Newcastle United team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Newcastle United play at home to Hull City on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. 7 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Newcastle United a 60% chance of winning that match and a 36% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Newcastle United injury news and expected return dates
7 players are currently unavailable for Newcastle United. Daniel Burn is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Anthony Elanga is the longest absentee, around Sat 17 Oct. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Burn | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Ewen Jaouen | GK | Mon 12 Oct |
| Jacob Ramsey | MID | Mon 12 Oct |
| Joelinton | MID | Mon 12 Oct |
| Nico González | MID | Mon 12 Oct |
| William Osula | FWD | Mon 12 Oct |
| Anthony Elanga | MID | Sat 17 Oct |
Newcastle United predicted line-up — home to Hull City
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 8 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Joseph Willock is the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Botman | DEF | 99% | 89 |
| Lewis Hall | DEF | 99% | 89 |
| Malick Thiaw | DEF | 99% | 89 |
| Lukas Hornicek | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Yoane Wissa | FWD | 99% | 88 |
| Lewis Miley | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Harvey Barnes | MID | 97% | 63 |
| Jacob Murphy | MID | 97% | 62 |
| Sean Steur | MID | 81% | 57 |
| Valentino Livramento | DEF | 74% | 75 |
| Joseph Willock | MID | 59% | 57 |
Newcastle United fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Newcastle United win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Newcastle United to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Hull City at 60% to win; the hardest looks away to Crystal Palace at 37%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 16:00 | vs Hull City | 60% | 17% | 2.04 | 36% |
| PL 6 | Mon 12 Oct, 21:00 | at Coventry City | 45% | 29% | 1.66 | 28% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 18:30 | vs Aston Villa | 43% | 31% | 1.62 | 26% |
| PL 8 | Sun 25 Oct, 15:00 | at Crystal Palace | 37% | 37% | 1.50 | 22% |
| PL 9 | Mon 2 Nov, 21:00 | vs Everton | 44% | 29% | 1.57 | 29% |
Best Newcastle United picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Lewis Hall is Newcastle United's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 5.1 points, 0.1 clear of Yoane Wissa. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hall | DEF | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Yoane Wissa | FWD | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Malick Thiaw | DEF | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| Sven Botman | DEF | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Harvey Barnes | MID | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Jacob Murphy | MID | 5.9 | 4.2 |
Newcastle United price changes tonight
Our projection for which Newcastle United players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Barnes (MID, 6.0) — 90% chance of a price rise tonight
- Wissa (FWD, 6.2) — 38% chance of a price rise tonight
- Dedić (DEF, 4.5) — 37% chance of a price rise tonight
- Hall (DEF, 5.2) — 30% chance of a price rise tonight
- Horníček (GKP, 5.0) — 19% chance of a price rise tonight
- Osula (FWD, 5.9) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Jaouen (GKP, 4.5) — 94% chance of a price fall tonight
- Elanga (MID, 6.2) — 81% chance of a price fall tonight
- Burn (DEF, 4.9) — 81% chance of a price fall tonight
- J.Murphy (MID, 5.9) — 46% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Newcastle United?
Daniel Burn, Ewen Jaouen, Jacob Ramsey, Joelinton, Nico González, William Osula are currently unavailable. Daniel Burn is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Newcastle United's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Malick Thiaw, Lukas Hornicek, Yoane Wissa. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Newcastle United play next?
At home to Hull City on Sat 19 Sep, 16:00. Our model gives them a 60% chance of winning and a 36% chance of keeping a clean sheet.