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Six Premier League matches will take place this evening to bring Gameweek 28 to a close.

Two of those fixtures, Arsenal v Bournemouth and Southampton v Fulham, kick off at 19:45 GMT, while Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace v Manchester United, Liverpool v Watford and Manchester City v West Ham United start 15 minutes later.

The headline team news arguably comes from Selhurst Park, where Marcus Rashford is only fit enough for a place on the bench after suffering an ankle injury in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

Fred, Diogo Dalot and Alexis Sanchez are handed a start, as Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard miss out.

Palace are again without Aaron Wan-Bissaka, with Martin Kelly replacing the injured Mamadou Sakho in Roy Hodgson’s only change.

Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy are among the substitutes for Manchester City as Sergio Aguero is joined by Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez in the hosts’ starting XI for the visit of West Ham United.

There is no Marko Arnautovic in the Hammers’ squad as Andy Carroll gets the nod to lead the line.

Samir Nasri, Ryan Fredericks and Pedro Obiang also start, while 19-year-old full-back Ben Johnson is handed his Premier League debut.

Roberto Firmino has failed to recover from an ankle injury so Divock Origi leads the line for Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold replaces Jordan Henderson in Jurgen Klopp’s only other change, so James Milner moves back into midfield.

Watford are unchanged.

Kepa Arrizabalaga is dropped after the farcical scenes at the end of the EFL Cup final, so Willy Caballero starts in goal.

Marcos Alonso is also recalled, along with Mateo Kovacic and Gonzalo Higuain. Emerson Palmieri, Ross Barkley and Willian make way.

Kieran Trippier, Davinson Sanchez, Erik Lamela and Ben Davies replace Serge Aurier, Juan Foyth, Jan Vertonghen and Danny Rose for Spurs, as Harry Kane and Son Heung-min lead the line.

Alexandre Lacazette is the premium forward who misses out for Arsenal this time, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returns to Unai Emery’s starting XI for the visit of Bournemouth.

Mesut Ozil is also recalled, while Carl Jenkinson gets his first league start for the Gunners since November 2016.

Emery has made six alterations to his line-up in total, with Granit Xhaka, Alex Iwobi, Aaron Ramsey, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Shkodran Mustafi dropping out.

Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal and Matteo Guendouzi are the other players to come in.

Lys Mousset replaces the injured Dominic Solanke up front for the Cherries in Eddie Howe’s only change.

David Brooks is back on the bench for the visitors.

Jack Stephens, Matt Targett and Stuart Armstrong make way for Southampton as Maya Yoshida, Charlie Austin and Ryan Bertrand are handed recalls.

Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Kevin McDonald replace Jean Michael Seri and Ryan Sessegnon for Fulham.

Arsenal XI: Leno, Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal, Jenkinson, Torreira, Guendouzi, Kolasinac, Aubameyang, Özil, Mkhitaryan.

Bournemouth XI: Boruc, Clyne, Mepham, Aké, Smith, Ibe, Gosling, Surman, Fraser, King, Mousset.

Southampton XI: Gunn, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Bertrand, Redmond, Austin.

Fulham XI: Rico, Odoi, Ream, Nordveit, Bryan, Chambers, McDonald, Anguissa, Cairney, Babel, Mitrovic.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Davies, Winks, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lamela, Son, Kane.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Tomkins, Kelly, van Aanholt, Milivojevic, Schlupp, McArthur, Townsend, Zaha, Batshuayi.

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelöf, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Dalot, Pogba, Sanchez, Lukaku.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Salah, Origi.

Watford XI: Foster, Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina, Doucoure, Capoue, Hughes, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Danilo, Kompany, Otamendi, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sane, Aguero.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Johnson, Obiang, Rice, Antonio, Nasri, Felipe Anderson, Carroll.

  1. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Such a bad return with so many goals in games...

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ya think?

  2. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    One Step Beyond...gotta love some Madness

    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      *dusts off saxophone*

  3. fr3d
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    City struggled without Dinho?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      More like struggled with Mahrez and Sané.

  4. Richd
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    February was Kuns time

    Time to find the next differential captain.

    1. FPL DONKEY
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling!

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah might try him this weekend.

        I captained him a lot in January but it was always one attacking return kind of games which just matched Salah at the time

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Loves a game against Bournemouth

    2. JIMMY TUGGINS
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty! Wait......

      1. Richd
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh did you do it mate ?

        I was wondering..

        I really wanted to do it but bottled it for Aguero which also felt risky.

        Brutal end to the game!!!

  5. RashFraud
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Son + Rash > Mane + Barnes/King for free?

  6. Big Ping
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How does TAA have 26 more baps than Robbo with only 1 more assist? Not salty just confused!

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      He played much better. TAA could have had 6 assists and a goal robbo had more fortuitous assists

      1. Big Ping
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Fair.

  7. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs to finish 6th?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      6th in a 3 horse race!

  8. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I know its Man City away, but I'm concerned about Anderson. Looks right off it at the moment. I traded one mid price out of form Brazilian for another.

    1. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      been playing a slightly different role since Antonio has started scoring

    2. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Got him in for Fulham, switched straight out for Almiron this week.

  9. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    what the site with the predicted rank please ? thanks

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Down

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      LiveFPL.net

    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      livefpl.net

    4. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      thanks

  10. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks everyone who told me to play Salah over Romeu... never listening to you again

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You should TC Romeu next GW

    3. FPL DONKEY
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Classic groupthink

  11. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So Son to Mane for free a no brainer?

    1. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah

    2. Lucky Z
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      It was no brainer for -4 before this week IMO

  12. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    seven red arrows and counting

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      In a row? Ouch...

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Spurs letting someone else win the league to focus on the CL?

  14. Don Kloppeone
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I know I’ll be shot but annoyed that my 64pts gets me only from 250k to 212k OR. Tough crowd 🙁

    1. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      On 75 after bps

      1. Don Kloppeone
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice 1
        WOL triple up spoiled my party along with JWP and Luiz on bench!

  15. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So now that all that madness is out of the way - on to the big question:

    Auba & Rich to which combo??

    A. Sterling
    B. Hazard
    1. Barnes
    2. Rondon
    3. King

    I'm thinking A3

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I did Auba > Vardy

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Can't bring myself to get Vardy in my team

    2. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fraser Higuain

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Could be wrong but not overly sold on Higgy - prefer Alonso & Haz as Chelsea reps

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Then go A3

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You've persuaded me

    4. Eat my goal!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A3 sounds good - you kept rashford?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers - i certainly did keep him - was never going to sell when OGS hadn't confirmed he was injured & the last we saw of him he played 90 mins with that injury + those fixtures!

    5. Pras (FPL)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A, 3

    6. AuFeld
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I like A3 as well.

  16. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Richarlison > Maddison

    Or

    WB + Richarlison > TAA + Gray -4

  17. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lacazette to Vardy or Higuain?

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same dilemma with Auba. At least there are no imminent price changes...I think.

  18. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Average probably high this GW, but not spread that much I think.

    1. andrewe63
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Average around 51 pre Baps

  19. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I wonder if Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink takes as long to say his name......

  20. Ron_Swanson
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Sane and Auba - Hazard and Higuain for -8?

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      still not sure on Higuain but it is Fulham next

      1. suddenorgan
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        when Fulham lose it's never strikers who score against them

        1. suddenorgan
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          *unless they do it with their hand

  21. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Finally looking like I’ll get a green arrow

  22. mattg
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Pearce off, Gibbs on

    1. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      What did you say?

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      *boof*

      1. mattg
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        LOL

  23. jimmyabs1987
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Bednarek got 200% the amount of points that Jimi, Kane and Sterling combined did for me....

    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bednarek got 6 and Jimi, Kane, Sterling got 4 combined?

  24. tucaoneo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Fabianski against Man City
    Patricio against Huddersfield
    Guess whose score is higher LMAO

  25. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Got more points from Liverpool than the other eight plus captain this week. Weird one. Very happy with the score but bizarre.

    1. Richd
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah a bit of an anomaly I feel

      Will take it tho

      Fun

      1. VanDijksToWatchOutFor
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely. As a salah non owner it could hardly have gone better.

  26. the Penman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Are Live FPL and FF Fix down just now?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      yes

      1. the Penman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Oh good, it’s not just me. Cheers!

    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ragabollys python escaped.

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        The full monty ?

    3. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      usually a few minutes whilst they do autosubs

  27. FPL Forward Thinker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan Bennett & Luke Shaw on the brink! Suspension tightrope !

  28. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Alonso casually notches a 9 pointer

    He's back folks - just in time for the blanks - get in now before the deluge of 15-16-13 in 3 games

    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Is he secure? Emerson played in the cup
      Back to being attacking monster or not so much?

    2. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      he actually played pretty well despite his own fans booing him

  29. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Average 62?

    1. CloudSky
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      56

    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t think so