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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. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Beautiful!

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

    Eze misses it

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

      Beaufitul

  3. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pope save. -2 for Eze.

  4. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    We could of saved that

  5. Limbo
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I have Pope and Eze. Obviously.

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

    Eze you absolute clown

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

      nvm helmut tricked me

  7. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lol what a dummy by pope

  8. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    As stupid a pen as he is. Just despise this stuttering style.

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

    WOWWWWW

    yeah lets not let the guy who scored the last pen take

    great decision palace, just brilliant

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

    Conflicted with Glasner and Pope. Palace can go on and win now please

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

      2-0 now

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

      Or not

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

    Pope you ledge!!

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

    Get in POPE!!!

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

    lol at that penalty

  14. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pope becoming a DGW legend

  15. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What an awful awful penalty

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

      😯

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

    What an awful awful penalty

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

    Mateta on pens 😎

  18. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Ml rival has Eze and pope

  19. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    POPE you Beauty

  20. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Barnes in form

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

    Barnes G
    Tino A

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

      OG, Barnes A

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

      Guehi OG*
      Barnes A*

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

    barnes assisst

    og

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

      This

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

    These stuttering pens are interesting. If the keeper goes the wrong way it's "a great pen". If it doesn't go in, it looks horrible. Big gamble

  24. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I thought Mateta was the pen taker?

    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Clown Eze

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Well he is now!

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

      Should be now!

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

    OG Guehi?

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

      Yes

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

    LOL it just won't go to Isak

  27. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Palace deserve it for changing the pen taker

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

      To be fair Matetas last penalty was as bad as Eze's was but it went through the keeper

      1. The Red Devil
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        It's overthinking
        Even Salah palmer Haaland miss pens, pick your talisman and stick with him for pens, it's all about confidence

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

    Mateta wouldn’t of messed around there, would of leathered it

  29. Leo14CFC
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What’s the point having Mateta if that looser Eze takes pens ?

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

      He's a looooser alright. Gonna looose Palace the game

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

    come on Glasner, really rub it in. Sub Mateta at HT. ofc his fault for Eze grabbing the pen.