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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. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    What are your predictions for man United vs Cardiff??

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Owning Pogba I expect 3-0 cardiff

    2. SkeletONv01
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Goal fest ofc, 1-1

  2. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Disastrous last GW

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Need a goal Mo... and Murray

  4. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Soton 😯

  5. Pras (FPL)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Bless Fplstatistics who continue to predict who will rise/fall tonight.

  6. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte, TAA & Aguero killing my ranking.

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    OMG Redmond

  8. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMOND G YEEEES

  9. Richd
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Scared to celebrate after Siggy last week but...

    REDMOND ?!?!?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Rival has Simpson on BB lol, time for another beer!

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        Hahaha

        You can just relax now

        Bad time to BB 😉

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMOND (TC)

  11. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Simpson OG for Palace's 3rd.

    Assist TBC, likely to be given to Bemba Da.

  12. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Is it the week when Leno finally will get CS?

  13. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Laporte, Digne, TAA, Robbo...

    Back line already set for next season.

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMONDINHOOOOOOOOOO

  15. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Redmoooooooond

  16. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Redmond goal, jammy casuals ffs

    1. STEP rOVERS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Hahahaha you are top twat

      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 11 months ago

        ...

    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Look at stats and watch some footy.

  17. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMONDDDDD
    CHUCKY IN HEAVEN

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Lucky Chucky...

  18. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMOND!!!

  19. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    wow am i seeing it wrongly..?

    CP 3-0 Bmouth? Come on Fraser, I chose you ahead of Redmond!

  20. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ah last day madness

  21. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Redmond (c) my last gamble to try and get back into the top 100k.

  22. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Which goal is Zaha's assist from?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      None of todays.

  23. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    How many Redmond goals in last 2 years?

  24. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    This cannot be happening

    Startling Salah Ederson JWP v
    Rival Aguero Mane Laporte Redmond

  25. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    REDMOND

  26. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Ings assist

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Finally some good news. Redmond you beauty

  28. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    I have Redmond too Get the f in.

  29. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Assist for soton?

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 11 months ago

      Ings

  30. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 11 months ago

    Went Fraser + Vardy over Laporte Redmond in the end…