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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.

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

    2fts and .1 itb. Who to get as third Arsenal and who else?

    Verbruggen
    Gabriel, Timber, Keane, Cash
    Salah, Bruno, Rogers, KDH
    Watkins, DCL

    John, Saka, Thiago, Alderete

    A) Saka and DCL to Semenyo and Havertz
    B) Saka and Keane to Semenyo and Saliba
    C) Saka and DCL to Trossard and Ektikie
    D) Something else

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

      Mbuemo and Saliba is another option

  2. WD27
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    2 Rodon points have appeared after 24 hours of the game for DEFCON..!?

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Yep it was confirmed yesterday he got 10, game only updated today though

    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      I hate this bs game. So last gw I don't get my mukiele points but now rodon casuals get undeserved points for no reason. Pure bs

      1. WD27
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        If he got 10 defcon then they're deserved but I agree with your point

  3. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Thoughts on going all in on Arsenal at the back in the DGW?

    Raya, Saliba, Gabriel (TC)

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

      Tempting purely because I have to sell Saka and uncertain on the other attacking picks

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Yeah, I would be selling Rice for Semenyo to achieve the above with Saliba

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

          Nah, I wouldn’t sell Rice if I owned

    2. mrelpea
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Thumbs up from me. Feels like Arsenal are back to their defensive best. Highish, but much higher reward!

      1. mrelpea
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Fwiw, I have triple Arsenal defence

        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Cool, you gonna TC as well or just C?

          1. mrelpea
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            I’m going to stick to just captaining Gabriel, at a push Saliba for a differential

    3. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Doing the same with the same 3

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        A clean sheet will be worth 20 points alone before any defcon, bonus or attacking returns.

    4. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      You gotta know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em
      know when to walk away, know when to run.

      It's a gamble - good luck sir!

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

    Palmer has to be the most thick, uncharismatic player ever. Surely had a personality bypass operation? 😆

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      He's just highly unintelligent

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Bertrand Russell was a terrible footballer!

        1. Yes Ndidi
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I'm sure even he would have put away a penalty against Wolves though.

        2. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Didn’t he start on the leftwing when Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012?

        3. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Haha

    2. MJF
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Poor lad.

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      The advice I was given here yesterday was spot on.

      Rodon over Cash, and Thiago over Pedro (-4).

      Thank you FFS fam!

    4. Leo14CFC
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Captained my man Palmer this week after last week disaster finally payed off

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        They're still managing his minutes so too early to see any form. Looks a decent captain shout home v Leeds. No Arsenal player in great attacking form.

        1. Leo14CFC
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 10 days ago

          As much as I don’t like Arsenal I’ll have to captain Gabriel for Tuesday

          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Best of luck with that. I've Raya, Gabriel, Rice. Prob punt on Cole. OR is terrible but I'm enjoying myself for now!

    5. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      When do we get an idea about DGW 33 fixtures?

      After next weekend’s FA cup games or do we need to wait for another round to be over?

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Think we need another round and draw after the next round of cup fixtures to find out.

        1. pundit of punts
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Cheers

    6. waltzingmatildas
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      GTG?
      Dubravka
      Gabriel (c) Timber Lacroix
      Bruno Mbeumo Rice Enzo
      Haaland Ekitike Thiago
      (Roefs Esteve Kayode Miley)

      1ft, 0.5itb

    7. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Thiago to JP surely will pay off? Thiago stats have plummeted and JP is at the centre of everything.

      I feel most people haven't watched Thiago play and just look at his goal tally and pens. He isn't the main man at Brentford and looks terrible every game.

      1. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Check JP fixtures vs Thiago fixtures from GW28 onwards

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I honestly think fixtures are blinding people here. The way Chelsea are scoring goals they can out 2-3 past anyone

      2. Utopsis
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        He is undoubtedly the main man at Brentford, who are you suggesting is instead?

        He's in a mid table team and has 17 league goals - sorry mate he can't be that terrible. Scoring goals is the hardest thing to do in the game.

        He is a similar type of striker to Haaland, who by your definition also looks terrible every game. These players feed off service and don't get involved in the build uo much (unlike Pedro for example). But let me tell you, they know where the goal is.

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Have you watched Brentford recently?

          Everything goes through Dango. Janet and Lewis-Potter too. Thiago is completely out of touch when they attack. He's such a pen merchant. Offers nothing else.

          Haaland is also terrible. I've benched him recently and gained a lot of ranks on the sheep who blindly play him.

          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Yeah I'm not surprised nothing goes through Thiago, or Haaland, or Gyokeres - they are poachers, they finish the build up they don't get involved in it.

            But you've made up your mind it seems, so enjoy your rapid rank rises from benching / not owning them.

            1. GreennRed
              • 14 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Haaland's overpriced though on his current form.

              1. Utopsis
                • 6 Years
                2 months, 10 days ago

                Yeah he's nowhere near worth his price atm, totally agree with that. I can see why folks are going heavy in midfield, and I actually think with Semenyo's arrival he won't be expected to finish everything so the days for b2b hattricks / braces are behind us.

          2. MJF
              2 months, 10 days ago

              There's a lot to be said in FPL for holding a nailed, 90-minute man on pens. That goes for both Haaland and Thiago. I thought about shifting Haaland this week but its still a gamble given 70% ownership. Maybe the sheep have their reasons?

        2. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Why would you look at his overall play if his FPL form is good?

          1. Over Midwicket
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            His FPL form is terrible.. outside of the 12 and 17 ages ago he pretty much only has 2s..

            1. GreennRed
              • 14 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Most strikers have a lot of 2s. Calvert Lewin was poor most of the season. Had a hot streak, a lull, now scoring again. If Thiago only scores penalties his points are as good as from open play. Doesn't need to play lovely football to get decent points.

      3. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        I like Danjo over Wilson for my bench GW 27 and on

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Dewsbury Hall worth keeping an eye on too.

          1. Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            I'm bringing him in I think to fund Palmer

      4. leo_messi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Tarko to Saliba for free but I have to do it tonight because of the price changes. Yes or no? This move will give me this :

        Sanchez
        Gabriel - Saliba - Cash
        Bruno Fernandes - Mbeumo - Enzo - Rogers - Rice
        Haaland - Joao Pedro

        Sub: Verbruggen - Kroupi - Nunes - Alderete

        Thanks

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

          Neither Tark or Saliba are changing in price?

      5. hawkeyes
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Help please:

        A) Enzo + Foden to Palmer + KDH
        B) Wilson + Foden + Van Heck to Palmer + KDH + Hill (for -4)

        1. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Neither

        2. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Misread it. A

          1. hawkeyes
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Thank you 🙂

      6. Drop Dead Tsimikas
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Sat on 41 in the 1.4M range. Any hope for an actual green tomorrow? Have Wirtz + Ekitike and Semenyo + Guehi + Haaland going.

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Easily

      7. Slitherene
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Keane, Bowen -> Dalot, Ekitike

        For a hit?

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Good lord no

        2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I'm not even sure I'd do it for free.

      8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Good evening all!!

        Would you bench boost this???

        Dubravka(Palace away)
        KDH(Bournemouth home)
        Chalobah(Leeds home)
        Nunes(Fulham home)

        Cheers all!!

        1. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Yeah if you’ve used your WC already. If not, got to be more points on table using it in double after WC.

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Thankyou mate!! Already used WC so for my team it makes sense to play it probably

            1. Admiral Benson
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Yeah, good week for it then. GL

              1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                2 months, 10 days ago

                Thankyou mate!! Much appreciated!!

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          would lean towards yes, kdh looking very lively at the minute

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Thankyou mate!! Yeah he is. I think I will play it

        3. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I would, why not

          1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Cheers mate!!!! I’m going to go for it!!

      9. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        oh right enzo missed a 1 on 1 trying a rabona......cheers lad. couldnt tell if he was onside, was a wolves player coming out on the near side, might've kept him on

      10. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Watkins > Joao Pele? Thankee!

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Yes.

        2. Admiral Benson
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Aye

        3. DBry
            2 months, 10 days ago

            For two games?
            Or does he longer term value?

            1. The Knights Template
              • 12 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Two games.

          • Utopsis
            • 6 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Watkins has some delicious fixtures coming up though!

            1. Mother Farke
              • 2 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Watkins has some delicious xG coming up.

        4. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Which option?

          1) Verb to Raya
          2) Potts to Arsenal mid
          3) HWilson to Arsenal mid

          1. GreennRed
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            A

          2. Admiral Benson
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            2
            Assuming you’ve got Gab & Timber

            1. Atimis
              • 9 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Yes

          3. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            I have 2FTs so could add Wilson to some mid up to 7.3

        5. Steve McCroskey
          • 12 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          In a bit of a pickle with my team, can't afford Saliba, Timber or Rice - would Wilson and O'Reilly > Zubamendi and Calafiori be worth it?

        6. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          How nailed is Tross?

          1. Admiral Benson
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Did he not go off injured?

            1. Atimis
              • 9 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Damn

        7. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          A titteravating query that will be on some lollygaggers’ minds! Dubravka > Sa? Thankee!

          1. Admiral Benson
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            The algorithms are pushing that move. Make of that what you will….

          2. Captain Mal
            • 1 Year
            2 months, 10 days ago

            When in doubt, sell Dub?

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

          DGW: Already have Raya & Gabriel
          Current: Dorgu & Wilson with 2FT

          Change to:
          A) Reinaldo & Rice
          B) Timber & KDH

          1. DBry
              2 months, 10 days ago

              B. Looks better

              But your eggs are all in, if Ars do let a scrappy/late goal in

              1. billnats
                • 14 Years
                2 months, 10 days ago

                Ye that’s my concern with the triple Arsenal defence.

                Reinaldo/KDH don’t really come into it as they’ll be on bench.

            • Admiral Benson
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              B

          2. DBry
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Rice, Semenyo, Enzo, Bruno, Wirtz
              Watkins, Guiu, Haaland

              Not sure I’m happy with this.

              Would like some money to get a third striker.

              Anderson in ? But for who?

              1. Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                2 months, 10 days ago

                Rice

                1. FC Hakkebøf
                  • 9 Years
                  2 months, 10 days ago

                  Before a dgw? Terrible advice.

            • Nightf0x
              • 10 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

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

              King to whom ?

              A) KDH, gw27 watkins to ekitike
              B) rayan, gw27 watkins keane -4 to ekitike hill
              C) roll ft, start mukiele/keane, gw27 watkins keane king -4 to ekitike dango hill

              1. DBry
                  2 months, 10 days ago

                  Watkins has a great run coming up. Not tempted to keep him?

              2. DBry
                  2 months, 10 days ago

                  Best 5 midfielders combo atm?

                  Bruno.

                  Who from, Mbeumo, Wirtz, Rice, Enzo, Anderson, Palmer, Rogers

                  1. FC Hakkebøf
                    • 9 Years
                    2 months, 10 days ago

                    Palmer, Mbeumo, Wirtz, Rogers, Rice and Anderson in that order.

                    Rice for the dgw though.

                  2. DBry
                      2 months, 10 days ago

                      Semenyo

                    • Ze_Austin
                      • 7 Years
                      2 months, 10 days ago

                      I've got BrunoF Mbeumo Semenyo Rogers Rice

                      But I'm already considering BrunoG for Rice (GW28) and putting Wirtz in there... Somewhere...

                      1. DBry
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          Ive got
                          Rice, Semenyo, Enzo, Wirtz and Bruno

                          Had BG for ages, but transferred him out for Wirtz this week. Missed out on 11 there!

                          1. Ze_Austin
                            • 7 Years
                            2 months, 10 days ago

                            Yeah, only his injury made me sell. Dude's FPL gold, imo

                            Are you going back to him soon too?

                    • FC Hakkebøf
                      • 9 Years
                      2 months, 10 days ago

                      Which move do you prefer?

                      A) VVD to Saliba (triple Arsenal defence)
                      B) Gakpo to Rice
                      C) Rogers to Rice

                      1. DBry
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          B

                        • Pilgrim62
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 9 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          A

                        • Ze_Austin
                          • 7 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          B

                        • waltzingmatildas
                          • 15 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          B

                        • Wet Bandits
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          B.

                          I think you'll want Rogers & Rice

                      2. Yes Ndidi
                        • 6 Years
                        2 months, 10 days ago

                        Now that my sneaky Trossard pick has both peaked early and crocked himself, I'm thinking now that Pickford > Raya (alongside Rice & Gab TC) might be my best way to navigate the DGW. All the talk of double, triple & quadruple defence is a tad disconcerting, even though the chances of them conceding in at least one and possibly both shouldn't be overlooked. For all the talk of Moyes being defensively minded, they don't half concede a lot of pointless goals

                        Makes GW31 easier as well, although Dub could easily score SFA

                        1. Ze_Austin
                          • 7 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          I like double Arsenal defence because I'll keep them for a while anyway

                          So they aren't purely DGW buys

                      3. waltzingmatildas
                        • 15 Years
                        2 months, 10 days ago

                        I've got exact money for Miley to KDH. He'd probably start over Thiago this week. Would you do it?

                        1. Ze_Austin
                          • 7 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          Neither is close to a price change, so you can wait for some pressers/news

                          But yeah, I would

                          1. waltzingmatildas
                            • 15 Years
                            2 months, 10 days ago

                            Cheers, I never fully trust the predictions!

                      4. Steve McCroskey
                        • 12 Years
                        2 months, 10 days ago

                        Is Zubimendi a realistic pick? Can't afford Rice, nor a third defender

                        1. Miguel Sanchez
                          • 9 Years
                          2 months, 10 days ago

                          If you can't afford anything else it is fine as a third Arsenal

                      5. Wet Bandits
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        2 months, 10 days ago

                        Saka & Sanchez - Raya & Rogers?