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

    Fook off FPL.
    2 BOU goals.. no wilson involvenent.
    Valery loses CS to Hudds..
    Kun scores.. Salah blanking..

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

      Yes

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

      Sounds like a normal week

  2. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    None with 3 assists and TBC with 2 - FPL should just give them all. Live a little, it's GW38.

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      None (triple captain) here

  3. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Milner coming on

  4. TAT
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Worst gameweek ever. Will be happy to reach 30 points at this point.

  5. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Lol having to revise my aim. Now just want to stay in top 50k 🙁

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

    3-0 Newcastle

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

    Milner inc, could be for Robbo. He hasn't be right today.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Thatd be fine w cleanie locked in

  8. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone here with treble Brighton and double Southampton defence? That would have been the key play on wc

  9. Bartowski
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    can't wait for Sam alladyrce to be man united manager this time next year

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

    Sterling tame effort

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

    Pogba yellow?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Yep

    2. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      Back of the net

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

      Owners happy he did something.

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

      What an idiot. Useless player

  12. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Newcastle assets were the obvious choice. Obviously.

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      as does Arsenal def going away

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

    Robbo CS locked. Looks like Milner coming on for him.

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

      Casuals win again

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

    Just remembered that Chelsea and Leicester are playing too

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

      Vardy disappointing

      1. Gooner Kebab
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        no party so far

      2. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 10 months ago

        Mahrez magnificent goal

        1. tucaoneo
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 10 months ago

          Wrong place. Apologies.

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

    Assist for Schar?

  16. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    This is exactly as disappointed as I expected.

    1. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      If only Redmond didnt score then yea

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

    Mili YC

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

      Crap

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

    Origi big miss

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

      Messes up Salah A

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

    Origi back to the norm.

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

    Babel to stay on bench now game is lost

  21. tucaoneo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Pogba YC just drives home the lesson lol.

  22. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Origi off

  23. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    5 goals and no fraser zaha or wilson contribution.

    you gotta be fqking kidding me

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

      Zaha got an assist

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

    Rashford looking like scoring?

    1. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 10 months ago

      He's been close two times. But this Man United side is so bad. Jizez

  25. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    TOON!

  26. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 10 months ago

    Origi off Milner on

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

    Origi rested for Madrid
    Milner on

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

    Mahrez g Dilva a I think

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

    Origi to Milner

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

    OMG mahrez