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Newcastle United host Crystal Palace in the final match of Double Gameweek 32.

Kick-off at St James’ Park is at 19:30 BST.

The hosts are without head coach Eddie Howe, who is recovering from pneumonia. Assistant Manager Jason Tindall is standing in for him in the dugout and names an unchanged line-up.

Harvey Barnes, who is the highest-scoring outfield player of Gameweek 32 so far (15 points), continues on the left, so Anthony Gordon is again a substitute.

Alexander Isak, who has been Triple Captained by 412,981 Fantasy managers, leads the line hoping to add to his current tally of five points.

As for Palace, JeanPhilippe Mateta starts despite Oliver Glasner criticising his performance in the 5-2 defeat at Manchester City.

The Austrian has made two changes from that clash, with Marc Guehi, who missed out on Saturday due to suspension, and Will Hughes coming in for Adam Wharton and Daichi Kamada. They are both on the bench.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Murphy, Barnes, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Gordon, Targett, Krafth, Osula, Willock, Longstaff, Miley

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta

Subs: Turner, Nketiah, Franca, Clyne, Kamada, Wharton, Esse, Chilwell, Devenny

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  1. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Murphy Captain lovely stuff while most of my ML captained or even TCed Isak. Now take off Isak for a rest.

    1. Fodderx4
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Well done! I nearly done it but bottled it.

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    A reminder that sometimes bravery is the way to go. Was thinking of TCing Murphy and instead regular C-ed Isak. Ugh.

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    1k OR with the Barnes (c) and Howe AssMan 😮
    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1457595/event/32/

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      How the hell

    2. HelmutCool
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      That is a freakish haul. WP

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Make up your mind Helmut!

    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Well done.
      You’ve leap frogged me.

  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Muñoz 0 pointer from two games is absolutely diabolical.

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      I'm just delighted its not minus to be honest

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Haha not delighted anymore

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Villa defenders to follow suit

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      tbf they were 2 very tough matches on paper and that’s how it has turned out.

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      -1

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    no HT subs it looks like

  6. Tcheco
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Triple captain murphy! 😎

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      You didn't

      1. Tcheco
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Why skeptical? Not like I said Barnes 😀

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          Would be the ultimate boss move

  7. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    As a Newcastle fan, don't beat yourself up if you didn't pick Barnes because of Gordon

    Howe's consistently put Gordon right back in the side and he offers more defensively

    1. Tcheco
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      I went Bruno G over Barnes because of it. Should’ve gambled perhaps

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      I'd imagine if you're a Newcastle fan you dont really care about the FPL side right now. League Cup win and firmly in the box seat for a CL spot.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Someone above captained Barnes, I mean WTF

  8. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    I've signed in here today just to say hi to all the other Burn owners who, like me, successfully avoided every other Newcastle defender who have hauled since gw30 wildcard.

    1. HelmutCool
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Hi o/

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Have an upvote

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      the moment I saw that header in the final I knew he'd bait so many people

      him and Botman have been awful at setpieces for ages given the quality of our crossing

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        It’s just luck though isn’t it, he could have scored that header in a league game instead

      2. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Tbh I don't care as much about the trippier and schar goals, the 50/50 between burn and livramento hurt more.

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          Especially when Burn had higher xGI

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      He will score second half

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    XG for the game so far:
    Newcastle 0.96 - 1.48 Crystal Palace.

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Half of that is the pen tbf

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Yea, proper skewed. I am surprised Newcastle's XG is so low though.

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          Own goal, one from outside box, one glanced header - 3 goals very low xG

        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          That Murphy goal must have only been like 0.05, insane angle

          1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 3 months ago

            Think I read on Sky Sports it was 0.01!

  10. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Is Isak playing?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Looks like he's been subbed on for the second half

    2. HelmutCool
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Bately

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Could have had two tap-ins

  11. Steamboat Willy Boly
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Fpl is hilarious. 9 goals and 1 isak assist.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Better than salah blank when 9 vs bmouth

  12. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Munoz and Henderson in my team getting 1pt between them from a DGW. Brilliant

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Why are people upset about isak failure? Everyone c him

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Because some like myself Captained Murphy 😉

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Mateta or Isak to Cunha next gw?

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Isak saved again

    1. HelmutCool
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Woulda been Burn A 😀

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      A lifeguards dream.

  16. HelmutCool
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Lol Isak...

  17. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Isak big chance missed, Burn assist would have been...

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    isak is cursed today

  19. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Would be Burn assist

  20. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Wow, Isak.

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Wow pope saved a Penalty?? I have him.. focused on the cl games

  22. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Yep yep.

  23. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Have to laugh at this point

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Witch doctor in full effect

  25. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    murphy England wc squad

  26. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    This is just an absolute joke now, TC’d him but just get him off, rather that than see the fraud just miss chance after chance.

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      As a Salah TC24er, I want him off asap despite being my captain. I dont know if JT knows what to do if youre 4 up after 58 mins though. Clearly NUFC will end the night 3rd, 4pts behind Arsenal with Villa away at the weekend. Makes sense given Isak's ongoing 'concerns'.

  27. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    I have seen 100% sure Isak goal at least three times already in this match.

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Palace 3 subs coming

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      lol, can guess who that is ^^

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Surely will Hughes is one

    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 3 months ago

      Hope Mateta at least stays on

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Nope

        1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 3 months ago

          Silly manager

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 3 months ago

        Oh wait a minute what about Sarr?
        It appears I have mixed them 2 up oops

  29. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 3 months ago

    Will Hendo end the dgw on positive points?