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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. DannyDrinkVodka
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Only the 26 points on the bench

  2. Pulp Minion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke a punt for gw38.
    Old club, manager retiring etc

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

      Nah, will bench him

  3. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Arsenal would have made top 4 with a throw-in coach

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

      And decent players.

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

        That wouldn't be such an impreesive feat then

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

        They've never been a serious top 4 club ever since they fired gunnarsaurus

    2. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Arteta gets a lot of undeserved hate. They’ve been 3rd on the table since Christmas. With that squad they won’t come close to UCL.

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

        Haha I'm not sure how the second and third sentence go together but okay. They would be 8 points off if they won this game. It could easily have been less, and could be less next season. 'Won't come close' is too strong too early for me.

    3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      And if they stopped taking short corners

  4. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Thiago has really come into it for the last month or so

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I think he's been class every time I've watched him honestly

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

        Looked shaky before but since the last international break he’s been top class

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          He was poor most of the season until then.

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thiago needed a box to box midfielder alongside him to allow him to pull the strings in the middle of the park like he is used to. Fabinho in defence wasn’t allowing that

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

        Fabinho isn’t box to box but I agree that he needed a proper no.6 behind him. Fabinho gives so much solidity for the rest of the team to build on.

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, sorry I guess not box to box but that solidarity as you have said.

    3. Party time
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Class is permanent. Still adapting to the PL & Liverpool’s heavy tempo football. City or Arsenal would have been a better move tho

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

      Lingard channelling his inner Zizou.

      1. Fudgy
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He's been sent off for a headbutt?

    5. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Do something Mo!

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

      Willock and Smith Rowe in for Salah and Bruno. Last throw of the Declan Rice.

    7. 420king
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      So winning a penalty doesn't even award BPS? lmao stupid game

      1. Jindaljain
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        BCZ FPL are hired by my opponents

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

        yes thats totally stupid. Infact player earning a penalty should get 2 points irrespective of goal or no goal as he has already won it

        1. Paqueta Rice
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, at least bps anyway. If he wasn’t brought down he had scored

        2. 420king
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          agreed

    8. TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Blankety blank blankety blank

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

      Was Willock got injured? If so how serious was it?

    10. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone’s season not over ?

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

        15k rank drop so far this game week, it's ruined

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

        If I captain a 0% ownership player in GW38 who scores a hattrick then it’s not over.

        Otherwise yes

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

        I've a feeling mine will be over on Sunday

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

        Mine isn't over unless Salah doesn't score his 5 goals

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

        55 pts - Mo, Coufal, Ward, TAA, Johnson playing... might be ok.

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

          That's insane, I'm on 16 points

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

            Yeah but I'm 85k and dead 2nd in the money league.

      6. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        o/ Excited to try and make the top 400k

    11. JayLegend
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Salah Captaincy fail confirmed

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Subbed?

      2. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        He will score. Trust me on that

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          You are lying to us

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

      Salah in terrible form when I needed him the most

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

        Same for all my players

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

      Someone give us some goals already.

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

        Defo goals in WBA - WHU game, good tempo so far.

        1. Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Jinxed it ...

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

            Yep, goal at the wrong end 🙁

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

        OK not you West Brom.

    14. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Would have nice to have finished the season with a flourish in a glut of points flying all over the shop .... but God ... damp squib indeed.

    15. Party time
        2 years, 10 months ago

        It would be hilarious if Bruno becomes the top scorer this gw out of the top 3 captain picks

        1. Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          I would not be surprised.

        2. JayLegend
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Burnley close, can sell 1-0 here.

          1. JayLegend
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            See*

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

        Burnley were destroyed by Leeds

        Liverpool failed to take advantage of a shaky defence so far

        1. Party time
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Liverpool struggled at the hawthorns

        2. Eh, just one more thing ...
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Some ... a goal please ... Salah TAA Antonio Lingard .... sort it out ...

          1. Party time
              2 years, 10 months ago

              This!

          2. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Watching LIV game atm, any good with the WHU game?

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

            Periera direct from a corner lol

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

            Pereira straight from corner

          5. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Soucek og?

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

              It was on target anyway, lucky for him.

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

            Soucek goal West Brom 1 up

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

            Ever since I removed Wood he's been monster hauling lol

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

            Pereira won't get the goal, I own him

            1. Fudgy
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              He will because my rival does

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

              Bruno might get it though

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

              Yes he will because the corner was on target, very clearly.

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

                I'm not in to watch any of the games

          9. Salan
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Hard to define it's an OG or not. If Soucek doesn't touch, it's still on target and in.

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

              By the basis it was on target, its not an OG (unfortunately).

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

              It will be given as own goal

            3. Pulp Minion
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Keeper would have punched clear, I think it's an og

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

            Robertson looking more dangerous

          11. Steve The Spud
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Souceck hauls again

          12. _Ninja_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Tiago wastes a salah a

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

            after 14 from 8 players, a lingard penalty goal, assist by antonio would have given me some respectability atleast.