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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. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Time to WC?

    DDG* Button
    TAA Otamendi AMN* Tomori Dunk*
    Salah Sterling Mahrez* Mount Cantwell*
    Abraham Pukki* Greenwood*

    1. andres
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      why not

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

    Will Kelly keep starting for that defence or is he still only playing because of injuries?

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

      A bit of both.

  3. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So, ladies and gents, after that beautiful display by our esteemed assets...

    What's your GW8 age?

    I'm 42

    1. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wrong site

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lmfao!

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

      42 for me too. Likely a small green arrow. Low scoring average.

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      a lot lower than my real age which is very concerning 🙁

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nooooot the best birthday gift

        *hugs*

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

      44
      Happy with Abraham (C) but that's about it...

    5. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      42

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

    Kinda wish I didn't WC now as I don't have a clue what to do.

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

      Most dont.
      There is no template.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        not true

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

      On a WC as well

      I like this, as it's forcing me down to the basics: stats, team performance, nailedness, eye test. Recency bias is almost eliminated for GW9 wildcards 🙂

      Although I just got Mane... So, yeah, almost.

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

        Only thing I'm certain of is keeping Pope, TAA, Lund and which front 3 I want.

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

          2 from Chelsea looks like a good shout - Tammy and one of Willian\Mount\CHO.

          1. Ze_Austin
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I actually forgot Tammy and Mount. Two players who're so nailed in my team that I didn't even remember to mention I was keeping 'em on my wildcard

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

            On Tammy and Mount atm.

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

          I even had doubts about Pope 😀

          But yeah, I'm on a similar boat. Keeping those as well as Sterling. Would get KDB back if announced fit. If not, Mahrez still makes the cut for me

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

            I'm struggling to fit Mane in for the price rise, I can lose Son but if I do it now that means he's definitely not coming back.

            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              spurs are worse than ManU

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

                Yeah, it's just that one fixture but I'm so scared of the bench that I might get rid.

              2. Van der Faart
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Not according to the league table

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

              I'll say this:

              When a player's points go from expectation to fear/hope, I sell (or don't buy)
              When fear/hope becomes expectation, I buy

              Are you expecting Son to explode? Or do you hope/fear he would?

              I dumped the idea of "Spurs bouncing back from a heavy defeat" after the Brighton mess

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

                Players locked in for my wc:
                TAA, Rico, Soyuncu, Maddison, Mount, Auba, Abraham

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

    De Gea visibly embarassed and frustrated in post match interview about the season as a whole. At least it looks like he cares.

  6. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ota>Maguire for a -4?

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

      Wouldn't want either.

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

      Would be the final fantasy

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

    What to do with this lot? Ideas please!
    1FT 0M ITB
    Pope Heaton
    TAA Ota Pereira Soyu Lund
    Mane KDB Sterling Mount McGinn
    Haller Abraham Greenwood

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    United still have the lowest xGc in the league. Looks promising for defence owners

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Don't own; don't cap against

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

      All these xstats confuse me.
      Dont trust them, after this GW I feel like nobody can be trusted in fpl.
      Me against the world.

    3. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Harry Maguire is doing his job atleast

    4. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki + D.Silva + Otamendi to Tammy + KDB + Soy(-4)?

      Yes or No.

      1. Party time
          4 years, 5 months ago

          What if Kdb isn't fit for the palace game?

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Will wait till after IB to make the transfers. Just need to know if they're good transfers.

            1. Party time
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Yes they are

        • Brosstan
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          "Rashford was working hard, kept running, running running"

          What the f is this bs? Did Ole even watch the game. Rashford was garbage and hardly tried to make himself involved.

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

            Post match interviews are like a box of chocolates....

        • Riggs
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Does the hits worth it?
          A) Salah, Barnes and Pukki OUT -> Maddison, Auba and C.Wilson IN for -4
          B) Salah, Sterling, Barnes and Pukki OUT -> Mane, Maddison, Auba and C.Wilson IN for -8

          If that helps my team is:
          Ryan (Button)
          Otamendi VVD Matip (Lundstram) (Kelly)
          Salah Sterling KDB Mount (Cantwell)
          Barnes Pukki Abraham

        • jia you
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Bet Lukaku is giggling over his pre-match expresso

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            When the writing is on the wall

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

            Selling him was correct call.
            Not replacing was a mistake.

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

              This.

              1. jia you
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                not you Ed...the real Ed 😉

            2. jia you
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              get your point but selling him wasn't the correct call when they had no replacement lined up...sums up that fool Ed

            3. KGFC
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              I don’t think selling him was the right call. Even in his bad season he was worth at least 15 goals a season. I don’t want to get into whether that was against top six or not. The fact is he was a proven goal scorer in the PL. The way we are going I won’t be surprised If none of Our current strikers reach double figures.

          3. redsallstars
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Selling him was a mistake, even bigger one when noone else came in to replace him. Tried to get Dybala after selling him, he turned it down. What a plank that Ed is, should stick to rugby the idiot

        • Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          1.3m to 1.1m OR with 42 points.
          Don't know what to do.
          Going to follow gut now with bringing in players on instinct.
          Hell with it.
          Stranded near same OR for few gw's now.
          United sh.tshow adding more misery to wounds ....

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

            I hear you buddy. Painful to watch United and even more when you see Pool 8 points clear on top 🙁

        • tissae
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Whould you pull the trigger?

          Salah + Pukki + Cantwell + Otamendi --> Mane + Vardy + Maddison + 4.7m def

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yarmalenko over Maddison IMO. But overall, it looks good.

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

          Would you keep or ditch Otamendi on WC?

          Why?

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Ditch

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

            Ditch, city defence a shambles

        • ZAWAd25
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Is Mount set to rise in price soon?

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Yes

          2. WVA
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Tonight

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

          None of my decisions seem to go right this season.

          Could’ve done Barnes to Tammy (FT) and have Lundstram in for KDB.

          Instead went punty and did KDB Barnes to Yarmolenko Auba (-4). So nestle paid off, but instead am 14pts down!!! (If my math is right)

        • WVA
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Selling Pukki before he drops in price tonight and I lose value!

          A. Wilson
          B. Jimenez

        • hsakrujd
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Anyone watched Arsenal game?
          Interested in how safe is Chambers after Bellerine's return?
          I took him in, he's in very good form, but not sure will Unai value it....

        • EL_FENOMENO
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Kun, Pukki, Dilva:
          a) Auba, Vardy, Mount
          b) Auba, Wilson, Maddy