      It sucks but that’s the game!

      GL!

  17. Thanos
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How come Pep has not made any substitutions? Strange tactics.

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

      Wow did now even notice. Strange.

    2. Andy_Social
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Dias

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pep was one of the most vocal about having 5 subs as well 😀

    4. Dunk and Disorderly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      They play Barca mid-week in a friendly.

  18. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hm instead of Foden, Gubdo seems like a good option in that city mid

    1. FPLCEO
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I am making that switch.

      The positions Gundo was taking up were too good to ignore.

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

    Cancelo Bailey > Walker Gundo? Walker could bw the mighty Trippier also.

  20. arsms
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Trippier + Dunk + Non-starting 4.5m striker
    or
    B) Burn + Patterson + Welbeck

    Cheers

  21. _Ninja_
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Kyle walkers crossing.... LOL

  22. Rainer
    4 years, 1 month ago

    It's set for Salah...

    Haaland 6
    Jesus 4
    Salah 2

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If that happens, a lot will sell for kdb

    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Kane 6 too

    3. Khark
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wishful thinking?

    4. dshv
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Salah 12 points incoming..

      1. George Sillett
        4 years, 1 month ago

        We have a mathematical genius on our hands

  23. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    4 years, 1 month ago

    We just gonna keep playing til someone scores?

  24. Random Name
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Disgraceful refereeing.

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      How is Laca getting on back in France?

  25. Thanos
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Walker had been a disappointment today. So has Foden been.

  26. sirmorbach
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bruno G. to Rodrigo a no-brainer, right?

    1. vincentwsho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sure

    2. SAY MY NAME
      4 years, 1 month ago

      looks like a good move

    3. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      yes

  27. Football is home
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I wouldn't be surprised if United get positive result against Liverpool. Everything is posssible this week.

    1. RICICLE
      4 years, 1 month ago

      United won’t have changed within a week, still in the gutters

      1. Football is home
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I expect many goals tommorow.

    2. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      the only positive result for them might happen during their covid testing

  28. Egg noodle
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Rank these

    Martinelli
    Odegaard
    Rodrigo

    1. SAY MY NAME
      4 years, 1 month ago

      R / M / O

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      4 years, 1 month ago

      M
      R
      O

    3. Deulofail
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That order

    4. M2.0
      4 years, 1 month ago

      MRO

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

      Mro

  29. Old Bull
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dreading Salah haul tomorrow even though I’ve got him. 12pts Haaland feels a failure

    1. Paqueta Rice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      After 12 points from Kane after the early kick off Saturday, I was dreading Jesus, Haaland and Salah. Nearly out of the woods.

  30. Tripleh123
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gundogan over Foden? He is in the box everytime.

    1. FPLCEO
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Gundo looked awesome