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Salah and Robertson start but Hazard, Shaw and Lacazette drop out

The final Fantasy Premier League deadline of the season passed at 14:00 BST today and now all we can do is sit and wait.

There are ten fixtures kicking off at 15:00 BST but there are essentially only two matches with anything riding on them – Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester City and Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The team news from Anfield is a positive one for owners of Mohamed Salah and Andrew Robertson, with both fit to start after recovering from head and calf injuries respectively.

Roberto Firmino misses out as expected but the other popular FPL assets – Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Sadio Mane – all make Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI.

Nuno Espirito Santo has named a full-strength side for Wolves, with Raul Jimenez, Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota all starting.

The key Fantasy assets among Manchester City’s ranks are all on the team-sheet for their trip to Brighton.

Sergio Aguero leads the line and has Raheem Sterling to the left of him, with Riyad Mahrez a surprise starter on the other flank.

Bernardo Silva and David Silva start in central midfield with Aymeric Laporte at centre-back.

Manchester City face a Brighton side that does not raise too many eyebrows.

Bruno gets a start in his final appearance for the club and will be tasked with keeping the shackles on Sterling.

Glenn Murray starts up front and has the support of Pascal Groß behind him.

Romelu Lukaku, Ander Herrera, Victor Lindelof and Luke Shaw miss out entirely for Manchester United but Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and youngster Mason Greenwood all start.

Victor Camarasa and Harry Arter haven’t recovered in time to feature for Cardiff, meanwhile.

Chelsea’s exertions on Thursday night have indeed caused Maurizio Sarri to ring the changes for the trip to Leicester.

Eden Hazard has been named on the bench, as has goalkeeper Kepa Arrizibalaga.

That sees Pedro and Willian starting either side of Gonzalo Higuain, while Willy Caballero is between the sticks.

Leicester are unchanged from the Monday night game against Manchester City.

Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Lucas Moura all start for Spurs against Everton, with Kieran Trippier only on the bench.

The injured Seamus Coleman, Richarlison and Dominic Calvert-Lewin make way for Yerry Mina, Theo Walcott and Cenk Tosun for the visitors.

Danny Ings and Shane Long will be leading the line for Southampton, with Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse supporting them from midfield.

Angus Gunn returns in goal and Yan Valery starts.

The dreaded pre-FA Cup final rotation hasn’t materialised at Watford, with Troy Deeney and Gerard Deulofeu again leading the line.

For West Ham, Declan Rice and Felipe Anderson have both recovered from a virus to start.

Like Sarri, Unai Emery has rotated with the Europa League in mind.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the line but his colleague Alexandre Lacazette finds himself among the substitutes.

Sead Kolasinac is also on the bench as Nacho Monreal takes up the left-back slot.

Konstantinos Mavropanos and Joe Willock are two youngsters trusted with a start at Turf Moor.

That could play into the hands of Burnley who, fresh from no midweek commitments name a full-strength side featuring Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood up front.

Owners of Bournemouth assets will be pleased to see that Crystal Palace are as short-staffed at the back as feared in the week.

Without James Tomkins and Mamadou Sakho already, Scott Dann is also missing from the starting line-up.

Martin Kelly and Joel Ward are the centre-back pairing today.

Patrick van Aanholt, a Gameweek 38 hero from last season, gets a start at left-back.

Wilfried Zaha also starts with Michy Batshuayi leading the line.

Bournemouth have included Callum Wilson, Josh King and Ryan Fraser in their starting line-up.

Fulham have dropped Ryan Babel to the bench in the only piece of noteworthy FPL news from Craven Cottage.


Brighton XI: Ryan, Bruno, Duffy, Dunk, Bernardo, Knockaert, Kayal, Bissouma, Jahanbakhsh, Gross, Murray.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, David Silva, Bernardo Silva, Mahrez, Aguero, Sterling.

Burnley XI: Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Hendrick, Westwood, Cork, McNeil; Barnes, Wood.

Arsenal XI: Leno; Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Mavropanos, Monreal; Elneny, Guendouzi; Mkhitaryan, Willock, Iwobi; Aubameyang.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Wan-Bissaka, Kelly, Ward, van Aanholt; McArthur, Milivojevic; Townsend, Meyer, Zaha; Batshuayi.

Bournemouth XI: Travers; Clyne, S Cook, Simpson, Smith; Fraser, Lerma, Aké, Ibe; Wilson, King.

Fulham XI: Rico; Christie, Mawson, Le Marchand, Bryan; Chambers, Zambo Anguissa; Ayité, Cairney, Sessegnon; Mitrovic.

Newcastle XI: Dubravka; Hayden, Schär, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie; Ayoze Pérez, Shelvey, Diamé, Atsu; Rondón.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Evans, Maguire, R Pereira; Ndidi; Maddison, Choudhury, Tielemans, Albrighton; Vardy.

Chelsea XI: Caballero; Alonso, D Luiz, Azpilicueta, Zappacosta; Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Barkley; Willian, Higuain, Pedro.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Mane, Salah, Origi.

Wolves XI: Rui Patrício; Bennett, Coady, Boly; Doherty, Dendoncker, Rúben Neves, João Moutinho, Jonny; Jiménez, Diogo Jota.

Man Utd XI: de Gea; Young, Jones, Smalling, Diogo Dalot; Andreas Pereira, McTominay, Pogba; Greenwood, Rashford, Lingard.

Cardiff XI: Etheridge; Peltier, Morrison, Ecuele Manga, Bennett; Mendez-Laing, Gunnarsson, Bacuna, Murphy; De Cordova-Reid; Zohore.

Southampton XI: Gunn; Valery, Bednarek, Stephens, Bertrand; Ward-Prowse, Oriol Romeu, Højbjerg, Redmond; Long, Ings.

Huddersfield XI: Coleman; Smith, Schindler, Stankovic, Kongolo; Mooy, Bacuna, Hogg; Mbenza, Grant, Pritchard.

Spurs XI: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Dier, Davies, Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele, Lamela, Lucas, Llorente.

Everton XI: Pickford; Zouma, Keane, Mina; Walcott, Schneiderlin, Gueye, Digne; Sigurdsson, Bernard; Tosun.

Watford XI: Foster; Kiko Femenía, Kabasele, Cathcart, Holebas; Doucouré, Capoue; Hughes, Pereyra; Deulofeu, Deeney.

West Ham XI: Fabianski; Fredericks, Balbuena, Diop, Masuaku; Noble, Rice; Antonio, Lanzini, Felipe Anderson; Arnautovic.

2,111 Comments Post a Comment
  1. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hate Trent

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Agree. Killed me these last couple weeks what with ML rival owning him and me owning Robbo

      1. Celt Abroad
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Same boat - held on to Robertson on wildcard because he was supposedly more nailed - about 30 points worse off, plus what the money could have done elsewhere.

      2. WVA
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Had to be both for about 5 weeks now

      3. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Agree

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      If you think he’s rampant now, wait till he smacks in a couple of DFK’s - future FPL stalwart, will probably be 8.0 at some point in his career

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Mo wants goals!

  3. Lukakuna
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Looked like a considerable change of direction on Trents cross

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lol

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Didn't really.

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Had lots of spin on it

    4. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Clearly headed for near post.. Shouldn't be an assist.

    5. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      You should have brought him in! That way you'd be cheering right now instead of writing irrelevant comments

      1. Lukakuna
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Have had him for weeks thank you 🙂

  4. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    TAA was the obvious captain choice

  5. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Cmon Kun cappooo... hattie needed to saveeeme...

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Brighton aren't playing ball. They are trying. Should be letting City win.

    2. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      THIs

  6. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Why did i stop myself from doing doherty >> TAA (-4) 🙁

  7. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Looking like it's going to be a miserable end to the FPL season

  8. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Brighton time wasting

  9. Merlin the Wraith
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    If getting probs with FPL site log out then in again. Sorted

  10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Cardiff pen

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Lol!

  11. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Moved Captain from Mane to Bilva in the last 5 min 🙁

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Wtfffff

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Daft, even disregarding Harry Hindsight.

  12. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Cardiff Pen

  13. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Changed to Captain Mane to Sterling on the basis of Brighton drunkenness rumours.
    More fool me!

  14. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Cardiff beating Man Utd. LOL!

  15. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Brighton playing well. No clear-cut chances for City yet

  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Lol united

  17. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    OLES AT THE WHEEL

  18. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Good.. no Shaw.. no CS.

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      This

  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Utd are pure junk

  20. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Matip looking lively?

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      😛

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Mine is after that TAA + Mane linkup

  21. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Ole’s At The Wheel

  22. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone got a spare time machine? I only need it to go back a couple hours...

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Why you make 4 transfers Mark?

  23. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Sitting on my couch (in Australia). City game on sbs / Liverpool on Optus. Let’s go reds!! Cmon Matty Ryan!

  24. GOTHAM City F.C.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Kamara taking that?

  25. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Utd lol, excellent

  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone then Trent damn it!!!! Red arrow only not owning him!!!!!!

    1. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Chill down

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Ok

  27. i am jose mourinho
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Hold brighton

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      no

  28. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    not a penalty, VAR would change that

  29. just a man
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Wasn't a pen.

  30. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    BATMAN G