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27 December 2017 5944 comments
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The penultimate match of Gameweek 20 gets underway at this evening as Newcastle United welcome league leaders Manchester City to St James’ Park.

Up against a defence with just a single clean sheet in 15 attempts, Pep Guardiola’s side boast three of the top ten captains for this round of fixtures.

Significantly Sergio Aguero – their most backed armband pick (6.2%) – is again chosen to lead the line and makes his fourth successive Premier League start. Gabriel Jesus warms the bench yet again, then.

Kevin De Bruyne (4.2%) and Raheem Sterling (3.1%) are also handed starts, though both have some way to go to match Harry Kane’s 17-point haul at home to Southampton yesterday.

Nonetheless, the pair arrive on Tyneside in fine form. De Bruyne has three goals and two assists in City’s previous six, with three sets of 10+ points hauls during that run.

Meanwhile, Sterling – the top target in midfield for Gameweek 20, with over 173,00 new owners – has served up 34 points in three, courtesy of three goals and a trio of assists.

David Silva’s ongoing personal issues means he misses out for the second time in three matches, however, with Ilkay Gundogan partnering De Bruyne in the centre of the park in his absence. Leroy Sane is also on the timber despite his early withdrawal against Bournemouth last time out – he’s now started just four of the last seven Gameweeks.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Sickening as a (K)DB owner.

  2. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    KDB unlucky

  3. HD7
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Is there a hot topic on should we sell Kane to Morata for one week if we dont have alternatives on bench ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      nope

      1. HD7
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        soo should we 😀

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 hour ago

          Majority will be benching Kane. Ony worthwhile if you think Morata scores 10+

          1. Pierce34
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 59 mins ago

            Why though? I don't see a downside to selling him if you have 2 FTs.

            1. HD7
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 56 mins ago

              Bought Kane cheap - 12.4...

          2. HD7
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 55 mins ago

            Well the previous Stoke comes to my mind and makes me have a dillema if I want to sacrifice a 12.4 bought Kane 😀 Alternative is play Crouch vs Chelsea away...

    2. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Was briefly touched on in one of the recent past articles, can't remember which unfortunately 😕

  4. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Phew

  5. Francescoli
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Hazard -> Alli or Eriksen (gw22)?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Either

    2. Midlands Saint73
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Son

    3. beric
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Both

    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Alli

  6. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Sound Pterling

  7. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    FECK

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Please sub Otamendi

  9. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    KDB post 🙁

    1. evilfish
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      What did he say?

  10. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    KDB dispossessed.

  11. the axolotl
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    kun really could have had six tonight.

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Well, Im glad he didnt

  12. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Dele Alli's brother plays for Newcastle?

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Racist alert

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        He really looks like him, nth racist here

        1. Pochecinno
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 hour ago

          Who?

  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Neville is so desperate for a Newcastle goal it's embarrassing

  14. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Could do with walker getting booked

    1. james 101
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yep!

    2. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      *Otamendi

  15. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Ederson's passing is ridiculous

  16. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    As an Aguero owner, this has been excruciating 🙂

    1. james 101
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      This game, or the season as a whole?

    2. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      ditto as an aguero seller. spare a thought for me

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      You've been quite unlucky tbf.

    4. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Same with Hazard owners yesterday. At least he still has time to ammend that Kun

    5. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      True. Is that 5 or 6 missed now? I've lost count.

  17. shearer9
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    I had four starting defenders this week. 1 point between them all.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Lawl

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Unlucky it happens

  18. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Kick someone, Walker

  19. FPL Pillars
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    OMG Ederson asleep

  20. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    If man city concede then sterling more likely to get 2 Baps...

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Come on Porch you useless yob, use your subs!!!! Spineless git.

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 58 mins ago

        Thank you Poch, you living legend!

    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      He could get all 3 with this score? 3 bps coming from the winning goal

      1. Patch
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        The defenders are really catching up...

        1. Patch
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 56 mins ago

          Not sure what I want more, sterling second goal or Ota to concede

  21. tm245
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    I never saw them but is this what Dutch total football was like? Every player in a City shirt is capable of playing two or three positions, even the keeper.

  22. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    I don't get it why getting tackled is -1 in the bps system

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Well, you lose possession for your team?

      1. Jam0sh
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Ok that makes more sense

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      You're dispossessed?

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Loss of possession...same as a misplaced pass

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Cheers guys. Didn't think it as dispossessed

  23. OldBenKenobi
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    KDB to a Spurs mid for the DGW an OK move?

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Yep

    2. Darth_Krid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 57 mins ago

      No. City could destroy Watford at home.

  24. johnnys balloons
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Aguero have voodoo curse tonight...

  25. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Here's trouble!

  26. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Fire Walker with me

    1. james 101
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      That's when you run across hot coals right?

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Twin Peaks?

      1. james 101
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Funnily enough, that made me think of a girl I know

  27. james 101
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Okay. Let's try this again?

    Predict the result.

    Currently 0-1

    1. jam sandwich
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      2-1

    2. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      0-1

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      0-3

    4. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      10-1

    5. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      0-1 ...no change

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      0-2

    7. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      2-1 Newcastle

  28. d3bug
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    What's the projected average?
    Unable to find it on fpl discovery

    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      No live updates today.

  29. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Shola Ameobi in

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Sammy*

  30. Blanka
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 hour ago

    Just looking at when I crack on with my wildcard, this looks good to me for first four transfers, what we think?

    Hazard > Arnie

    Niasse > Firmino

    Bellerin > Alonso

    Courtois > Elliott

    Exact cash at present.

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Get Ota and Alonso. They are killing it and are cheap for their price.

      1. Blanka
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Got Otamendi, been beaut.

    2. beric
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Looks great, I'm jealous

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 hour ago

      Who is your other keeper? News of Newcastle signing a new keeper this January.

      1. Blanka
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 hour ago

        Fodder. That's the only thing.