City v Newcastle: FPL Gameweek 27 Scout Report | OneFootball

Find out who the Scout is championing in Gameweek 27 in Fantasy Premier League as City host Newcastle.

Pep Guardiola’s side welcome the Magpies to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday 21 February, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 (UK).

We enter the fixture aiming to extend our unbeaten streak in all competitions to eight games and our winning run to five successive matches.

The Magpies, meanwhile, beat Spurs 2-1 in their previous top-flight outing - meaning they will certainly provide plenty of problems for the Blues this weekend.

As ever, FPL managers will be keeping an eye on proceedings at the Etihad as they bid to boost their points returns in Gameweek 27.

With that in mind, read the latest Scout report below ahead of Saturday 21 February’s 13:30 (UK) deadline.

CITY STAR

Nico O’Reilly (£4.9m) is back on Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers radars after an impressive points return in Gameweek 26.

The defender registered a goal, a clean sheet and a bonus on his way to a 13-point return. This was his third double-digit return of the season.

O’Reilly’s underlying attacking numbers look promising. He’s had 23 attempts on goal this season, the most across the City defence and only three defenders in the game have had more.

The England international is also the most creative Man City defender with 17 chances created this season. Of these five have been big chances and three have resulted in goals.

ONE TO WATCH

Malick Thiaw (£5.0m) is opponents Newcastle’s in form player. The defender registered 11 points in GW26.

DIFFERENTIALS

Elsewhere, Dango Ouattara (£5.8m) is a low-owned gem worth considering.

He’s only owned by 0.6% of managers and has returned 21 points in the last three matches. Brentford are also about to embark on a fantastic run of fixtures starting with Brighton in GW27.