Team profile · NEW

Newcastle

Squad: 26
Available: 23
Home rating: 2
Away rating: 3

Defence · our rating1.35xGC / 90#6 of 18Expected goals conceded by the regular back line. Lower is better.

Attack · our rating0.42xGI / 90#10 of 17Expected goal involvements across the five best attackers.

Squad leaders

Four different questions, rather than one ranked list.

Points leaderBruno G.154 ptsMost points last season

Best projectionOsula4.7 xPHighest xP for the upcoming fixture

Best valueThiaw25.2 pts/£mMost points per £m last season

Under 10% ownedOsula1.6% ownedBest projection nobody else owns

Schedule pulse

Difficulty across the next 6 listed fixtures.

Average difficulty

2.83

Favourable (1-2)

Difficult (4-5)

Blanks

Best five-game run

The kindest five consecutive gameweeks left in the season - average difficulty 2.60 across GW2-6. Often months out, which is exactly the point when planning a wildcard.

GW2TOT A3
GW3BOU H3
GW4LEE A3
GW5HUL H2
GW6COV A2

Rotation partners

Pair a NEW player with one of these and start whichever has the kinder fixture each week. Rated over GW1-6.Season-long table

NEW + BHANo week where both are difficult2.33
NEW + CHENo week where both are difficult2.33
NEW + LIVNo week where both are difficult2.33
NEW + MUNNo week where both are difficult2.33
NEW + SUNNo week where both are difficult2.33
NEW + ARSNo week where both are difficult2.50

Who starts

The squad ranked by modelled chance of starting. Grouped rather than arranged as an eleven on purpose - this is a model, built from start frequency and FPL's fitness flags. It has not seen a press conference and it is not a predicted lineup.

DefThiawProbable33/38 starts
MidBruno G.Probable27/38 starts
GoaPopeProbable27/38 starts
DefBurnProbable25/38 starts
ForWoltemadeProbable24/38 starts
DefHallProbable24/38 starts
DefBotmanRotation21/38 starts
MidBarnesRotation19/38 starts
MidJ.MurphyRotation19/38 starts
MidJoelintonRotation23/38 starts
MidElangaRotation14/38 starts
MidJ.RamseyRotation15/38 starts
ForOsulaRotation8/38 starts
DefSchärRotation11/38 starts
MidWillockRotation10/38 starts
ForWissaRotation4/38 starts
DefLivramentoRotation14/38 starts
MidTouréUnknown0/38 starts
MidBambaUnknown0/38 starts
MidSteurUnknown0/38 starts
ForNeaveUnknown0/38 starts
DefA.MurphyUnknown0/38 starts
GoaHorníčekUnknown0/38 starts
GoaGillespieUnknown0/38 starts
GoaJaouenUnknown0/38 starts
MidL.MileyOut15/38 starts

Full squad

Every Newcastle player with price, ownership, last season's points and our projection.
Player	Pos	Price	Owned	Pts	xP
Osula	For	£6.0m	1.6%	76	4.7
Bruno G.	Mid	£7.0m	9.4%	154	4.5
Barnes	Mid	£6.0m	1.2%	106	3.8
Woltemade	For	£6.0m	1.8%	108	3.4
J.Murphy	Mid	£6.0m	0.2%	82	3.3
Thiaw	Def	£5.0m	2%	126	3.1
Botman	Def	£5.0m	0.4%	89	3.1
Schär	Def	£5.0m	0.2%	51	2.9
Burn	Def	£5.0m	2.7%	93	2.9
J.Ramsey	Mid	£5.0m	0.5%	62	2.9
Pope	Goa	£5.0m	1.1%	96	2.8
Elanga	Mid	£6.0m	0.7%	48	2.8
Hall	Def	£5.0m	4.1%	79	2.7
Willock	Mid	£5.0m	0.1%	38	2.6
Livramentodoubt	Def	£5.0m	0.1%	59	2.2
Joelintondoubt	Mid	£5.5m	0%	73	2.0
Touré	Mid	£6.0m	0.2%	0	1.5
Wissa	For	£6.0m	1.4%	27	1.5
Steur	Mid	£5.0m	0.1%	0	1.3
Bamba	Mid	£5.0m	0.1%	0	1.3
Horníček	Goa	£5.0m	0.2%	0	1.2
Neave	For	£4.5m	0.7%	1	1.1
Gillespie	Goa	£4.5m	0%	0	1.0
Jaouen	Goa	£4.5m	0.1%	0	1.0
A.Murphy	Def	£4.0m	0.8%	2	1.0
L.Mileydoubt	Mid	£5.5m	0%	72	0.0

Attack and defence ratings are ours, built from expected goal involvements and expected goals conceded per 90. Home and away ratings are FPL's own. Not a guarantee.