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

    Savinho (eve AVL), keep or sell?

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

      Pep roulette is no fun, sell

    2. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I'm waiting to see if there's early team news on Saturday

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Keep

  2. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Kdb will play 2 games?
    Capt marmoush or kdb?

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

    Saka not likely to be rested in the next 2 games is he? Got plenty of time before the next CL games?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      It's GW38 vs. SOU that is my worry 😆

  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    From 52 to 86 points.

    In the last couple of hours

    Guess dgw's work

  5. ball c
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Trossard a good option as differential for next gw?

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

    Anyone else U turned on their Murphy transfer?

    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      It feels tough to sell him, the form he's in.

    2. Punned It
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yah, Eze out.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He will be back of FH

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        *on FH BGW34

    4. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nah still selling to a doubler

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

    Arsenal conceding 1 goal against Madrid in 180 mins bodes well for CS prospects for the DGW 😎

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

      😀 I am not so confident.

      Think I will go Rice over a second defender or Raya.

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

    There has been few standout players for Ballon d’Or this year.

    Salah
    Raphina
    Dembele

    Can’t believe I’m saying this but if Arsenal win the CL, and that’s a big if, would Rice be in contention?

    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Football as a sport is truly dead if Rice gets anywhere it

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

        Should be Raphina with 28 goals in all comps and going for the treble

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      You missed Jacob Murphy

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

        Of course!

  9. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What is the next possible DGW for City? And what does it depend on? Please enlighten me someone.

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

      36 I think. They need to advance in FA cup

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

    do you think Arteta keeps playing Merino up top to try and get as many minutes there to get used to the role before PSG, or back to midfield like has has a few times recently in PL?

    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Maybe Trossard up top vs Ips, but only a guess

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

        cheers

  11. The Mandalorian
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watching Madrid fans put their head in their hands is beautiful.

    BT Sport commentary not so nice.

    1. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Collectively brainstorming for the cheat code

  12. BUZZBOMB ♡
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Rice is not the ultimate fantasy asset but what a player. I remember some walloper on here 6 months ago arguing with me that Kobi Maineoo was light years ahead of him.ŵ

    1. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      There’s a lot to like about this place and the ‘FPL community’ but it’s a sign that the game has warped people’s minds when they conflate a player’s FPL value with his actual ability as a player in real life. Some are unable to view the game without the FPL goggles on

      1. BUZZBOMB ♡
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        I agree. Kante does too.

        1. PascalCygan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Yeah, classic example.

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

        I think some people who play this game don't even like football that much, they just like the concept of the game.

        Buzz makes quite a good point. I have some mates who know so much about football compared to me, but they always used to pick the wrong players in FPL. They learned over the years and fixed things, but it took them ages to realise what makes a player a good pick in FPL. Its pretty simple though, points.

        1. PascalCygan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Know what you mean. I love actual football - and a lot of my work involves it - but it’s taken years for me to learn to divorce that part of my brain from my FPL brain. It can inform it but they’re two very different things

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

            Yea. Even now, it still catches me out at times. Its probably just an eye test issue, stat watching will filter it out now I think about it.

          2. BUZZBOMB ♡
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 1 month ago

            Some of my favourite footballers ever would never have been Fantasy assets. As a Celtic fan, Scott Brown, Callum McGregor for two.

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Tribalism.

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Having said that, Tonali better than both 😉

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

      There’s a load of people here that don’t even watch football

    4. Headers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Young Rice at 18 playing for hammers on 3k a week was light years ahead of Maineoo.. hammer of the year 4 out of 6 & as captain led them to euros trophy, he has been underrated since his headline freekicks but world class before he was 21

  13. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As someone who has had abysmal luck with the TC chip (Mané, Sane, Aguero injured off the top of my head), I’m gonna take Isak 11pter as a win.

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Ditto. Can’t complain about a goal and assist. Crap chip

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

      A few content creators triple captained Mateta

  14. Admiral Benson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Damn….Kiwior enables to much on BB33. Do we reckon he starts both ?

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

      Yeah he’s nailed

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

      yes, him and saliba need to develop an understanding as much as possible

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

      Absolutely

    4. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I wish I’d have got him instead of Saliba, but not worth a sideways transfer now unfortunately

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

    Rudiger doing Rudiger things

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

    I can't get over how bad that Eze pen was
    I'd be fuming as an owner!

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

    Kane missing a sitter!

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

    Beyond idiotic from partey

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

      Missing the semi final first leg. Very silly

  19. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Inter v PSG final I reckon.

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

      Nope, Arsenal vs Baca

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Nope sorry

      2. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        FC Baca

    2. PascalCygan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I can’t call Arsenal PSG. Great clash of styles

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Very true

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

      Barca PSG

    4. BUZZBOMB ♡
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I genuinely think the winner of the PSG/ARS tie wins it overall. KT bringing a UCL medal back to Paradise is on.

  20. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Good enough to BB?

    Areola,Livramento,Murphy,Isak.

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Meh.
      I’d consider waiting until Newcastle have a better fixture if that’s your bench. Preferably a home game where Newcastle are super strong

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yup, form over fixture

  21. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Congrats to Arsenal fans, however, it’s only typical of Arsenal to leave the tournament without a trophy even after defeating Madrid. It’s called the Arsenal Pain.

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

    Well that was… something!

    At least Isak TC didn’t completely fail, even if Murphy would have been better. Livramento assist was nice. Those Palace lads on the other hand…

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

    Who to sell for Rogers?
    A. Murphy (avl)
    B. Sarr (BOU, ars)

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

      if no WC, b. would want murphy for some of the matches after 33

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

    inter thru. some great semis to look forward to

  25. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Disasi, Kerkez, Foden > Bradley, Lewis, Saka (-4)?

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

    That's what happens when you replace world class footballers with Tiktok freestylers like Endrick

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

    Martinelli goal

  28. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ''REMONTADA'' binned with contempt lol, better side advances comfortably....
    Tough one coming but the boys will prevail again..
    Barca though hmmmm will need a little luck ....

  29. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Martiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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

    martinelli goal

    they win at the bernabeu