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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.



  1. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 3 days ago

    Bruno to Amad

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Goal

      Newcastle life saver?

  2. FPLAnon
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Villa robbed, shocking decision

    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Villa busted

    • WVA
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      FML Konsa Saka Rogers all screwed in minutes

    • nanxun
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      diallo g

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Keep up

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Should have saved my BB for this week

    • Planet Head
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Amad cementing his place in all our GW1 teams

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

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

    • el polako
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Villa shafted by VAR.

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Mykolenko with 9 points 3rd on my bench.

      Typical for this season

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Newcastle champions league saved by Man Utd, wow

    • Garlana
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      These refs are awful

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Yup

    • Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Villa 6th and not in UCL spots after Amad goal

      1. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

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

    • Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

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

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        I blame Martinez.

    • SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Emi Martinez has cost Villa getting UCL, poetry 🙂

    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Leicester just score

      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Yes please!

    • Urban Cowboy.
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      A Rogers goal would have won my 2 mini leagues.

    • Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      I'm losing my ML by 1 point 🙁

      1. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Congrats

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Plenty of yellows to fix it

      3. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

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

        1. BobbyDoesNotLook
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 months, 3 days ago

          *now

      4. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        ... Salah!

    • HD7
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

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

      Of course Haaland and Sarr haul

      1. Flynniesta
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Did I hear that your Captain scored?

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Starboy limping again

      water is wet

      1. Deulofail
        • 9 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Poo is green

        1. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 months, 3 days ago

          Call the doctor

          Or cut down on the spinach

    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      ‘Anthony Taylor its all about you’ chants at Forest

    • Feanor
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Salah goal

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        He needs an assist now

    • Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Salah

    • tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Mo Salah G

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        Of course

      2. MikeS
        • 11 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

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

      3. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        7 months, 3 days ago

        F**ker wipes the Munoz clean sheet

    • AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Liverpool equaliser

    • Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      KING MO!

    • nanxun
      • 4 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      yasssssss

    • My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Salaaah record!

    • Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      The king on the final day!

    • RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Oh yay! He finally scored

    • Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 3 days ago

      Damn, no chance for Hendo there.