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8 February 2022 1306 comments
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Gameweek 24 gets underway this evening with Newcastle United v Everton and West Ham United v Watford at 19.45 GMT, followed by Burnley v Manchester United 15 minutes later.

At St James’ Park, Eddie Howe makes one change from Gameweek 23, with new signing Matt Targett replacing the injured Paul Dummett at left-back.

Fellow new recruits, Bruno Guimaraes and Dan Burn, are both named on the bench.

Frank Lampard, meanwhile, makes two changes from Saturday’s 4-1 FA Cup win over Brentford, with Yerry Mina and Andros Townsend coming in for the injured Ben Godfrey and Vitaliy Mykolenko.

That means Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek are substitutes, plus Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with Demarai Gray and Anthony Gordon flanking Richarlison up front.

Elsewhere, Kurt Zouma surprisingly starts for West Ham, whilst further forward, Michail Antonio leads the line after missing Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Kidderminster Harriers, having featured for Jamaica three times during the winter break.

As for Watford, Roy Hodgson recalls Emmanuel Dennis following his one-match suspension, plus Tom Cleverley, with Joao Pedro and Ken Sema dropping out.

At Turf Moor, Josh Brownhill and Jay Rodriguez replace Dale Stephens and Aaron Lennon, both of whom are on the bench.

However, the headline news involves the visitors, with Cristiano Ronaldo – owned by 28.1% of FPL managers – benched.

As a result, Edinson Cavani will lead the United line, with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes paired together in central midfield, in what looks like a 4-3-3 formation, a system Ralf Rangnick used in Friday’s FA Cup loss against Middlesbrough.


GAMEWEEK 24 LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Schar, Targett, Shelvey, Willock, Joelinton, Fraser, Saint-Maximin, Wood

Subs: Darlow, Krafth, Manquillo, Murphy, Burn, Guimaraes, Almiron, Longstaff, Gayle

Everton XI: Pickford, Holgate, Keane, Mina, Coleman, Allan, Gomes, Townsend, Gordon, Gray, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Patterson, Branthwaite, Iwobi, Van de Beek, El Ghazi, Alli, Calvert-Lewin


West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Dawson, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Bowen, Fornals, Benrahma, Antonio

Subs: Areola, Yarmolenko, Lanzini, Vlasic, Noble, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Kral

Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Samir, Kamara, Kucka, Sissoko, Kayembe, Cleverley, Dennis, King

Subs: Bachmann, Ngakia, Louza, Joao Pedro, Masina, Sema, Kabasele, Kalu, Cucho


Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, McNeil, Brownhill, Westwood, Cornet, Rodriguez, Weghorst

Subs: Hennessey, Lowton, Cork, Barnes, Stephens, Lennon, Collins, Bardsley, Long

Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford, Cavani

Subs: Henderson, Lindelof, Jones, Mata, Ronaldo, Lingard, Wan-Bissaka, Matic, Elanga

  1. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowen G
    Lanzini A

  2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

  3. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Thats a great save tbh

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Shots/shots on target

    Burnley 1/1
    United 12/5

    Same story as Boro, not clinical enough.

  5. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Take a BOWen

  6. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowen (C) you beauty never doubted

  7. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowen captainers in dreamland

  8. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Hurts your rank if you didn’t captain Bowen and are top 100k 🙂

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      But will be rectified if your captain later goes on to score more 😉

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      What about if your captain scores a hatty?

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Makes me safe as a house so!!!

  9. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    YES BOWEN MY CAPTAIN

  10. alsybach
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Cat kickers one nil up

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Really ?

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Grow up.

  11. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Roy's getting sacked in the morning

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Entirely possible with Watford.

  12. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Man Utd will not improve until the change the balance between defence and attack. Can't play Pogba and Fernandes together. Can't play Fernandes and Ronaldo together and can't play Pogba and Ronaldo together. All three together would be a disaster.

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      To be fair they have been dominating the game.

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        They always dominate. Which plays into the opposition's hands to hit them on the counter. They need a player like Gundogan or Rice to partner McTominay in midfield.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 day ago

          I agree! Would love that. I just think Pogba and Fernandes together has been fine tonight and both working hard.

  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Rival with Bowen C, ah what a lucky goal.

  14. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowen woohoo!!!

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowennn let's goooo!

  16. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    I'd be surprised in West Ham hang onto to Bowen in the summer. I hear Liverpool are sniffing around.

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Could end up at PSG or Real Madrid at this rate

  17. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Kane Weghorst Dennis strike force ok for DGW 26?

  18. Sergeant Slaughter
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    How in Christ’s name is Coleman on 2 BPs

  19. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    BOWEN(c)

  20. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    I should apologise to those I told not to captain Bowen, although considering how stubborn Watford have been and that it was a deflection I still feel it made sense

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Depends how Jota, KDB, Kane etc. do still

      1. Nanoelektronicar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        They can't do much better than 11, tbh.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      No need to apologise people make their own choices ar the end of day 🙂

    3. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Was the right decision not to captain him. A lucky goal doesn’t change that

  21. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Jeez are UTD players even worth getting in for the DGW?

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      I'll bring in Ronaldo for King. Must be worth it.

      1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 1 day ago

        Get Bruno., Ronaldo is useless

  22. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Sancho just violated Tarkowski

    1. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Proper

  23. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Looking at Man utd corners, its not a total mystery why they dont score many

  24. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Sancho is looking great

  25. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    worth watching the west ham game to hear the Zouma boo's and watch Moyes try and defend his decision in the post match interview?

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      West Ham will win and Zouma's transgressions will be forgotten.

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Careful or you might get a slap

  26. it lies in the proles
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Has the Lascelles/Holgate conundrum happened before?

  27. JBay
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Funny gameweek, I have four players whose points will hurt my rank; TAA, Bowen, Cancelo and Jota. KDB (c) is my only hope and he doesn't even help that much.

  28. tbos83
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Didn't see first half. Is Gray injured?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Yes sadly

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Yeah, went off and straight down the tunnel

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

    Oh look, a player scoring points who everybody owns

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      30% ownership

    2. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Some own him twice 😉

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      The way things are going, I’ll take it!

  30. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 day ago

    Bowen, you absolute hero!
    This has to be the point where my season's luck turned!

    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 1 day ago

      Why?