Newcastle predicted line-up — Gameweek 7
Last updated: 20 October 2026 · By Clive Smalls · Confidence: Low
We expect Newcastle to start in a 4-4-2 at home to Aston Villa in Gameweek 7. The XI below blends scraped predicted line-ups and injury tables with our own expected-minutes model, so every name carries a start probability and a projected Fantasy Premier League points total rather than a gut-feel guess.
Match projection
Predicted XI (4-4-2)
| GKPHorníček£5.0m | 72% start | 2.7 |
| DEFThiaw£5.0m | 90% start | 2.9 |
| DEFHall£5.3m | 82% start | 2.9 |
| DEFBotman£5.0m | 80% start | 2.8 |
| DEFDedić£4.5m | 49% start | 1.6 |
| MIDBarnes£6.1m | 80% start | 3.1 |
| MIDL.Miley£5.5m | 76% start | 2.1 |
| MIDN.Gonzalez£5.5m | 67% start | 1.4 |
| MIDWillock£5.0m | 62% start | 2.1 |
| FWDWissa£6.1m | 72% start | 2.8 |
| FWDFernandez-Pardo£6.0m | 54% start | 1.8 |
Likely bench
- MIDJ.Murphy48% start
- MIDJoelinton29% start
- MIDSteur29% start
- GKPPope21% start
- DEFBurn20% start
- FWDOsula20% start
- MIDTouré11% start
Injuries, suspensions and doubts
- ElangaOUTUnknown — back 25/10/2026
- J.RamseyOUTThigh injury — back 25/10/2026
- LivramentoOUTOther — back 07/11/2026
- JaouenOUTHamstring injury — back 05/12/2026
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Newcastle predicted line-up FAQs
What is Newcastle's predicted line-up this Gameweek?
We project Newcastle to line up in a 4-4-2: Horníček, Thiaw, Hall, Botman, Dedić, Barnes, L.Miley, N.Gonzalez, Willock, Wissa, Fernandez-Pardo. Horníček is the expected goalkeeper and start probabilities for every name are listed on this page.
Who is injured or suspended for Newcastle?
Elanga, J.Ramsey, Livramento, Jaouen are currently flagged as unavailable, with no further doubts recorded.
Which Newcastle player is the best FPL pick?
Our model projects Barnes highest at 3.1 expected points for the next Gameweek, ahead of Thiaw (2.9) and Hall (2.9).
How likely is a Newcastle clean sheet?
Our Poisson match model gives Newcastle a 31% chance of a clean sheet at home to Aston Villa, with 1.72 expected goals scored.
Related Newcastle pages
Fantasy Premier League
- Aston Villa predicted line-up — the other side of this fixture.
- Predicted line-ups for all 20 Premier League clubs
- Newcastle team news, injuries and suspensions
- FPL captaincy picks for Gameweek 7
- Projected points for every Newcastle player
- Newcastle fixture difficulty over the next five Gameweeks
- Low-ownership FPL differentials
- FPL Insights hub
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