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Newcastle United v Brentford rounds off the day’s Premier League football.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Bruno Guimaraes is back from injury tonight to make his first Newcastle appearance in over two weeks.

He’s one of five changes from the Magpies’ midweek defeat to Manchester City.

Nick Pope is back to replace Aaron Ramsdale between the posts, while it’s all change in attack as Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes and Yoane Wissa come in.

Wissa is facing his former employers for the first time since his move to Tyneside last summer.

Jacob Ramsey, Nick Woltemade and Dan Burn drop to the bench, while Anthony Gordon misses out through injury.

Despite his excellent midweek goal, Anthony Elanga has to settle for a place among the substitutes.

Brentford’s one change is enforced as Kevin Schade is suspended.

Keane Lewis-Potter comes into the side.

The lack of other alterations means that Nathan Collins has to stay on the bench. His Gameweek 24 benching was influenced by a knock in training but after Sepp van den Berg and Kristoffer Ajer helped the Bees to a clean sheet at Aston Villa, those two retain their places at centre-half.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Wissa, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Osula, Elanga, Woltemade, Burn, A. Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar, Neave.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Yanelt, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Ouattara.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Nelson, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo.

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:

price change predictions
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  1. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    I need your advice!I have Trossard+Gabriel and already used my ft last night to do Mitoma->Semeneyo.Have the exact money to do Andersen->Timber.What to do now that Trossard is injured?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Take care of the injured player first.

      1. Old Wulfrunian
        • 9 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        cheers

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Anyone with Gabby, Timber and Rice, thinking of losing either Timber or Rice for Goyok dgw? Two free transfers.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Dont do it

    2. Sailboats
      • 10 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      I have those 3. Nah, keep them

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Have that trio and Im keeping. Binning Rice after the double though...

    4. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Nah

    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Cheers gents

    6. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Nope

  3. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Save FT the correct call here?

    Raya
    Gabriel Timber VVD
    Fernandes Mbeumo Semenyo Rogers
    Haaland DCL Mane

    Dubravka Le Fee Mukiele Rodon

    1. OLB
      • 10 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Yup. TC Gabby ?

      1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
        • 9 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Seriously considering it

  4. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Should I get in Trossard Rice or Gyok? Have Timber and Gabby already

    1. tucaoneo
      • 7 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Trossard is injured though

  5. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Nearly a Thiago pen within seconds

  6. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    clear pen for Brentford

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      "Best league in the world"

  7. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    It really is a huge joke how Palmer had like 100% ownership amongst serious managers at the start of the season, everyone sold him yet he only dropped 0.1. Now hes about to Rice just because a small fraction of those who owned in the beginning are buying back. He should have cost like 10.0 now if the price changes werent manipulated hard to keep him from dropping.

    1. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      What does .4 change? If you want him, buy him. He costs the same for everyone.

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        I dont want him. Just an observation. Those who owned at the start should have been forced to eat price drops that never happened due to manipulation of a popular player.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          19 days, 11 hours ago

          Feel like having a wee moan 🙂

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      A lot sold him on WC Bross. Doesn't affect prices.

  8. RealSocialDads
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Who as the 3rd arsenal spot for DGW:

    A. Gyokeres
    B. Timber

    Have Rice and Gabriel already

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      B

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Timber for me

      Captain Gabriel?

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Yup

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      B

    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Timber has 6 points ceiling and could be benched for one game. I would punt on someone else. Maybe even big Joke.

  9. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Sanchez (dub)
    Gabriel timber richards (keane mukiele)
    Enzo bruno rice rogers king
    Haland watkins (tiago)

    King to whom? (Itb 1.1)

    A) KDH
    B) rayan
    C) other 5.5 mid.

    (If any of the 5.5 mids., watkins to ekitike after 2gws will need a -4 keane to kayode/dalot/hill)

  10. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Mane has to be benched right?
    Front 7 is ;

    Bruno mbeumo rice Enzo Rogers
    Haaland Pedro

    No idea why I got him on WC ..

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Yup. Am in the same position. Thought I may play BB but don’t feel it anymore.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Yep not a great week for BB. I sold kroupi J for him as well, what a fool....

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          19 days, 11 hours ago

          I have Sanchez, Mane, Maguire, Cash on the bench for DGW26.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            19 days, 11 hours ago

            Lol when you said cash I had to think twice I thought you meant money 🙂 not a bad bench I suppose.

            1. Jigger & Pony
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              19 days, 11 hours ago

              Haha

  11. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Proper choke by Homer VAR for pen.

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Has to be a penalty. Reason was that KLP touch was too far ahead of him. Still a foul though!

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Would have been a foul if it was João Pedro instead of KLP

  12. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Gtg gw26 thiago & andersen to mane & timber then gw27 ba to kdh?

  13. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Play Sa (DGW) over Sanchez (LEE)?

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Play Sanchez imo

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Or maybe bb

  14. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    HOLD Collins!!

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Sounds unlikely if you need to post like that after 15 mins

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        Would also help if he were on the pitch too

  15. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Any Bruno G owners still?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Bruno goal? Yep me

    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Sold him for Mbeumo this week

  16. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Play 1

    Chalobah Home to Leeds
    or
    Guéhi Home to Fulham

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Chalobah

  17. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Kelleher CS busted

    Nice

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Let me disagree.

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        It is busted. Newcastle goal.

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          19 days, 11 hours ago

          Yes it is. But it's not nice.

          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            19 days, 11 hours ago

            Neither is Cundit

  18. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Botman G

  19. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Justice for Collins owners

  20. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Was BrunoG assist

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      He's back

  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    And there goes Kelleher CS as expected. Should have started him last week. Not absolutely happy to have Rice as 3rd Arsenal pick, but no point to take -4 to sell him for Semenyo and sell Kelleher/ Dub for Raya.

  22. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Thoughts on Gyökeres as a triple captain punt?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      You'll get 140 minutes max

      1. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        19 days, 11 hours ago

        And a hat-trick, just like Cole Palmer

  23. theshazly
    • 2 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Is Calafiori safe for the DGW ? O

    1. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      No

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      No but I'm taking a punt on him in a triple up of arsenal defence

  24. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    So what has Carrick changed that Amorim couldn't in 1 year ?
    A 'manager change' makes such a huge difference that the personnel on the field do not matter ?

    1. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      The same impact was made by Ole. It'll catch up with them soon.

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      The system Amorim was using did not seem to suit the personnel plus he was benching Mainoo and deploying Bruno further back so there was a naivety and stubbornness from Amorim that was handicappping the side from the off.

      Carrick momentum could run out of steam but at least there is more logic being applied to team selection.

  25. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Janelt G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      Dango A

  26. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Points for nobody

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      19 days, 11 hours ago

      CS gone 😉

  27. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Django is such a underrated player

  28. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    19 days, 11 hours ago

    Thiago doesn’t look like doing anything. Double marked all the time

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 10 hours ago

    FFS Thiago bound to score now

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      19 days, 10 hours ago

      Haha, pen

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      19 days, 10 hours ago

      I’ve managed to dodge his points all season.

  30. SomeoneKnows
    • 9 Years
    19 days, 10 hours ago

    Which is a better move for GW26?

    A) Andersen > Timber
    B) Roefs > Raya

    Roefs
    Gabriel, Chalobah, Lacroix
    Bruno, Rice, Enzo, Guimaraes, Wilson
    Haaland, Eketike

    (Dubravka, Andersen, Gudmundsson, Guiu)