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Wilson and Son start as Newcastle host Spurs in Gameweek 8

All eyes will be on St James’ Park this afternoon as Newcastle United take on Tottenham Hotspur in the first game since the Saudi-led takeover.

Kick-off is at 16:30 BST.

The Magpies’ are given a boost by the return of talisman Callum Wilson (£7.3m), who has been out since Gameweek 3 with a thigh injury.

Jamaal Lascelles (£4.4m) also comes back into the starting XI, with Federico Fernandez (£4.4m) dropping to the bench.

As for Tottenham, they are unchanged from the side that beat Aston Villa in Gameweek 7.

That means another start for Son Heung-min (£10.1m), despite suggestions that he wouldn’t be involved due to a positive Covid-19 test.


GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Ritchie, Hayden, Longstaff, Willock, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin, Wilson

Subs: Gillespie, Schar, Shelvey, Lewis, Hendrick, Fernandez, Fraser, Murphy, Gayle

Spurs XI: Lloris, Royal, Romero, Dier, Reguillon, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Ndombele, Moura, Son, Kane

Subs: Gollini, Sanchez, Tanganga, Davies, Winks, Alli, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Gil

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  1. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Fan has been take to hospital, game back on after the warm up

  2. fusen
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Second half about to be finished, and then half time. So the game and FPL look like it'll carry on as usual.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      First half.

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        hah, second half of first half 😀

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

      Priorities?

      1. fusen
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        amazingly, life goes on.

    3. fusen
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn't look like there is anything in the FPL rules or help pages about what would happen for a fully suspended game but I think they'd just follow whatever the PL do, so if the game result is cancelled then FPL wipe it out as unplayed, otherwise the game result stands even if all minutes aren't played and I'd imagine FPL would then keep the stats as they were.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        No it just gets cancelled as it it didn’t happen at all.

  3. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Game on.

  4. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Players back on the pitch

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

    7 mins to play

  6. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Must be so strange to carry on playing after all that

  7. Esalman
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Wasn't Son out with Covid?

    1. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      False positive

    2. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      No.. just unbased rumours spread on twitter.

      Don't let unbased rumours sway your moves.

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

    Fan was unconsious, now stable and on the way to the hospital.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great

  9. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The patient is stable and on the way to hospital.

    1. MagicMessi
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Great news !

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      great to know this

  10. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son goal Kane a

  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son G

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son G
    Kane A

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Damn that guy is so consistent

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

    Inevitable

  14. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Son goal 🙁

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Love to see it oh yes we do!!

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs score a third goal

    Son!!

  16. R.C
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    OHHHH YESSS SON!!!!! GET IN!!!!

    MY CAPTAIN!!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Ballsy.

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yes my balls are huge I almost captained Duffy

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Didn’t captain Ronaldo after you told everyone all week how they’d quit because Ronaldo will score 3?

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Nope cause Son will score 4 goals - haven't you been following my comments?

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Lost track of them all…

  17. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Congratulations Son owners!

    1. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Don’t forget us Kane owners

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        You deserve a return after your week.

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Week of many weeks lol

      2. DycheDycheBaby
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        sorry, and the very few Kane owners 😀

        1. Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Hehe

  18. JBG
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    So happy I read those covid news about Son, made me bring Walker and Son for Son and Duffy.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      How does that work?

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Swapped Duffy for Walker?

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

          Walker and Mahrez I meant.

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

      Walker and Mahrez. So much Son on my mind

  19. Muchentuchel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle look kind of sheikhen up now

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Waaaayyyy

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

      Their early form looks like it will... desert... them..

  20. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Can Lukaku cover Son?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Body wise maybe.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Only with a blanket.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      If Lukaku gets 4 times as many minutes, then maybe.

    4. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I mean, he's a big guy. So yes.

  21. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Thankful for the positive test, goal could have hurt a lot more!

  22. lilmessipran
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Dam that Covid news..

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

      This

  23. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Maybe it wasn't Son or Vardy. It is Son and Vardy?

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

      If Lukaku blanks next week, yes

  24. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    They just keep playing whatever while random guy here asked about fpl and being attacked by others

  25. BIGREDDOG
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Good things happen to those who don't talk absolute nonsense. WAAAAHHH

  26. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Lesson learnt is to only go by official news from now on for me

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

      I think the club did actually confirm there were two players with positive tests
      The leaks were the right names, they just turned out to be false positives
      Weird situation!

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

      This was a freak situation. Trusting these sources usually works out.

  27. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    That Son goal lifted me by almost 100k.

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Your rank must be pretty bad

  28. Walter White (WW)
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Alright Bruce, you know what’s next

  29. tommo1989
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle will do well to stay up with this squad

  30. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    I absolutely despise Son

    1. R.C
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      What. Amazing player!

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Does zilch when owning him

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Is this kind of comment allowed here or is my English poor?

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        the latter

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        You can not like whoever you want.

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        The latter

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      He’s pure evil.

      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Son of Satan ?