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The Premier League action gets underway at Elland Road at 12:30 BST, a match that features one of just two teams to play twice in Gameweek 36.

Newcastle United’s ‘double’ begins with a visit to Leeds United, with a home game against Brighton & Hove Albion to follow on Thursday.

Virtually all of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest in the lunchtime kick-off is on the Magpies, then, and the team news is broadly positive for the key Fantasy assets on show.

Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak start together for the second match running, the former presumably set to lead the line again and the latter stationed on the left flank.

Eddie Howe has made only one change from the team beaten 2-0 by Arsenal last Sunday, with Miguel Almiron replacing Jacob Murphy on the right wing.

As for the hosts, Sam Allardyce has recalled top scorer Rodrigo Moreno at the expense of the benched Wilfried Gnonto.

Patrick Bamford keeps his place.

The cheapest ‘forward’ in FPL, £4.0m-rated Sam Greenwood, also starts, as does Robin Koch.

Adam Forshaw and Marc Roca are back among the substitutes as a result.

Above: The Gameweek 36 ‘effective ownership’ stats of the top 10,000 FPL managers

Isak is the most-captained player of the Gameweek if we look at LiveFPL’s numbers for the current top 10,000 Fantasy managers, handed the armband by almost two-thirds of them.

GAMEWEEK 36 LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Robles, Ayling, Firpo, Koch, Bamford, Harrison, Rodrigo, Kristensen, McKennie, Wober, Greenwood.

Subs: Meslier, Forshaw, Aaronson, Roca, Summerville, Struijk, Rutter, Gnonto, Gray.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Schar, Joelinton, Wilson, Isak, Almiron, Willock, Burn, Guimares.

Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Gordon, Saint-Maximin, Lewis, Targett, Manquillo, Murphy, Anderson.



  1. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Trippier had any attacking threat yet?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      No just poor free kicks

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not for months

    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He's on set pieces so always a chance of an assist

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Man United game.

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    That’s why GW is 4.5

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      4.0*

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Didn’t check price 🙂

  3. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson penalties scored 16 missed 3
    Isak scored 8 missed 4

  4. Dat Guy Welbz
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Let’s say a bomb was dropped on this match and all the players died. Would we still get to keep our captain points so far from Callum Wilson?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Wtf?

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Damn son

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Call the feds

    3. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      MI 6 wants to know your location

    4. Sure You Did
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I suspect so. You’ll get a lot of crying babies with this post though.

    5. TKC07
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      What are you smoking?

    6. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I'd imagine football would be temporary suspended and a period of mourning would begin. They might even end the season.

    7. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I’d worry less about your captain points if I were you and more about going to have a chat with someone

    8. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Full metal jacket

    9. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      If you read the rules you'd know that in case of any unforeseeable circumstance which is beyond the control of the Premier League, or any unavoidable event, even if foreseeable, so called “Force majeure”, points are given to Harry Kane.

    10. SpaceCoyote97
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Is it wrong that this post made me laugh out loud?

      1. Dat Guy Welbz
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        No

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Wilson non owners buried DEEP in MUD with Nowhere to go

    Love to see it oh yes u do

  6. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Please sub off Almiron

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      This

    2. Utopsis
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      For Murphy

  7. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Miggy ruining Isak & Wilson

  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    All these DGWs only make me wanna puke, like Brighton mids last week

  9. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    That's a huge 2 min swing as a Pope and wilson(c) owner.

    Finally some good luck!

    1. DannyDrinkVodka
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Nice one!!

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Bonus Points

    3 - Wilson (28)
    2 - Pope (23)
    1 - Ayling (22)

    Isak (10)

    Does feel like saving a penalty gets a bit too rewarded in FPL, when a keeper scores more from them than a CS

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Saving a pen is a pretty big deal

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Huge in the context of this game, especially.

      2. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Agree, just wonder whether it should have a point less perhaps. Keeper who saves a penalty in a 3-0 loss gets the same points as one who keeps a CS atm.

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      It's a fairly rare event tho so I think it's okay.

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

      But a keeper can get clean sheet points with no saves whatsoever.

    4. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Scoring a penalty should get less pts.

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        It used to be extra points I think?

  11. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Score predictions:

    Leeds Utd 1-3 Newcastle
    Aston Villa 2-1 Spurs
    Chelsea 1-1 Notts Forest
    Crystal Palace 2-1 Bournemouth
    Man Utd 2-0 Wolves
    Southampton 1-2 Fulham

    Sunday
    Brentford 2-2 West Ham
    Everton 1-3 Man City
    Arsenal 3-2 Brighton

    Monday
    Leicester 1-2 Liverpool

    1. Dat Guy Welbz
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      I think Leeds Newcastle will be 0-0

      1. Sun God Nika
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Same

    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure Soton and Leicester have enough fight left in them to keep the scores that close.

    3. The Mentaculus
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      AVL 1-0 TOT
      CHE 1-3 NFO
      CRY 3-2 BOU
      MUN 1-0 WOL
      SOU 1-2 FUL
      BRE 0-0 WHU
      EVE 1-1 MCI
      ARS 3-1 BHA
      LEI 1-5 LIV

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Your boys need a win today

        Or not to lose!

      2. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Hope you're right on the Everton result.

        That match and Arsenal v BHA is a tough one to guess.

  12. PartyTime
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    In Pope we trust

  13. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle Robin Koch of the 3 points

  14. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    So Bamford has costed 5+ pts to Leeds in their fight for survival

  15. The Ilfordian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone got more points already than last week?

    25 vs 34(-8)

  16. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Murphy for Almiron in the 2nd half

  17. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Dang, was considering Steele to Pope for a -4 all week……..

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Why?

      1. DannyDrinkVodka
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Thought Steele might be benched and would open up another attacking spot to go along with Mitoma & Mac A

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Had Raya to Pope planned before the bloody March injury!

  18. TanN
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Is Isak looking lively?

    1. Red Star Toro
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Yes and more central

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Lively enough. Moved to the middle towards the end of the half.

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Something to laugh about for everyone having a bad start to this GW.

    https://twitter.com/City_Zone_/status/1657349277465604098

    1. Sure You Did
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      You find this funny? Only Man U fans would find this funny and for a bigger laugh, they just need to look at the state of their own club. No, I’m not a City or Pool fan.

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ofc it's funny that a professional player says and has this opinion about a "large " club in the PL. Only City fans themselves don't find this funny.

      2. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        For someone who isn't a City fan, you're awful salty about a bit of banter

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Also this.

  20. tim
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Still early but having both Isak and Wilson has been a 10k green arrow to top 20k.

    1. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Hopefully they’ve both got several goals in them

  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    At least Isak will be on pens on Thursday

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks Eddie

      1. Sure You Did
        • 2 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        He’s just upset he has double NewC defence and Isak C

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          And you’re just excited about your first good gameweek

        2. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 7 months ago

          Better than mine trio tbf

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Greenwood off

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Watkins to Greenwood move fail...

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    The Knights template finally getting his Ayling haul

    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      He doesn't own him, but that won't stop him rabbiting on about it anyway... 😆

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Ah ok fair lol

  24. Sandy Ravage
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    What's the best Fast & Furious film? Only seen 1.

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      They get samey around number 24 but good again by 37

  25. Gazzpfc
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Benching headache

    DDG
    Shaw Stones Estupinian
    Mitoma Salah Mac Mahrez Rashford
    Haaland Isak

    Raya Trippier Wilson Trent

    Anything to change???

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Jeez! Bench boost?

      1. Gazzpfc
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        I wish absolutely nightmare but can’t drop a dgwer so Trent trippier and Wilson have to be benched

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like Rashford not starting. Enjoyable afternoon sweating on a cameo then.

    I blame Solly March.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Is he on the bench?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Looking for that info, but can't find. Hope not, but my poor decision deserves to be punished.

      2. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 7 months ago

        Haven't seen any pics off him with the squad that showed up as of yet.

  27. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Heeey Callum Wilson!

  28. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    what's the deal with the "men's restroom" badge Sam is wearing?

    1. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Prostate Cancer awareness badge

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      Prostate cancer?

  29. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    Schar always touches or is close to the ball after set pieces, but never scores...

  30. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 7 months ago

    ASM time?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 7 months ago

      BST