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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.

4,606 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Evans RED

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Evans Red

  3. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Kdb captain! Drink it in mannn!

  4. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    City FT. The pain is over.

  5. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Over 100p this GW...unreal

  6. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Why did we captain Dilva over KDB 🙁

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Sentiment.

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        This. Genuinely was this for me making that exact decision.

    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Dilva nailed

  7. QUEN
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mane and Mahrez love you boys

    1. Third Eye Vision
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Snap. Saved my ML spot.

      1. QUEN
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        Number 1 on one think I have just scrapped 3rd on the other, not bad.

  8. Cok3y5murf
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Sterling, KDB, Mahrez (-4) in heaven aaaaaaa

    1. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Mahrez (c)*

    2. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Did Mahrez outscore Ederson there?

  9. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Disgusting scummy Evans

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 17 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    United gets a penalty and a red card for the opponent.

    1. Red Devil Swede
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Agent Evans gave away the penalty and the red.

  11. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Tbf KDB was meant to be rested...

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Nah

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      true story and unlikely to play 90 mins at least.

  12. TheDragon
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    How are KDB and Fernandes sellers feeling?

    1. beric
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      now now, dont be mean

  13. Miniboss
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Thanks KdB, what a legend

  14. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Well... this hurt. Oh well.

  15. Party time
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Wtf is this gw

  16. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Maureen celebrating likes he’s won the league 😆 😆

    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Took a team that used to play in the champions league to the europa league. 6th place trophy.

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Mahrez destroys Sterling!

  18. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    I may have my highest score of the season this week.

    #AlwaysFinishStrong

  19. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Top 10k average? On 70 right now

    1. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      66.38 after hits

  20. OverTinker
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    61 points so far and only 2 from defence plus keeper 🙁

  21. HonestBlatter
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    KdB --> Sterling it was a mistake after all

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Both was the way to go

  22. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Thank god for Mahrez Mane returns after all

  23. Tinkermania
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    THIERRRRRYYYYY's record stands. What a legend!!!!!!!

    1. umerlfc
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      Tied wuth KDB now

      1. Tinkermania
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 days ago

        I know. Goals scored can be used as tie break. Without checking, I am guessing Thierry score more than KDB.

  24. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Bruno & Connolly to Antonio & Ings for -4 could have gone worse I suppose!

    Happy to keep KdB and Sterling (C) 🙂

  25. GREEN IS GOOD
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Fpl live rank is down for me.

    Is there another site?

  26. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Never let sentiment make your decisions.

    DSilva(c) over KDB will do that to ya

    1. FFSbet.com
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 days ago

      At least you have him,sold him for Mahrez

  27. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Benched Bruno over Rash, story of the season.

  28. JJO
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Salah news and I brought Son and Kane(c) for -8
    Move armband from Kdb of course
    🙁 🙁 🙁

  29. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Villa just need to waste some time. 15 seconds to go

  30. One for All
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 days ago

    Livefpl is down, is there any other sites which I can check my live rank?