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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. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Needed to sub in Shelvey for his stunner

  2. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsdale hysterically laughing

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      at Newcastle attack

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

        Brought him in on FH

  3. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Mark fan boys in tears 🙁

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

      😆

    2. Party time
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Hahahahaha

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brewster ffs

    4. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Wilson with a 96th minute equaliser. Wilder and Bruce both sacked in the morning.

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

        That escalated quickly...

      2. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wilder won't be sacked. You'd be deluded to think that he has a PL quality team, let alone squad.

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

      Awful shot from Brewster

    6. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Surely that should be matt ritchie hitting that?

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

      Brewshite.

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Mad how Pool have consistently been able to extract such ludicrous fees for crap like Brewster, Ibe and Solanke.

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

          Lollana

    8. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sheffield winning their first game of the season on the opening night of the blank gameweek when we all have at least 1 Newcaste player.

      This is FPL at its finnest lmao. So typical.

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        No Poocastle in my team.

      2. Flair
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Who's we?

        1. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          The bunch of casuals around here.

      3. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        We all do?

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

        Do we?

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

        Think only casuals have Newcastle players

        1. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lol like Wilson isn't on 90% of the FH teams.

      6. djman102
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Last night before I watched BlackBox, I had the thought, "what if I went all in on SHU (McG & Ramsdale) instead of NEW (Wilson & Darlow)?"

        Then I noticed Wilson-->McG allowed me to upgrade to Lloris. Guarantee Fulham will score.

    9. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brewster is poor

    10. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Brewster terrible

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

      Ramsdale is so bad he annoys me

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

      Brewster kicking the ball out to waste time.

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

      Turns out Sheff Utd defense punters weren't mad after all. Well done!

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Shame Mark didn’t play them. 😎

        1. Flair
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Getting one off the bench for Traore.

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 2 months ago

            Did he pick Traore in the end?

    14. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Mygod, brewster is rubbish.

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

      2 Sheffield United players on my bench both on 1 pt sigh

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

      Ramsdale smiling …. tears incoming

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

      Big mistake getting a Toon player. Dead to me, Wilson.

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

      Neto a better option then Wilson

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

        Anyone was really. I should’ve stuck with Saka

    19. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Will happily take Brewsters 1 point from this game as someone with inly him for this one

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

      David McGoldrick YC
      Sorry Mark!

      1. Forever In Our Shadow
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        But just given man of the match.

    21. The Frenchie
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Is anybody will use Triple Captain on DGW19? If yes, who will you cap?

      1. chrislt4
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thinking De Bruyne. Depending how he performs against Brighton

    22. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ampadu MOTM

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        no, McGoldrick 😆

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

        KTBFFH

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

      When's the last time McGoaldraught scored?

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

        What is Mark thinking? He must have lost a bet

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Enables Sterling so let’s not laugh just yet

        2. Forever In Our Shadow
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Lee Hendrix gave him a man of the match.

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

        Chelsea?

      3. mixology
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not that long ago, 2017

    24. Sean
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Ramsdale sub GK and Ampadu first sub, can relax a little about cancellations now at least

    25. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Shaw, Rashford and Bruno do me proud!

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

        Want 0-0

    26. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      McGoldrick off
      Jagielka on

    27. Chandler Bing
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How many DGW players would you want to have as a bare minimum to consider using BB granted that all players (single or dgwers) have a fairly decent fixture?

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

        In same boat thought wise what's your squad

        1. Chandler Bing
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Martinez/Areola
          Stones Dias Wan-B Coufal Dier
          Son Bruno KdB Soucek Maddison
          Adams Kane Bamford

          If Soton Vs Leeds gets postponed, I'm down to 11 DGWers and if Villa Vs Ervrton also goes to the bin, it's 10 players only.

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

            -4 gives me 13 with kane dier but if games are off I'll just do 1 sub play 11 still but spurs assets are making me think it's a great time to hit it and wc when fixtures change or some covid related madness happens. Id bb that team but all about fixtures atm

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

        Considering playing BB often means you need you be economical with the bighitters , i would say 10 or 11

      3. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Probably a minimum of 9. Think if you've double Spurs with a sprinkle of Arsenal, you'll still do well.

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

      McGoaldrick haul banked.

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

        Motm points

    29. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Eddie fail confirmed