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WRITTEN BY DAVID MUNDAY AND NEALE RIGG

Jurgen Klopp has gone from hero to zero for Fantasy Premier League managers in the final Gameweek of 2019/20.

The Liverpool manager has ripped up his usual team-sheet for the trip to Newcastle, consigning Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Trent Alexander-Arnold to the bench.

Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk are the only two key Fantasy assets to keep their place in the side, which features Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi as the front-three.

After all the talk over potential rotation and midweek jollies to Saint-Tropez, Pep Guardiola has made only one change from the Manchester City side that beat Watford 4-0 on Tuesday.

David Silva returns to the team as expected, with Bernardo Silva making way.

Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling make up the three-man City attack, so that again means no place in the side for Riyad Mahrez.

Kevin De Bruyne also keeps his place.

Daniel Farke’s four changes are all enforced, with Emiliano Buendia and Josip Drmic suspended and Timm Klose and Alex Tettey injured.

Teemu Pukki, Marco Stiepermann, Lukas Rupp and Christoph Zimmermann all return.

Chelsea have made two changes, with Christian Pulisic in for the injured Willian in attack.

Frank Lampard has stuck with a wing-back system but has recalled Willy Caballero between the posts, with the out-of-sorts Kepa Arrizabalaga making way.

Adama Traore, Joao Moutinho and Daniel Podence drop out for Wolves, with Romain Saiss, Diogo Jota and Pedro Neto promoted to the starting XI.

Raul Jimenez makes his 37th league start of the season.

There is just the one change to the Manchester United side from Gameweek 37+, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka replacing Timothy Fosu-Mensah at right-back.

Brendan Rodgers has seemingly stuck with three centre-halves but has made three alterations nonetheless, with Hamza Choudhury, Kelechi Iheanacho and Marc Albrighton replacing Ayoze Perez, Harvey Barnes and Ryan Bennett.

Mikel Arteta perhaps has one eye on the FA Cup final as he has made five changes to Arsenal’s starting XI for the visit of Watford. 

Sead Kolasinac, Bukayo Saka, Lucas Torreira, Cedric Soares and Eddie Nketiah drop out, with Kieran Tierney, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Nicolas Pepe, Joe Willock and Granit Xhaka recalled.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang starts in attack, as does Alexandre Lacazette.

The Hornets have themselves made two changes, with Danny Welbeck and Adam Masina in for the benched Tom Cleverley and Adrian Mariappa.

All appears as it should be for Spurs, who name Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Lucas Moura and Giovani Lo Celso as their front-four attacking players.

Those still invested in Serge Aurier can also be happy as the right-back holds his place in the side.

Crystal Palace are as depleted as expected, with Tyrick Mitchell starting at left-back and still no Luka Milivojevic in the starting line-up.

Michail Antonio owners will be pleased to see the West Ham midfielder holding down the centre-forward position for Aston Villa’s trip to the London Stadium.

Mark Noble is still in the number 10 role, supported by Declan Rice and the box-to-box option of Tomas Soucek behind him.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the man to miss out for Everton, replaced in the front-line by Moise Kean, who plays alongside Richarlison.

Crucially, Jarrad Branthwaite gets a final start of the season in defence at just £4.0m.

John Lundstram may be out there in some Fantasy squads still as today he bids farewell to the budget defender category for good.

He starts in central midfield for Sheffield United today, alongside Sander Berge and John Fleck.

The Blades face a Southampton side fronted by Danny Ings, who has his sights on troubling Vardy for the Golden Boot.

Amid all the carnage elsewhere, there is familiarly reassuring news from Turf Moor as Sean Dyche sticks with the same starting XI that made the cut in the 2-0 win over Norwich.

Leandro Trossard, Aaron Mooy and Pascal Gross all drop out of the Brighton midfield, meanwhile, with Alexis MacAllister, Solly March and Aaron Connolly handed recalls.

Full Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Holding, Luiz, Tierney, Ceballos, Xhaka, Willock, Pépé, Aubameyang, Lacazette.

Watford XI: Foster, Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Dawson, Masina, Doucouré, Hughes, Sarr, Pereyra, Welbeck, Deeney.

Burnley XI: Pope, Bardsley, Long, Tarkowski, Pieters, Gudmundsson, Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil, Wood, Rodriguez.

Brighton XI: Ryan, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Lamptey, Bissouma, Stephens, March, Mac Allister, Connolly, Maupay.

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Zouma, James, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Giroud, Pulisic.

Wolves XI: Patricio, Doherty, Boly, Coady, Saiss, Jonny, Neves, Dendoncker, Neto, Jota, Jimenez.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Kouyaté, Dann, J Ward; Schlupp, McCarthy, McArthur, Townsend; Zaha, Ayew.

Spurs XI: Lloris; B Davies, Dier, Alderweireld, Aurier; Winks, Sissoko; Son, Lo Celso, Moura; Kane.

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Branthwaite, Digne, Gomes, Davies, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Kean.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale, Smith, S Cook, Kelly, Rico, Brooks, Gosling, Lerma, King, C Wilson, Solanke.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Justin, Morgan, Evans, Albrighton, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Thomas, Iheanacho, Vardy.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams, Matic, Pogba, Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Garcia, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne, D Silva, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Zimmermann, Godfrey, Lewis, McLean, Cantwell, Rupp, Stiepermann, Hernández, Pukki.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Ritchie, Rose, Fernandez, Manquillo; Bentaleb, Shelvey; Saint-Maximin, Almirón, Lazaro; Gayle.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez, N Williams; Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita; Origi, Minamino, Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, J Stephens, Vestergaard, Walker-Peters; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Ings, Adams.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson, Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, Sharp.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; B Johnson, Ogbonna, Diop, Fredericks; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Noble, Bowen; Antonio.

Aston Villa XI: Reina; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Guilbert; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Samatta, Trézéguet.

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  1. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    10 from 11 so far, going well

    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch!

  2. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy hearder hits the bar

  3. umerlfc
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling one goal please
    That would be enough today

  4. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy bar

    1. tucaoneo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Place where they hold Vardy party?

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy hits the bar

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      WKD all round....

  6. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Salah warming up. He will be on in next 5mins

  7. Cok3y5murf
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Owned Sterling for exactly GW36 and 38 lmao

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Me too - you have to laugh or you'd cry.

  8. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    ORGIIII

  9. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    TAA warming up?

  10. dadoune30
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Goal Origi
    Assist Robertson

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      YESS

    2. Camzy
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Omg yes!!! Robertson assist!

    3. Chucky
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      jafooli in heaevn..

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Sold Origi on FH 😛

        1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          But you had him in your team on a REGULAR transfer???

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah....don’t ask 😀

  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Ederson really wants that cleanie today!

  12. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    ROOOBBBOOO ASSIST

  13. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy hits the bar, WKD sellers in heaven.

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo assist phew!

  15. dadoune30
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Goal westwood

    1. dadoune30
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Assist westwood Goal Rodriguez

  16. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    How's Sterling looking?

  17. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Omfggggg Vardy

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Did he score?

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Bar

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          Gah

  18. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Rodriguez goal Burnley

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Pope assist?

  19. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Robbo assist 😎

  20. sunzip14
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sub Ederson for the golden glove 😀

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Agree tbf. Let the guy get more plaudits.

    2. tucaoneo
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Walker can play GK and get some save points.

  21. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Salah is defo going score a brace 😮

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      After I sold him for Sterling (C)?
      Naturally.

  22. Bubz
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Course the Burnley v Brighton game is the goalfest

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal game not over yet.

    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      yeah haha, classic

  23. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Top 10k average post 60?

    Please and thank you!

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      29.64 after hits

      1. Rainer
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers!

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 1 month ago

          37 for me

  24. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Got Origi for -4 after leaked team

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      nice

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      What leak?

      1. Bubz
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpool team?

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        early pool lineup

    3. Bubz
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      So you're break even now?

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

  25. Sif
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    JayRod goal

  26. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Jay Rod goal chopped off...

  27. TheTinman
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Such a lucky Robbo assist wow

  28. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Man City looking forward to their two week break. Thinking about holidays abroad (not Spain).

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Still in St Tropez

      1. Mario Balofail
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling? Definitely...

  29. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Really need that Sterling goal right about now.......

  30. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Team points doubled!!!