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Fraser and Ritchie among the subs as unchanged Newcastle take on Brighton

The second of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday sees Brighton and Hove Albion make the long trip north to face Newcastle United.

Kick-off at St James’ Park is at 14:00 BST.

From a Fantasy perspective, it’s probably fair to say that, in general, there is less riding on this game than in the other three fixtures today.

There is nevertheless still plenty of interest in the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.5m), Callum Wilson (£6.5m) and Mathew Ryan (£4.5m), all three of whom have double-digit ownerships in Fantasy Premier League.

That trio of players starts this afternoon, with there being only one change to the starting XIs from Gameweek 1 across the two teams combined.

Steve Bruce has unsurprisingly made no alterations to his line-up following the opening-day win over West Ham United.

That means that Ryan Fraser (£6.0m), Miguel Almiron (£6.0m) and Matt Ritchie (£5.0m) have to be content with a place among the substitutes.

Graham Potter’s only change sees Aaron Connolly (£5.5m) come in for Adam Lallana (£6.4m), with the latter having limped out of the defeat to Chelsea last Monday.

Lallana is fit enough for a place on the bench, however.

Ben White (£4.5m) has also recovered from injury and keeps his place in the back three.

There were no goals in either meeting between the two clubs last season.

Indeed, not one of the last six fixtures between Newcastle and Brighton has seen more than two goals scored.


Newcastle United XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Fernandez, Lascelles, Lewis, Hayden, Shelvey, Hendrick, Saint-Maximin, Carroll, Wilson.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan, White, Dunk, Webster, Lamptey, Bissouma, Alzate, March, Trossard, Maupay, Connolly.

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  1. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Won't be surprised if ASM doesn't even make 60 minutes, looks like he's hobbling

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Think he’ll be off soon

  2. Prison Mike
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Auba & ASM -> Son & Mahrez/Foden looking tempting...

    1. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Very difficult to call at the moment. I would have thought spurs werevery ave/poor against sou as a whole but bagged 5 goals.. Plenty budget options making a name for themselves also. Mahrez intested yet. ManU flopped thos weed same as Tot last week. Maybe ManU assets will take off next week. More probable than Tot assets I think. Who knows

    2. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I would punt on Greenwood and Rashford....

  3. NABIL - FPL otai
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ryan hooollldddd

    Is it too early?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yea

  4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lamptey vs Shaw next week. Might put the armband on Lamps.

  5. Gabbiadini
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    who is the best player that's drop 0.1 excluding Ings, is it Son?

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Pulisic and Son

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Son & Pulisic

  6. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    DCL or JRod on a WC?

  7. Agger
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I don’t want to be THAT guy but..
    You pick a player like Kane or Son before the season starts because they’ve got amazing fixtures for attacking returns. They have one bad game vs Everton and then you sell? What’s the point in getting them?!

    1. Mambino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Don't be that guy

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's why I held onto my 4 Spurs.

      Alli is a disappointment though

    3. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Hindsight

    4. Berge20
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      They were also very poor mid-week in Europe to be fair.

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Placeholder for players who you couldn’t pick because of the blank I imagine.

    6. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'm glad I ditched Alli.

      1. Good Times
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Same, got willian though so wasn't worthwhile

    7. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thousands hear you. I kept son only because I took a hit on getting in digne and wilson..

      For bellerin and Nketiah...

      Failed

      but I was spared with son by default

    8. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I bet you also say, “No offence, but...”

  8. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    16 points with ASM plus 5 players to go.

    Terrible week.

    1. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      13 with ASM plus 6 to go 😀

      1. Eewraks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        16 with ASM and 4 players to go 🙁

        Mini league teams all had a combination of Hames, DCL, Mirtovic and Son.. tough week

  9. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy
    Digne / Davies / KWP / Justin
    Salah / Auba / Fernandes / ASM
    Werner / Ings

    Steer // Brewster / Bissouma / Mitchell

    Wildcard?

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Nahh

    2. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I don’t think Brewster is sufficient, particularly with Bissouma too

  10. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Walk it off Saint-Max, walk it off....

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    White the Cb is playing as a winger

  12. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM seems a bad pick. Priority to remove for me.

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yep along with McCarthy Davies and Adams

      1. HNI
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Which 4.5mn gk would you rather get?

        1. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Go up to 5m imo

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        4.5 gk I dont care much about, he can stay

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Not much in that price-bracket though. Soucek is the one I'm targetting.

      1. Cajunfit
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Shocking that ASM hasn't been pulled yet. But they did just switch his side with Hendrick

      2. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Think Ill go for Schlupp. Looked good against United, very good fixtures

        1. Pipermaru
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Podence, Schlupp and even Soucek will outscore ASM in my opinion.

  13. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Trying to figure out how to get Son into this, don't really want to lose Werner or Jiminez either which makes it difficult..

    Martinez (Steer)
    Trent - Saiss - Taylor (Mitchell & Lewis)
    KDB - Salah - Jrod - Soucek (Bissouma)
    Werner - Jiminez - DCL

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just press auto pick tonight ?

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      you either need to sacrifice your 2nd midfielder, TAA, or 1 of your premium strikers.
      no other ways

    3. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      He flourished due to Soton highline so wont get much space vs NewC, then there is Manutd. You can hold for 2 gws and the may get better picture, Jiminez to Wilson and Jrod to Son can work then if at all they drop in form

    4. Team Bobcat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      With a team like that you could manage without. Jury still out on spurs. Sou were as good as them in the first half. Mourinho has them destroyed. Ifeel all is not good in the camp. Where was Alli. No way to treat prized assets.

    5. mb1983
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I'd drop Werner for a 4.5, soucek to Son, then play a 4-4-2. Or if funds permit, maybe could go Werner to Bamford/Mitro and Soucek to Son.

  14. pablo discobar
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lamptey could be poof

    1. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      fixture proof*

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Excuse me

    3. Dannyb
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ban

  15. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    As a Chelsea fan, I love Reece James but surely we had to keep Lamptey? Potential to be a world class fullback

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      he is already world class

  16. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Surely ASM has to come off? Looks terrible

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM injured by the looks of it.

  18. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    WC active. Probably a mistake, but meh.

  19. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Bissouma with the goal threat

  20. Jolly Good
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Would you be surprised with a 200 pt gw score from someone .. I won’t

    There will be some wise ass with son(tc), zaha, jrod,
    Kane, DCL

    1. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Still missing about 80pts. Very very unlikely.

  21. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Setting my team up for GW3, planned to leave Lamptey (v United) on the bench. Nope, swap with KWP. Lamptey will destroy the United back line.

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Same.

  22. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Justin or Lamptey on WC?

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Lamptey more nailed long term

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      leics havent even played yet.

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

      lamptey for sure

  23. Mambino
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    For me, the first two GW's have shown it is way to early to wild card

  24. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Kane and Son both on 3 BAPS.

    Is that final?

  25. Pavsboot
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Lamptey looking great

  26. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Looks like Bruno will finally have the price change many were waiting for.

    1. George Agdgdgwngo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Why?

  27. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Transferred kane out. May go and lie down for a bit.

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At least you can say he played deep as creative mid not a striker.

    2. Soonmixdin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Come join me on the Sofa of Regrets.

      At least his replacement (Richarlison) got something though.

  28. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Will there be 250 pens this year?

    1. HNI
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Easily if they giving Doherty one. So stupid

  29. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Crazy polarising week but average is only 30. I have DCL, transferred son out and be lucky to hit 50 points.

    Lots will have 1 or 2 successes so far but only a few lots of them creating these crazy high scores (well done!)

  30. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Smooth.
    7 goals from my front 3 this week for 40 points.
    Rough.
    Got rid of Son for Bruno for a hit. OUCH