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The final day of the 2025/26 Premier League season is here, with all 10 fixtures getting underway simultaneously at 16:00 BST.

City Arsenal

TEAM NEWS

The major news from the Manchester City camp is that there is no Erling Haaland in the matchday squad.

James Trafford, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Nico Gonzalez, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden and Savinho are the players coming into the City side today.

Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic and Matheus Nunes are all on the bench, while Gianluigi Donnarumma, Abdukodir Khusanov, Marc Guehi, Nico O’Reilly and Rodri join Haaland on the sidelines.

It’s a similar story at Aston Villa, who make eight changes to the side that beat Freiburg 3-0 on Thursday. Only Victor Lindelof, Emiliano Buendia and Ollie Watkins keep their spots in the starting XI.

And as feared/expected, Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta has also wreaked havoc with his team selection.

There are only two survivors from Gameweek 37: Cristhian Mosquera and Riccardo Calafiori.

Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhaes, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze are among a strong-looking bench. David Raya isn’t even in the squad.

Oliver Glasner has also widely rotated, making five changes.

Of what is widely perceived to be Glasner’s strongest XI, Dean Henderson, Daniel Munoz and Ismaila Sarr are the only starters.

Even Maxence Lacroix and Jaydee Canvot can’t escape the tinkering.

Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both start in what will be their final appearances for Liverpool, while Alisson returns from injury.

Joe Gomez, Milos Kerkez and Giorgi Mamardashvili make way.

Keith Andrews brings Kevin Schade and Jordan Henderson back into the side, with Mikkel Damsgaard dropping down to the bench and Yehor Yarmoliuk missing out altogether.

In the battle to beat the drop, Tottenham Hotspur have made one change from Gameweek 37.

Djed Spence replaces Randal Kolo Muani, who is on the bench.

Thierno Barry starts up front for Everton in place of Beto.

Nuno Espirito Santo has made three changes for West Ham United.

Jean-Clair Todibo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Callum Wilson are benched. Kyle Walker-Peters, Pablo and Taty Castellanos earn recalls.

It’s three alterations for Leeds United, too: Pascal Struijk, Jayden Bogle and Lukas Nmecha in for Sebastiaan Bornauw, Dan James and Anton Stach.

Vitor Pereira has made two changes to his Nottingham Forest side: Jair Cunha and Ibrahim Sangare start, as Luca Netz and Nicolas Dominguez are demoted to substitute duty.

As for the visitors, Andoni Iraola has unsurprisingly named an unchanged XI from Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Man City.

At the Stadium of Light, Luke O’Nien comes in for Omar Alderete, who drops to the bench.

Calum McFarlane makes three alterations for Chelsea, with Malo Gusto, Levi Colwill and Joao Pedro in for the benched Josh Acheampong, Andrey Santos and Liam Delap.

It’s three changes apiece at the Amex.

Fabian Hurzeler promotes James Milner, Mats Wieffer and Diego Gomez to his line-up.

Carlos Baleba, Joel Veltman and, somewhat surprisingly, Yankuba Minteh drop to the bench.

As for Manchester United, Patrick Dorgu, Mason Mount and Noussair Mazraoui all start.

Matheus Cunha and Diogo Dalot are demoted to substitute duty, while Casemiro waves farewell to the Red Devils last weekend.

There’s not a huge amount of tinkering in the dead rubber at Craven Cottage.

Kevin replaces Sasa Lukic in Fulham’s only alteration, while Dan Burn and Jacob Murphy come in for Kieran Trippier and Harvey Barnes for visitors Newcastle United.

Finally, at Turf Moor, it’s just one enforced change apiece.

Bashir Humphreys comes in for the absent Maxime Esteve for Burnley, whileWolverhampton Wanderers bring in Angel Gomes for the unavailable Joao Gomes.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Wieffer, van Hecke, Dunk, Kadıoğlu, Milner, Groß, Gomez, Hinshelwood, De Cuyper, Welbeck.

Subs: Steele, Boscagli, Veltman, March, Baleba, O’Riley, Rutter, Minteh, Kostoulas.

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Mazraoui, Maguire, Martínez, Shaw, Mount, Mainoo, Diallo, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo.

Subs: Bayındır, Malacia, Yoro, Heaven, Ugarte, Fletcher, Cunha, Zirkzee, Lacey.


Burnley XI: Weiss, Walker, Tuanzebe, Humphreys, Pires, Luis, Ugochukwu, Tchaouna, Mejbri, Anthony, Flemming.

Subs: Dúbravka, Roberts, Ekdal, Ward-Prowse, Laurent, Bruun Larsen, Edwards, Amdouni, Barnes.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sá, Mosquera, Bueno, Krejčí, Wolfe, Gomes, André, Gomes, Mane, Hee-chan, Armstrong.

Subs: Bentley, Bueno, Lima, Gomes, Tchatchoua, Abbey, Sutherland, Arokodare, Edozie.


Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Clyne, Lerma, Riad, Muñoz, Kamada, Hughes, Cardines, Sarr, Devenny, Strand Larsen.

Subs: Benítez, Mitchell, Lacroix, Canvot, Yéremy Pino, Wharton, Johnson, Mateta, Guessand.

Arsenal XI: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Nørgaard, Hincapié, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, Madueke, Martinelli, Jesus.

Subs: Setford, Gabriel, Ødegaard, Eze, Merino, Rice, Saka, Gyökeres, Havertz.


Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Berge, Iwobi, Bobb, Smith Rowe, Kevin, Muniz.

Subs: Lecomte, Tete, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Sessegnon, Jiménez, Wilson.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Hall, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Tonali, Bruno, Ramsey, Murphy, Woltemade, Osula.

Subs: Ramsdale, Trippier, Wissa, Gordon, Barnes, Elanga, Willock, A. Murphy, Neave.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo,  Ngumoha.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Chiesa, Frimpong, Nyoni.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter, Henderson, Jensen, Janelt, Schade, Thiago, Ouattara.

 Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Dasilva, Nelson, Ajer, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo.


Manchester City XI: Trafford, Lewis, Stones, Dias, Ake, Nico, Bernardo, Reijnders, Foden, Savinho, Semenyo

Subs: Bettinelli, Marmoush, Kovacic, Cherki, Doku, Ait-Nouri, Gvardiol, Nunes, Alleyne

Aston Villa XI: Bizot, Garcia, Bogarde, Mings, Maatsen, Lindelof, Luiz, Bailey, Barkley, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Wright, Cash, McGinn, Tielemans, Digne, Pau, Onana, Hemmings, Burrowes


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Cunha, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson, Jesus, Wood

Subs: Ortega, Awoniyi, Ndoye, Dominguez, Yates, McAtee, Netz, Abbott, Sillah

Bournemouth XI: Petrovic, Hill, Senesi, Smith, Truffert, Adams, Scott, Tavernier, Kroupi, Rayan, Evanilson

Subs: Mandas, Cook, Toth, Diakite, Brooks, Unal, Kluivert, Adli, Gannon-Doak


Sunderland XI: Roefs, Geertruida, Mukiele, O’Nien, Reinildo, Hume, Xhaka, Sadiki, Angulo, Le Fee, Brobbey

Subs: Ellborg, Cirkin, Alderete, Diarra, Rigg, Traore, Mayenda, Isidor, Jocelin

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Palmer, Neto, J Pedro

Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Chalobah, James, Derry, Essugo, Garnacho, Santos, Delap


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Kinsky, Spence, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Palhinha, Bentancur, Porro, Gallagher, Tel, Richarlison

Subs: Vicario, Dragusin, Bissouma, Maddison, Gray, Bergvall, Solanke, Sarr, Kolo Muani

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Iroegbunam, Garner, Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Barry

Subs: Travers, McNeil, Beto, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Aznou, Armstrong


West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Disasi, Mavropanos, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Summerville, Bowen, Pablo, Taty

Subs: Areola, Kilman, Wilson, Lamadrid, Magassa, Wan-Bissaka, Scarles, Potts, Kante

Leeds United XI: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Bijol, Struijk, Justin, Ampadu, Tanaka, Aaronson, Nmecha, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Perri, Bornauw, Cresswell, Chadwick, Buonanotte, James, Gnonto, Byram, Piroe 



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  1. Captain Mal
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Season over!

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      man!

    2. Sheffield Wednesday
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Yep, I quit

    3. I have no Wirtz
      1 month, 22 days ago

      There is always next season

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      No point playing anymore. The game is gone

  2. Qaiss
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Okay so my moves did go through somehow and Semenyo cap

    Let’s go

    Come on Everton

  3. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Which match you watching ?

    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Wham for me

  4. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Which channel in the UK show goalshow for the last GW?

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      You can find the goals/highlights for every single game on YouTube

      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        But I wanna watch live. Like a broadcast that show highlights from all the games live. Is that not a thing in the UK?

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Sky Sports News showing every goal as it happens

          1. Giovanni Giorgio
            • 12 Years
            1 month, 22 days ago

            Cheers!

          2. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 22 days ago

            Games are live on Sky

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              1 month, 22 days ago

              I know, but I don’t want to watch just one

        2. SUPERMAN
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Sky sports news I beleive

        3. thegaffer82
          • 14 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Oh, when you said last GW, I thought u meant last weeks game.
          Got it now. I’m not sure if Sky have a multi screen today.
          I usually watch Now HK EPL on my magic box, channel 1 is called goal rush and will show every single goal that goes in whilst focusing on one match when there’s nothing to show around the grounds

  5. Evasivo
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    What’s everyone watching?

    Sky Sports News & Hammers here I think

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Man United as always. But if I didn’t have a team I’d watch either Spurs or WHam game

      1. Evasivo
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Good luck

    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Sky and spurs

    3. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Liverpool - wanna watch the FPL king one last time

  6. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Hope they have that little screen that pops up to show you the goals from other games on Sky.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      SSN showing every goal as it happens

      1. thegaffer82
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Yeah but I’m watching United game. So I hope it pops up on there

        1. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          1 month, 22 days ago

          Yeah they show the goals on a mini popup window

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    6 players starting. 3 on bench starting. Awful

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      And -8 lol

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Did you transfer out starting players?

  8. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    How on earth is Cherki AND Haaland not starting and STILL Marmoush is on the bench... such a dumb game this is.

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Blame the game

      Or blame the player?

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        In this specific instance its definitely a case of blame the game. Especially because the POS semenyo is starting yet again and never gets rotated. Rival has him of course.

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Blame us for not being mystic megs, yeah ok makes sense

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      He should leave really. Too good to play 10 games a season

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Not getting a start in this game would for sure be the final straw for me ..

      2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Always scores when he plays as well, which is impressive considering he will be ‘cold’ to the pitch

    3. Naatie
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Here we go again...Moaner Lisa in full swing

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Still waiting for you to disclose you main account, weak arse coward

    4. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Season over

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Bring the games on!!

    1. Evasivo
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Good luck mate!

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Cheers

        You too

        It's been fun

        Even around 300k rank at best

  10. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Just 4 starters from my 11, plus KDH and Tark subbing in. Need Dub, Gabby, Cunha, Wilson, Goyok to come on to field 11. 😆 Anyone worse?

  11. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    I originally thought having 10 players was gonna hurt me, but I’m actually thinking I’m up on many of the people around me & might even get a green arrow

  12. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Which team gets the first goal of the gw?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Everton

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Or Wolves

    2. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Wolves

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        I concur

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      City, Nathan Ake 9'

    4. ClassiX
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Wolves

    5. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Wolves 😉

    6. Monklane
      • 17 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Wolves

  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Penalty

    Wolves

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Goal

      Wolves

      Burnley busted and bottom

    2. Moon Dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      1 month, 22 days ago

      The El Crappico providing the goals

  14. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    No goals after 7 minutes is mad on last day

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Lol what timing, you’re welcome boys haha

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Points for everyone

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Burnley game kick off late?

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      No

      Fulham
      Sunderland
      Forest
      Liverpool
      Spurs
      West Ham slightly behind

  16. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Tuanzebe cappers seeeeeeething.

  17. FourLokoLeipzig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    We had friends visiting and were somewhere with bad signal, so I couldn’t make my planned Saka & Rice to Salah (C) & Rio transfers. No biggie but popping it here so I can take some acclaim if not the points if it works!

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    9 points - 8 any good?

    Marmoush captain

    Raya in goal over Darlow

    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Majestic 🙂

  19. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Semenyo wide

    Reindeer side netting

  20. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Jesus two big misses already. Get Gyok on

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Or Saka?

  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Spurs all over Everton so far, but wasteful

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Championship quality

  22. The Hunt
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    The equivalent of 1.66 games of football has now been played and one miserable goal has been scored.

    Final day goal rush ffs.

  23. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Way too many goals atm

  24. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    I only have 9 players! My season is over 🙁 Gonna give up now. Oh well, always next year ...

  25. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Well done Rio

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Ferdinand back at QPR?

      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 22 days ago

        Cardines ofc 😉

  26. Nomar
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Spurs on top at the moment, Everton pinned in their own half.

  27. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Usually 4 goals on average at this point on the final day, another sign of prem getting worse

  28. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Is this going to be like last season's final day when there were only 2 goals scored in the entire first half with everyone expecting an avalanche of goals.

  29. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Salah post

    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      What did he say?

    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 22 days ago

      Gosh darn it. My captain of course

  30. Maddi Son
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 22 days ago

    Triple newcastle defence fail