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Nottingham Forest take on Newcastle United in the opening match of Blank Gameweek 28, which gets underway at The City Ground at 20:00 GMT.

The hosts have not lost a league match on home turf since Gameweek 8, while the Magpies’ win against Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out brought an end to a rough patch of form.

Eddie Howe names an unchanged starting XI, which means Alexander Isak continues up front after scoring on Sunday. Fabian Schar is fit to start at the back, despite being omitted from the Switzerland squad, but Miguel Almiron misses out with a thigh problem.

Anthony Gordon (ankle) remains out, while Joelinton serves the second match of a two-game ban.

As for Nott’m Forest, they make four alterations from their 3-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. The big FPL news is that Brennan Johnson is fit to start despite Steve Cooper saying he was ‘unlikely’ to make it after suffering a groin injury.

Moussa Niakhate, Ryan Yates, Emmanuel Dennis and Andre Ayew come into the starting line-up, with Joe Worrall, Remo Freuler, Orel Mangala and Jesse Lingard making way. Loanee Chris Wood is both ineligible to face his parent club and indeed injured.

GAMEWEEK 28 LINE-UPS

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Aurier, Niakhate, Felipe, Lodi, Yates, Shelvey, Johnson, Gibbs-White, Dennis, Ayew

Subs: Hennessey, Worrall, Williams, Colback, Toffolo, Freuler, Surridge, Danilo, Scarpa

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Longstaff, Willock, Murphy, Saint-Maximin, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Lascelles, Wilson, Ritchie, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Anderson

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  1. EffPeeEll
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Trippier R.I.P.

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Top 10k EO if not already posted:
    Kane 152.3
    Saka 110.8
    Toney 98.7
    Trippier 92.7
    Watkins 61.1
    Arrizabalaga 57.3
    Chilwell 53.7
    Martinelli 49.8
    Ødegaard 47.1
    Zinchenko 39.8
    Maddison 37.9
    Mee 37.3
    Henry 31.4
    Botman 28.4
    Rashford 21.6
    Gabriel 21.5
    Raya 21.1
    White 17.3
    Haaland 15.2
    Mitoma 13.1
    Havertz 12
    Almirón 10.9
    Tarkowski 10
    Son 9.6
    Pinnock 8.5
    Schär 7.5
    Mings 7.3
    Saliba 7
    Pope 6
    Ward 6
    Estupiñán 5.4
    Cash 5.1
    March 5
    Burn 4.7
    Kilman 3.8
    James 3.6
    Castagne 3.2

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      How much was Chilly last week?

    2. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Estupinan, James, March all much lower than I expected. Great!

      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        A lot of content creators were recommending to sell Estupinan for Chilwell this week...

        1. The Mentaculus
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          Fortunately I had a Trent lying around

        2. djman102
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 28 days ago

          I showed them. I sold Tarkowski for Chilwell.

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Surprised so many have Son. Haul incoming for free hitters!

  3. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Dennis is getting sent off now.

  4. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Trippier A, Botman G, Thank you!

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Can't win every time 🙁

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      *rolle up in Dr.Evil chair* How about noooo!

    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Botman assists after all 🙁

  5. Eleven Hag
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    BB pressed in case I forget later

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Only got 2 weeks tbf

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Whatever the circumstances I will use it, so pressed it

  6. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Buttman

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Newcastle are terrible, should have shipped trippier

  8. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Dennis G

  9. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Newc CS gone...thanks to Botman

  10. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Botman shocker

  11. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Get inn!

  12. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Next week…
    Sell A. Odegaard or B. Saka

    Buy 1. Bruno F or 2. Bowen

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Trippier owners in soil

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      If they just own Trippier they don't care

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      You mean everyone?

    3. George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Not the brightest comment

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 28 days ago

        Lol, few angry trip owners here I see

  14. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    What is Botman doing?

    1. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Ruining my triple CS

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      He went double Brentford and Chelsea DF didn't he

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Gotta ask Robben

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Skilled chip

  16. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Botman owners rewarded with an assist

  17. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    FFS. Really needed that double CS in my ML

  18. SirWenger
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Fookkin h**l

  19. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Lol, trippier & Botman stinker

  20. blauriecon
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Crystal Palace management is nuts.
    This year:
    Draws: Manchester United, Newcastle, Brighton, Brentford, and Liverpool. Only Brentford draw away.
    Losses: Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, and Brighton. Only Tottenham and Manchester City losses at home.
    Aston Villa is only questionable result and it was away and Brentford was almost a win.
    Management is delusional to expect anything more than possible draw away to Aston Villa, but draws against Manchester United, Newcastle, and Liverpool more than offset that.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      They have a fair amount of individual talent

    2. blauriecon
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 28 days ago

      Only Aston Villa was below them on January 1st and by a single point. What did Crystal Palace management expect?

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Double CS gone for plenty

  22. djman102
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Dennis delivers in the double-I mean blank game week!

  23. jonnybhoy
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Dennis trolling me still 1 year later

  24. dshv
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Lost double clean, good..

  25. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Forrest will bust your clean sheet at home!

  26. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Schar, please score a bullet header to rub it in.

  27. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Bloody hell Tripps

  28. M2.0
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    As a Trippier and Schar owner this feels painful. F off Bottman

  29. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    Botmans switched allegiances

  30. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 28 days ago

    And that’s why I bought Schar over Botman

    Oh wait ….