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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. Party time
      2 years, 10 months ago

      For goodness sake, where is my Antonio goal

    • djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      This is crazy. 34 points so far. Red arrow at my rank (200K), but would be a green arrow in top 10K!

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

        34 is a red arrow for me at 20k

        You’ve got to outscore top 10k average by 1 to 2 points to
        Not get a red arrow

      2. AlternativeB
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        25 points here. Got 17 pts on the bench. Going down from 430th to 1070 :/

    • TheDragon
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Anyone got more than 2 points from a player today?

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

        Martinez 3

        1. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          I'm just relieved he didn't do a penalty save today

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

          😀

      2. Monklane
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Only Willock

      3. Scots Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Willock and Digne here.

      4. Champions League Varane
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Siggy Martinez

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

        Pereira

      6. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, Martinez haul.

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

        Willock

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

        Digne .... solo show.

      9. Custard Gannet
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Watkins 9

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

          You must have missed the memo - he's meant to be nailed to your bench

          1. Custard Gannet
            • 4 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            When he scored I honesty thought he was. Turns out I benched Lingard instead.

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

        Emi, Digne, Raph & BamBam

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

        Pepe

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

          NOT!! I thought this game was like golf and the aim was to score low???

      12. dark91
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Benteke and Dubravka. Hope Salah (c) joins them

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

        Coleman 6.

    • WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Iheanacho is my highest scoring player this week.... he's first on my bench and I won't be getting him!

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

        Watkins here first on the bench and stays. Own Requilion and Soucek. Superb end for superb season.

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

          No own goal for Soucek,
          Never bench Watkins

    • Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      My rival has Periera 🙁

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

        Doesn't matter you season already over

    • TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      TAA cant complain about not going to Euro

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

      My mini-league leaders are both tied on 2358 points. One has made 35 Transfers. One has made 36 transfers.

      I am almost glad I'm not in that position!

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

        Its not the last gw

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

          No sh*t sherlock! Not like the potential of being tied on points for the final day isn't exciting?

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

            Your statement would have made sense only if it was last GW.

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

              ... leader knows if he makes no transfers, he would stay ahead on a tiebreaker H2H, going into the final week.

              Added pressure.

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

        I've made 46 transfers and I'm on 2390 points

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

          Nobody asked.

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

          Get the ML code and ruin their season 😀

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

        How many points does Super Saints have?

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

          I heard he is so unlucky.

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

          Ha ta mate
          #bulliesout
          Be nice people

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

        I'd be top of your mini league

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

          I'd just invite your ML rival.

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

            >:(

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

      I brought pirera for 2 blanks then sold him and he’s returned twice

      Really lost my head at the end of the season

    • Vlekz
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Top 5 go to the champions league right? (With both English teams in the final)

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

          no only winner of cl if they not qualified via league
          so if che finish 4th, only 4.

          if CHE finish 5th but win CL, then 5 will go to CL

          1. Vlekz
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Ahh okay cheers

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

          3-1 Arsenal PEPE

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

            Full troll GW

        3. AC/DC AFC
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          3 1 now

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

          my team

          1
          1 1 1
          2 1 2 1
          1 2 4

          my bench

          7 8 1 0

          a taa cs my last hope

        5. 3 A
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          That kid become better and better

        6. The-Red-1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Play 2 of these in 38:

          Antonio Willock Foden

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

            Well I can't see Foden starting so the other 2.

        7. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Anyone watching the WBA v WHM match. I'm reading the transcript and can work out why Johnston wasn't sent for the Pen.

          What happened , was it not a last man defence, goal scoring opportunity?

          1. RogDog_jimmy
            • 3 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            it was a weird foul.
            kind of a block to stop antonio getting to a ball running away from goal and there was a defender nearby.

            also probably not a pen (i'm a wh fan)

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

              Cheers for that. Makes more sense. The way it was written, it was the last man and a cynical take down

        8. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Pepe has had a decent second half to this season. There's a good player in there.

          1. Babit1967
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Might be a good replacement for Jota last gw

            1. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              A good differential choice, good shout. I might actually consider him for a final week punt.

          2. BIG TONES
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Consistency is the issue. Also playing for a team that doesn't bring the best out of him

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

            Will he get another season at Porto though? 38 now

        9. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Pepe the obvious captain choice

        10. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          That was your moment Nat Philips

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

          Hooo I chose Saka over Odegaard and Pepe darn it

        12. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Anyone noticed that Mane doesn't pass to Salah?

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

            Started passing the last few games

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

            Assisted his last goal though didn't he.

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

          My team contains so many busted flushes, stumbling over the line

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Yup 37 GW's ago.

          2. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Same here! In free fall these last 2 gws

        14. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Who got the assist for the Pepe 2nd goal?

          1. Mr. O'Connell
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Bruno

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

          firmino goal

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

            Robbo a

        16. DandyDon
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Any chance of a Smith Rowe assist!? That game could not have gone worse. Keeper 1pt, concedes 3 but no saves, actually play SR this week but of course nothing!

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

            He got the assist

        17. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Firmino goal robbo assist

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

            Of no use to no man .... meh ....

            1. Pat Bonner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              It’s one of those weeks

              1. Salah’s Sonnet
                • 12 Years
                2 years, 10 months ago

                Seasons*

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

          Burnley 1-0 is written

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 years, 10 months ago

            Oops

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

              0-1* obviously

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

          Firmino G
          Robbo A

        20. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Oh sh-t - I have Firmino!

          A successful punt at last.

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

            Well done mate, love him as a player

            1. Scots Gooner
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 10 months ago

              Thanks man, was a pure gut move.

              He's a lovely player.

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

          Robbo get in!

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

          Tbh I’m actually not sure why I benched Watkins over Lingard