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Newcastle United entertain Manchester United at St James’ Park in the final Premier League match of the day.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

The big Fantasy Premier League (FPL) news is that Marcus Rashford is passed fit to start, as Erik ten Hag makes three changes from his side’s last outing in the FA Cup.

In come Raphael Varane, Diogo Dalot and Antony, with Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jadon Sancho making way. Anthony Martial, meanwhile, is named among the substitutes after overcoming a hip problem.

As for Newcastle, they are unchanged from the side that beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Gameweek 28.

That means Nick Pope and Sven Botman both start despite missing international duty with knocks, while Antony Gordon and Callum Wilson make the bench.

GAMEWEEK 29 LINE-UPS

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

Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Joelinton, Gordon, Wilson, Ritchie, Targett, Manquillo, Anderson

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, McTominay, Sabitzer, Antony, Fernandes, Rashford, Weghorst

Subs: Bishop, Butland, Lindelof, Maguire, Martial, Malacia, Fred, Sancho, Pellistri

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  1. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Benched Botman but still happy as a Rashford non captainer and Shaw Bruno non owner

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Ok

  2. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Bruno 8 gols 4 asists..class

  3. faux_C
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Very glad I didn't do Toney to Isak

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Saw posts on here yesterday morning asking if they should do Toney > Isak for a hit

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone got Newcastle defence EO? Can’t get on LiveFPL

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      300

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      170

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Really - oh bloody hell

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Oof

    3. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Trip 92%
      Bot 26%

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        each Pope and Isak point were worth about 8,000 rank spots for me.

        Trippier about 10 times less.

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Schar playing striker for a minute

  6. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    I fking took in Shaw over Aguerd(who I first wanted) but he had a yellow flag on him and I didn't have time to check team news before deadline -_-.

  7. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Owning Schar must be the same sort of frustrating like Darwin Nunez

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      ...but with clean sheet points 😀

    2. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      I’ve been waiting for that promised goal involvement for months now. Still, in a wee of few clean sheets…

  8. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    green arrow!

  9. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    United haven’t scored a goal in their last three matches. That’s a steep drop off.

  10. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    That Ten Hag optimism was short lived.

    Were ‘title contenders’ in January supposedly.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah, midfield without Casemiro and Eriksen is back to the old

      1. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        The real Rashford is back too

  11. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Trippier 3
    Willock 2
    Wilson 1

  12. Hairy Potter
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    United back! HWTL

  13. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Bookies always know.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      yeah

      They're itk

  14. The Final Boss
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Botman any bonus?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      1 along with Burn. Schar annoyingly with 0.

      1. The Ilfordian
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        I’m hoping he’s saving that goal for West Ham

  15. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Title race is still on for manchester united. ggmu! 😆

  16. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    As a owner of Trippier, Botman and Rashford (non captain), this could hardly finished better

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Who did you captain?

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Mitoma

  17. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    TOON!

  18. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Didn't watch all of the game but Rashford look a bit uninterested to me.

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Body in Newcastle, mind in
      New York

    2. Total Slotball
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Looked like a usual Rashford performance. Moments player not a world class footballer

  19. Heavy Cream
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Double Newcastle defence still holding strong

  20. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Scorecheck

    90(-16) with 14 to play

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      68, no hits with 15 to play. Mitoma (c).

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Masive Green arrow coming

        Good GW298 to date call with Mitoma (c) with still 15 to play
        setting you nice for end of season finish

    2. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Only good scores will be posted, so I shall not be letting anyone know haha

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        yep, usually the way. lol

        But missed saka news, Henry on bench. First Xi is great. BB a bit of a disaster, 7 points with Kane, Henry and Raya to go

        Just didn't Capt Rashford but another 13 to go and still damage to be done.

        Jst hope Brighton and Mitoma do more damage than Man Utd

    3. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      70 -4 with rash captain

      Loads left

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Where did most of your points come from then?

        1. SouthCoastSaint
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 12 days ago

          Botman.
          Pinnock.
          Mitoma
          March
          Toney
          Watkins
          Raya

          Real nice spread

      2. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        good gw

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      74 (13 to play)

      1. Bluetiger1
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Good GW

    5. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      lol

    6. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      HOF top 1k league check into top 40. Aim a bit higher brag a bit less

      1. ididnt
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        53 (-4) with 11 to play and Rashford cap. Season effectively over this gw. Was in top 35k only 6gw ago. Now dropping close to 500k. Just haven’t got the calls right lately and I’ve been punished.

        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 12 days ago

          Similar to be bud I feel your pain. I spent 6 weeks clawing my way up to to 400k. Now I’m back at 700k with an absolute disaster of a week

    7. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      50 (-4) with 14 to play.

      Did Øde and White to Shaw and Bruno for -4. Current net loss of 14 from that.

    8. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      And in other news, the guy who loves a brag is back

    9. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      79 (no hits) with 13 to go if count MacA captain as 2.

    10. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      90 is incredible

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Its 74 anyone can take a bunch of hits

    11. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      74(-4) with 13 to play. Very happy with it although some disappointing misses

    12. Silecro
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      74 with 14 to go. Mitoma cap

    13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      What’s the purpose of a score check? Are you genuinely interested in others scores or is this some form of assurance/applause seeking.

      Never understood its purpose. Typically these come from people who scored highly so I may have my confirmation already but would be good to get that nod

      1. Silecro
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Bragfest which may unfortunately assure some people that this is average score on this site,when its really not

      2. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Too true Bemba

      3. RICICLE
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        To purely brag and show off, simple

    14. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Do you ever ask for a score check on your bad gameweeks?

      1. Crunchie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        I have. It eases the pain

      2. Haalander
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Very good question Granville. I’d doubt it somehow

    15. TheDragon
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      What a ridiculous post

  21. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Rashford even on the pitch today?

    1. SouthCoastSaint
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Abysmal and worryingly completely disinterested.

      As was Bruno when 1st goal went in.

      Antony is quite possibly the worst supposedly good footballer I’ve ever laid eyes on

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        speaks volumes for a Southampton fan to say!

        1. SouthCoastSaint
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 12 days ago

          All players are rubbish though,

          Antony is supposedly good

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Still in New York

  22. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Going to be a open captaincy debate next week if Haaland is out. Too risky to go for one of the Arsenal Mids and I personally wouldn't captain Rashford in the early kickoff against Everton.

    1. The Final Boss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Kane it is..

    2. Tcheco
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Watkins hmm

    3. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      I'm thinking Kane or Watkins.
      Or a City midfielder but rotation risk there.

    4. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      I’m going Saka

    5. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Why is it risky to go for Saka?

    6. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Haaland likely is fine by then and plays 2/3rds of the game

  23. Total Slotball
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    That was a 2 nil battering from Newcastle.

    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      4xG

  24. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Told you Rashford wasn't scoring at St James this weekend. Absolutely battered

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Yeah expected that prediction from a Toon supporter. Didnt expect anything else. 😛

  25. ididnt
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Kane is going to punish those that don’t have him isn’t he.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      I have him and benched. Saka news was a sucker punch, if i got the news earlier as others, would have started Kane instead.

      1. ididnt
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Same on my bench whilst all around me BB are being played.

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 12 days ago

          I bb'd in gw 27 with 30 points. Cant complain much.

          1. AC/DC AFC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 12 days ago

            is it a sort of complaint tho?

            1. ZeBestee
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 12 days ago

              Yeah, it could have been worse with everyone having 13-15 players yet to play.

          2. Bluetiger1
            • 3 Years
            3 years, 12 days ago

            very good bb

            1. Bluetiger1
              • 3 Years
              3 years, 12 days ago

              I have played my bb this week & currently on the bench have scored
              10 with three to play. tbh - I could have packed with dgw players if
              worried about overall bb points - if I get over 20 I would be happy & over the
              moon if over 30 - its my important to me with squad overall gw score & how to
              select certain players

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      hopefully

  26. ggfussball
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    The sheep who have bought in Chilwell, Fernandes and Maddison have done well in the last couple of weeks!

    1. RichieRich
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Baa

    2. Scalper
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Baaa

    3. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Last I checked, sheep can't play fantasy games. Call them sheeple atleast.

    4. Crunchie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      yeah, Chilwell has been unlucky tbf, bought him in last week, instead of shaw. Maddison i did as i have no FH left

      Bruno has to return and can only do so in a free role up front, and now for GW34 Man City mids might be better, or maybe Salah

    5. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Picking all the people that blanked doesn't really prove anything
      Watkins, toney & 3 Brighton mids also popular picks but been doing well

    6. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Chilwell played well yesterday & unlucky not to score

  27. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Trippier the captain everyone never considered. Expecting a mega haul from him. If you went Brighton mid though, still a lot of optimism.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      did you do it?

      Happy enough with Pope, Trippier and Mitoma captain and Mac Allister this week.

      Have Rash, Bruno and Shaw but no Rashford points is a blessing this week.

      Could all change in every way mid week.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        Went MacAllister. Hopefully there is lots of goals from Brighton mid on Tuesday night.

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 12 days ago

          yep

          With you on that

  28. AARON-1
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    So I booted out Mings and Botman on my Free Hit utterly convinced they would concede, and replaced them with the superior attacking potential of Chilwell and Shaw.
    Another game to go yet, but it's pretty annoying.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      I'd suggest not being "utterly convinced" about future events. Unless you think you're psychic.

      1. AARON-1
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 12 days ago

        indeed

  29. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    United still to go to Brighton, Spurs and even West Ham and Bournemouth with that horrific away record.

    Top 4 for them might not be secure after all if Spurs get their act together.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      it's tricky having to rotate both Man Utd and Liverpool when they're on the road.

    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Newcastle and Spurs have equally difficult fixtures

  30. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 12 days ago

    Ha, just realised by ML rival has triple Newcastle defence - thanks Man Utd! 😀

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 12 days ago

      Well played the toon tho.