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Newcastle stick with back five for relegation battle with Sheffield United

Fantasy Football players selecting Callum Wilson (£6.6m) in their Free Hit teams will be disappointed to see Steve Bruce has stuck with a back five system for Newcastle’s visit to bottom of the table Sheffield United.

Kickoff at Bramall Lane is at 1800 GMT.

Wilson will be hoping to rekindle his partnership with former Bournemouth teammate Ryan Fraser (£5.6m), who returns to the starting lineup.

Karl Darlow (£5.0m) retains his position in goal for the Magpies, despite an impressive performance from Martin Dubravka (£4.8m) in the FA Cup.

The three centre backs, Federico Fernandez (£4.7m), Fabian Schar (£4.9m) and Ciaran Clark (£4.5m) will be flanked by Deandre Yedlin (£4.3m) and Paul Dummett (£4.4m) at wing-back.

Steve Bruce has selected an industrious midfield pairing of Jeff Hendrick (£4.6m) and Isaac Hayden (£4.7m) with Sean Longstaff (£4.7m) supporting the attack.

Chris Wilder has chosen to replace Lys Mousset (£5.8m) with out-of-position midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.3), who partners David McGoldrick (£5.2m) up front.

Other than that, the Blades’ lineup has a very familiar look to it, with Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m), Chris Basham (£4.6m) and Jon Egan (£4.7m) at centre-back.

Jayden Bogle (£4.3m) will be hoping to build on his promising attacking displays from wing-back, and Wilder will hope Ben Osborn (£4.8m) can offer the same kind of threat on the left.

John Fleck (£5.6m), John Lundstram (£4.9m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.6m) will be in the centre of the park for Sheff United.

Aaron Ramsdale (£4.7m) continues in goal.

Newcastle XI: Darlow; Yedlin, Fernandez, Schar, Clark, Dummett, Hendrick, Hayden, Longstaff, Fraser, Wilson

Ramsdale; Bogle, Basham, Ampadu, Egan, Osborn; Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood; McGoldrick, Burke

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  1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fraser RED

  2. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sheffield United 10 shots so far....am I seeing things?!

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Played very well.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Won’t play Newcastle every week

  3. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Frasier off. You absolute idiot

  4. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    F for Fraser owners

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      *owner

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

    Fraser sent off

  6. zotter
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Disaster for Wilson owners

  7. Nanoelektronicar
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson fail.

  8. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Fraser hahaha rip Wilson owners

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mug

  9. sminkypinky
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nice one Fraser!
    Sincerely yours,
    All Wilson owners

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      2 points max

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’m one btw. 😉

  10. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Good for Wilson and Darlow owners

  11. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Least I never have to own a Newcastle player again

  12. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Well that was idiotic

  13. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Why did I go Wilson over saka

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Regrets .. I have a few
      You did it your way

  14. Don Van Vliet
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Scotch mist.

  15. Wings Fan
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bench boosting for next week.

    DCL + Saka > Ings + ESR for a -4?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ings may mot have a double

    2. jayzico
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Why you got DCL?

      1. timmmuh
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        probably coming off the FH

  16. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get Wilson off Bruce play 9 at the back

  17. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    i've been saying Newcastle CS for this week was obvious, now that red card has just f**ked me.

    1. onceuponatyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Have you seen the first half? Steve Bruce f**ked us, he has no idea.

  18. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    F off Fraser.

  19. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson's only supply line has been cut.

  20. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Come on Blades ffs

  21. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle going to go to 8-0-1 formation now

  22. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson owner, oops

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

    Everton vs Villa & Leeds vs Soton likely to be postponed?

  24. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wee man sent off!

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He was trying a new stunt

  25. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Darlow huge haul here.

    1. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gonna concede

  26. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FFS every time Wilson trolls me!

  27. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wilson can still get a brace.

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      of points?

      1. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😀

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Said No one ever

    3. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You mean at the dentist in the morning right?

  28. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sheffield cleany as good as locked.
    Fraser is so brainless.

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They're awful. I think they'll still concede.

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Could almost see it coming. He looked very frustrated.

  29. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sheffield Utd won't get a better opportunity than this to get their first win.

  30. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Damn what was I thinking benching Basham , amateur

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      That's why. 1 pointer