Who are the best Newcastle FPL players for the 2023/24 season?
We take a look at our top three Newcastle players to own ahead of Gameweek 1, using Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta">data</a> and <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/predictions">AI</a> to inform our decisions.
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<h2>Best Newcastle FPL players 2023/24: Harvey Barnes (£6.5m)</h2>
Newcastle&#8217;s newest big money signing Harvey Barnes (£6.5m) has plenty of Premier League pedigree for his former side Leicester City, but with the Foxes now relegated, he will be relieved to have made a move to a side on the up &#8211; and one in the Champions League no less.
Barnes has already bagged two goals in preseason, scoring a brace against Villarreal.
His numbers last season were impressive too, with Barnes producing 15 attacking returns in just 32 starts in the Premier League &#8211; 13 goals and 2 assists was a solid return in a struggling Leicester side.
Barnes is expected to slot in on the left wing following the departure of Allan Saint-Maximin, but he will face direct competition for that position in the form of Anthony Gordon (£5.5m).
In addition, there is a threat of rotation from the versatile duo of Joelinton (£6.0m) and Alexander Isak (£7.0m), who both played on the left wing at times last season.
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When Barnes is on the pitch however, he looks a real threat, racking up plenty of shots in the box as well as big chances &#8211; and we think he could be the Newcastle attacker worth taking a gamble on in Gameweek 1, with Isak and Callum Wilson (£7.5m) vying for one spot up front.
Newcastle don&#8217;t have the easiest of starts, but Eddie Howe&#8217;s side showed last season that they can score against pretty much anyone.
Their opening day fixture is at St James&#8217; Park, which was a fortress for the Magpies last season, both from an attacking and a defensive perspective.
In addition, their Gameweek 1 opponents Aston Villa have been taking a slightly unorthodox approach at right-back, with Ezri Konsa (£4.5m) having filled in there during pre-season.
With Villa&#8217;s attacking left-back Alex Moreno (£5.0m) out injured, Konsa has had a greater license to get forward on the other side, which could leave space for Barnes to exploit.
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<h2>Best Newcastle FPL players 2023/24: Kieran Trippier (£6.5m)</h2>
Kieran Trippier (£6.5m) was the highest scoring defender in the game last season, ahead even of Liverpool&#8217;s Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.0m).
Whilst this was partially due to Newcastle&#8217;s defence keeping so many teams out last season, Trippier contributed a goal and nine assists on top of the 16 clean sheets he picked up.
These attacking numbers are already impressive, but with additional quality injected into the Magpies&#8217; squad this Summer, there could be even more opportunities for Trippier to return this time around.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56487" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.58.16.jpg" alt="" width="792" height="648" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.58.16.jpg 792w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.58.16-300x245.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.58.16-768x628.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.58.16-610x499.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px" />
It&#8217;s important to bear in mind that Newcastle will play Champions League football this season however, which could affect their ability to put in the sustained level of consistent league performances that they did in 2022/23.
It could also mean rotation, although Trippier should be relatively immune to this, as he is such a key player for Eddie Howe.
The England man is nailed to start, and is also on a lot of set pieces, including corners and direct free-kicks. He actually created the second most chances (110) in the league last term across all positions.
Newcastle United also recorded one of the best defensive records in the league last time out, with no team conceding fewer goals than Eddie Howe&#8217;s side. The Magpies let in just 33 goals all season.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56385" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-04-at-21.22.17.jpg" alt="" width="794" height="640" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-04-at-21.22.17.jpg 794w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-04-at-21.22.17-300x242.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-04-at-21.22.17-768x619.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-04-at-21.22.17-610x492.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px" />
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<h2>Best Newcastle FPL players 2023/24: Sven Botman (£4.5m)</h2>
Can&#8217;t afford Kieran Trippier?
Save yourself £2m, and secure a very useful budget defender in Sven Botman (£4.5m) who was a key member of Newcastle&#8217;s back four last season, and looks set to be a 90 minute man once again.
Of course, Newcastle have the Champions League to contend with this time around, but as it stands there are no new defensive arrivals, and subsequently there is no reason for Botman&#8217;s place to be under any threat.
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-56486" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.56.24.jpg" alt="" width="792" height="644" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.56.24.jpg 792w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.56.24-300x244.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.56.24-768x624.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Screenshot-2023-08-07-at-19.56.24-610x496.jpg 610w" sizes="(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px" />
For all the same reasons as Trippier, Botman has the potential to pick up plenty of clean sheets this season, as part of the defence that conceded the least goals in the league last time out.
The key difference between the two is the loss of Trippier&#8217;s notable assist threat and bonus points potential, but Botman did show some goal threat himself in 2022/23
After the World Cup, the Dutchman ranked joint-fifth amongst FPL defenders for shots in the box, tied with high-flying Pervis Estupinan (£5.0m), so there could yet be attacking returns on the horizon for Botman as well as clean sheets.
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