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UEFA Champions League hopefuls Newcastle United and Chelsea go head-to-head on Sunday.

Kick-off at St Jamesโ€™ Park is at 12pm BST.

The early start is due to TV selection, with the match originally scheduled for Saturday lunchtime. However, this had to be moved due to Chelseaโ€™s involvement in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday night.

Eddie Howe makes two changes from Gameweek 35, with Sven Botman and Anthony Gordon replacing the injured Kieran Trippier and Joe Willock.

Those alterations would seem to indicate that Howe has moved to a 3-4-3 formation, with Tino Livramento at left wing-back and Jacob Murphy on the other flank.

It could also be a back four, with Livramento and Dan Burn as full-backs.

Enzo Maresca restores his first choice XI, so Chelsea are unchanged for the third league match in a row.

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LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn, Tonali, Guimaraes, Gordon, Murphy, Barnes, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Ruddy, Lascelles, Wilson, Krafth, Osula, Longstaff, Miley, Neave

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Madueke, Jackson

Subs: Jorgensen, Tosin, Badiashile, Acheampong, Gusto, James, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho, George

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  1. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Hope my triple CP will have fun

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    no murillo

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      I believe he is still being assessed

    2. Vazza
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Would love to see Forest concede today

      1. Effe
        • 15 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Same

  3. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Is there anyone worse to listen to than Danny Mills...the voice, the droning on, the dullness, the misery.
    The soul leaves the body when you listen to him for too long...

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      No

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Still not recovered from Thierry Henry mugging him off by the corner flag

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Livra looks gone

    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Looks back

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      He'll be fine....

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Palmer up front!

  6. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Diving competition

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Only contender so far is Gordon, and he has entered the competition twice.

  7. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Chelsea look like they have the 11 men

  8. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Cole palmer playing well?

    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      not really. but hasnt had the chance to shine (so far)

    2. โญ Bemba_Da โญ
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Ballon dor performance according to Neville and the English press

  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Big day in my ml money league, I’m 1 pt top!
    3rd is 18 behind, but they both have wood t/c !
    I don’t own him or have triple cap

    They both played Roger’s, I benched him as got kdb in for Savinho-4!

    Sorry wood owners really need blank, can’t see it v Leic!

  10. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Sarr and Munoz to reward patient owners

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Hope so

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Think Mateta, Sarr, Munoz will get around 60 mins.

  11. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Schar YC

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Soft

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        lots of theatrics from both sides

  12. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Isak looking like a sell?

  13. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Worst BB I've ever had this...

    2 players missing, 1 of them part of the bench and took a -4 to take out Marmoush and non playing GK.

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      I have Trippier on BB…

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Murillo and Robinson here.. Robinson was on my bench

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Mines basically Elanga or bust after a no show and a couple of 1 pointers

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Have MGW and Sels left, hopefully they can do something...

  14. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Isak is a fraud

  15. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    I benched Burn and started Livramento.

    Sums up my season well

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Oh Livra stays on!

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Botman subbed off

    2. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      I don't get it?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Burn looking more attacking, nearly scored

        1. Sgt. Schultz
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 8 days ago

          yup. should have buried a couple headers

  16. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Need a big performance from Elanginho today

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Yes please!

  17. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Isak forgot how to even shoot

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Has been shocking lately, despite returning with pen goals

  18. Bada Bing
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Isak has been terrible today, scuffing shots all over the place.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Was awful vs Brighton too but bagged a penalty

  19. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Newcastle inviting trouble

  20. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Newcastle look like they have only 10

  21. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Sub livra off so we can bank his clean sheet points

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      And then Chelsea can score

      1. Vazza
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Would love that

  22. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Murphy YC

  23. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Newc look awful

  24. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Caicedo & Lavia are quality

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Europa League quality by the way the table is looking ๐Ÿ™‚

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 8 days ago

        Forest win and Chelsea are 6th, think they’ll end up 7th

  25. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    This has to be worst and most boring end to a season in a long while, no?

    Even when City where winning, the rest of the league had something to play for still, or at least they where more interesting to watch.

  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    how do you have a corner with 10 men and not put it in the box lol

  27. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Anyone still got the Isak and Palmer combo in their teams?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Palmer yes, Isak no

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      yep. and trippier ๐Ÿ˜

    3. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      Isak yes, Palmer no.

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Oh ffs... little too high that cross, would've been Isak G and Murphy A

  29. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Sunday league football is much more enjoyable then this

  30. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 days ago

    Time Chelsea will equalise?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      surely happening

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 8 days ago

      I hope so