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Newcastle v Brentford team news: Bruno starts, Collins a sub again

7 February 2026 574 comments
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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:

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  1. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Do something Thiago!

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      How about a peno?

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Thank you!

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Welcome…

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  2. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiaw or Van De Ven to Timber?

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  3. theshazly
    • 2 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Get Timber or Raya for the DGW ?

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  4. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Pen Thiago

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  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Best 3.5m midfielder? Preferably someone who gets DC’s most weeks and a goal/assist every so often.

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    1. adstomko
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Gonna struggle in that price bracket pal

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Okay, just DC’s….

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Anderson’s right boot

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        That should be an FPL feature….purchase of player body parts…

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

          Filth!

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 8 days ago

            😛

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  6. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago let’s go!

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  7. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago is the bane of my FPL existence

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

      Please miss it and then kick the GKer in the face for a RC

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  8. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Newcastle are useless.

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

      Howe should get the England job, just look what he has done with Saudi backing

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  9. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Without using calculator and having been had some glasses of red wine (since no lager left) I counted xGI for Rice in last 5 games. 1.95 was the result I got. Huge under performance. Maybe Raya is the gk to have, but points difference today between Raya and Rice is only 1 pt.

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  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    You’re welcome 😎

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  11. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    I swear Watkins is the biggest fraud known to man kind.
    Started him over Thiago.

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      it's why arsenal didn't go for him

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  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago G x8 pens

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Janelt A

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  13. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Arghhh

    Thiago is a rank killer

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      41% ownership says livefpl

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  14. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago pen goal

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  15. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Of course he gets a penalty the only week I’ve ever benched him

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  16. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiagoal…..woohoo!!!

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  17. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Any chance Haaland doesn't show up for work tomorrow? Need jammy Rogers bench points

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  18. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    What a horrible FPL season this is

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    1. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Agreed

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    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Top 25K here

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  19. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago 17 goals in 25 league games

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Set & forget, with the state of this season’s forwards….

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      good grief. I brought him in before he started hauling but then sold him when he didn't score for like 6 games weeks. He's back with a bang now.

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  20. WVA
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    And of course my whole team plays

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  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    433k sales of Thiago, although probably most for João Pedro

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  22. panda07
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiagoal! Always belive in your soul
    You've got the power to know
    You're indestructable, always believing

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  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Newcastle are dogwater

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      You mean Newcastle Brown Ale? Same thing 😆

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Brown Ale & Viz got me through Uni…..mind you degree was rank

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 8 days ago

          ahh Viz. those were the daze.

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      2. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        good one!

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    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Is that what dogs drink or pass?

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  24. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiagoal second in the golden boot ladder….still 45mins to go

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  25. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Thiago just loves a penalty goal. Yikes!!!

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

      Brentford just get so many, I don’t get it

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  26. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Any of you selling Haaland?

    Would allow me to do Enzo, Haaland, DCL > Palmer, Ekitike, Pedro

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Seriously considering it now, blank tomorrow and think he goes to Palmer & Gyökeres

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Yeah that would work well I think. Haaland a boring enough pick when he is scoring nevermind all the blanks.

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      2. adstomko
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        Gyökeres the best differential triple captain imo

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Any gains by a player will get dwarfed by a haul by robot, most capped & even ghost teams have him perma cap?

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    3. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Palmer played only 61 minutes, got two of his goals from the spot. Enzo had 0.89 xGI and he was on pens for last 30 minutes. However, if chasing big time, you can do that. But don't blame me when Haaland gets his two pens and scores from them. He is still better asset than Palmer, who seemed to have some issues / niggles.

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 8 days ago

        hmmmmmmmmm yeah argh. Typically, Palmer could actually start on the bench midweek as the next game isn't much recovery time. So, Palmer could actually be rested next game. (and on bench)

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    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      very very very tempted.

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

      Yup, sold him to Gyok in Sun for this week, also bought Palmer in. Having much more luck on there

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  27. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Knew it!

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      I forgot to bet a tenner for anytime goalscorer (Thiago). Someway somehow my rank killers that I am afraid of usually score.

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  28. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Raya to Petrovic so I can do Guiu to Gyokeres for the double?

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      Not for me

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    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      No, Arteta is now thinking Gyokeres works as an impact sub, so Jesus will start again and/or Havertz as number 9

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  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Benching Rogers for Wilson was probably a mistake

    Still think BrunoF, Rice, Enzo, Haaland, Ekitike and Thiago were the right call, though

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  30. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 8 days ago

    Picking between Mbeumo and Wirtz will be tough. Thinking Wirtz, as I already have Utd cover in BrunoF and no Ekitike. Pool fixtures are also a bit better.

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 8 days ago

      I made the transfer (bought Mbeumo) this week with the idea of selling Rogers to Wirtz next week. I still trust Mbeumo to be the better pick over Wirtz. MU has decent manager now, Slot isn't using Salah as he should. But let's see what happens tomorrow.

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