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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. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Might bench my 3 Palace next week \o/

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

      I might, but BB them, it punishes them for poor performance but can still get points from redemption

    2. Leo14CFC
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Will sell them all and never buy again ! Crap players !!

  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Will take 33 points as Isak(TC), right fixtures, unfortunate outcome

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Cool kids got 89 off theirs

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        *87

  3. BUZZBOMB ♡
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Sela vie

  4. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Isak finishes on 11 points. Not a disaster for TCers but nowhere near Salahs 29

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Definitely still take it regardless
      That goal was needed

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Nowhere near KDBs 50 in a few weeks time

    3. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Between 17 and 29 was the target so a fail really

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Should have saved it for Saka 's 18 in GW33

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

      Still better than Haaland vs SOU

  5. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Get me a goal
    Livra please lad

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

      No you’ve got an assist already, it’s Burn’s turn, only fair

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

        Livra no assist

  6. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Meh, I've done worse with the TC chip

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    End of the goalscoring then

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

      Wil5on will score, that's pretty much inevitable.

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

        Wil6on?

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

          we shall see.

      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Gor19on please

  8. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Isak owners happy?

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

      I felt like this as a Jackson owner for a long time. Never happy, sometimes not unhappy.

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

      Yeah happy enough

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Not greatly impressed as used TC chip, but it’s better than him blanking.

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

      Yeah its fine. Its just a chip for one week, if you're having a good season you still will be and if you're not you still won't be. Somewhere in the middle for me.

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

    Alexander "Nick Jackson What Could Have Been" Isak. TC saga finally over and can start concentrating on next gw.

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Yes at least the chip is done now.

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

    just blow up now, games done anyways

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

      Time for quick Burn goal

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

    Hooooooold Trippier and Howe

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

    Pope needs a goal for the max BAPS!

  13. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    GW33 Palace double looks like another trap too

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Teams normally bounce back after thrashings. Normally.

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 24 days ago

        Meh…we’ll see

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

      Im looking at it this way: Can they suck for 5 games in a row?

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

        Yes, for sure. Palace is a sinking ship. The water is lapping at our feet and the violins are playing.

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

      Yep, 10 goals so far conceded in dgw, another tough dgw to come
      Never fancied any cs in previous games, even v sou no cs

      Not looking forward to dgw, spose we’re all stuck with them

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Would have had extra 17 points if I used benchboost, that's the number I need to beat in GW33 now.

  15. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Glasner > Emery the play for 33?

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

      I'm going Arteta

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

    Kane goal

  17. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Kane goal...points for everyone

  18. Roy Hudd
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Big fail for Isak TC unfortunately.

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Started Henderson ahead of Pickford.

    But Howe AM and Murphy owner so not all bad.

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

    Transferring Murphy out next week seems already like a disaster waiting to unfold.

  21. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    What to do with Newcastle assets now

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      I think I might buy some

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

    Kane!

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

    Kane (C)

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

    Get another (B)arnes!

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

    Tripps cs locked

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Munoz YC

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      🙁

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      DGW star!

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

    Munoz yc

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

      Poor pick on w/c 30

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

        I went with Mitchell lol, not a lot better

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

          Guehi says hold my beer

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

    New resting all their players ready for villa

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

    Ffs Munoz useless pleb

  30. Hits Central
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 24 days ago

    Can someone enlighten me on why Asensio isn’t on minus points after missing two penalties on the weekend?

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

      Got an assist from one

    2. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      He got an assist for the rebound goal

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

      I guess he got the assist for McGinns goal despite missing the penalty. Funny game. Love it

    4. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      this is super basic stuff

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

        Not really, I understand his logic, doesn’t really make sense to be rewarded for missing a penalty just because someone else scored the rebound

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

          If you think thats bad wait till you discover on the BPS that strikers get rewarded for missing big chances so long as they hit the target lol

        2. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          11 months, 21 days ago

          It’s an assist like any other

    5. Hits Central
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 24 days ago

      Thanks a lot guys. I did check the bbc website to see if it was an assist but they don’t list as one. 121K rank and not a total casual. Thanks again.