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In-form Newcastle United take on Chelsea in the first of two Saturday evening matches in the Premier League.

Kick-off on Tyneside is at 17:30 GMT.

There is some notable team news on either side at St James’ Park.

Callum Wilson is only fit enough for substitute duty after suffering from an illness over the last fortnight, so Chris Wood starts up top for the Magpies.

Eddie Howe’s other alteration sees Joelinton, who returns from suspension, replace Jacob Murphy in the front three.

The big omission in the Chelsea squad is Raheem Sterling, who has reportedly been suffering from migraines this week and was unable to travel.

Graham Potter has made five changes from his Gameweek 15 line-up, with Sterling among the names to make way.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kai Havertz, Marc Cucurella and Thiago Silva all drop to the bench as Mateo Kovacic, Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher, Kalidou Koulibaly and Lewis Hall are brought into the starting line-up.

The teenage defender Hall impressed in the EFL Cup on Wednesday and makes his first-ever league appearance this evening.

GAMEWEEK 16 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Schär, Joelinton, Wood, Almirón, Willock, Burn, Longstaff, Guimarães

Subs: Darlow, Lascelles, Shelvey, Wilson, Saint-Maximin, Targett, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Jorginho, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah, Broja, Mount, Gallagher, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Hall

Subs: Bettinelli, Silva, Aubameyang, Pulisic, Zakaria, Ziyech, Havertz, Cucurella, Hutchinson


GAMEWEEK 16 RESULTS SO FAR

West Ham United0 – 2Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur4 – 3Leeds United
Nottingham Forest1 – 0Crystal Palace
Liverpool3 – 1Southampton
Bournemouth3 – 0Everton
Manchester City1 – 2Brentford

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  1. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Nick Pope

  2. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson warming up

  3. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Just put in Henderson for pope, Almirante for Zaha, Trossard for Salah, Robertson for Dier, Darwin for Wilson, Kane for Mitro, White for Gabriel.
    What could possibly go wrong 😀

    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Almiron*

    2. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Gabriel for White, sorry 🙂

  4. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Willock!

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Miggy assist

  5. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Willock g almiron a

  6. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Miggy A

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

    Almiron assist

  8. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My god Chelsea are absolute toilet

  9. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Willock G
    Almiron A

  10. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Almiron the gift that keeps on giving

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

    Almiron killing me every week!

  12. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OMG THANK YOU MIGGY BABY GIRL XXX

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

      Hahaha!

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Baby girl?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        First time owner so a bit excited!

    3. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What happened to the curse you mentioned 4 or 5 times?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Oi I sold Toney to Haaland C so I’m still cursed!

  13. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Var please

  14. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Woo-wee, baby!

  15. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Miguel, you beauty, you.

    Also, note to self: being bold and benching Zaha for Barnes and captaining Darwin after a (-4) late last night was something I definitely should have not just considered but done.

  16. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Get in Almiron!!

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Oh pi** off Almiron.

    1. Superflymonk
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just get him!

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

        I did... For after the WC break.

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

      Erm NO

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

    Everyone must have Almiron I assume now? 🙂

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well I don’t

    2. banskt
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And he will go up to 100% ownership in GW17 without any price rise.

    3. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Had him since GW8 lol 😀

  19. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Being a Chelsea fan is pretty depressing at the moment

  20. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    assist feels like a goal nowadays

  21. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Need Grealish to insult all MUFC players.

    1. Herger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Join us in supporting Toon mate

      1. Ten Hag of Bud
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Rather cut off my own schlong

  22. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Almiron has single-handedly ended my season.

    1. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahaha. We are in this together

    2. Rabb05
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And Ward!

  23. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Deserved lead.

    Quality pass Joelinton, quality control Almiron, quality finish Willock

  24. turd ferguson
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    The defender touched it

  25. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Willock Wallops it Well

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wasn't a wallop wassit?

  26. DycheDycheBaby
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    LOVE YOU MIGGY 🙂

  27. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    2nd (before today) in my ML benched Ward, Almiron and Toney (3rd). Ouch.

  28. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can they just relegate chelsea already

  29. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can Miggy win Ballon d'or next season?

  30. fusen
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Almiron is in one of those purple patches where you simply need to get him in.

    He's owned by too many players and he's in a complete perfect form that you're just making the game hard for yourself to ignore him.

    I only got him in last week but even that wasn't too late, this purple patch had just kept on trucking along.

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully the World Cup break stops him in his tracks

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

      Has wrecked me. Seasons of doing nothing put me off of ever considering him (and also not watching Newcastle play much) - but keeps going apparebtly.

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

      First move I do with my free transfers probably
      Not had him all season and he's been killing me
      Nearly every transfer I do gets cursed mind!

      1. fusen
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        The purple patch will end eventually, but you get on the bandwagon and then stay on it till it stops.