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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. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    A consolation Sarr goal and Munoz assist please.

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would welcome it despite losing the burn cs

      1. DandyDon
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        In exactly same situation

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      This…

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak broke fpl site

  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    nketiah blocks munoz shot on the line lol

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nketia on for Mateta and also screws Munoz lol

  4. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pope 29 BPS with cleanie and a penalty save, seems legit

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      And 2 saves

      1. Shteve
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        & conceded a pen

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          That’s just like any other foul in terms of BPS though

          1. Shteve
            • 16 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Not quite

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Have away the pen tho.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Ah ok, that must be -20 BPS then, harsh!

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Gave

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      They’ve screwed the baps for keepers and defenders

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I thought something must have been up, what have they changed?

        I remember Pickford saving a pen, conceding 2-3 goals and still getting 3 bonus in prior seasons lol

    5. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      +12 Clean Sheet
      +9 Savings Pen
      -3 Conceding Pen
      = 18
      So 11 for other stuff seems legit

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I’m sure saving a pen used to be way more

        1. Haa-lala-land
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Reducing bps specifically for GK pen saves was one of the main changes they implemented at the start of this season

  5. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hit the ton now.

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Same

      1. Babit1967
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Well in mate

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Me too….if I add both teams up lol

    3. Babit1967
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Actually I took a -8 so I need another Isak goal lol

  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    One more goal and Munoz has a minus DWG on 180 min

    1. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would have been a decent pick on anti fpl this week. Bet few went there

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Dinge looking like a good pick

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palace with some of the best attacking and defensive stats going into this gw. Concede 10 so far.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Typical FPL

    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You just know everyone will ditch them and the other version of Palace show up in 33 and trash everyones double Arsenal defence. Its just the way the game goes

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      the fall off is insane

      defence looks like it did at the start of the season

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        They've had tough games to be fair and I think they dont have the squad depth for this sort of schedule that they are facing

  8. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Howe on 34 points from 3 games lovely

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Now watch us get 3 pts from Arteta

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I’ve got 12 from Frank then Glasner

  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    please just sub isak now, cant take a 7 point goal

  10. For Beto or Wirtz!
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Chasing Palaces Double-Bubble has been an absolute disaster for me. I could see the red flags even before pulling the trigger, but I got taken by the flow of optimism on these forums. Need to learn to make and stand by my own decisions....and maybe take a pinch of advice when I'm stuck. Cheers guys. S1 694K

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sarr is being sold. Murphy stays. Screw the double

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Wish they didn’t have a double double so I could have said that this week! Embarrassing bench boost this season, at least it’s a green arrow now with toon assets

    2. Assisting the assister
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      This

  12. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I got Trippier partially because I thought he was more likely to get a clean sheet than Livramento

    1. Make FPL Casual Again
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Good call...attacking pedigree the other factor i should have considered

      1. Deulofail
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Just realised he’s still in the pitch. Thought he was taken off on 58 mins lol

  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Got a lot of points riding on a CS here

  14. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How are everyone's gw scores looking ?
    Currently on 95 inc Murphy 3 baps

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      148 across both teams

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Both "highest scoring teams ?"

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          76 and 72 so meh

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      90. Howe AM good, no Murphy or Barnes bad.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      With triple Palace and no Newcastle, I don't think I'll check for a week or so

    4. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      89 with Murph’s 3 bonus, need a goal from Isak

    5. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Most are on 100+ it seems based on the comments on here

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      104 with current baps

    7. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      95....Howe AM and no Murphy... although Burn can get a RC or lose his CS anytime

    8. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Still poor, relying on Burn CS to get me over 80 with BB! Terrible/unlucky single gameweek options, and palace of course

    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      77 😐

      (M)ateta to blame really, should be 86. silly choice from me, oh well

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Good work Munoz, 0 points from the 2 games...points dodging at it's finest!

  16. Make FPL Casual Again
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    "Mins risk" was the differential factor...was going Barnes/Trips otherwise..big mistake

  17. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Who has more points as of now? Howe or Murphy?

  18. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Getting Konsa autosub for Munoz, jammy points nice.

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No you aren’t.

  19. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Newcastle could well overtake Arsenal in the league and claim second. That would be pretty impressive.

  20. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Started Munoz over Kerkez and Konsa. Doh!

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Haha same

  21. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Who to sell for Rogers?

    A. Murphy
    B. Sarr

    1. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      How is this even a question?

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Neither - sell Salah, looks shot

    3. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Tough. If you are FH34 I think it still makes sense to go A (because you can still get the plum Ipswich score). But nothing about this Palace post-International break slump is screaming points potential

      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        They've had a bad week for sure but pretty sure they beat Fulham in the cup and Brighton in the league during this slump?

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak sub incoming

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Eurghh

  23. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak off

  24. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Sometimes starting SGWers work out better or is just luck?

  25. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Isak subbed

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Good Burn still on, he can still score lads!

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Well...that was a disappointing double gameweek

  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Not bad for Murphy C

  29. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    sub tripps please

  30. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Munoz essential