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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. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    120 mins at the weekend and down to 10 men will surely will play some part here for Newcastle

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

      Yeah I think final 15min the wheels will come off completely

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They barely played v Arsenal, well rested for 120 mins more like.

    3. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Do you really need 11 to beat Sheffield?

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

    Darlow's gonna hurt me here. SHU please score...just not McGoldrick or Brewster LOL

  3. Carefree Crew
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FPL black box... Mark picked McGoldrick & was mocked by Az & guest. Hoping for him McGoldrick hauls for entertainment in the next episode!
    Come on Brewster!

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sharp coming on for Brewster

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Burke off instead. But imagine

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

        LOL would've loved that

  5. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Burke lol

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

      3 would of been a haul too

      1. Weak Become Heros
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yep would have taken that as a non-FH.

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

    Cavani starts.

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

      Damn

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

        So does Martial though. Very strange looking line up.

  7. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Haha rivals brought in Darlow, you can't teach it

  8. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I never wanted a Sheffield goal more.

  9. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    No Adama

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

    Great 1 point Burke

  11. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cavani starts, he'll yea!!!!

  12. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Basham and Burke massive robbed

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

    Man u lineup?

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    ⚽ Team News 📰
    BUR: Pope, Mee, Lowton, Tarkowski, Pieters, Brady, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Westwood, Barnes, Wood
    Subs: Norris, Bardsley, Long, Benson, McNeil, Stephens, Cork, Rodriguez, Vydra

    MUN: de Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Shaw, Maguire, Fernandes, Matic, Pogba, Rashford, Martial, Cavani
    Subs: Henderson, Tuanzebe, Telles, Fred, Mata, van de Beek, James, McTominay, Greenwood

    WOL: Patrício, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Saïss, Coady, Semedo, Moutinho, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Gibbs-White, Fabio Silva
    Subs: Ruddy, Kilman, Nigel Lonwijk, Hoever, Richards, Vitinha, Shabani, Cutrone, Corbeanu

    EVE: Pickford, Godfrey, Mina, Keane, Holgate, Doucouré, Digne, Davies, Sigurdsson, Rodríguez, Iwobi
    Subs: Olsen, Nkounkou, Kenny, Coleman, André Gomes, Bernard, Tosun, Gordon, Richarlison

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got Coleman on FH

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks

    3. ‘Tis the Season
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      4 4 2 for utd?

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        4231

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          ——Matic—— Pogba——
          -Rashford-Bruno-Martial-
          ————Cavani————

          Would be my thoughts of it

      2. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I would think Tony and Rash out wide, Cav in the middle. Bruno and Pogba advanced, Matic holding

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This would be the only other alternative.

    4. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Godfrey plays! That's fantastic news. Hooray!

    5. The Road to Turfdom
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      no mata 😮

    6. ted mcnure
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for these mate.

    7. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Gibbs-White should have been 4.5m, not 5m

  15. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Am I really about to have 2 defender clean sheets stuck to 2nd and 3rd my bench in this game while Wilson blanks?!

    Yes. Sadly.

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

    Utd XI: De Gea, Bailly, Maguire, AWB, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Bruno, Martial, Rash and Cavani

  17. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Gylfi false 9??

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yes

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Assumed tosun would play if rich didnt make it.

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Villa v Everton likely to be postponed according to mirror sport

    1. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone else reporting it?

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

    Commentator says 2 fine finishers up front for SU now , Brewster owners - say what

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

      Lol there isnt a single fine finisher in the entire sheffield squad.

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

    Yes Shaw. Get in

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

    Bruno and Marcus, I need you to obliterate them please. Also, please concede 1

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

    I wonder if Mark actually went through with his decision to field Traore??

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

      he didnt

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No went with Sterling

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

      Fair enough

  23. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Wow that Everton line up is appalling, should have got Saiss

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

    Hamez starting is not great for Wolves cleanie.

    1. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      No one to pass to tho'

  25. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Traore went from first XI, to bench, to transfer window...

  26. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hamez false 9

  27. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Where is Wilson?

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

        🙁

      2. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Amazing

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

      Locking In 2 points!

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      In defense

  28. HashAttack
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Doesn't LiveFPL exclude players who don't have a gw? ... showing /12.01 (overall) for Effective Number of Players Played

    Would have expected the average number of playing players to be 11 or less

  29. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Just noticed that Burke is prolly the first Hobbit to play in EPL

    Look at them ears.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      They're all a hobbit team, just look at em lol

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hoklgate and Saiss in that game, Holgate is my 2nd on bench, bet he scores.