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Gameweek 38 team news: The line-ups for all 10 matches

The 2022/23 Premier League season concludes with the traditional simultaneous final-day kick-offs, all 10 Gameweek 38 fixtures getting underway at 16:30 BST.

ROTATION AT CITY, UNITED AND LIVERPOOL

The benching of Erling Haaland is perhaps the headline news, although there’s plenty of competition for that as rotation bites across the country.

Despite all the pre-match talk of ‘rhythm’ from Pep Guardiola, it’s an understrength Manchester City team that faces Brentford.

Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake, Sergio Gomez, Kalvin Phillips, Julian Alvarez and Cole Palmer are the players coming into the City side today.

Haaland, Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, John Stones and Stefan Ortega are all on the bench, while Kevin De Bruyne joins Jack Grealish, Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias on the sidelines.

For Brentford, Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen and Mikkel Damsgaard return in place of Mathias Jensen and Kevin Schade.

The champions’ cross-city rivals make six changes of their own.

Marcus Rashford is among the returnees, along with Alejandro Garnacho, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Fred and Diogo Dalot.

Anthony Martial, Christian Eriksen, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka have to make do with substitute duty, while Antony is injured.

Sasa Lukic for Harrison Reed is Fulham’s only tweak.

Jurgen Klopp makes seven alterations to the side that drew 1-1 with Aston Villa last weekend, with only Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Fabinho and Mohamed Salah keeping their places.

The departing James Milner and Roberto Firmino start but Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson and Virgil van Dijk are not in the squad.

Southampton’s only change sees Kamaldeen Sulemana replace Joe Aribo.

THE BATTLE TO AVOID THE DROP

There are three matches taking place in which Premier League survival is on the line.

At Elland Road, there is one change apiece.

Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford is injured and is replaced by Liam Cooper, while Pedro Porro comes in for the benched Arnaut Danjuma in the Tottenham Hotspur XI.

Rodrigo Moreno is fit to start for the hosts.

There’s a surprise at the King Power Stadium, meanwhile. It’s not too much of a shock to see James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall coming into the Leicester side, nor is it a bombshell that Harry Souttar and Wilfred Ndidi drop out.

But the benching of Jamie Vardy was less expected, as Kelechi Iheanacho ploughs a lone furrow up front.

Visitors West Ham United make six changes: Nayef Aguerd, Thilo Kehrer, Aaron Cresswell, Said Benrahma, Flynn Downes and Michail Antonio all come in, as Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri, Tomas Soucek, Jarrod Bowen and Danny Ings drop out.

Everton’s starting XI shows two enforced changes as the injured Nathan Patterson and Dominic Calvert-Lewin make way for Conor Coady and Demarai Gray.

Opponents Bournemouth recall Mark Travers, Dango Ouattara and Philip Billing for Murara Neto, Lewis Cook and Jaidon Anthony.

THE BEST OF THE REST

Aston Villa are unchanged in their quest to secure UEFA Europa Conference League football but Brighton and Hove Albion, who made sure of sixth place in midweek, make six alterations.

Joel Veltman, Adam Webster, Yasin Ayari, Deniz Undav, Alexis Mac Allister and Evan Ferguson are recalled, with Pervis Estupinan, Billy Gilmour, Jan Paul van Hecke, Danny Welbeck, Moises Caicedo and Kaoru Mitoma all rested.

Lewis Dunk is again only among the substitutes.

The benching of Callum Wilson is the stand-out team news from Stamford Bridge as Alexander Isak leads the line instead.

Martin Dubravka, Anthony Gordon, Allan Saint-Maximin and Matt Targett are recalled by the Magpies as Sean Longstaff and Nick Pope miss out through injury and Dan Burn is benched.

Thiago Silva, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Raheem Sterling replace Wesley Fofana, Carney Chukwuemeka and Mykhailo Mudryk for Chelsea.

Perhaps the biggest surprise from the Emirates is that Mikel Arteta makes no changes, so the ‘flagged’ Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard both start.

As for Wolves, Jose Sa, Mario Lemina, Raul Jimenez, Max Kilman, Matheus Nunes and Hugo Bueno come in for Daniel Bentley, Ruben Neves, Toti, Craig Dawson, Pablo Sarabia and the absent Daniel Podence.

Unchanged Crystal Palace face Nottingham Forest, who replace the injured Keylor Navas, Felipe and Danilo with Wayne Hennessey, Willy Boly and Brennan Johnson.

GAMEWEEK 38 LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Kiwior, Partey, Gabriel, Xhaka, Odegaard, Jorginho, Saka, Jesus, Trossard.

Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Vieira, Nelson, Bandeira, Walters.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Semedo, Collins, Kilman, Bueno, Nunes, A Traore, Lemina, Gomes, Jimenez, Hwang.

Subs: Bentley, Ait-Nouri, B Traore, Neves, Cunha, Dawson, Sarabia, Toti, Hodge.


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Digne, Mings, Konsa, Cash, Luiz, Kamara, Ramsey, McGinn, Bailey, Watkins,

Subs: Olsen, Carlos, Chambers, Young, Dendoncker, Traore, Buendia, Revan, Patterson.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Steele, Veltman, Colwill, Webster, Ayari, Gross, Undav, Buonanotte, Enciso, Mac Allister, Ferguson.

Subs: McGill, Estupinan, Dunk, Van Hecke, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Caicedo, M.itoma, Welbeck.


Brentford XI: Raya, Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Zanka, Henry, Onyeka, Janelt, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa.

Subs: Strakosha, Schade, Dasilva, Ghoddos, Ajer, Baptiste, Roerslev, Stevens, Trevitt.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Laporte, Ake, Gomez, Phillips, Lewis, Mahrez, Alvarez, Foden, Palmer.

Subs: Ortega, Stones, Gundogan, Haaland, Rodri, Silva, Charles, Robertson, Knight.


Chelsea XI: Kepa, Hall, Silva, Chalobah, Azpilicueta, Fernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher, Sterling, Madueke, Havertz.

Subs: Mendy, Kovacic, Pulisic, Felix, Mudryk, Koulibaly, Chukwuemeka, Fofana.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Targett, Botman, Schar, Trippier, Guimaraes, Anderson, Gordon, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Gordon.

Subs: Karius, Gillespie, Dummett, Wilson, Lewis, Murphy, Ashby, Burn, Miley.


Crystal Palace XI: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Doucoure, Hughes; Olise, Eze, J Ayew; Edouard.

Subs: Whitworth, Lokonga, Mateta, Clyne, McArthur, Richards, Ahamada, Adaramola, Riedewald.

Nottingham Forest XI: Hennessey, Worrall, Boly, Niakhate, Aurier, Yates, Mangala, Lodi, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Awoniyi.

Subs: Shelvey, Lingard, Toffolo, Surridge, Mighten, Kouyate, Freuler, Dennis, A Ayew.


Everton XI: Pickford, Tarkowski, McNeil, Onana, Gray, Mina, Doucoure, Iwobi, Gueye, Coady, Garner.

Subs: Begovic, Lonergan, Holgate, Keane, Maupay, McAllister, Simms, Welch.

Bournemouth XI: Travers, Kelly, Brooks, Lerma, Solanke, Christie, Ouattarra, Smith, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Billing.

Subs: Randolph, Stephens, Cook, Mepham, Stacey, Vina, Moore, Anthony, Sadi.


Leeds United XI: Robles, Ayling, Forshaw, Koch, Cooper, Harrison, Rodrigo, Struijk, Kristensen, McKennie, Wober.

Subs: Meslier, Firpo, Aaronson, Roca, Summerville, Rutter, Gnonto, Greenwood, Chilokoa-Mullen.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Forster, Skipp, Sanchez, Son, Kane, Royal, Kulusevski, Porro, Davies, Lenglet, Bissouma.

Subs: Austin, Richarlison, Danjuma, Tanganga, Moura, Sarr, Craig, Alonso, Abbott.


Leicester City XI: Iversen, Castagne, Evans, Faes, Thomas, Dewsbury-Hall, Tielemans, Soumare, Barnes, Maddison, Iheanacho.

Subs: Smithies, Vardy, Souttar, Amartey, Daka, Ricardo, Mendy, Praet, Tetê.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Aguerd, Kehrer, Cresswell, Rice, Downes, Benrahma, Paqueta, Fornals, Antonio.

Subs: Cornet, Bowen, Ings, Aréola, Soucek, Ogbonna, Zouma, Emerson, Lanzini.


Manchester United XI: de Gea, Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia, Casemiro, Fred, Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford.

Subs: Martial, Eriksen, Varane, Shaw, Weghorst, Pellistri, Wan-Bissaka, Butland, McTominay.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Diop, Antonee Robinson, Lukic, Joao Palhinha, Wilson, Cairney, Willian, Mitrovic.

Subs: Rodak, Reed, Kebano, Solomon, Cedric, Reid, James, Vinicius, Dibley-Dias.


Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bree, Bednarek, Lyanco, Walker-Peters; Walcott, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Elyounoussi; Alcaraz, Sulemana.

Subs: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Aribo, Adam Armstrong, Stuart Armstrong, Livramento, Ballard, Doyle, Amo-Ameyaw.

Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Gomez, Tsimikas; Milner, Fabinho, Jones; Salah, Firmino, Jota.

Subs: Adrian, Konate, Henderson, Gakpo, Elliott, Diaz, Carvalho, Arthur, Williams.

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1,605 Comments Post a Comment
  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Trippier OG
    Estupinan 0
    Salah C 1
    Rashford 1
    Odegaard 1
    Eze 1
    Isak 1

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Haaland 0 too lol

    2. thegaffer82
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      29mins in… what did you expect?

    3. Ten Hag of Bud
      • 1 Year
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Salah scored half a point?

  2. DARE TO BISCAN
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Did everyone do 5 shots of tequila before stepping onto the pitch today?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      8*

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    DDG straight to 3 bonus of course for my rival!

  4. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    F off De Gea and Trippier. Seriously. I'm gone. Good luck everyone.

  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    That DDG pen save hurts. Ederson, your turn please.

    Really, truly, desperately need Kane and Bruno to score hattricks here, maybe some goal contributions from Dalot, and nothing for Rashford…

    Oh and Eze, do something lad x

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Ramsey first on my damn bench and not coming on...

  7. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Some of my rivals have been very fortunate with penalty saves last few months (pope, ddg).
    Wish i had a gk who saves those! 😀

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Can’t remember ever having a GK penalty save, it’s crazy
      They actually are worth so much more than a CS too

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 13 days ago

        Yeah the points amount you get is huge. Always 3 bonus as well.
        This save alone can just cost me my ml, but its what it is!

    2. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Same, never had a pen save

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Wish my GK’s scored points lol

      1. Free Hat
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 13 days ago

        True! 😀

  8. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Not DDG pen save. Gonna cost me ML 😀

  9. Ten Hag of Bud
    • 1 Year
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Damp end to my season with only 7 players including bench. Don't even care just want to see Everton go down now.

  10. Red Star Toro
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Palace cs gone

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      shitttttttt

  11. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    DDG EO is just 24%, he can't have hurt everybody... Stop crying

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Ripping me a new one in two MLs

  12. TheBiffas
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Eze done owt?

  13. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Topped my mini league all season, gone in to 2 leagues with 20+ leads and in 20 points behind 2nd this GW as it stands.

  14. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Martinez cleanie vital considering DDG penalty save. Please hold!!

  15. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Where are my Ode points.

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      It's an "Ode to Xhaka" day

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      I am missing mine also 🙁

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      This. Unlucky

    4. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Arsenal looking good though so couls be carnage if they want it.

  16. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Got to be more goals for Kane today with Leeds needing two goals and the way Spurs love to play on the counter.

  17. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    My one starting defender scores an own goal 🙂

  18. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Ayew blocks Eze shot which was going in!!

  19. JBG
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Wouldn't mind City ending 0-0 Mee coming in for Estupinan/Wilson

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      This

  20. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Where is the goals in the city game?

  21. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    I literally have 3 points so far this GW. I love it!

  22. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Mitoma and Etsu to come on at half time

  23. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    I can see all of the relegation contenders losing today, and Everton staying up by default.

    1. The Mentaculus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Leeds looking crap. Don't think its happening for us

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Salah. Do something for god sake...

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 13 days ago

      Theo Walcott outscoring Salah says it all

  25. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Barnes G

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    OMG barnes

  27. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Awoniyi is on fire!

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Leicester winning

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    OMG awoyini

  30. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 13 days ago

    Iheanacho essential