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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. BigBillyBass
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    GTFO of my team Lingard you useless POS

    1. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      He's really upset me today but I can't remove him 🙁

  2. Roy Hudd
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Phillips goal. Clean sheet. Goal line clearance. Winning every header in the box. Not even 3 baps yet. Hahaha. Mental.

    Robertson: *breathes* 3 baps.

    1. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Robbo told them to calm down at the beginning, 3 baps awarded

    2. bOttOmEdpOstrEpliEr.
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Firmino showing teeth, 3 baps.

    3. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 11 months ago

      Irn Bru breath...bonus points

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

    Anyone but Phillips. Ridiculous luck for second place in my mini league.

  4. 420king
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 11 months ago

    Hello? Antonio? Why did I pick you when the guy chasing me has Bamford, FFS.

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

      Same

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        You’re a Leeds fan though how could you not back Bambam

    2. Party time
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Man, I brought in Antonio as part of a -8. Sold Watkins.

        I feel like punching Moyes on the face

    3. Party time
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Phillips has really improved

      • FCSB
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Salah fail ffs

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

        Can't believe my mini league rival is passing me because of a phantom assist by Bruno and a blank from Salah

      • Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Traps to avoid next season:

        Jesse Lingard

        Wilfred Zaha

        Luke Shaw

        Feel free to add to the list....

        1. beric
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          salah and kane?

        2. Chandler Bing
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Any Brighton player

        3. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Joelinton

        4. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Mo Salah

          Aubameyang

          Sterling

        5. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Antonio
          Sterling
          DCL

        6. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          DCL

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

          Any FFS GW pick going off the past few weeks.

        8. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Soucek
          Pereira
          ASM

          Basically cheap mids

          1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            DCL
            Ings

            1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
              • 7 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              In fact sod it, they’re all traps! Every single player lol

              1. Iwantmorepointsthanks
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                This game has sucked us in and trapped us

              2. Pompel
                • 10 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                Except Martinez

                1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
                  • 7 Years
                  2 years, 11 months ago

                  And Dallas

      • KAALI_DAAL
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Golden Boot race going to last GW then?

      • Powers106
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        For the final gw, are there any absolutely essential players to bring in? Any good differentials?

        1. g40steve
          • 6 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Anyone not mentioned in these posts will do well.

        2. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          I'd bring in Werner if I could afford him.

        3. Scots Gooner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Think you'd be silly to go without Bamford vs that West Brom defense

        4. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Probably but my best advice would be to not bring in the same players I do.

        5. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Click on my name and see my team.

          If you avoid anyone named in my team then you should be fine.

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

            Lol

        6. Powers106
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks everyone, I've still got my WC to use so I am hoping it was worth saving... 🙂

      • DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        Arsenal can finish the season in 6th 😯

        1. BRFC1883
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          No

      • Pompel
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 11 months ago

        If Salah can stay quiet for 15 more minutes, damage will at least be limited

        1. Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Sorry but he's scoring on the break, 100%. Put money on it to soften the blow.

      • Party time
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Apparently Bruno(C) controversial assist was enough

        • Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Virgil van Phillips

        • Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Nat Philips (c) in 38 anyone

        • SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          How long til Salah subbed then

        • Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Almost lost my mind deciding between Kane, Salah, Bruno and Greenwood captain and they have all scored so low lol

        • Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Ox on firmino off

        • VAR United
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          why do I have 2 west ham attackers!

          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Ye fell for it too...

        • M00N
          • 9 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          Who wins Salah (C), Trent, Antonio, and Lingard

          OR

          Salah, Philips

          1. Pat Bonner
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Lol

        • dark91
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 11 months ago

          How is Salah playing? Can he be TC next GW or avoid him

          1. Rains of Castamere
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            TC Phillips instead

            1. dark91
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              I have TAA not Phillips. Will consider him 😀

          2. Party time
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Playing like an Egyptian headless chicken

          3. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            OMG I'm bored.

          4. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Fornals misses sitter

          5. Chandler Bing
            • 7 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Chasing 20 points as things stand. Which combo would you go for?

            A. Werner and Raphina/Pepe/City mid if leaked
            B. Rodrigo & Aubameyang

          6. beric
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            nat up to 2 bps

            1. beric
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              back down to one

              1. dabber7
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 3 Years
                2 years, 11 months ago

                AFTER Firmino went off, Nat was on 2 and Firmino was on 1 and now Firmino is on 2 again. He's lost points for something it seems, not sure what though.

          7. _Ninja_
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            ogbonna goal

            1. _Ninja_
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Cresswell a

          8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 13 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Milner coming on. There goes salah chance of a lucky pen

            Season over

            1. Ejaaz11
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              I'm pretty sure Salah would ask to take it given pool are 2-0 up and he's going for the golden boot

            2. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              The teammates know that he is chasing the golden boot. Logic!

          9. g40steve
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Ogbo G

          10. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            I can't remember a more defalting evening of fpl.

            1. how now brown cow
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Too melancholy to be able to spell.

            2. moment
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              It's been alright if you own Philips

          11. 420king
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 11 months ago

            Ogbonna? Seriouly? FO

            1. Duke Silver ☑
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              2 years, 11 months ago

              Write off of a week.