Gianni Buttice Goes All-in On Six ‘Essential’ Newcastle and Crystal Palace Players in His Gameweek 32 Tips rl54

Owning six Newcastle and Crystal Palace players this week, feels close to essential. Both Glasner and Howe of course come with the highest ceiling and those on the Assistant Manager chip should arguably be the only group of FPL managers not owning six outfield players from these two teams.

FPL managers can be accused of being shortsighted with double gameweek players who perhaps are not good long term picks, but players from both these teams feel solid moving forward with lots to play for and good fixtures ahead.

Newcastle face two home fixtures against a struggling Manchester United and Crystal Palace and are flying high after the EFL Cup win. With no European football midweek to distract them, the Toon Army look fresh every week and with the incentive of fifth place and Champions League football next season over their heads, there is so much for Howe’s men to play for.

Crystal Palace meanwhile face Manchester City and Newcastle away. Two tough games but with the double in Gameweek 33 also, their players are a brilliant investment. Here are my top six players to own in priority order.

Alexander Isak 2p29

Alexander Isak should be a priority for those that don’t own. The best captaincy option this week and the top striker in the league this season. No doubt, he will be the most popular captain choice now for several weeks in the run in.

Jean-Philippe Mateta 3z6je

Mateta has had a brilliant 2025 so far and history tells us from last season, he finishes the season well in front of goal. The Frenchman is the main beneficiary of lots of creativity around him and is for me the next best captaincy option this week.

Daniel Munoz 6r5h6e

No defender in the game offers the upside of Munoz since the turn of the year. Clean sheets might be tricky to predict but Palace have been good on the road and a goal or an assist always feels close.

Jacob Murphy 513a62

Jacob Murphy is fresh off his brace last time out and is putting up great numbers for a midfield enabler. His chemistry with Isak is undeniable and he’s now firmly first choice on the right side of a very good attack.

Eberechi Eze 4a91a

Eberechi Eze is playing with real swagger and the chief creator at Palace. He is over 1 million more than team mate Sarr and has similar season long numbers but he’s justified his extra price over the last few performances and for those that can reach the England man, its worth spending the extra.

Tino Livramento 4c6n2p

Tino Livramento clocked his first attacking return against Leicester. A defender that seems to get forward often should have more goals and assists this season but is possibly saving his best form for the run in. Clean sheets look likely for Newcastle and Livramento is their best value defender.