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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

    Love seeing TAA do well, then I remember I no longer have him anymore.

  2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane Mane Mane Maneeeeeeeeeeee!

  3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wow...

  4. Ode
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane & TAA owner 😀

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

      Nice.

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    WTF
    Own? salah and Robbo. Standard
    Hauling? Mane and TAA.

    Which one to get in though?!

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Just hold. Robbo and Salah get their fair share

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Surely would want 3 pool for ful in BGW31 though

  6. mr. inconspicuous
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Accidentally captained Mane, unbelievable

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Omg

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very nice

      1. mr. inconspicuous
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Feel slightly better after I transferred Aguero out for Aubameyang last week

    3. azz007
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Have TAA cap

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane you beauty juhuuuu 🙂

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

    This is heartbreaking...mane just pi$$ off!!! Salah you useless person!!! Does anyone ever feel like the players know your fantasy team and are out to get you :))

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

      games not over yet !!!

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Paranoid much 😀

  9. Kellz86
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane covering Salah

  10. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Auba can you fcking score please

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

      This. FFS if he won’t get any returns he is out of my team for good. He made enough damage to my rank and mini-leagues as it is !

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly

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

    Mane or Trent for 3rd Pool spot?

    Million dollar question.

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Might just need Mane/TAA and reinvest the Salah cash

    2. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Indeed. Thinking Mane personally but he can be hot and cold

      1. Kellz86
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Mane since week 23: 7,9,8,8,3, (11 currently) - he's on fire RN

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I’m adding TAA to my Mane&Salah

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

        Same, question is who? Thinking Doherty

    4. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Salah Mane Robertson for me

      Don't think I can drop Salah tbh.

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

    Can Robbo & Salah cover Mane & TAA??

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Varies from week to week

  13. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Mane always has strong second half / end of year

    1. DF
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Is that why you captained him?

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

    Come on Moseph pull a finger out!

  15. Canary_Kid
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How's Auba looking?

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Rubbish

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

        Standard

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Looking like hes making it easy for me to bench him next week.

  16. adibo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Can salah cover mane ?

    1. Kellz86
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not currently

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

    Salah into the away end

  18. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Trent. Mane. Siggy. Bout bloody time

    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Same! 🙂

      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Phew!

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

      Christ. Big rank jump for you!

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wow

    4. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nice one

  19. StoneMountain
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Did TAA to Kola. Doh

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

      you never ???

      1. StoneMountain
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep. Have Robbo as well.

  20. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How do I fit Robertson, TAA, Salah and Mane in same team?

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

      Take Salah out

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Drop Salah.

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

      Take Salah out he is sh1t

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

      Make a 2nd team.

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

      Just don’t hit confirm

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think those above have the idea

    7. Leao ball
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I own both mane and taa but my captain is £

  21. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Salah 4 blanks in 5

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      And when I decided to go without him because of stats he kept getting those dodgy penalties with dives !!!

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Dude were 25 mins in. .

      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        *we're

  22. Salarrivederci
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Not a single return yet.
    Lloris, Pereira, van Dijk, Robertson, Doherty, Salah (C), Pogba, Son, Sterling, Jiménez, Rondón....

    1. BIG TONES
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ok

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

    Salah TC GW 36 yeah?

  24. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Well done Mane cappers

    Sold TAA for Kola weeks ago so not too bad overall really.

    Might swap em back with the fixtures

    Salah C yikes

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

    What’s Mané’s ownership?

    1. BRKFCTrueRover
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      20 + %

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mane, Trent, Salah owner 🙂

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

        Lovely work mate!

        I’ve got Salah (C) and TAA so not awful

  26. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    SAINTSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssssss

  27. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Kane lucky to not be sent off..head butt went unnoticed

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

      This -

      1. jason_ni
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        As is england lion heart harry the bt sport commentators didn't even mention it.. even on the replay!

  28. Not again Shirley
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Fantasy football is a bit like playing Roulette.

    You go Reds for 5 goes and nothing but blacks. Change to blacks and a lovely red appears.

    Moral of the story ... timing and patience are key.

  29. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    what happened to TAA when he was injured? his crosses today are briliant (which were so bad at the earlier season)

  30. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Wish I had the balls to captain mane! TAA will be transfered in tonight barring injury