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Injury-hit Manchester United head to Tyneside in final Gameweek 8 fixture

The last Premier League fixture before the October international break takes place at St. James’ Park, as Newcastle United host Manchester United.

Kick-off on Tyneside is at 16:30 BST.

As anticipated, the Red Devils are without Paul Pogba (£8.4m), Anthony Martial (£7.5m), Luke Shaw, Jesse Lingard (£6.4m) and Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m) for this encounter.

Lingard, Pogba and Victor Lindelof (£5.4m) – who has picked up a back injury – make way from the team that drew 1-1 at Old Trafford, with Juan Mata (£6.3m), Fred (£5.3m) and Diogo Dalot (£4.9m) replacing them.

Ashley Young switches over to left-back to accommodate Dalot, with Axel Tuanzebe (£4.4m) partnering Harry Maguire (£5.5m) at centre-half.

There is still no league start for Mason Greenwood (£4.4m), who is only among the substitutes.

Marcus Rashford (£8.4m) again leads the line for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.

Steve Bruce has rung the changes after the Magpies’ 5-0 thrashing at Leicester last Sunday.

Emil Krafth (£4.5m), Paul Dummett (£4.5m), the suspended Isaac Hayden (£4.5m), Yoshinori Muto (£5.3m) and Christian Atsu (£5.4m) all drop out, with Ciaran Clark (£4.4m), DeAndre Yedlin (£4.4m), Jetro Willems (£4.5m), Matthew Longstaff (£4.5m) and Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.4m) coming into the starting XI.

Not a single Newcastle player on show is owned by more than 5% of FPL bosses.

Rashford, Maguire, Daniel James (£6.2m) and David de Gea (£5.6m) all have double-digit ownerships, along with Greenwood.

Just over 100,000 FPL managers have captained Rashford for this fixture.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Yedlin, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Willems, M. Longstaff, S. Longstaff, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Almiron.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Dalot, Tuanzebe, Maguire, Young, Fred, McTominay, Andreas, Mata, James, Rashford.

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  1. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Early thoughts on son and Pukki to CHO and vardy for free (also have tomori and Abraham Chelsea cover)

    1. DVassell
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Can you afford mount instead?

  2. DVassell
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Which is the better set of picks?

    a) Aubameyang & Maddison

    b) Vardy & Son

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      a

    2. Jolly Good
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    4. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    5. DVassell
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers

  3. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Is it too late to join the Tammy train 🙂

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nope but would wait til after IB

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah true. Bringing in Tammy for Aguero is going to make so much cash available 🙂

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s never too late - looks like he’s just going to tick along all season, focal point of a very attacking side for anything below 9.0 is always value, he may even justify 9.0+ next season if he keeps that rate up

      Good short term fixtures are the icing on the cake

      Get in now before the price rises though

  4. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    6 Captaincy fails out of 8 gws. Anyone worse?

    Going for the sensible option has backfired badly

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Guess you capped Sterling in most?

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Salah Salah Kane Sterling Sterling KDB Salah Sterling

        Only salah gw1 and KDB gw6 has been successful

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same.

    3. Licky
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      4 for me, but yeah, it absolutely kills your season.

    4. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I think I’m on 7/8 captain fails but OR is about 300, go figure!

  5. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Bought Pukki at 6.6m, selling price presently 6.9 and purchase price 7.2m. My arithmetic poor- if his price drops .1 m do I loose .1 m in selling price? Thanks

    1. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yes you will

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thank you-will get Wilson in tonight then

    2. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just think if you bought him on an even number, and he's at an even number, you will lose value when he drops (and vice versa). If you bought him on an even number and he's on an odd number, you can let him drop (unless he's lower than when you got him which is always a loss)(and vice versa).

      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks will note that

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sakho will replace Kelly?

    1. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Kelly playing really well. Cant see it in current form

  7. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    CHO Kun (-4)
    OR
    Raz King

    Which one looks good ??

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers mate

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      King Raz

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thank you

    3. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely Raz and King, but it is actually pretty close. CHO looked decent. But Kings next two fixtures are good. So no point taking a -4 hit for CHO Kun

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah
        Can wait till two gw's.
        Thank you
        Bringing in King for those 2 games actually

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Theres so little quality in this United side. Absolute dross, Newcastle's team is unironically more exciting.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It's so horrible to watch, especially as a United fan.

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      yeah, cant ague with you here mate...we are pissh!

  9. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    This match could be a real rank killer for me. Where I'm ranked dead teams have double Man Utd defence and Rashford

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      None of that matter come the end of the season. You're only competing with the people who will end up around the rank you're aiming for, doesn't matter where they are now.

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Top 10k getting 2 off the bench.

    Overall 2.75.

    Greenwood status pending.

  11. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    IS James a busted flush?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on this game.

  12. ‘Tis the Season
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    United are truly terrible to watch.

  13. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son is gonna be such a headache on WC, Watford at home is obviously a great fixture but a benching would be a huge waste and I'd wanna transfer him out after anyway.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just ignore Spurs assets

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At least you can decide on the final day.

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    McDonalds terrible dive

  15. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone agree that capping Sterling has been an utter fail. Not that I capped him though when I did have him.

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      So relieved this weekend after Pukki differential captain failed miserably. All the big boys failed, wish I went for Abraham.

  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pukki/Salah to Wilson/Mane for free?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Does Mane play during the break?

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Don’t know. Sterling or Salah out?

        1. Rocky FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Similar boat, Ditched Salah for now. Will get Mane in after GW 12.

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I'd wait until they play their games or recover from injury. Do you want 2 Pool mids?

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers, no, maby get son or other mid if i’m taking out Sterling

    2. OLLY G
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice moves

  17. Slitherene
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Heaton
    Soyuncu Tomori Digne VvD
    Mount Son Salah KdB
    C.Wilson Pukki
    Pope Diop Ayew Stephens

    2 FT, 2.2 ITB

    A) Pukki -> Vardy
    B) VvD +Ayew -> Lascelles + Vardy
    C) Digne + Ayew + Pukki -> Rico/Kelly + Vardy + Jimenez (-4)

    Which one likely seems better?

  18. P-h-o-e-n-i-x
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Kane and Salah fail yesterday led me to rage hit the Wildcard button on a perfectly alright kind of team.

    Now looking at the blanks of Auba, Aguero and Sterling, all I can do is laugh at my foolishness.

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, Salah coming to haunt you lol.

  19. jtreble
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    NEW seems better today. Hope it lasts.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wont play United every week.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hopefully they have a shocker vs Chelsea.

  20. Astonvanilla
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rate my squad out of 10?

    Pope (Button)
    Otamendi, Tomori, Soyuncu (Rico, Lundstram)
    KDB, Mane, Maddison, Mount (Cantwell)
    Kun, Auba, Tammy

    0.2 itb 1ft

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      7, mainly Mad + Auba vs Son and Pukki for me.

  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Been a while not watching United, this is terrible ... won't be surprised if they are in bottom half of the league.

  22. Rash
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who is bigger priority to shift?

    A. Ashley barnes
    B. Pukki
    C. Both

    1. Astonvanilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Both for free, just shift Barnesy if for a hit

      1. Rash
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        2FT

    2. seewhyaxe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A, slightly.

      I have both too. 🙁

  23. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Good week to have a bad week I suppose

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Haven't had a good one after gw 3 😀

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Whats your OR now?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          1m
          Jumped 250k this gw 😀

          1. Rocky FPL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            You are probably only like 20 points off 500k. Not as bad as it seems. Everyone is so close together.

            1. Amey
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Make sense but this is almost every week now

      1. Rocky FPL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Such a weird season.

  24. Kuyt Hero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking of Pukki and Son to Maddison and Vardy. Would Soy, Maddison and Vardy be too much Leicester?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No will have the same three probably

    2. Astonvanilla
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Their fixtures do like ripe for the picking

    3. OLLY G
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nice moves imo

    4. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      At the moment I’m planning the exact same moves and also have Soy so I reckon not with the fixtures, probably in the long term though.

  25. StayoutheSpiceZone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Who out for mount?

    A) kdb
    B) salah
    C) son
    D) yarmo (need -4)
    E) sterling

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Salah

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      C

  26. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Son>Maddi is probably going to be the move, I mean Son has Wat @ home I will keep him if he starts but convinced yet he will. Lets see

    1. Postman Ty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I've just never been convinced with Maddison at 7+m. Would like to get him or Vardy in but I need some convincing. Help?

  27. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Our delivery from corners and freekicks is consistently awful.

  28. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    55 all out, should be a nice green arrow this week despite the Aguero captain fail

  29. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    On a wildcard, contemplating swapping Mount for Odoi.

    On current form Mount looks like he will keep getting goals, but Odoi is creating tons a chances and getting a lot of 1v1s which he will eventually sharpen up on and stop missing.
    Bought Mount at 6m with a current 6.7m tag (soon to be 6.8m) so on one hand I will save a good chunk of money with Odoi, but on the other the swap back would cost me 0.4m if things went sideways.
    Mount probably more nailed (both should be) but possibly due a rest in one of these easier games.

    Thoughts?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Get both

      1. Postman Ty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Abraham and Tomori aren't going anywhere in my team.

  30. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    When’s Greenwood coming on?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      77

    2. Rocky FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Extra time