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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. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    One of the worst gameweeks ever

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

      Agreed...

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

      seasons*

    3. AC Yew
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Dunno why we expected it to be any different

    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      **The

  2. Dacra
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Need TAA to stay off..

  3. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kane yellow please

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

    Villa just clinging on. They need a goal.

  5. sminkypinky
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Still plenty of time Raheem. Dont get frustrated. It’ll come. I know it will.

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

    Get Trent on

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

      This

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

      Up front

  7. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Wow, ok, here's a weird story, jammy even maybe, got triple city mids dilva kdb sterling, was definitely sure I had sterling captain
    But checked now I had kdb captain
    Call it jammy or whatever

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

      lol great post

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

    All my work to get into the top 100 over the last few weeks going down the toilet. Everything has gone wrong

    1. DAZZ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Sometimes it feels like the stress just isnt worth it, is it enjoyable when you fly down the ranks?

  9. mad_beer ✅
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Need a NOR RC.

  10. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    JLingz on, Greenwood off

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

    JLingz on
    Wood off

  12. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Villa making a defensive change

    This will blow it for them!

  13. moz_1983
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Greenwood off for JLingz 😀

  14. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sold Bruno for Sterling .. It was a trap I tell ya

  15. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling and Dilva in for KD -8 worked out well...
    I knew Dilva was over-hyped, what was I thinking

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

    Ffs Greenwood off

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

    Need lingard to Rashford pleSs

  18. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    think i'm most annoyed about che adams 2 goals Ings nothing!

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

    Auba still trying to get that third goal for the hat-trick and golden boot.

  20. Niho992
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Kane and Son involment please.

  21. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone watching the Villa game? Are West Ham looking like scoring?

    1. Red Devil Swede
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Can imagine both happy with the point as both stay up.

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

    Sterling.
    Do.
    Something.

  23. Vonny735
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Come on Klopp, bring Trent on !

  24. Bobby Digital
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Gwood - > Lingz

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Young legs off
      You get legs on

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

    James 3rd choice

  26. Red Devil Swede
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    I read someone put a bet on Lingard to not score this season.

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

      Haha class

    2. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Can't get much back for that surely

    3. The Farke Side Gallery
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      No goals or assists

    4. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      Please tell me this is true

  27. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    To make it picture perfect this gameweek , i need Salah goal or even assist will do

  28. SHOOTER MCGINN
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Haven't watched any of the game but assume West Ham are doing nothing and it's a guaranteed 0-0?

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

      All west ham

      1. SHOOTER MCGINN
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 1 month ago

        Oh good. Hope they score

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

      Nah. West Ham have had chances. They are trying. Aston Villa very nervy.

  29. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Please sterling don't blank again

  30. AC Yew
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 1 month ago

    Dilva doing anything?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 1 month ago

      raheem G