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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. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr G

  2. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr goal

    On my bench

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Same 🙁

  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Goal at last - Sarr

  4. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr!

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Took Sarr out for kluivert!

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 24 days ago

        kudus for me.....

  5. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    sarr the ultimate troll!!!

  6. bialk
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Of course I benched Sarr

    1. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Had to happen.

    2. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      sold him...

  7. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Thats some lazy defending by Pool

  8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr first on my bench of course

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Same. Any chance Saka stays off?

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 24 days ago

        Don't see the point in Saka coming on tbh

  9. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr goal… on the bench.

    I see some shared pain in that regard!

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

      Tbf

      He was due to use the parlance.

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 24 days ago

        Will probably come on if Arsenal don’t score

  10. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Of course Sarr scores……on my bench

  11. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    We have nothing to play for they said 🙂

  12. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Palace so under rated. They’re britlliant

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Incredible that they’re 12th

  13. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Finally Sarr scores, 1st sub

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Last sub here

  14. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Salah CS point gone

  15. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    That’s good the Salah cleanie wiped

  16. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    No CS for Salah at least

  17. Biggsy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Great.

    Going Sarr over Eze was probably what wrecked my top 10k chances.

    And of course now he scores and I'm not getting any points for it...

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      lol fpl for you!

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      This

    3. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Same for me did nothing when I brought him in and now he he’s Maradonna

  18. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Of course I sold Sarr this week

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      You, me and a few thousand others

  19. WVA
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Oh just F off Sarr, went for you over Eze on my WC and you lost me my top 100 finish, now I sell you for Bowen and you score

  20. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    So the first team to concede are the champions. How ironic

  21. WVA
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Pool and Salah have been so poor lately

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Wonder why

  22. JoeSoap
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Brought in Bowen for -4 and benched Sarr lol

  23. Vinyl78LP
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Sarr 3rd on bench, never getting those points meh.

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      You never know

  24. Debauchy
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Most benched Sarr and many transferred out , FPL Gods having a ball as always 😆

  25. tisza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    sums up my season. Even if I hadn't sold Sarr I would have benched him.

  26. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    First goal of the gw from the last player on the bench

  27. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    15 mins and one goal only...

  28. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    Did Sarr -> Diaz. Season over.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      the season is indeed over

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Keep the faith in Diaz

  29. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    all palace apparently.

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 24 days ago

      Nah, it's 60/40 pool

  30. Tinkermania
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 24 days ago

    The LIVERPOOL mistake was on the right side. Just saying