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Many Gameweek 34 Free Hit picks will be in action in the 3pm BST kick-offs, with four Premier League matches getting underway:

Newcastle United’s starting XI is finally changed after seven matches but it’s not Jacob Murphy or Harvey Barnes making way. Those two wingers start again as Anthony Gordon has to make do with substitute duty once more.

Eddie Howe’s one alteration is actually an enforced one, as Joelinton misses out with a knee issue. Joe Willock replaces him.

Fabian Schar is fit to start, while Sven Botman is named on the Magpies’ bench after recovering from injury.

Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna is the busiest boss of the afternoon, making four changes.

Luke Woolfenden, Cameron Burgess, Jack Taylor and Liam Delap come in, with George Hirst and Jens Cajuste dropping to the bench. Leif Davis is suspended and Axel Tuanzebe is unexpectedly absent.

The Tractor Boys do at least have Omari Hutchinson back among the substitutes.

Fulham are also facing a member of the bottom three in the shape of Southampton, who have Ross Stewart starting for the first time in six months. He replaces the absent Paul Onuachu.

The Cottagers themselves are without Antonee Robinson, while Sasa Lukic is demoted to substitute duty.

Willian and Harry Wilson return to an attacking-looking starting line-up, with Ryan Sessegnon presumably dropping back to left-back to cover for Robinson.

At Molineux, Jose Sa and Matt Doherty are fit enough to return to join Matheus Cunha and co in Wolverhampton Wanderers’ starting XI.

Dan Bentley and Santiago Bueno are the unfortunate men to make way.

Facundo Buonanotte replaces the injured Stephy Mavididi in Leicester City’s only change.

Finally, at the Amex, there are three alterations apiece.

Two of Brighton and Hove Albion’s changes are enforced as Jan Paul van Hecke is injured and Joao Pedro is suspended. Yankuba Minteh also drops to the bench.

Solly March, Simon Adingra and Yasin Ayari get recalls but Kaoru Mitoma again has to make do with substitute duty. Joel Veltman and Tariq Lamptey are on the bench after recovering from injury.

For the Hammers, Niclas Fullkrug, Carlos Soler and Vladimir Coufal drop to the bench.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tomas Soucek and Konstantinos Mavropanos replace them.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Dunk, Baleba, Estupinan, Wieffer, Ayari, O’Riley, March, Adingra, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Lamptey, Gruda, Cashin, Minteh, Mitoma, Gomez, Veltman, Tasker.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Emerson, Soucek, Ward-Prowse, Paqueta, Kudus, Bowen.

Subs: Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Fullkrug, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Irving.


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Barnes

Subs: Dubravka, Ruddy, Botman, Wilson, Gordon, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff, Miley.

Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, O’Shea, Woolfenden, Burgess, Greaves, Morsy, J Taylor, Johnson, Enciso, Clarke, Delap.

Subs: Walton, Chaplin, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Luongo, Hirst, Godfrey, Boniface, T Taylor.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Stephens, Walker-Peters, Downes, Ugochukwu, Manning, Fernandes, Sulemana, Stewart.

Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Bree, Wood, Archer, Dibling, Welington, Robinson.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Pereira, Willian, Wilson, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Subs: Benda, Reed, Cairney, Traore, Vinicius, Cuenca, Lukic, Castagne, Smith Rowe.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Doherty, Agbadou, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Andre, Joao Gomes, Munetsi, Cunha, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Bueno, Hwang, R Gomes, Sarabia, Forbs, Bellegarde, Guedes, Djiga, Bentley.

Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Ricardo, Faes, Coady, Thomas, Ndidi, Soumare, El Khannouss, De Cordova Reid, Buonanotte, Vardy.

Subs: Justin, Okoli, Kristiansen, Skipp, McAteer, Monga, Ayew, Daka, Stolarczyk.



  1. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Be RAN up that wing
    Be RAN up that hill
    Be RAN up that goal threat
    Ohhhhhhh

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

    Burn yc

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

    Tonali hits the bar

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How the feck have Newcastle not scored here

  5. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Its not a surprise Fullham have concedes. They're playing away and there are 4 other teams with better CS odds. If you went for Sessegnon I get the pick, but Leno is not a better option than Samcjez, Alisson, Pope or the Wolves keeper

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

    Newc pen appeals...

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

      Murphy taken down.

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

        Ref gone to the monitor...pen incoming

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

    Come on Eddie Howe. You need a goal. You’ve the best LW in the league sat on the bench. Bring Gordon on.

  8. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Pen surely??

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Bot soft

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

        It's a dive, imo.

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

        We don't want to know about your personal problems.

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 1 month ago

          Lol

  9. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Got to give either a foul or a dive there.

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

      Not watching, but looks like a dive to me

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

        I haven't seen it, but that's a definite penalty

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

    C'mon VAR, do your job.

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

    Penalty

    Newcastle??

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

      Given

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

    Pen given

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

      Soft!

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

    Newcastle pen given

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

      Isak G
      Murphy A

  14. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    It’s soft but probably a pen.

  15. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Murphy assist ??

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

      Yep, if scored

  16. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Disgraceful decision

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    who was fouled?

    Barnes?

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

      Murph.

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

      Murphy

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

    Isak scores pen
    Murphy won it

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The perfect combo

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

    Isak goal

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

    Never a pen

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

      It was soft, but he did yank his shoulder.

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Get in Isak

  22. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Should've just played safe with Murphy rather than barnes 🙁

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

      That's no fun, though.

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

      Should have got all 3

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

    Isak owed me one.

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

      Surprised he got it on target given the game he's had so far.

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

        Especially that "cross" to Murphy he had just a minute prior.

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

    Isak cap + Murphy A

    Perfect goal!!

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

      You and me both, brother.

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

        Wohoo!! Can we get some pls!

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

    Captain Isak

    Points

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

      Me too

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

    Could get ugly 2nd half if New press on

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Here’s hoping

  27. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Captained Salah over Isak so not sure this goal is good for me.

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

      Salah is gonna riot

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

        Just like he did against LEI, eh?

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

      I wouldnt worry to much when capping the game's best player who plays tomorrow for securing the title

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

    mon capitaine

  29. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Am I supposed to be happy as an Isak non-capper?

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Absolutely not

  30. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    We feast

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

      Hotdogs with lashings of mustard