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Four days after they met in the Carabao Cup, there’s a switch rematch between Newcastle United and Everton.

The Toffees prevailed 3-1 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Thursday but we’re on Tyneside this evening, where the action gets underway at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Both sides make two changes from their midweek cup clash.

The fit-again Anthony Elanga returns to the Newcastle line-up for the first time in nearly two months.

Joelinton is also back in Matthias Jaissle’s starting XI as Jacob Ramsey and Jacob Murphy drop to the bench.

William Osula is fit enough to start for the Magpies, having shaken off a twisted ankle.

That means that Yoane Wissa has to content himself with a place among the substitutes once more.

Lewis Miley and Mathias Fernandez-Pardo miss out yet again.

As for the Toffees, no surprise that Jack Grealish is not involved following last week’s breach of club discipline.

But Jarrad Branthwaite is back in the side after missing two league and cup games due to the concussion protocol.

Harrison Armstrong also returns to the line-up, with Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney making way.

LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Armstrong, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Barry.

Subs: Travers, Maitland-Niles, Keane, Dibling, Johnson, Norgaard, Alcaraz, Hackney, Graham.

Newcastle United XI: Hornicek, Dedic, Schar, Burn, Hall, Gonzalez, Joelinton, Elanga, Willock, Barnes, Osula.

Subs: Pope, Botman, Bamba, Wissa, Thiaw, Steur, Toure, Murphy, Ramsey.


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  1. g40steve
    21 mins ago

    Bazza

    1. g40steve
      1 min ago

      Goalie error

  2. x.jim.x
    21 mins ago

    State of the keeper

  3. TheBiffas
    20 mins ago

    Bye bye Lewis hall

  4. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    20 mins ago

    That is a disgraceful goal. Referee stopping play to bring back that foul for the Barry dive is a joke

  5. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    20 mins ago

    Grass FC (Jackson) 1-1 Analytics FC (Barry)

  6. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    19 mins ago

    Big chance Barry. Quanitity over quality 😉

  7. The 12th Man
    18 mins ago

    Thats a great goal!

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      3 mins ago

      🙂

      Even Barry couldn’t miss from there

  8. Gizzachance
    18 mins ago

    Barry celebrates like he’s scored a worldie!

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 mins ago

      Even he couldn't miss that big chance lol

      1. Gizzachance
        3 mins ago

        Or us either !

  9. RICICLE
    17 mins ago

    I give up., can’t wait to sell Hall

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      5 mins ago

      Newcastle will concede a lot of goals this season

      1. RICICLE
        1 min ago

        Definitely. It was always coming, and of course I removed useless Barry as part of a -4 this GW, I think I’ve just about come out on top though still

  10. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    17 mins ago

    8 goals in 12 games. Nobody can stop him, not even himself.

  11. Brosstan
    16 mins ago

    That looked off side to me... his knee was ahead of the ball. Convenient that they dont show the lines

  12. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    16 mins ago

    Wasn't there a foul in the build up?!?

  13. FPL Emu
    14 mins ago

    For those of you selling Hall, do realize that Jaissle will get the sack over the IB and they will bounce back right after

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 mins ago

      Howe do you know that?

      1. FPL Emu
        4 mins ago

        The crowd booing, results terrible, devoid of ideas. I'd be very surprised if it doesn't happen

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          3 mins ago

          Eddie Howe that is. Yeah, I’d say you’re right

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            1 min ago

            He goes to MU(?)

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              just now

              Probably

    2. RICICLE
      2 mins ago

      Regardless he’s definitely going, Silva the replacement, a team that actually knows how to defend

  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 mins ago

    Can add Mykolenko bench points to De Cuyper's then!

  15. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 mins ago

    Thierno Barry's goal had an 'expected goal' score of 0.995. 99.5% chance of scoring...

    1. FPL Emu
      8 mins ago

      Hard to imagine that being missed 1 out of 200 times

      1. Brosstan
        just now

        If Barry had 200 chances like that he would miss about 10 of them

  16. have you seen cyan
    10 mins ago

    Well done Barry, wiping those clean sheets

  17. Moon Dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    8 mins ago

    Wissa coming on. Congrats Tark owners.

  18. Brosstan
    5 mins ago

    Barry padding his xG stats with that goal

  19. TheBiffas
    5 mins ago

    Hall's just decided to not bother getting any more defcons as well then. Great

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      just now

      🙁

  20. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 mins ago

    Come on Harvey

  21. g40steve
    4 mins ago

    How did that not go in

    1. g40steve
      2 mins ago

      Spin keeps it out

  22. Brosstan
    4 mins ago

    Need Newcastle to score to wipe tarkowski..

  23. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 mins ago

    How did that not go in lol

  24. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 min ago

    How to haye transfer out / ditch MGW, Gvardiol and Hall with only one ft?!?

    1. Brosstan
      just now

      Hall the priority.