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Champions League-chasing Liverpool up against Norris as injured Pope misses out

The final two matches of Gameweek 37 kick off concurrently at 20:15 BST this evening.

Liverpool are the main draw from a Fantasy perspective, with the most-captained player of this Gameweek set to face Burnley’s third-choice goalkeeper.

With Diogo Jota (£6.9m) injured, Mohamed Salah (£12.8m) and his two usual compadres in the Reds’ attack start as expected this evening.

Jurgen Klopp has made just the one change from the last-gasp win at West Brom, with Curtis Jones (£4.4m) replaced by Georginio Wijnaldum (£5.3m).

Sean Dyche has made two tweaks to the side that lost 4-0 at home to Leeds United.

There’s a surprise between the posts, with Will Norris (£4.0m), not Bailey Peacock-Farrell (£4.0m), lining up in Nick Pope‘s (£5.5m) absence.

Norris’s only previous appearances in the Premier League came back in the 2018/19 season as a late substitute for Wolves.

The other change sees winger Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.4m) replace forward Matej Vydra (£4.8m), with Dyche seemingly adopting similar tactics to the ones he used against Manchester United.

There was originally just one change apiece at the Hawthorns, meanwhile.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) comes in for Grady Diangana (£5.0m) for the hosts, while Said Benrahma (£5.9m) replaces Jarrod Bowen (£5.9m) for the Hammers.

But there is a late change to the West Ham line-up as Darren Randolph (£4.3m) is in for the injured Lukasz Fabianski (£5.0m) between the posts.


LINE-UPS

Burnley: Norris, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor, Brownhill, Westwood, Cork, McNeil, Gudmundsson, Wood.

Subs: Barnes, Peacock-Farrell, Rodriguez, Pieters, Vydra, Nartey, Dunne, Richardson, Driscoll-Glennon.

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Rhys Williams, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Subs: Milner, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Origi, Neco Williams, Koumetio.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Robson-Kanu, Bartley, Ajayi, Phillips, Pereira, Townsend, Gallagher, Maitland-Niles, Yokuslu.

Subs: Button, Robinson, Diangana, Diagne, Peltier, O’Shea, Grant, Gardner-Hickman, King.

West Ham United XI: Randolph, Cresswell, Coufal, Benrahma, Lingard, Dawson, Fornals, Ogbonna, Soucek, Antonio, Rice.

Subs: Trott, Balbuena, Yarmolenko, Noble, Bowen, Diop, Fredericks, Johnson, Odubeko.

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  1. Athletico Underachieving
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Bench: Keane, Rudiger, Nacho = 22
    7 starters inc Greenwood (c)= 19

    Roll on Sunday at 6pm

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      20pts on my bench.

    2. justaguy9
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      starters- 14 from 8 incl. Kane
      bench- digne & pickford- 15 pts

      Roll on next season

      1. Athletico Underachieving
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        See ya there!

  2. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Jose knew.

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

      Too right take the cash & move on.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Was it his fault though?

  3. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal please concede. Rival has Holding and Leno and had Kane(C), I am touching cloth here with Salah(C) to go too

  4. el polako
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pen, faul on Antonio

  5. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Who’s taking?

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Rice

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Phew.

      2. el polako
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Missed

        1. Boxwoods
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Muppet! Lingardinho shoulda taken.

  6. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Such a depressing gameweek. Rotten Urd and Spurs games which had the potential for goals with those leaky Fulham and Villa defences. My good team on paper flopping for the umpteenth time this season.

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

      With you there... Leeds too (Raph and Dallas)

  7. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Did Martin Tyler just say "Bristol" Palace?

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

    Cmonnnn Lingard and Antonio

  9. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mee shuts out Salah

  10. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rice taking the penalty.

  11. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Rice misses. Hits the post

  12. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Has captain Salah scored his 3rd goal yet?

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

    Damn, if only Lingz

    1. Oggle22
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Antonio you mean haha

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

        No if only Lingard had a pair to take the pen

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    That was awful by mane

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

    Oh FFS Lingard, step up

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

    Rice... you utter fool

  17. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Shd have been antonio assist lingars goal

    Pss offf rice

    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This

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

    If anyone wants to know, Salah will score 100%

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ok

  19. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    The end of the season has been such a strange period for goalkeepers. Surprise selections or rotation in the following clubs

    Wolves
    Arsenal
    Chelsea
    Man United
    Man City
    Southampton
    Leeds
    Everton
    Burnley

    Think I'll be starting next season with 2 playing keepers!

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

      I’ll just go Martinez again. Unless he’s more than 5/5.5

      1. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I think he'll be 5.5, like Pope was this season.

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Why? If anything u shd have 2 playing keepers in 2nd wc. Contradiction in ur comment

  20. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Johnstone save it? (got him on Bench boost)

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

      Sadly not bro. Post

      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Fek

    2. MIGHTY JOE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      No but got a yellow if that helps?

      1. Limbo
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Haha. Typical

  21. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Lingard owners lucky. If he had taken the penalty he would have missed just like last time.

  22. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Damn POST
    Wish Johnstone had stopped it 🙁

  23. Scholes Out For Summer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    That doesnt count as a save for Johnstone does it?

    He's my keeper this GW 🙁

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Unless they adjudge it that he got a Bruno-esque touch

  24. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Pen missed or saved ?

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Ah nevermind answered above 🙂

    2. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Woodwork

  25. Ady87
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Johnstone YC 2nd min and Kane(c). What a day so far.

    2nd place 30 behind me with TAA, Robertson and Salah(c).

    Couldn’t be any further behind the sofa.

  26. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Leno cs wiped. Dear me......

  27. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    If fpl are consistent they will give Johnstone the save points

    He didn’t touch it just like Bruno didn’t touch the ball last night

    1. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      if only 🙁

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      eh what??

  28. DycheDycheBaby
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    BENTEKKERRRSSS ON FIRE

  29. Tasty Jerk
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Tekkers!!!

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

    Mili misses Zaha pen last week
    Rice misses Antonio pen this week

    End this season now