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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. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    I did Johnstone -> Meslier this week, seemed destined to get a 0 no matter what I did!

  2. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Benteke.

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      (scored a goal)

  3. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Benteke!!! Coming off the bench for Aguero of course!

    Kills my 2 Arsenal mid CSs though!

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Your team template rating must be very differential!

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Wow 7%!

  4. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Manè ruining Trent assist and Rice ruining Antonio assist ffs

  5. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Ffffs benched benteke

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    So Rice ruined the Antonio assist? Cheers pal...

  7. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Why Lingz not take the pen?

  8. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Leno keeps on giving

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Timing

  9. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Benteke is better than Kane

  10. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Zaha assist ?

    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Townsend

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      No, useless herb

    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Townsend

  11. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Rice & Lingard are idiots with big egos

    Why don’t West Ham let Lord Soucek take pens - he’s an actual penalty taker with a great record at them

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      What did Lingard do?

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Missed a penalty...

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          Rice did

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 4 days ago

            Just like Lingard did in GW27...

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Exactly because of the reason you state. The egos of Rice, Lingard, Fornals, Lanzini etc. You name them and they all lack the humility to recognise they ain't that good at penalties.

    3. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Eastern Europeans are here to do the dirty work, glory is for others.

  12. LOL LINGARD SCORED
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Benteke goal, Bruno assist

  13. Limbo
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Likelyhood of Ward getting the winner?

  14. Dog and Fox
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    To bad the season is almost over or the golden boot race would have been between Benteke and Willock!!!

  15. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Tonio down

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      & up again.

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Don't. Every time I buy him I swear he never even makes half time.

  16. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Townsend assist

    1. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Tekkers G

  17. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Salah trying to score an og for me there!!

    1. Guru Mediation
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Hahah wtf was that by him. Hilarious

  18. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Buying Bentekkers in TGW35 was a stroke of genius, top 10k here I come!

    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Well done.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Nice move, he’s been on fire recently

  19. djman102
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    FFS. Considered Benteke in DGW 35, but went with DCL in the end.

  20. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Liverpool on the ropes.

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah, Burnley look dangerous.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Klopp looks worried. Burnley not only solid but a threat as well,

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    No way Liverpool are keeping a clean sheet here

    1. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      thats the hope

  22. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Liverpool have been awful so far

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      I think it is more Burnley playing well in fairness.

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Disagree. Liverpool have been rubbish

  23. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Benny SOT

  24. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 days ago

    Salah captain fail

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Season over

      1. OverTinker
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        For 37th time

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Go away!

      1. el polako
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Don't feed him and he will.

        1. Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          I know but I am serious this time, go away!

  25. Party time
      3 years, 5 days ago

      Why would declan rice take pen when Antonio is there... Moyes is a numpty

      1. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Bcz Moyes listens to my opponents

        1. Party time
            3 years, 5 days ago

            Lol

      2. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        So far season over unless any major points from Antonio

      3. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Bamford or Wood next week?

        1. Duke Silver ☑
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          Bam

        2. Jindaljain
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          Wood

      4. sminkypinky
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Tough gameweek. That’s all. 🙂

      5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        Beautiful flick from Mane

        Warming up nicely for Palace

      6. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 days ago

        If a player gets a yellow then a straight red afterwards, does he get minus points for both cards??

        1. Jindaljain
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          Only Red card if gets or only yellow

        2. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          No, just red.

        3. dark91
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 5 days ago

          Hope you are not jinxing Benteke