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Newcastle United v Brentford rounds off the day’s Premier League football.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Bruno Guimaraes is back from injury tonight to make his first Newcastle appearance in over two weeks.

He’s one of five changes from the Magpies’ midweek defeat to Manchester City.

Nick Pope is back to replace Aaron Ramsdale between the posts, while it’s all change in attack as Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes and Yoane Wissa come in.

Wissa is facing his former employers for the first time since his move to Tyneside last summer.

Jacob Ramsey, Nick Woltemade and Dan Burn drop to the bench, while Anthony Gordon misses out through injury.

Despite his excellent midweek goal, Anthony Elanga has to settle for a place among the substitutes.

Brentford’s one change is enforced as Kevin Schade is suspended.

Keane Lewis-Potter comes into the side.

The lack of other alterations means that Nathan Collins has to stay on the bench. His Gameweek 24 benching was influenced by a knock in training but after Sepp van den Berg and Kristoffer Ajer helped the Bees to a clean sheet at Aston Villa, those two retain their places at centre-half.

LINE-UPS

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Wissa, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Osula, Elanga, Woltemade, Burn, A. Murphy, Ramsey, Shahar, Neave.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Yanelt, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Ouattara.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Nelson, Yarmoliuk, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Saka Punch
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Guys for those of you going for DGW players - there's a good chance a couple of starters get rotated against Wolves ahead of the Spurs game, as we've had 3 games a week pretty much every week since start of the year, so need to rotate whenever we get a half chance

    1. Steve McCroskey
      • 12 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Any thoughts on who? Thinking Raya must be pretty secure

      1. Saka Punch
        • 7 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        Not sure tbh, could be White for Timber, or even Mosquera for one of the CB's etc

        1. Saka Punch
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Raya will start every game I'm sure

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Rotated/rested in the Cup game, is the expectation

      1. Saka Punch
        • 7 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        Yeah in the cup for sure, but also think he'll take the opportunity to rotate a couple against wolves (but could be wrong)

        1. MJF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          I can see the argument for it. Also, though, the sooner this title is tied up the sooner they can start concentrating on the cups.

    3. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      We’ve had a week of Arsenal experts telling us Timber was 90% going to be benched today.

      Reality is nobody knows, but highest chance is B team plays in cup against Wigan and he starts his best XI in all the league games around it. The spacing is good if you assume most rest in the cup

  2. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Tarkowski's customary DCs dried up for two GWs now

    1. Wet Bandits
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Yeah.. he's starting to stink my team a little (see directly below)

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Sold for Maguire this week who couldn't make it either but probably wasn't helped by the Spurs red card

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Yeah, he is playing with an injury or something? He was basically guaranteed defcons before this.

  3. Wet Bandits
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Bottomed!!

    Saka & Sanchez - Raya & Rogers?

    Raya,
    Gab, Tark, Nunes
    Rice, Semenyo, BrunoF, Rogers
    Haaland, Thiago, Eki

    Dub, HWilson, Dorgu, Esteve

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Give Sanchez two more GWs

      Dorgu is injured. He can go for Timber instead, imo. Allows you to bench Thiago

      I prefer Wirtz to Rogers, but there's not much in that

      1. Wet Bandits
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        I agree Sanchez has 2 GWs in him, but I'm then looking to offload.

        If this not the opportunity? I mean.. Leeds will likely score next week.

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Not looking to offload the injured Dorgu for a high xGI doubler?

          1. Wet Bandits
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 days, 12 hours ago

            IMO Timber stars one.. white starts the other?

            1. Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              3 days, 12 hours ago

              agree with this. Timber will only start one in the double game week.

  4. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Would you do Semenyo > Palmer?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      No way, Semenyo is a great option.

      Wolves gave away two very soft penalties as well.

    2. Wet Bandits
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      I've being toying with palmer for a few GWs now. IMO the 10.4m doesn't beat - few 7-8mil mids and an upgraded def.

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      No chance

    4. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Yeah I would if chasing rank.

      1. Casual Player
        • 5 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        I would if I was chasing last weeks points

    5. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      My Palmer decision will be when I WC

    6. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      No

  5. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Bruno (C), Rogers, double ars def, rice. Still on a red arrow unless Ekitike hauls tomorrow. This season is impossible

    1. MJF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Stop playing?

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Curse of having a good rank.

  6. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    can't the c*nty Uber app remember the DOB I put last time?!

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      When's your birthday?

      22nd February.

      What year?

      Every year.

      1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        mine's every other year, that's why I'm so dainty

  7. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    how's diddums? upset you didn't get the pointy wointys?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Time for an Uber home and bed. Don't do that last drink it will end in tears.

      1. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Always end up on the floor

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          good one, farty

      2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
        • 5 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        OK thanks, next 9 and skip the last one

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 days, 13 hours ago

    Who scores more next GW?

    A. Wirtz(sun)
    B. Cunha(whu)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      A as a guess

      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        3 days, 13 hours ago

        Thinking about getting rid of Cunha for Wirtz, but not sure this is the week to do it. Semenyo is very tempting too...

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 13 hours ago

          Roll

          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            3 days, 13 hours ago

            Yea, that probably is the wise move in this case.

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      A

    3. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      3 days, 13 hours ago

      Coin toss

      Wirtz 51 : 49 Cunha for me, if forced

    4. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      B. Sunderland at home are a different beast

    5. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      A

  9. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Anything for an ft here? 1.7mitb. Reckon hall rotated midweek and seen mbeumo limping.

    Maybe guiu to kroupi? Thanks

    Raya
    Gabriel richards alderete (hall andersen)
    Bruno mbeumo rice enzo anderson
    Haaland ekiteke (guiu)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Anything official on that limp?

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        No. But I've seen footage of it on X as he left old Trafford.

        Surely a doubt for tues / weds

        1. MJF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          That footage looked dodgy as, I want to see it verified!

          1. Flynny
            • 10 Years
            3 days, 12 hours ago

            You reckon?

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Haaland out for Palmer

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        For a hit. No thanks

  10. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Triple up on Arsenal at the back with Raya or get Rice in? 0.8m 1FT

    Petrovic
    Timber Gabriel Chalobah
    BrunoF Rogers Wilson Semenyo Enzo
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka DCL Guehi Alderete

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Rice for me

    2. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Rice to spread the bets slightly

    3. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Rice is fried

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Combination?

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          potatoes

    4. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      cheers all, need to decide which mid to get rid of now....

  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Have Gabriel and Rice.
    Can literally get any other Arsenal player. Who has the biggest upside?

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Saliba

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Gyok

  12. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Getting fed up with pope. Is a switch to Martinez or Henderson worth it?

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      no

  13. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    timber or saliba more likeky to play both dgw26 games ?

    1. Admiral Benson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Saliba (but personally think they both start both games and Timber rested in the cup)

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Ok cheers torn

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      S

  14. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Which scores more, Haaland and Ekitike, or Haaland, Semenyo and Verbruggen? Thankee!

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Semenyo and Verbruggen are likely to outscore Ekitike

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      A

  15. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Triple captain Gabriel?

    Sanchez
    Gabriel Timber Chalobah
    B.Fernandes Mbeumo Rogers Rice Enzo
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubravka Kroupi.Jr Senesi Alderete

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      I will be yes

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      don't do it!

    3. Old Bull
      • 12 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Tempting

  16. NZREDS
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    2FT

    Raya + Chalobah -> Sanchez + Gab worth it? Only way to get Gab in my team and would captain him - mad fomo without!

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Then do it

    2. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      Gab concedes at least one

  17. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Summerville anyone? Had him in my challenge team this week but thinking he could be a cheeky differential.

    1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
      • 5 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      sure. Or Haaland out for Ekitike

      1. Old Bull
        • 12 Years
        3 days, 12 hours ago

        Too risky until the ownership falls. Haaland is currently an insurance policy.

        1. Snoop Udogie Dogg
          • 5 Years
          3 days, 12 hours ago

          I'm high risk

          1. Old Bull
            • 12 Years
            3 days, 12 hours ago

            So are those sitting in the top 100.

    2. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      3 days, 12 hours ago

      thinking just this

  18. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    yeah think it's time to call it a night. I moved the cursor left, but it hovered over that permalink thing, which caused a movement to the right, and I'm feeling dizzy now

  19. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    I want to learn how to breakdance and produce music. 44 btw

  20. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 days, 12 hours ago

    Any ideas on this bunch?

    Raya (Dub)
    Gab Richards Tark* (Hall* Muk)
    Bruno Rice Enzo Wilson (Miley*)
    Haaland Ekitike Bowen*

    3 FT, 2m bank

    Bench Bowen/Wilson and upgrade Miley to KDH?
    Something else?

    Cheers for any help.