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16 April 2025 1221 comments
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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
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. Fodderx4
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Well done! I nearly done it but bottled it.

  2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 24 days 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
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      How the hell

    2. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      That is a freakish haul. WP

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Make up your mind Helmut!

    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Well done.
      You’ve leap frogged me.

  4. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Muñoz 0 pointer from two games is absolutely diabolical.

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      I'm just delighted its not minus to be honest

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Haha not delighted anymore

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Villa defenders to follow suit

    3. Not again Shirley
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

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

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      -1

  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    no HT subs it looks like

  6. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Triple captain murphy! 😎

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      You didn't

      1. Tcheco
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Why skeptical? Not like I said Barnes 😀

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          11 months, 24 days ago

          Would be the ultimate boss move

  7. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 24 days 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
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

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

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 24 days 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
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Someone above captained Barnes, I mean WTF

  8. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days 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
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Hi o/

      1. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Have an upvote

    2. riot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 24 days 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. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

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

      2. Garlana
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

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

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 24 days ago

          Especially when Burn had higher xGI

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      He will score second half

  9. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Half of that is the pen tbf

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

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

        1. The Suspended One
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 months, 24 days ago

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

        2. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          11 months, 24 days ago

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

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 24 days ago

            Think I read on Sky Sports it was 0.01!

  10. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Is Isak playing?

    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

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

    2. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Bately

    3. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Could have had two tap-ins

  11. Steamboat Willy Boly
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Fpl is hilarious. 9 goals and 1 isak assist.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Better than salah blank when 9 vs bmouth

  12. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

  13. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Why are people upset about isak failure? Everyone c him

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Because some like myself Captained Murphy 😉

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Mateta or Isak to Cunha next gw?

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Isak saved again

    1. HelmutCool
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Woulda been Burn A 😀

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      A lifeguards dream.

  16. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Lol Isak...

  17. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    isak is cursed today

  19. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Would be Burn assist

  20. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Wow, Isak.

  21. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

  22. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Yep yep.

  23. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Have to laugh at this point

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Witch doctor in full effect

  25. riot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    murphy England wc squad

  26. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 24 days 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
      11 months, 24 days 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
    11 months, 24 days ago

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

  28. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Palace 3 subs coming

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      lol, can guess who that is ^^

    2. how now brown cow
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Surely will Hughes is one

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Hope Mateta at least stays on

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Nope

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 24 days ago

          Silly manager

      2. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

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

  29. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Will Hendo end the dgw on positive points?