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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. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    We'll need to add a notice on here somewhere that when Sheffield leapfrog Manchester they will be formally known as 'United'

    1. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What about Newcastle?

      1. Bartowski
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It's whoever is highest in the table.

    2. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      West ham?

  2. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Keep double Liverpool defence for United and Tottenham?

    1. Another Hoops
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You might want triple attack looking at those defences.

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That's a difficult task.
      But there is a lot of value in cheap defenders like Chelsea Burnley Brighton.

      Although alison is back

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      i think better keep one only.

  3. Daddy Kev
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hilarious.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    GGNU

  5. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to Andy Cole?

  6. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Up the mf Toon

  7. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle. Thumped by Norwich, but beat Spurs and Man Utd.

    1. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      To be fair they didn't have De Bruyne when they faced Norwich...

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Norwich
      Beat City
      Got thumped by Villa

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    McTominay play acting trying to cheat his way to a penalty. Disgraceful stuff.

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Genuinely deserves a ban.

  9. dee_top
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Guys, should I WC this squad??

    Ryan
    VVD Digne Zinchenko
    KDB Sterling Salah Mount James
    Abraham Pukki
    Subs: Button Lund Rico Greenwood

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep, season is over anyway, have fun

    2. Daddy Kev
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah, absolutely terrible.

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      5-6 player need to go so i second for wc

  10. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Can we please agreed that from now and on when we are referring to the big six we mean big 5 + Leicester?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It's just the big two

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You should take Spurs out this lot too

  11. Yankee Toffee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Tough day in Manchester.

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

    Ole sacked in the morning

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Defo

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      More a case of when not if now.

  13. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    One more game for Ole.

    Legend, Barcelona etc etc

  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Thought on this WC defence? Digne Ota the ones making way

    TAA Soyuncu Dunk Lundstram Rico

    1. FeverPitch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That's the exact defence I'm looking at on wc

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same as my current defence bar Dunk> Lowton

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Noice. I’ve got Pope in goal so not gonna double up

  15. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cheers Man U! Backing against you in that game was the easiest money ever ££££

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Fair play for calling it out beforehand too.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did you get that at 4/1?

    3. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hahahaha Lovely

      • Peter Ouch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You said it, well done mate!

    4. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Is this a crazy idea: Son Cantwell Pukki to Maddison Mount Wilson -8?

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Best upgrades i’ve seen

    5. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ole’s interview going to be a good watch 😉

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        He’ll only give the same old garbage speech like every united manager does with no heart or honesty

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

      WC time?

      Current team

      Heaton, Button
      VVD, Digne, Montoya, Rico, Lund
      Salah, Sterling, KDB, Mount, Cantwell
      Abraham, Pukki, Barnes

    7. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Which is better?

      A- Pukki > King
      B- Pukki > Jiminez
      C- Pukki + McGinn > King + Maddison (-4) ?

    8. clempro
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What are your scores for this week people? 44 for me, seems to be a very low scoring week --' yet again

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I give up

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

        41 🙁

      3. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Crazy how everyone has tantrums in low scoring week haha

        If the average was 60-70 everyone would be happy despite making up no more or less ground than today

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

        43

      5. Another Hoops
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        58 but I'm around the 1 million mark OR, brought in Yarmelenko for his 1 point and captained Pukki so I'm still not happy.

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

        57 with a captain fail...not too shabby.

        OR up from 374K to 126K

        😎

    9. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very funny game.

      Longstaff by name and longstaff by nature later tonight

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Looks like the yokel KdB.

    10. ZAWAd25
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A) Son + Greenwood >> Mount + Wilson (-4) (have Abraham and Tomori)
      Or
      B) Pukki to Wilson (and keep Son)

      Thanks

    11. dshv
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      WC ON:

      Pope
      Robbo, lundstram, kelly, soyboy, rico
      Sterling, mane, mount, maddison,dend
      Abraham, auba, wilson

      The question is

      KDB conolly/ ayew over Auba dendo

      Also to have salah over mane ?
      And is it worth to get TAA over robboTerrible gameweek

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        KDB over the waster Sterling, simple

      2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Try got taa for robbo if u can. Really worth extra 0.4m

    12. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      TM please point me in the direction of the section of members area you’re referring to when talking about regression in relation to Auba

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Compare GWs and look at xG Delta

    13. Foozeball
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      How nailed is Harry Wilson? Considering an offensive double up of him and Callum Wilson with Norwich at home (who now have yet another defender injured)

      1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        dont think bournemouth score much to double up their player

    14. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Which upgrade?

      A) James to Maddison
      B) Pukki to Wilson

    15. JustPark
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You're paying premium price for premium service.

      Somebody at Man United must have missed that.

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

        Nothing premium about us at the moment.

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Thank you for pointing that out, Captain Obvious.

    16. Bartowski
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I guess Man U might sack Ole and get someone like Allegri but it's still a shocking squad. Not sure how much good it would do.

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Big Sam to the rescue.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Nah mate! they need another caretaker

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

        I genuinely can't believe we've just lost again. The whole team needs scrapping and starting from scratch. I'm honestly gobsmacked we've just lost to Newcastle.

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

          I can believe it. I said 0-0, 1-0, 0-1 or 1-1. Can't be surprised at losing to anyone now, especially away.

      3. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Serves Ole right. Absolute know it all attitude since he took charge.

        Rather than trying to get the best out of 2 proven premier league players (lukaku, Sanchez) who are worth 30 goals/season together, he chose the easy option to get rid and not even replace.

        Anyone could have told you that gomez/chong/pereira are not the sort of players to carry you to a decent season.

        Theres a way to plan for the future. But this is just mediocre.
        Oh, and rashford (his 1 supposedly bright light) has also regressed.

        1. Party time
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Ever since I watched his interview after winning his first 3 games. I knew he was going to lead united into a deep dark hole. He was so arrogant & then he mentioned sht about José which I did not like

            1. InSaneMan-e
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Remember the fluke PSG win.
              "Its Utd, its what we do".
              Stinks of arrogance and entitlement.

              1. Party time
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  Ohh Yes! I remember that comment as well 🙂

                  1. InSaneMan-e
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 5 months ago

                    And since then it's been dreadful.
                    Jurgen klopp is more humble despite actually winning things.
                    Ah well, my club is in a dark dark place.

                    1. Party time
                        4 years, 5 months ago

                        Yes he is & bery sarcastic too. Hopefully things get better at united buddy even though I don't like the club

              2. Bartowski
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Don't think it's all Oles fault. Man U don't appear to have anyone that goes and gets the deals he wanted. They just ended up massively overpaying for a couple of defenders.

                1. InSaneMan-e
                  • 10 Years
                  4 years, 5 months ago

                  I dont think Lukaku and Sanchez leave unless the manager signs on it. And if this is the case why not get the replacement first before selling them? Juve called off a dybala transfer because they did not get his replacement.

                2. Party time
                    4 years, 5 months ago

                    I don't think any great player would like to join united during the last transfer window, even the injuries right now, some are fake injuries... They don't want to play for united anymore e.g Pogba & Martial... Wan Bissaka should've remained at Palace for heck sake!