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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Greenwood on very early.

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A) Vardy KDB (assuming fit)
    B) Sterling Maddison

    Would be my only City player rn as ditching Otamendi too I think

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

      B and swap with KDB once he starts..

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thinking that.

        Would you sell Ota for Dunk?

  3. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Almiron YC
    simulation

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

    Almiron owner in tears

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

    Lmfao what a dive

  6. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Need to find a breakdown of where the money has gone with this Man U team.

    Sure I read they've spent 500m, where the hell is it?

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

      Alexis says hi

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        That was a swap although yeah Miki cost them 30m I think.

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

      Whoever scouted Fred should be fired

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure they even have scouts, when was the last time they signed a good player out of left field like they used to all the time.

    3. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Fred cost 65m dollars.

      Fred.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Thought it'd be covered by all the shirts sold to Fred's.

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

      Leicester, Shaktar, Palace...

      Ridiculous fees for limited players.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Could probably buy a premier league club for that £180 million!

    5. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      pogba's agent pocket?

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yep I'm guessing agent fees is a big part of it.

    6. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If this were a company, an audit would've screwed them all over.

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You'd assume it was a money laundering operation...

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

          Was thinking at cronyism but yeah that too.

    7. Pinturicchio10
        4 years, 6 months ago

        New haircuts for Pogba

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

      As a Pepe owner, Pepe worries me, as does Martinelli

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

      25 mins for Greenwood i will take that

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

      Greenwood to finally score more than 1 point?

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

        Could score less.

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

          I’m well aware of that

      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Probably enough time for him to get a YC this time.

    11. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Couple of more opinions before I'll pull the trigger;

      Would you Wildcard this...

      Pope, 4.0
      Trent, van Dijk, Otamendi, Soyuncu, Lundstram
      Salah, Sterling, Son, Mount, Hayden
      Abraham, Pukki, Greenwood

      ..to this?

      Pope, Gazzaniga
      Robertson, Otamendi, Tomori, Soyuncu, Lundstram
      Mane, Sterling, Maddison, Mount, McGinn
      Aubameyang, Abraham, Connolly

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

        I wouldn't want Otamendi anyway near my WC squad personally

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

          Anywhere jeez

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

        Taa has to be above Robbo on a WC

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

          And that

    12. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Greenwood hatty yet?

    13. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Man United need to tone down their spending. Their players basically stealing a living. Poor performance. Hardly look like a team motivated to win trophies.

    14. Stupendous
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I want to move on the likes of Ota, Pukki, Wood, Sterling, Mane

      Wildcard worthy? -16 I think justifies a WC

      Mane, Wilson, Pereira, Maddison, Vardy and the likes to come in.

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

        Salah to Mane that is

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

        Save the Mane to Mane one.

    15. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Now I finally bench Greenwood and ain't first on my bench... Chance of him getting a 7 pointer? Goal and 3 baps

      1. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No chance

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

          Of course there is a chance

    16. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone bringing in Auba for Arsenals good fixtures?

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

        Nah, Wilson and spend money elsewhere.

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I brought him in for a hit this week. Should’ve just done Barnes to Tammy

    17. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Rashford is most overrated English player ever

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

        Lingard says hi

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          This

        2. Niho992
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Lingaard is not 70 milion on transfermarkt

    18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Neville over exaggerating a bit much. He's talking like united have run them into the ground

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

      Super Schar!

    20. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Going to Turkey tomorrow for a week. Options:

      A) Wildcard and have a look when have WiFi in the hotel
      B) Leave FPL for a week

    21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      OMG longstaff

    22. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ffs

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

      LONGSTAFF

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

      Oh no

    25. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Willems possible 12 pointer atleast.

    26. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Lol Longstaff,,

    27. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Hahaahhahahahahah longstaffs doing bits

    28. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ole’s wheels fell off the bus

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        The bus has exploded

    29. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      VAR might overrule this.

    30. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I’m sorry but... lol

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

      United deserve that