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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. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Trippier was a cracking buy. Set pieces are so important.

    30% of all goals are scored either on or straight after a set-piece.

  2. Nanoelektronicar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Everton are going to get relegated.

  3. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Bowen post.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Great save

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Wow he’s on fire at the moment

  4. Berkshire Hafaway-Line
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Iams amazed that West Ham haven't scored more

  5. Je suis le chat
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Fwank should stick to the children's books, Rooney showed more IQ turning down the interview.

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      What a job Rooney is doing at Derby... Imagine if he keeps them up after being docked 21pts...

  6. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Frank picking up where Rafa left off.
    Continue to target attackers who have Everton I say

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Everton boys v Newcastle men.

  7. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Maguire customary yc

  8. AutoFill 2021
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Bowen is great player

  9. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Need a 3rd save from DDG

  10. Utopsis
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    That might just be the best save I've ever seen - WOW

  11. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    FOSTER ON FIRE

  12. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Cornet crocked

  13. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Raphinha looking tasty next GW then

  14. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Has to beg the question why Lampard didn't bring DCL on when he subbed off two mids/attackers. Unless he wasn't really fit enough for anything more than a few mins.

  15. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Gianluigi Foster

  16. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    This grandfather of gegenpressing ain't fixing anything.

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Horrendous appointment.

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      He seems to have gotten better at first halves.
      He just needs to sort out 2nd halves now and Utd will be looking good

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Took Klopp and Pep some time too. This squad isn't built for Ralf's style.

  17. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Off... Switched to Cancelo from Bowen as my C. Please do something Cancelo.

  18. Critical Observer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Pogba looking like he could sneak a 2nd?

  19. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Cornet groin injury?

  20. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Nice VAR win for Newcastle ; if Bruno's arrival means no more Shelvey everyone there is going to be a lot more comfortable and stress free.

  21. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    As if Fernandez and Bachmann are my keepers, jeez

  22. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Can DCL still come on or am i safe?

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      No can’t come on

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        Still chance if one head injury though...

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        Escaped one there

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      3 subs used

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      He'd be wasted if he could, they can barely get it past midfield.

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Only United could go to the bottom of the table side and make them look like counter attacking experts.

  24. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    I'm buzzing with having only foster and bowen from today's games...

  25. Fish up a tree
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Corneto owners in meltdown

    1. sandman58
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      What happened?

    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Did it look bad … he does seem very fragile?

    3. Original Sin
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Bought him in for DGW25, any chance for him to return before then?

      1. Fish up a tree
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        Looks done for

  26. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    5 players tonight and 1 return. It’s another gameweek from hell

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      4 for 1 return for me. Coufal on the bench would have given me a 2nd return.

  27. Scrumper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    ...well that's 4 pts from my entire bench boost. Deary me

    1. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Strange week to bench boost

      1. Scrumper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        In the FFS members cup final, thought it was worth a BB to go for the win!

        Looked quite good on paper:

        De Gea vs Burnley
        Gray vs Newcastle
        Benrahama vs Watford
        Raph vs Villa (would have got subbed on for DCL anyway now)

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 22 hours ago

          Ah fair play if in a final - desperately unlucky that, but you never know - those 4 points may just win it for you!

          1. Scrumper
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 22 hours ago

            Hope so, they certainly ain't gonna propel me up the overall rankings!

            Cheers and thanks. Good luck vs the scout picks this week.

            1. Utopsis
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 21 hours ago

              Thanks mate, and to you too! 🙂

  28. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    Newcastle doing well but the Chris Wood signing isn’t exactly shining. If they thought theyd screw Burnley by nicking their best player, Weghorst might prove to be a better one.

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      25 million on a 30 year old Chris Wood is mental

      1. PepTalk
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        That was the fee required to activate his buy out clause. It was just as much about hurting relegation rivals Burnley than it was getting a replacement for Wilson

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 20 hours ago

          Weghorst will probably dissagree with you on that one..

  29. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    I dont have any Brighton or Man U, im thinking 0 for the double is good. Anyone else? Brighton both away games, and well ManU is ManU

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 22 hours ago

      Currently have Bruno, Sanchez and Dunk and will leave it as those 3

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 22 hours ago

        I would have considered Cucurella but away isnt great 🙁

  30. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 22 hours ago

    ASM such a joy to watch