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Wolverhampton Wanderers face Newcastle United in the first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday.

Rob Edwards’ team have been much more solid recently, going unbeaten in three league matches, but face a tough test against Newcastle, who have won three in a row.

Kick-off at Molineux is at 14:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Eddie Howe makes four changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

Kieran Trippier, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes and Nick Woltemade are handed starts.

Lewis Miley, Jacob Ramsey and Yoane Wissa are subs, while Jacob Murphy misses out due to injury.

Edwards makes five changes to the Wolves side that beat Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup, but just one compared to Gameweek 21.

Andre is the new addition in central midfield, probably to help combat Newcastle’s physicality in the engine room, with Jhon Arias dropping to the bench.

LINE-UPS

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci, Tchatchoua, J Gomes, Andre, Mane, H Bueno, Arokodare, Hwang

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Strand Larsen, Arias, Agbadou, Lima, R Gomes, Lopez

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, B Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Barnes, Gordon, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Wissa, Elanga, Willock, A Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar, Neave, Miley

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Wolves fans not happy with the 6 mins added on

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      It could well benefit them!

  2. JBG
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    So sick off watching teams trying to walk the ball in to the net... Newcastle player just had a great ball set up for him right outside the box to just shot, but nope. He tried to take the ball and dribble past 4 Wolves just standing right infront of him. Such stupid decisions being made and so boring to watch.

  3. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Villa's run of fixtures from GW24 to GW36 is so great. Anyone considering bringing Watkins in?

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Probably done with his "turquoise" patch.

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Already got him.

    3. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Haaland's fixtures are not that great between GW24 and GW33. Very risky to go without Erling, though.

    4. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      o/

    5. CoracAld2831
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Maybe. Need to acquire some transfers first.

  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    cheers ref for no yellow there

  5. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    This is definitely not the week for midfielders and forwards. Watkins blank incoming.

  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Oh Bruno 🙁

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    damn bruno g with the chance

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Such a poor shot in the end. Mishit completely

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      started out wide / than got wider

  8. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Holy diver.

    Bruno G. more on the ground than touching the ball.

  9. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    FT

  10. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Bruno G close to winning it at the end.

  11. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Don't know why I bother asking advice here. It's almost always wrong 😆 Maybe useful to know what to do? :mrgreen:

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      What did RMT suggest?
      Had Hall way ahead of Mukiele when I picked mine.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Hall over Mukiele would work make sense. Late CS odds actually favoured Sunderland CS by a tiny margin.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          6 months, 3 hours ago

          Thiaw over Sunderland def makes sense too then. Mukiele has defcon, Ald less so.

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      That's because about 75% of FPL is luck.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        82%

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 3 hours ago

          Yeah, could be closer to that.

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        95%

        1. Amartey Partey
          • 6 Years
          6 months, 3 hours ago

          Ha!

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 2 hours ago

        50% you're right!

    3. JBG
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Do these oppsite, worked for me at the start of the season, when I bothered asking.

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        I do actually find the opposite of what the majority say here tends to be the correct choice.

        Not sure if that says something about the variance in outcomes this season or worse decisioning.

        I do also find myself asking here far less too.

    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Telling you to play the defender with the higher CS odds is wrong advice? Interesting definition of "wrong".

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Wrong as in the result, so not that weird a definition.

        1. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          6 months, 2 hours ago

          Judging the "correctness" of an advice by data we don't know at the time of giving said advice is definitely weird. If someone told you to bench Haaland and captain Sanchez, would that have been correct advice?

          1. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 months, 2 hours ago

            Feels like you are annoyed at the statement in my original post that is factually just correct based on the outcome. Can't really say anything more or argue against it as would be lying lol.

            1. Captain Mal
              • 1 Year
              6 months, 2 hours ago

              Sure, just make sure you ask a crystalgazer next time.

    5. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 hours ago

      what a strange post...

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    One last gameweek with Saka & Bruno G. Rice & Bruno F will surely replace them in GW24!

  13. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Finally Bruno G owners don't get a load of flukey points.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      As a new owner i am not thrilled

  14. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Gabriel Chalobah and Thiaw saving my GW

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Gabriel is irrelevant. I got the first 2 too , pope and, gudmonnsen off the bench

      1. FantasyTony
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Sounds jammy

  15. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Rage transferred out Gordon to Enzo.

    Tired of his output the last 5 gws. Huge mistake going him over Bruno G

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Might get another week in mine.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Yeah I have had enough, can't keep on giving him games after games when he has done nothing. I know he can do well in the upcoming games but I would rather have Enzo who is arguably the best Chelsea player in the last few months.

    2. Supersonic_
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Unlucky man. S*** happens. On a side note, Szob becomes Enzo soon for me I reckon. Already have Palmer. Sick of Phil so raged him out for Bruno F

  16. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Thiaw lad. Good work. Rogers brace and Verb pen save tomorrow please.

  17. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Sanchez my highest scorer this week lol!

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Alexis?

      1. bring_on _the_fantasy
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Those were the days!

  18. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Damn. A pope 3rd save would have meant atleast 3 more pts.

  19. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Not a single attacking return yet but still got Rogers and the aggressive Van Hecke to go!

    1. Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Same. God help us.

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Same here with Rogers and Watkins left. Atleast 3 cs

  20. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Could do with Van Hecke picking up some kind of virus and Dorgu coming in.

  21. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Gordon has to go. Ideally would go Rice. But will have Saka, Rice, Gabriel and Bruno F next week all playing each other.

    Not nearly a bad thing but unlikely to be a goalfest with Arteta! Could go with Enzo I guess, even though it’s against every bone in my body. So was getting BrunoG though and that ended well.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Enzo is not the shiny pick, but those upcoming games are not bad for a haul or 2. Can't see another better option bar Bruno F. Palmer is also good but expensive.

  22. Ludde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    WC this squad in GW24? I have only 1 transfer this week and 6.0 ITB.
    Raya Dubravka
    Gabriel Timber VVD Andersen Heaven
    Foden Enzo Wilson Szobo King
    Haaland Thiago Mane

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      No. Save this gw and bring in Bruno F for gw24.

      1. Ludde
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Sell Foden I guess for Bruno?

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      No need. You have all the important players already. King > Bruno F this week or next.

  23. JBG
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Rogers time to shine(blank and probably get a YC).

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Rogers is either 2 pointer or 15 pointer. Nothing in between.

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 months, 3 hours ago

        Except when he got

        5
        6
        7
        5
        5

        Points

  24. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Who goes for Guehi?
    O'Reilly or Thiaw?

    Ignore this week's points obviously as they are banked.

    Thiaw looks like harder fixtures

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Keep the starter.

  25. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Best league in the world

  26. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    I knew he was was going to say "telepathic-ness" there.

  27. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    2FTs,

    A) Saka/Foden to Rice and Bruno F
    B) Get Semenyo instead of Bruno F this GW and roll a FT

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      Team is:
      Pope
      Gabriel, Timber, Chalobah
      Rogers, Wilson, Saka, Foden
      Haaland, Raul, Ekitike

      Subs: Dub, Senesi, Rodon, King

      0.5 in the bank

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      A for me

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 months, 3 hours ago

      If B, what's the 24 plan?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 2 hours ago

        Maby downgrade forward to get Bruno F, but see it’s getting difficult. Might just get Bruno now.
        Could also keep Saka and downgrade Raul to Mane or Kroupji to afford Foden to Bruno F

  28. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 3 hours ago

    Watkins haul incoming...