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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. balint84
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    A) stones
    B) coufal
    C) dias, coufal -4

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

      coufal

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

    So did Mark start Mcgoldrick?

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

      Yup

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. 2 shef defs on the bench as well!

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

        That's the hilarious and tragic part. He'll have an amazing bench in case anyone doesn't start!

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

        Link?

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

            Can't see any of those at least not getting on... harsh!

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

    Ramsdale was the one to go for

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

    Just need my front 7 to all get mins to stop a McGoldrick cameo now 😀

  5. BeaversWithAttitude
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Phil lives!

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

    Eddie McG is Dion Dublin's man of the match. How many FPL points for that accolade?

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

      Bring back the man in the stands for bonus!

  7. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So glad i ditched Wilson on my FH.
    Gutted i didnt pick Cavani

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

    Ampadu on the bench

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

    Teke is class, Fabio Silva is rising star and I went Macgoldrick God damn it

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

      All 3 are poor.

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

      Mcgoldrick on a free hit

      Lol

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

    The bookies always win in the end

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

      Nice trap to bait ppl to bet on newcastle CS

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

    lol

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

    Bogle OG so close!

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

    Saka and Neto better not haul now ffs , Wilson disasterclass

  14. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bogle almost OG 🙂

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

    Wtf s utd

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

    Bogle close

  17. Alex_thekid
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Lol

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

    Why's Ramsdale even coming for that? Just let the defender hoof it. He's absolute murder.

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

    1-0 FT

    Wilson blank confirmed.

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

    Lmao!

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

    That Wilson blank is a thing of beauty.

    One of the luckiest picks in the game blanking with such an increased EO!

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

      Shining bright. Great stuff.

  22. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Glad we dodged the bullet on Brewster, £24million.

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

      Absolute joke.

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

      Pitty we didnt go for Wilson. Would be good with Zaha

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

    Disaster start to my FH for Wilson. Anyway. In terms of positive avoided the temptation for a magpie defender

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

    Bruce out. Won’t survive this.

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

    Ramsdale. Told ya 😉

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

    Wilson blank, lovely.

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

      So much this.

  27. Patio Kev
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ok so my Wilson pick was a fail but on the plus side at least Brewster got nothing either.

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

      Did you pick both?

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

      True but most , well FHs anyway would have benched Brewster

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

    5th most owned player this GW blanks 🙂

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

    lol but wd SU

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

    Having Ramsdale in myvreal team but not on FH is kinda annoying