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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. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Which Man Utd players are looking essential for the double are we thinking then?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      DDG 🙁

    2. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      None. Absolutely none.

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

      Raphina

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

        RF

    4. The Ilfordian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Dan James

    5. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      ManU and essential, hmm

    6. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Bruno Captain haul a couple of weeks back looking more and more like a lucky punt

    7. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Whoever you've got now and get rid immediately after ...

    8. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Nada. Can’t believe how poor they are.

    9. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Greenwood

    10. DycheDycheBaby
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      NONE.

    11. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      I have Bruno and DdG, that's more than enough.

    12. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      VAR

    13. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      No player is essential in fantasy football. But if I was wildcarding again I would just go treble united defence. The way Man United are playing they are not scoring goals. So if it is low scoring they have more of chance of bonus/clean sheet.
      Basically Man United are an expensive version of Burnley.
      I would have De Gea - Maguire and Varane for the Man United double if I was to pick three.

    14. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Andy Cole.

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        *Andrew Cole.

  2. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Was going to take a -4 hit for the Utd DGW, but thinking I might pass

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Yes, because you need another hit to ditch that player out.

  3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Coleman getting 2 bonus?

    1. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Funny

  4. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Manure

  5. acidicleo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    DDG Dalot duo continue to disappoint me..
    But thanks to Captain Bowen decent start to the GW.

  6. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    DDG more than enough from United for next weeks double

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Too much

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Knocked out of cup by Middlesbrough
      Draw with Burnley who had 1 game previous to this in weeks
      Def Is more than enough !

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

    Remember last year when United needed to concede in order to get going. Seems like some mental block or something now, they get one first and can’t do anything after

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Not a mental block. Coach more concerned with not losing. They took more risks under Solksjaer and still have enough quality players to take more risks.

  8. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    God but United are pure shyte

  9. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Maupay surely needed for the DGW now

  10. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Ronaldo > Maupay on the card ... if I convinced myself Ronaldo could only get 2 x 1 pt for DGW ...

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Keeping him for this long has been a classic case of gamblers fallacy. Keeping him for another GW is lunacy

      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        Huge mistake and may ignore DGW and get Kane

        1. Pompel
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 23 hours ago

          What one should have done this GW already

  11. King Carlos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Lol, Pickford w a sneaky bonus point. I'll take it!

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Wouldn’t go bragging on Pickford.

      1. King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        I know. But I was drunk back when I transferred him in so... anyway that's 4 pts for my drunken mistake, thank you! Lol

    2. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Strange one - a team that loses 3-1 gets two players in the BPS without being involved in the goal they scored.

  12. Maeki2
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Ronaldo xD

  13. Kevin and Perry go
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    You just know Conner Gallagher is gonna get a goal and an assist. I’ll never captain Ronaldo ever again. Bring back messi.

  14. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Weghorst clear of Ronaldo

    1. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      We move

    2. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Lol

  15. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Ronaldo TC next week locked

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      😆 am with ya

  16. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Bruno sneaking a bonus point

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Nvm looks like he misses out unless Mark has him in his team

  17. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Come on ref. Blow up.

    Thank you.

  18. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Finding it hard to do KDB -> Bruno...let us see how the ginger man does tomorrow.

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Yeah … KDB to Bruno to Salah was the plan … but jeez …

    2. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      I’m out, no way I’m doing it.

      KDB vs Norwich, plus saved transfer, is far more appealing

    3. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      I think I am still doing that transfer

  19. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Bruno blank is very welcomed.
    Even if he may get 1 bonus.

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      You'd want that in 25 no? What difference does it make right now?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        Huh? Well I picked up Salah this week over Fernandes, so him blanking makes a relative difference for me.

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Ronaldo haul as well to make it sweeter

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Don't think he is getting a bonus

      Rodri
      Pog
      Shaw

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        Yeah it just updated in the last minute or so. Him and Shaw were both on 19 BAPs before.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      No bonus, even better. Late tackle by Shaw might have pipped him.

  20. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Starting to think I should just forget MU next week and keep Mahrez/Foden even though I'm on WC. Was going to bring in Bruno and Maupay but nearly contemplating just the latter at this stage

    1. maglia rosa
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Just played my wc, ended up going without Bruno.....fair amount of FOMO come next deadline and no Bruno but it's fair to say their's a pattern to how poor Utd are. It'll be very top of my decisions this week.

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Yea keep what ya have. I’m KDB/Mahrez and just wildcarded and in weighing up decided KDB/Mahrez can maybe equal Bruno’s double and have no United for next week.

  21. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Great Burnley great!

  22. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Wolves will go above united if they win their games in hand.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      At this rate United will finish 7 or 8

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

        If we’re lucky with these types of performances.

  23. Rohirrims
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Exact funds for Salah + Broja for Antonio + Maddison. Only risk is Salah picking up an injury, think I should go for it.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      I jus sold Maddison for Bruno...

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 23 hours ago

        And kept Gray after his MOTM performance...

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Yea, go for it imo

    3. Kevin and Perry go
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Do it.

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

    Bloody useless

  25. Warby84
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    JRod 3rd on bench as was t sure he would start

  26. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Ok serious question folks, keep Ronaldo or get Kane? I know it's DGW 🙁

  27. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Bowen is now the 3rd highest scoring player after Salah and Trent.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      And some chuckleheads on here thought it wasnt a good idea to captain him....pfft.

  28. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Oof looking like another stinker this week. Really need Son (C) and Robertson to hit big.

  29. :
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    So, that's West Ham reached the magical 40 points and they're now on the beach. Time to ditch Bowen?

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      No. He's doing well despite West Ham being dire.

  30. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 23 hours ago

    Keep KDB for Norwich or switch for Bruno? Feel KDB could outscore him even without a DGW

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      Very possible

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 23 hours ago

      If he plays it’s possible but I’d be nervous he doesn’t start