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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Tony is terrible tonight

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Has been for a while though?

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

    Ughhh

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

    I'll take it. Removed Shaw from my FH in the end.

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

    Gary Neville having a mare.

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

    I think Liverpool will be pretty pleased with the refs first half performance 🙂

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

      Letting Shaw play against them?

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

    Is the game on any channel without Neville commentating?

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

      Sky Sports football has no fan noise so he should be muted there.

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

        Ha

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

        One of your better ones

      3. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Doesn't work like that I'm afraid...

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BBC Radio 5 Live?

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

      I quite like him, except for what he has to say

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😆

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

    Martial is just playing up alongside Cavani. United have no left side. Need to ditch either Cavani or Martial.

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

    Brilliant effort Martial

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

      Makes me remember when people thought Martial could be Mbappe.

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

    Fernandes YC

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

    A Bruno YC vs Liverpool would be nice.

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

    Bruno whining again YC

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

      OGS sets whining to 90% of training in FM. True story.

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Maguire whining at the ref at the half . . .booking for any player .. .

  12. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Nobody told me it was kick Ashley Barnes day!!

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

    Shaw has been uniteds best player that half

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

      Shaw should be on the coach home.

      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Shaw got the ball! Maybe replay it again doh.

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

          No point in responding to him about Manchester United. Pissing against the wind.

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

    VARnley

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

      United still have 11 players. Cannot complain.

  15. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    We've all been hanging out on an old article for a long time now. Let's just stay here and start our own sect

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

        This is our home now. 😆

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

          That's the spirit!

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

      😆

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

      Nice! This was done aswell a few years ago by regulars who got bored of the gravless rmts

    3. FPL.team
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not leaving here all night.

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

        We just make it the regulars discussion area rather than chill zone?

        1. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          I'd be up for that, void of RMTs and whether you have 2 FT after a FH.

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

    Rashford more interested in school dinners than playing football?

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rashford is pretty weak on the right. Should be subbed for Greenwood.

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

        This should happen at 60min

    2. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 2 months ago

        He's a moments type of player, bursts of brilliance flit between being largely useless. However those moments of brilliance not many players can do

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

          I am glad his Mom is here to defend him on message boards.

          Your boy is special, so special

          I wish he were 8M or Lower and I would have him always, essential at that price.

      • Steve Chance
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yawn.

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

      no one highly owned is getting any points tonight, switch it all off

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

      be thankful none of us were mad enuf to cap Bruno

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

        Yeah ..... maybe not none of us

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

        Dodgy 90+5 pen incoming

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

        As soon as Pigba is subbed...

        It's Bruno time. Goal and Assist coming.

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

      Deulo how's your season going?

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

        Lol..came here to say hi.

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

        Real baaaad. I've missed so many deadlines now that the pandemic has me doing nothing. How about you?

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

          Damn, put them in your calendar. Doing okay, hanged around 1m for a long time but around 300K now. Need 18 and 19 to be big ones to make up ground. GL deulo

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

            Cheers. I'm coming for you. Only 1.8m places to make up! GL

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

      Why was maguire's goal disallowed ffs. Its supposed to be a contact sport but even so he hardly touched him. I had a feeling he would score a towering header abd he did. Games too bloody soft nowadays.

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

        You'r in the wrong place. This is the chill zone. You need to pop over here with your anxieties: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/23180583

        1. Luton_Fan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          To make matters worse my team lost to qpr. Arghhhhh

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

        I was surprised it was disallowed... and how quickly it was disallowed was mad

        1. Luton_Fan
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Yep. Had it been given var wouldnt have disallowed it. Ridiculous.

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

        I would be mad if I owned him too

        This is how VVD always scores

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

      What i need is:

      (1) Rushford subbed after a YC

      (2) A Cheekly little goal for Burnley. Just a tiny goal to mess up all them CS for the Free-Hitters with WBA or Maguire

    8. baines is god
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      McTominay

    9. baines is god
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      is Antonio a shoe in to start both games in the double gameweek now Haller has left?