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Dubravka returns as Newcastle host Wolves in Double Gameweek 26

Martin Dúbravka (£4.8m) makes his first Premier League start of the season as Newcastle host Wolves in Double Gameweek 26.

The Slovakian international has missed much of the campaign through injury and finally wrestles the starting berth from Karl Darlow (£5.0m).

That makes for an interesting shift in the Newcastle squad ahead of their involvement in Blank Gameweek 29, when they face a Brighton side with just one goal in their last three.

Callum Wilson (£6.5m) remains on the sidelines for the Magpies, Joelinton (£5.7m) leading the attack tonight with Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m), Joe Willock (£4.7m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) in support.

Wolves have gone under the radar for Double Gameweek 26 investment, largely because their second fixture takes them to Manchester City.

Accordingly, backers of Pedro Neto (£5.7m) will be looking to tonight’s fixture in expectation, the Wolves man currently in 7.1% of teams worldwide.

He starts on the left-hand side of Wolves’ front-three, joined there by Willian Jose (£7.0m) and Adama Traoré (£6.0m).

Max Kilman (£4.0m) remains a substitute and awaits his first start since Gameweek 23 with Romain Saïss (£4.9m), Conor Coady (£4.8m) and Leander Dendoncker (£4.6m) in the back-three.

Double Gameweek 26 Line-ups

Newcastle United XI: Dúbravka; Lewis, Clark, Lascelles, Krafth; Hayden, Shelvey; Saint-Maximin, Willock, Almirón; Joelinton.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Semedo; Neto, Willian J, A Traoré.

Double Gameweek 26 so far…

Aston Villa demonstrated that they do not necessarily need Jack Grealish (£7.6m) to win Premier League matches as they beat Leeds 1-0.

Anwar El Ghazi (£5.3m) has been afforded more game-time in the England international’s absence and he took his chance on Saturday afternoon.

He latched onto the end of Ollie Watkins‘ (£6.5m) wayward shot in the first half, cutting the ball under an on-rushing Illan Meslier (£4.7m).

Leeds were unable to build on their 3-0 win over Southampton in Double Gameweek 26, their key assets faltering in their only match of the round.

With Patrick Bamford (£6.9m), Raphinha (£5.4m) and Stuart Dallas (£5.0m) all failing to register points, it was Emiliano Martínez (£5.3m) who emerged with another big haul thanks to a clean sheet, three saves and maximum bonus. A familiar story.

Meanwhile, Matt Targett (£4.9m) and Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.3m) also benefited from the shutout, although each was booked and lost a respective point.

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  1. Captain Vantastic™
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez down to 2 bonus.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      El Ghazi went up, even though off the pitch!

      1. El Presidente
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Its magical recovery

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

    Sorry lads, forgot to mention Bamford always blanks when someone on my bench scores!

  3. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez - casuals win again.

    😉

    1. mwa1t
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Casuals are the people who don't have him

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

      Bought him this week first time this season
      Feels good

  4. Coys96
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Score check?

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      33 (-4)

      20 to play inc Kane TC 😉

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

      40

    3. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      31 from 5

    4. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      30 with 21 to play.

    5. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Who cares

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bad week?

      2. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        everyone

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

      35 minus 4

    7. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      30 with 24 to play

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

      34 from 5

    9. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      35

      Dias, Stones, Mart, Bam, Dall, Gundo

    10. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      37(-12) with 22 to go

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bro a -12! Good score so far. Hope it pays off!

    11. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      27 from 5, TC to go

    12. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      42

    13. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      35 with 23 to play

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

      32 from 4 (5 if you include Cancelo)

    15. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      35 (-4)

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

      How the hell are people on these scores 🙁 6 from 3

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ouch, still a long way to go tho

      2. Dr Ennet
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Most of the time people with bad scores do not post when people ask about score checks. I wouldn't feel too bad mate. I am on 13 from 4 🙂

    17. Roy Hudd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      58

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Wow, how?

    18. LSK
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      42 (-4) with 21 to play (23 if including captain twice).

      1. Coys96
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Very good

    19. Mings the Merciless
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      4 (-20!)

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

      38 from 6
      With 17 left to play

    21. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      26 from 5, 17 to go

    22. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      33 from 5, 19 to go

    23. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      22 with 20 to go (and a -12). 380k rank so brought in TAA and TC’d him.....

  5. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez
    Digne dais cancelo lowton dallas
    Raph salah bruno gundo barnes
    Kanec bam dcl

    So can be considered this as a bb failure right?

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

      Bam raph Dallas yes. Who's your other keeper?

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Areola

  6. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    LMS safety score currently 15.

    https://www.livefpl.net/LMS

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

    Only 9 points from Martinez 🙄 poor for his standards

  8. michaelington
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is aiming for 20 points about right for BB?

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

      Absolutely!

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

      Depends on how many players have played. Im on 34p

      1. Pino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I misunderstood the question, sorry.

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

        Currently on 17 with Martinez and Konsa to play on my bench so I’ll take that as a success this season

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Who is your other GK?

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

            😀

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

          Eh...you don't have Martinez or Konsa.

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

    Does anyone know who the most captained players are? in %? Wonder how many have captained City players.

  10. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Raph and Bam were always going to blank today. Not sure why people played or BB them.

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

      In my case I had to get rid of the chip.
      Bench would only get weaker from now by reallocating funds.

    2. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Always going to blank ?

    3. Bagheri Arce
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haha, at least dangle a worm or something!

  11. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That's 5 points from my BB till now - Bamford, Raphinha and Struijk. But still a relief now that it is off my back.

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

      That's how I feel

    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Exactly how I felt in GW 19. Might just use it in GW1 next season lol

  12. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez I hate you

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

      Same - Pope haul needed tomorrow.

    2. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Imagine how much Arsenal must have hated him since they sold him

  13. mwa1t
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    So glad I didn't BB now. So many people must have been let down by that Leeds result

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

    Martinez you beauty juuhuuu 🙂

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

    Martinez just will not go away. Eff off.

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

      he seems injured

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

    Leeds players sabotaging a BB again.

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

    Anyone on BB with Johnstone and Martinez?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I had that till the last 30 seconds. Moved Johnstone to Areola!

  18. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Started Kilman over Mee. Pls don't come in for last few min. And don't bother starting againg city.

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

      Why did you start him? He’s lost his starting place, so you were always gonna be praying he wouldn’t come on for a cameo

  19. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    What decides when its a save or not.
    I can recollect a few miskicked Leeds passes, crosses that when straight at goal which Martinez had to 'save' or else it could be in goal.

    But apparantly they dont count..

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

      Shots = saves
      Crosses = recoveries

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

        All good for BPS.

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

    I have small red with Gundo Cancelo Dias and Martinez. How come? No hits too

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.livefpl.net/rank

      Scroll down.

    2. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably KdB

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        😕

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

      No Leeds players

    4. Hey_Arnold
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just a guess but I'd say that people around you got a better score.

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

      No Leeds and no Stones

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

    Martinez only on 2 BAPS. Season over.

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

      What a fraud.
      Not even double digits.
      Sell, sell, sell.

  22. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Not regretting about the decision to bb with raph bam Dallas it was definitely on, but a bad day for Leeds like in 19 and for those who bbed with their players. Move on now..

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I had three too. I am happy it's done and dusted.

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

        I'd be a bit wounded... Why not use it with a healthy bench and a dgw? Odd choice.

        1. The Final Boss
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          May be my team structure set up perfectly for this gw to bb..its a bit of bad luck too. That Raph miss at the end example.

        2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          Had three from last DGW. Keeping them till BGW29. Will start thinning out my bench post that. This week was the best time. I am happy its gone as I wont have to make sacrifices to my playing 11 now.

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

        I had two, Ings and Pope other BB - need something..

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

      Hope your keeper can make it 15+ and forget it.

      1. The Final Boss
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Not expecting too much from areola.

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

      That’s pretty bad luck. Villa have looked shaky defensively lately so I expected Bam and Raph both to get returns - that’s why I was so worried about benching the wrong one!

  23. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle def scouting commences in 25!

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

    Absolute disaster of a Saturday. 10pts from 6! lol

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

      nice rank!

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

      Very unlucky after a great season so far.
      Chin up 🙂

    3. Drumandbaines123
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      6 points from 4 here and I took a -4. Cancelo, Gundogan, Bamford and Raphinha. Great start to the weekend

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

      Leeds and City rotation ruin your week too?

    5. HollywoodXI
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Chin up. It was pot luck if you had Cancelo with Stones / Dias both scoring (same boat here).

  25. SEXY SON
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Is the El Ghazi adj a mistake?

    Can’t think of a possibility where a player receives a positive adj to BPS after a game, especially when they had been subbed earlier.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bit strange. Had they forgotten to add the winning goal bps?

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

      Dribble completed maybe. Late pass?

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don't always have it correct during game.

      1. SEXY SON
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all

  26. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo should start against Wolves?

    1. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I would have thought so, but Pep

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

      Should but Pep...

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

      Yup

    4. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Most likely yes. But who knows with Pep.

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

    Areola to save my bench boost.. sure others in same boat.

    At least out of the way and don't need to carry a team of 15 any longer.

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

      Happy to have Areola. Might be needed next week if Martinez is out injured.

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

        Was Martinez injured? Missed the game.

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

          yes
          took pain killers
          Mings took goal kicks

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

            Blimey. Do we know what the issue was yet?

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

              groin i think

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

          Wasn't subbed off so sure nothing too serious

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

    Season starts next week anyway. DGWs are overrated.

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

      Pretty sure it starts in August.

  29. Salan
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Only 16 points from first match day, 9 by Martinez.

    Easily lagging behind by 20-30 points already. Sigh.

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

      How come?
      Top 10k average: 20.70
      Overall average: 13.82

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Top 10K avg is less than 21.

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

    Dreamland, EMI Dias & Stones & Gundo, it’s been a joyous joyous occasion!

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

      Gundo got 2...

    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      My opponent had Stones, Dias, Ederson to just Stones for me.

      Didn’t realize how important that lingard goal was!

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

        lingard?