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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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2,235 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is Mitchell due to get benched when PVA gets back?

    1. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes! Surely after international break!

    2. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is this the time to WC?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Always has been

    2. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      I think I am, behind in ML, bad picks & want to make 4 transfers and need to transfer funds around.

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

      Depends on what state your team is in

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It looks like it.

      The problem is, I don't think I know what to do yet. There's been a seismic shift back to the GW1 template after Son and Mitro hauls.

      So you have GW2 wildcard teams and GW3 wildcard teams, and they look so different.

      Who's to say that GW4 there will be another completely different WC team?

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

        Yeah, I've got no idea who to bring in.

      2. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Can you afford to miss out on these players for another week though?

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

      No. GW 10 WC time

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

      No, still not enough info

    7. Puncheon Guly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely not.

      Wait til transfer window closes at least.

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

      i think we have a good idea of who the value players are now

      Saiss, James, Lamptey
      Soucek, Pod, Rod, Puli (probably), Son
      DCL

      Cant see that changing in 2 weeks time.

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

        but can see a few more added to the list - eg. brewster, foden, mahrez/jesus

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

        James maybe not secure if Chil/Azpi are first choice backs. Richarl has more sustainable underlyings. Jimi will truck on. Werner will fire once the midf is ready. We haven't seen Kev/Raz yet. Salah.

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

          premiums pick themselves. the art is picking the supporting cast

    9. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Looks that way for me

  3. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    McCarthy (!)
    TAA Digne Saiss Tierney (!) Ayling (!)
    Auba(!) Havertz Alli(!) Bissouma Reed
    Werner Jimenez DCL

    FT used. Would you WC?
    Auba> Sterling for a hit is on cards. But now Alli Tierney Ayling Mcarthy look bad too.

    Thoughts??

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

    Lallanas in pyjamas on

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

      Better get the stretcher ready

  5. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    ASM off injured or tactical?

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

      Inhured

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      ASM injured himself tactically.

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

        LOL

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

      Injury

  6. Supersonic Marv'
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Fabinho is a good centre back by the way chaps, in case people can't remember.

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

      Just can’t believe the champions of England only have 3 centre backs in their squad. Didn’t they sell a kid in that position to Wolves this week to. Must be looking to bring in a centre back...

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

    Goalfest incoming

  8. 11SPECIALONE11
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who takes pens for Everton?

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

      Has been Siggy. Prob James now

      1. 11SPECIALONE11
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Any idea if James is any good at pens?

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

          Awesome. Is it 13 in the last 16 or something?

          1. 11SPECIALONE11
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 6 months ago

            Great news! That seals my decision between him and DCL

            Or should I go DCL instead?

            Ryan
            Saiss, Lamptey, Justin
            Salah,KDB,Son,James,Zaha
            Werner, Jiminez

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

    thoughts on this midfield?

    VDB, Salah, KDB, Son, Podence

    Feedback welcomed.

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

      Podence isn't nailed

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Great if you can fit in Salah, KDB/Sterling and Son but I can’t make it work even without any Pool defence. Gonna stick with Werner, Martial and DCL for a bit.

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

        My front 3 are; Werner, DCL & Bamford

    3. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      At 14:45 Z looks as good as any...might change by 22:00 substantially;-)

  10. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Wilson doing anything?

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

      Useless

    2. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Playing football

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

      No he needs to be gone i took him out already

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

      Trying. Keeper not been worried all game.

      1. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Sigh

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Finally we have a clean sheet this GW, thought they were gone forever.

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

      shhhh

  12. Weeb Kakashi
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Its basically Havertz on the right again.

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

    A clean sheet! Miraculous

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

      You're gonna jinx it...

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

      I see what you're doing there 🙁

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

    LMS safety score currently 15

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

      Hanging by a thread.

    2. Champions League Varane
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Thank you DCL

  15. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Trent, Salah, Werner and Havertz owner. Hoping for lot of goals

  16. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Time to hang my boots up- got rid of Son,Kane and Ings in my wildcard, beggars belief- 57 points for those 3!...

    1. noahzark22
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      That's why you wait until more than one game has been played before wildcarding

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

        Not like last year's winner didn't WC GW2, no

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

          Nice anecdote. 99% of early wildcards are knee jerk

        2. MSTRKRFTSMN
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          The window was closed by GW2 last year as well. No way I’ll wildcard before 5 October

      2. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Don’t disagree and I wouldn’t normally but Spurs looked so hopeless last week...

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

      Amazing!

  17. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    If Salah doesn't score against Kepa and Alonso he'll never break his away day hoodoo

  18. Quan MisTaka
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Is jorginho worth a punt? Nailed and on pens....

    1. Quan MisTaka
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Deciding whether to get him or Podence...

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

    OMG Connolly

  20. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    When I load the page, the scout icon with a cap at the top left of the page seems to jump down onto the page

    If this was on purpose from the design team, well done!

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

    NewC oh dear

  22. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Thierry Connolly.

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

    Connolly G

  24. 03farmboy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Who to replace Pulisic with???

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

    newcastle are trash

  26. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Newcastle are awful but you can bet it'll be a 1 - 0 win to Spurs r something along those lines next week.

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

    Connolly G

  28. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    new template midfield anyone?

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

      Son, Zaha, JamesR + choice of five others

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How about

      Son Salah Kdb/Sterling Zaha/JRod Podence.

      It'll change next week.

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

    Connolly is essential

  30. Dybala10
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    I don’t want to knee jerk and WC, but looking at 6.4 to replace ASM and I’m not sure anyone is worth a hit. Klich/Costa?? Then the issue is Lewis/Reed plays next week is I want to rely on the bench instead.