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Newcastle v Chelsea team news: Enzo benched

20 December 2025 515 comments
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Gameweek 17 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins on Tyneside with Newcastle United v Chelsea.

Kick-off is at 12.30pm GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are two changes from the Newcastle side that lost to Sunderland last weekend.

Tino Livramento is injured, while Anthony Elanga drops to the bench.

Jacob Ramsey and Jacob Murphy come into the side.

It looks like Lewis Miley will be at right-back again, as he was in midweek.

After making wholesale changes in the EFL Cup, Enzo Maresca pretty much reverts to the side that he sent out in Gameweek 16.

There’s one change, however: Moises Caicedo is in for Enzo Fernandez.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Ramsdale, Miley, Schar, Thiaw, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Ramsey, J Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ruddy, Joelinton, Wissa, Barnes, Elanga, A Murphy, Willock, Shahar, Neave.

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella, James, Caicedo, Neto, Palmer, Garnacho, Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, Hato, Andrey Santos, Buonanotte, Fernandez, Guiu.

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  1. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Busy day for Bob Sanchez:

    YC -1
    2 goals conceded -1
    3 saves +1
    Assist +3

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    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Still a lot of football to go.

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  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Caicedo yellow

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  3. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    OK Wolte's off, go nuts now Newcastle

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  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Some firepower coming on for NewC

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  5. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Schar into row Z

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  6. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Oh, Fabian. What a balloon!

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  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    No YC banked for Wolte

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  8. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Come on NETO

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    clear dive that

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  10. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    So why is Barnes not booked for diving ?

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  11. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Barnes 2.4 dive

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  12. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Absolutely nothing from BrunoG

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Alright but you gotta get over it

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    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Dw he'll get his card soon

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    3. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Havent realized hes on the pitch

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Usually a good sign for defensive midfielders. Doing a tidy job.

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        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Agreed

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  13. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Wish they would introduced a rule for booking players after penalty VAR checks if it is evident the player has dived.

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      This would be excellent for those who hate watching football but love watching things in slow-motion

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        No, not really. People who enjoy watching football would see less people diving

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          There's already a chance of yellow and it doesn't deter players diving at all - if anything, they're more likely to do it because VAR is an absolute farce

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          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 1 day ago

            I don’t see your logic here. Introduce bookings for diving = players more likely to do it?

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            1. x.jim.x
              • 11 Years
              3 months, 1 day ago

              My point was that VAR hasn't deterred diving at all, and players are actually more likely to embellish contact because they know there's even more of a chance they actually get the decision.

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              1. FPL Blow-In
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                3 months, 1 day ago

                VAR rules don’t check for dives they just check for fouls which is the whole point I was making.

                “players are actually more likely to embellish contact because they know there's even more of a chance they actually get the decision.” Is this not already the case with VAR??? How does introducing a booking for diving influence this in any way? Players already initiate contact knowing VAR will look?

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                1. x.jim.x
                  • 11 Years
                  3 months, 1 day ago

                  Introducing a booking won't influence diving in any way - that's my whole point. All it'll do is make the viewing experience much worse, especially for matchgoers (which nobody seems to care about when asking for more daft VAR involvement)

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    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Couldn't agree more.

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      1. All Hail K
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        They check for the pen anyways so it wouldn't take up much more time.

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Yes, VAR is famously quick and efficient - an extra thing to check for would take miliseconds

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        2. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 months, 1 day ago

          Exactly

          If there is contact that could have put a player off balance but still not a foul - no yellow

          If a player goes to ground putting their arms in the air contesting for a pen without any contact - yellow

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    3. King Kun Ta
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      The ref was an eyewitness! Didn’t need the VAR.

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  14. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    why's he take the touch?!

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  15. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Wissa punters mudded

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  16. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    At least its not a normal drab dinnertime draw, apart from the lost Wolt points, its a great game !

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      match deserves a winner

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  17. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Need those 2 defcons Chaobah !

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    1. King Kun Ta
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Or a goal!

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      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Yes or this

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      FPL got people penny pinching gor defcons.

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Only worth 1 less than penny pitching faux assists ala Pold Calmer

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      2. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Chaaange

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  18. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Where Electric Steve? Not even in the squad

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Electrician Steve out there to fix Miss Angela White's air conditioner.

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Injured apparently. Fraudulent Parker neglected to mention it?

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 1 day ago

        Probably didn't think anyone was bothered tbf

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  19. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Shar's got that sky ball technique down pat

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  20. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    chelsea mids dont half love to pass the ball to garnacho when theres other options

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  21. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Oh Barnes, what a chance

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  22. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Gashnacho has "finished" so many Chelsea attacks...

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Chelsea fans saw that Puskas and thought we were selling them a Ronaldo regen

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  23. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Why do I even bother playing this game...

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      Because it's fun. Fun fun fun.

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  24. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Looking at EO%...shouldn't' have (c) Foden and counting on Haaland blank?

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  25. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    selfish Elanga

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  26. F4L
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    a few more clearances from chalobah

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  27. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Chalobah gets his 10 defcons

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  28. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    looks like 10 defcons for chalobah

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    1. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 1 day ago

      just needs the winner now

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  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Woohoo Chalobah 3 points

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  30. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 1 day ago

    Wtf tavernier playing dm?

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