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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. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Proooooobably a red

  2. Slurpy
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Look at Burnleys next 3, Robbie Brady 5m say no more shhhh

    1. KGFC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Yep 🙂

  3. Bruce Lee
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Hope I find the truth while I'm alive,
    Before I fkn die,
    Before I say goodbye,
    Before they tell me all the sht I did was a fkn lie

  4. grooveymatt65
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Hi guys, would you wildcard this lot or just do some transfers?

    My team is:

    McCarthy Martin

    TAA, Ayling, Justin Mitchell Bernado

    Salah Son Aubameyang (c) Alli Bissouma

    Werner Mitrovic Adams

    (0.0 itb)

    2ft. What would you do?

    1. Aubameyang to Rodriguez and Adams to DCL for free
    2. Alli to Zaha and Aub to Sterling/De Bruyne and Adams to DCL for -4
    3. Wilcard
    4. Save
    5. Other

    thanks!!!

    1. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      1

    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Alli and Adams out. Auba can wait

  5. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    That should be RC actually

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    red incoming

  7. Wild Card this!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Chuck Norris himself would envy that roundhouse kick by Bissouma 🙂

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    BissoumRed

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Best 4.5

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      RED

    3. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Bissouma red incoming. Hope son owners have him

      1. Flair
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        This has me laughing so hard

      2. Bobby Digital
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        On bench

      3. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        I don't 🙂

    4. Bruce Lee
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Brighton FC, the only team with a clean sheet

    5. Tempestic
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      My gw goes from awful to the worst thing in history.. 😆

      1. Kabayan
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        You're not alone

        1. Tempestic
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          How can there be this many goals and I dont own a single one, must be proper sh**e at this game lmao

          1. ilikewud
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            yup

          2. Kabayan
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            Saw your link. Yeah, mine is little bit better.

      2. Tempestic
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Bissouma off the bench for Alli..

        1. Monklane
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          harsh

          1. Tempestic
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            Beginning to think I should have done Alli > Rodriguez and not taken a price drop

        2. seewhyaxe
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          wow.

    6. KGFC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      That's the best 4.5 mid gone... 😆

    7. Bruce Lee
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Where is a numbskull that told me to get Wilson and ASM over Mitro and M. Pereira?

      1. Wild Card this!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        But did you took advice from him?

        1. Bruce Lee
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Of course not

      2. Bruce Lee
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        He laughed at me after Wilson's one tap-in

    8. Ser Davos
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Bissouma not going to even get me my 2 points. Can't even call that one

    9. Brosstan
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      What is this, the refs are so consistently garbage. Any high foot is a red card now?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Any high foot? That was a sweet chin music ffs

        • Supertrooper
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Scorpion kick with your studs to the face is apparently a rc, weird right?

      2. sambyy
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        McCarthy, Dier, ASM and Bissouma absolutely on fire for me today.

        1. DAZZ
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Thats a WC job

        2. Chilli Heatwave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Nice

          1. Ser Davos
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            😆 there's some masochism/sadism at play here

      3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        "best" 4.5m mid

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          typical Bemba

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            All 4.5m mids are trash, people claiming one was better than the other were kidding themselves

        2. Bobby Digital
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Benchfoddery

        3. Pukki Blinders
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          a kung fu kick changes nothing

        4. Supertrooper
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          He is, looking quite attacking.

      4. Andy_Social
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        There goes my bench nail.

      5. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Has he been sent off?

        1. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          yup

      6. davies
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        My team is a joke at this point 😆

        1. Tempestic
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          relatable

        2. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Mine too

      7. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Wilson hattie incoming now

      8. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Not confident of holding on for this CS tbh

      9. Pedram
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        My 4.5 midfielder gone lmao

        1. Joyce1998
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Got alzate instead

      10. ivantys
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        How is injury time just 3 min

      11. Bubz
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        4 players in my squad played today and have got a grand total of 1 point

        1. Wild Rover
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          3 from 4 😎

      12. DAZZ
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Any GW2 WCers having regrets?

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          No, 2 Hattis in my team

        2. Liberate HK - antichinazi
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Son, Ings, Peireira --> Bruno, Martial and whoever

        3. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Regretting I didn't WC my shower of @#*! team after GW1.

        4. SAUCY SALAH
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Only smallish ones thankfully:

          - Wilson & Soucek over Mitro & Klich/Podence
          - Dallas over Lamptey/KWP/Taylor

          + Keeping Kane and Son

      13. Bielsa's Bucket
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Season is gonna be a mad one, hold onto your wildcards long has you can lmao

        1. PartyPooper
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          Probably for 2 more hours. Is that long enough? 🙂

          1. Bielsa's Bucket
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            haha

      14. NABIL - FPL otai
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Got Alli and my 5th mid is... Gordon. Phew!

      15. George Agdgdgwngo
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Son or Hamez that’s what it comes down to. Can jose be trusted not to park the bus?

        1. ilikewud
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          He hasn't so far. Annoying as a Doherty owner.

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 day ago

            I'm getting rid of Doherty and using the cash to upgrade ASM.