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It’s the final day of the Premier League season, with all 10 Premier League fixtures kicking off at the same time (4pm BST):

starts Isak

It’s difficult to know where to begin with the team news given the numerous talking points across the country.

But let’s do so at St James’ Park, where Alexander Isak starts for the Magpies after recovering from injury.

His recall at the expense of Callum Wilson is Eddie Howe’s only alteration, but the Newcastle United boss does at least have the fit-again Kieran Trippier among the substitutes.

Everton bring in Charly Alcaraz, Jack Harrison, Ashley Young and Michael Keane, with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil dropping to the bench and injured duo Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman missing out as expected.

It’s teamsheet carnage at St Mary’s, with five changes apiece.

William Saliba is absent, while Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard are demoted to substitute duty.

In come Kieran Tierney, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri. 

Riccardo Calafiori is unexpectedly absent.

Ross Stewart, Yukinari Sugawara, Charlie Taylor, Lesley Ugochukwu and Jay Robinson are the new faces in the hosts’ starting XI.

Jack Stephens, Tyler Dibling and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are all injured, while James Bree and Joe Aribo are benched.

There are unexpected absences at the Amex, too, as Danny Welbeck and Pervis Estupinan miss out.

Jack Hinshelwood and Igor Julio take their places.

Ange Postecoglou makes just three changes from the starting XI that beat Manchester United in the Europa League final.

Mathys Tel, Archie Gray and Kevin Danso come into the team, with Sergio Romero, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison dropping out. The first two are injured.

The pre-deadline rumours were true about a Kevin De Bruyne benching, with Jeremy Doku coming in to replace him.

Nico Gonzalez for the suspended Mateo Kovacic is Pep Guardiola’s only other alteration.

Fulham boss Marco Silva meanwhile brings in Jorge CuencaTom CairneyAndreas Pereira and Harry Wilson for Calvin BasseySander BergeEmile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi.

Liverpool and Crystal Palace both pretty much go full strength at Anfield.

For the hosts, Virgil van DijkAndrew RobertsonCurtis Jones and Luis Diaz get the nod over Jarrell QuansahKostas TsimikasHarvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa

Trent Alexander-Arnold also starts on the bench.

As for Crystal Palace, four changes see Tyrick MitchellDaichi KamadaEberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta come in for Joel WardBen ChilwellRomain Esse and Eddie Nketiah.

At the City Ground, Forest are unchanged for their crunch match against Chelsea.

The Blues bring in Jadon Sancho for Tyrique George in their only alteration.

Brentford also name the same starting XI but Wolves make six changes, going back to pretty much full strength after some midweek experimentation.

Jose Sa, Matt Doherty, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Matheus Cunha and Marshall Munetsi all come in as Jorgen Strand Larsen (who had been a doubt for this game), Rodrigo Gomes, Pablo Sarabia and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde drop to the bench.

Dan Bentley and Nasser Djiga miss out altogether.

Another unchanged side are Aston Villa, whose opponents Manchester United side bring in Altay BayindirAyden Heaven and Victor Lindelof for Andre OnanaLeny Yoro and Luke Shaw.

Youri Tielemans is only fit enough for a place on the bench for the Villans.

Andoni Iraola makes three changes to his Bournemouth line-up. 

Marcos SenesiAdam Smith and David Brooks come in, with Dean Huijsen and Julian Araujo benched and Lewis Cook suspended.

As for Leicester City, three alterations see Victor KristiansenOliver Skipp and Patson Daka replace the absent Wilfred NdidiBilal El Khannouss and Jamie Vardy.

Kieran McKenna names two changes for Ipswich Town’s final match before the drop: Conor Chaplin and Nathan Broadhead come in for Jack Clarke and Julio Enciso, who is missing from the matchday squad.

Graham Potter makes five tweaks from Gameweek 37, with Lukasz FabianskiKonstantinos MavropanosOllie ScarlesEdson Alvarez and Niclas Fullkrug replacing Alphonse AreolaAaron CresswellVladimir CoufalGuido Rodriguez and Mohammed Kudus.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Adams, Brooks, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Huijsen, Soler, Araujo, Hill, Scott, Winterburn, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry.

Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Faes, Kristiansen, Skipp, Soumaré, McAteer, Ayew, Thomas, Daka.

Subs: Iversen, Okoli, Pereira, Aluko, Golding, Buonanotte, Monga, Braybrooke, Evans.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukić, Cairney, Traoré, Pereira, Wilson, Jiménez.

Subs: Benda, Bassey, Berge, King, Sessegnon, Smith Rowe, Vinícius, Iwobi, Willian.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, González, Gündoğan, Silva, Marmoush, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Aké, Lewis, Rodri, De Bruyne, Echeverri, Foden, O’Reilly, Savinho.


Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst.

Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Burgess, Boniface, Taylor, Szmodics, Luongo, Delap, Clarke.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Álvarez, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Scarles, Bowen, Füllkrug.

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Paquetá, Rodríguez, Irving, Kudus, Guilherme, Ings.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Díaz.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Endo, Elliott, Núñez, Jota.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Turner, Ward, Kporha, Esse, Devenny, Nketiah, França.


Manchester United XI: Bayındır, Lindelöf, Maguire, Heaven, Mazraoui, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu, Diallo, Mount, Højlund.

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Evans, Fredricson, Eriksen, Ugarte, Mainoo, Collyer, Obi-Martin.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Onana, Rogers, Asensio, McGinn, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Mings, Digne, Garcia, Barkley, Tielemans, Bailey, Ramsey, Malen


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Schär, Botman, Burn, Murphy, Guimarães, Tonali, Livramento, Barnes, Gordon, Isak.

Subs: Dúbravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Krafth, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Wilson, Osula.

Everton XI: Pickford, Young, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Harrison, Alcaraz, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Virgínia, Begović, Patterson, Welch, Doucouré, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin, Chermiti, Broja.


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenković, Murillo, Williams, Sangaré, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Domínguez, Wood.

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Toffolo, Boly, Yates, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi, Silva, Sosa.

Chelsea XI: Sánchez, James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernández, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Neto.

Subs: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, George, Guiu.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Sugawara, Wood, Taylor, Welington, Downes, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Robinson, Sulemana, Stewart.

Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Bree, Kayi Sanda, Moore, Aribo, Smallbone, Archer, Onuachu.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Partey, White, Kiwior, Tierney, Merino, Rice, Zinchenko, Nwaneri, Sterling, Martinelli.

Subs: Neto, Ødegaard, Jorginho, Henry-Francis, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Trossard, Havertz, Kabia.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Gray, Bentancur, Sarr, Johnson, Solanke, Tel.

Subs: Kinsky, Spence, Davies, Bissouma, Olusesi, Richarlison, Odobert, Moore, Ajayi.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Webster, van Hecke, Igor, Baleba, Ayari, Wieffer, Gruda, Adingra, Minteh.

Subs: Rushworth, Dunk, Cashin, Veltman, Milner, Mitoma, Gomez, O’Riley, Howell.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sá, Doherty, Agbadou, Gomes, Semedo, Gomes, André, Aït-Nouri, Munetsi, Cunha, Guedes.

Subs: King, Bueno, Lima, Sarabia, Bellegarde, Larsen, Hee-chan, Gomes, Mane

Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Nørgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Pinnock, Ajer, Jensen, Konak, Thiago, Nunes.



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  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Bruno to Amad

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Goal

      Newcastle life saver?

  2. FPLAnon
    • 1 Year
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Villa robbed, shocking decision

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Villa busted

  4. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    FML Konsa Saka Rogers all screwed in minutes

  5. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    diallo g

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Keep up

  6. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Should have saved my BB for this week

  7. Planet Head
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Amad cementing his place in all our GW1 teams

    1. el polako
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Only Utd player I might be interested in will be Bruno only if priced accordingly though so around 5-5.5m

  8. el polako
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Villa shafted by VAR.

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mykolenko with 9 points 3rd on my bench.

    Typical for this season

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Newcastle champions league saved by Man Utd, wow

  11. Garlana
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    These refs are awful

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yup

  12. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Villa 6th and not in UCL spots after Amad goal

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      *Villa 6th and not in CL spots after getting absolutely screwed by the ref then after Amad goal.

  13. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I’d sue the ref at Old Trafford. Just cost Villa tens of millions through sheer incompetence

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I blame Martinez.

  14. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Emi Martinez has cost Villa getting UCL, poetry 🙂

  15. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Leicester just score

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yes please!

  16. Urban Cowboy.
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    A Rogers goal would have won my 2 mini leagues.

  17. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I'm losing my ML by 1 point 🙁

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Congrats

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Plenty of yellows to fix it

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I led by 10 last week. No trailing by 20.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        *now

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      ... Salah!

  18. HD7
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Did Haaland KDB Sarr to Evanilson Salah(C) and Bowen (-4).

    Of course Haaland and Sarr haul

    1. Flynniesta
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Did I hear that your Captain scored?

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Starboy limping again

    water is wet

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Poo is green

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Call the doctor

        Or cut down on the spinach

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ‘Anthony Taylor its all about you’ chants at Forest

  21. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salah goal

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      He needs an assist now

  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salah

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mo Salah G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Of course

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Get in at least switching from.bowen not so bad now

    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 1 month ago

      F**ker wipes the Munoz clean sheet

  24. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Liverpool equaliser

  25. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    KING MO!

  26. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    yasssssss

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Salaaah record!

  28. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The king on the final day!

  29. RICICLE
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Oh yay! He finally scored

  30. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Damn, no chance for Hendo there.