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Newcastle
12th in the table on 5 points after 4 games (1 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost), form DWDL. The next 6 fixtures rate as an easy run on the game's difficulty scale (average 2.7 out of 5).
How they're playing
Newcastle have scored 7 goals in 4 matches — 1.8 a game against a league average of 1.4, from an expected-goals total of 5.3, so they are scoring more than their chances suggest. At the other end they've conceded 8 goals and kept 1 clean sheet; their goalkeepers have faced chances worth 9.1 expected goals.
Elanga leads the scoring with 2, while Barnes has the most assists with 3. The club's most-owned FPL asset is Wissa, in 19.1% of teams at £6.2m.
Set pieces: Osula on penalties and Hall on corners.
FPL assets
Every Newcastle player in the game, ranked by points this season. Price and ownership are the game's current figures.
| Player | Pos | Price | Owned | Pts | Mins | G | A | CS | Bonus | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall | DEF | £5.2m | 15.4% | 31 | 449 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.2 |
| Barnes | MID | £6.1m | 4.8% | 28 | 450 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5.6 |
| Willock | MID | £5.0m | 0.5% | 22 | 284 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Elanga | MID | £6.1m | 5.4% | 18 | 232 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Wissa | FWD | £6.2m | 19.1% | 15 | 441 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Botman | DEF | £5.0m | 0.7% | 15 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Thiaw | DEF | £5.0m | 2.2% | 14 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Horníček | GKP | £5.0m | 1.5% | 14 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Dedić | DEF | £4.5m | 2.0% | 13 | 327 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.6 |
| L.Miley | MID | £5.5m | 0.1% | 12 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Touré | MID | £5.8m | 0.1% | 8 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Steur | MID | £4.9m | 0.1% | 8 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| J.Ramsey | MID | £4.9m | 0.3% | 7 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| N.Gonzalez | MID | £5.5m | 0.2% | 5 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Osula | FWD | £5.8m | 0.3% | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Livramento | DEF | £4.9m | 0.1% | 4 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Fernandez-Pardo | FWD | £6.0m | 0.1% | 4 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| J.Murphy | MID | £5.9m | 0.1% | 3 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Availability
Players the game currently flags:
- Elanga — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- Dedić — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- Burn — Ankle injury - Expected back 12 Oct
- J.Ramsey — Thigh injury - Unknown return date
- Osula — Foot injury - Unknown return date
- Livramento — Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
- Jaouen — Ankle injury - 50% chance of playing
- Joelinton — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
Results
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | D | Report |
| GW2 | Spurs | A | 2–0 | W | Report |
| GW3 | Bournemouth | H | 2–2 | D | Report |
| GW4 | Leeds | A | 1–4 | L | Report |
Fixtures
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Difficulty | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW5 | Hull City | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW6 | Coventry City | A | 2 | Preview |
| GW7 | Aston Villa | H | 3 | Preview |
| GW8 | Crystal Palace | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW9 | Everton | H | 3 | Preview |
| GW10 | Fulham | A | 3 | Preview |
In your mini-league
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