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Bamford, Bale, Aguero and Forster on the bench for Gameweek 38 matches

Patrick Bamford is on the Leeds bench for their Gameweek 38 meeting with West Bromwich Albion.

Ahead of facing the Premier League worst defence this season, Marcelo Bielsa’s number-one forward was the most-bought player for the final round of matches.

But the Leeds boss has taken the return of Leeds fans to a home top-flight game for 17 years to offer farewell starts to Gaetano Berardi and Pablo Hernandez.

The latter starts at number 10, pushing Rodrigo into Bamford’s centre-forward berth with Raphinha and Jack Harrison on the flanks of what appears to be a 3-3-3-1 formation.

As promised, Kiko Casilla starts in goal ahead of Illan Meslier while Fantasy favourite Stuart Dallas keeps his place on the right-hand side of Leeds’ second bank of three.

Ryan Mason’s two alterations are both at the back, with Matt Doherty and Davinson Sanchez in for Japhet Tanganga and Eric Dier.

Gareth Bale is benched again.

If Sergio Aguero is to sign off his Manchester City Premier League career with a goal, he will have to do it from the bench where he is named alongside Ilkay Gundogan and Ferran Torres.

Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden appear to be either side of Gabriel Jesus while Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne look set for slightly deeper midfield roles.

Liverpool are as to be expected with Diogo Jota only fit enough for a bench role and Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah either side of Roberto Firmino in the front-three.

Crystal Palace have opted for a more robust set-up than their usual 4-4-2 set-up in what appears to be a 4-3-3 system featuring Cheikhou Kouyate, Jairo Riedewald and James McCarthy protecting a back-four of Tyrick Mitchell, James Tomkins, Gary Cahill and Joel Ward.

David Moyes has made two changes to the West Ham United side that beat West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday.

Lukasz Fabianski has passed a late fitness test on a knee injury and replaces Darren Randolph between the posts, while Jarrod Bowen comes in for Said Benrahma down the right flank.

Southampton make five alterations to the team beaten by Leeds United in Gameweek 37.

The return of Danny Ings to the starting XI is the headline news, with Ibrahima Diallo, Nathan Redmond, Takumi Minamino and Jan Bednarek also recalled.

Alex McCarthy keeps his place, with Fraser Forster only along the substitutes.

The injured Che Adams misses out, with Oriol Romeu back on the bench after three months out.

Moussa Djenepo, Theo Walcott, Nathan Tella and Jack Stephens make way.

Dean Smith has named an unchanged team, with Jack Grealish handed another start.

There’s only one tweak to Thomas Tuchel’s line-up, with the injured N’Golo Kante replaced by Mateo Kovacic.

The fit-again Kai Havertz has to make do with a place on the bench.

Arsenal have made two changes to the side that won 3-1 at Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Martin Odegaard and Granit Xhaka are back in midfield, with Mohamed Elneny and Bukayo Saka dropped.

Brighton also make a pair of alterations.

Lewis Dunk and Leandro Trossard start, with the injured Danny Welbeck and the benched Steven Alzate missing out.

Martin Dubravka, Joe Willock and Allan Saint-Maximin are deemed fit to start for Newcastle, with Sean Longstaff in for the injured Joelinton the only change that Steve Bruce has made.

Alphonse Areola, Mario Lemina and Harrison Reed make way from Scott Parker’s first XI, with Marek Rodak, Kenny Tete and Josh Onomah brought into the fold.

Burnley are in 4-5-1 for their trip toSheffield United, featuring Chris Wood as a lone centre-forward. Ben Mee and Nick Pope both miss out due to injury, replaced by Will Norris and Jimmy Dunne.

As expected, Manchester United are heavily rotated for Gameweek 38. Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are on the bench but Luke Shaw, Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani are all absent.

Gameweek 38 Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Leno, Chambers, Holding, Gabriel, Tierney, Xhaka, Partey, Ødegaard, Pepe, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Sánchez, White, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Jahanbakhsh, Groß, Bissouma, Trossard, Moder, Mac Allister.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Hause, McGinn, Nakamba, Grealish, Traore, El Ghazi, Watkins.

Chelsea XI: Mendy, James, Rudiger, Silva, Azpilicueta, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Werner, Pulisic.

Fulham XI: Rodak, Tete, Ream, Adarabioyo, Bryan, Anguissa, Onomah, Cavaleiro, Carvalho, Lookman, De Cordova-Reid.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka, Krafth, Fernandez, Dummett, Murphy, Willock, S Longstaff, Shelvey, Ritchie, Almiron, Saint-Maximin.

Leeds United XI: Casilla; Berardi, Cooper, Ayling; Alioski, K Phillips, Dallas; Harrison, Hernández, Raphinha; Rodrigo.

West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone; Bartley, Ajayi, O’Shea; C Townsend, Gallagher, Yokuslu, Maitland-Niles, Furlong; M Phillips; Robinson.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Thomas, Fofana, Soyuncu, Castagne, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Albrighton, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Doherty, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Winks, Alli, Kane, Son, Bergwijn.

Liverpool XI: Alisson; Robertson, N Phillips, R Williams, Alexander-Arnold; Thiago, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; Mitchell, Tomkins, Cahill, J Ward; McCarthy, Riedewald, Kouyaté; Zaha, Ayew, Townsend.

Manchester City XI: Ederson; Zinchenko, Stones, Dias, Walker; Mahrez, Fernandinho, De Bruyne; Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Godfrey, Keane, Holgate; Doucouré, T Davies, Allan; Sigurdsson; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Sheffield United XI: Ramsdale; Robinson, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Osborn, Baldock; Jebbison, McGoldrick.

Burnley XI: Norris; C Taylor, Dunne, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Cork, Westwood, Brownhill, Gudmundsson; Wood.

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

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Salisu, Diallo, Armstrong, Minamino, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Ings.

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Boly; Aït-Nouri, Neves, Moutinho, Dendoncker, Semedo; F Silva, A Traoré.

Manchester United XI: D Henderson; Telles, Bailly, Tuanzebe, B Williams; Matic, van de Beek; D James, Mata, A Diallo; Elanga.

2,075 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Gringo Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    4115th position. The best ever for me.

    I need a rest, it's so stressful

    1. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats. Great rank

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Great stuff Gringo

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

    Holding dissalowed goal and Aguero master class cost me my ml argh well

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

      Wow, didn't know about the disallowed goal. Thankful as benched.

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

    The big game players all scored and all the guys named above off the bench too, final day pressure! No pressure.

    3 golden boots for Kane.

    If he goes to PSG what will KK do?

  4. Il Capitano
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Biggest win of the day was Digne not getting minus points. Should have just about stayed in the top 50k, it's been a ride.

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

      Sometimes it's the small things that count too.

  5. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Live rank 550 🙂

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

      Brilliant.

    2. Don Kloppeone
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Amazing! Congrats!

    3. Il Capitano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Great stuff

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

      Class, true professional.

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

      Nice.

  6. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    62 (-4) - a poor GW but I *may* have clung onto Top 10k!!

    NEW PRE-SUBS 9,324
    OLD 9,465
    NEW POST-SUBS 9,968 CHANGE % -5.31%

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

    what happened last day 2 seasons ago? Mane brace in a 2-0 win.

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

    Smashed 80 pts , 18k RANK , pepe mane did the work

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Congrats! Pepe was a great differential pick, I’m kicking myself I went Auba over him

      1. RooneyforLife
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Was kicking myself for not picking willock but pepe did the job .

        Removed Bale for pepe ,who himself scored a brace lol

  9. Thomas Magnum
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    So am I correct in saying if two people in ML end up on the same score the tiebreak is whoever made less transfers?

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

      Correct

      1. Thomas Magnum
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Ohhh interesting, there’s a draw now following Coufal losing a BP so the scramble is on to see who made less

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Oh wow so what happens if they’ve made the exact same amount of transfers!

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

            goes to who has signed up first by the ID number I think

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

            I think lowest team id MIGHT decide who goes above who in the table... But that's a draw for all intents and purpose, should really be treated as such.

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

    Crikey imagine ten or so years ago you were leaving Manchester City for Barcelona and people would think of it as a step down...

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

      Hopefully his wins it on Sunday to top it off.

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

    Sadioooooooo, it’s about time he stepped up!

    Hope all got the ranks they wanted before KO, good to see the back of this season, back to normal next.

  12. Pukki Blinders
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mane TC in gw38 last season saved me and bringing in Mane gw38 saved me once again this season.

  13. rascalz
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Are the BPS for winning goals live? Will Willock get any more points added to take him into the BPS?

  14. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    What is the average? Livefpl overloaded atm 🙂

    Got 60 points all out

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

      Top 10k / 1k average was 60 I saw.

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Saw it briefly-think it was 57 or so

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

    Rounded off the year with my fifth red arrow in a row.

    OR 1,913

    Obviously an awesome finish but I was up at 299 before starting to struggle so it’s a little bitter sweet. Been a fun first year for me.

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

      You’ve still had a great first season, well done. Lessons learned for even stronger next year?

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

        I dunno about lessons. I was conservative for most the year and it got me up there but towards the end being scared/no hits cost me.

        Main lesson is don’t get J-Rod.

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

          Lol. He looked great at the start. Frustrating since

    2. Ain't No Holebas Girl
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Incredible rank for first year, congrats!

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

        Thanks! Probably the highest I’ll ever get so trying to enjoy it!

  16. Drogo
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    3 points behind #1 in ML. Siggy costed me the entire season. Unless Son is given that ghost assist.

    1. Jack.Armstrong96
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Son did get given an assist

      1. Drogo
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        Yea, but that deflected assist to Kane

        1. Jack.Armstrong96
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 10 months ago

          Oooh that one! Nah I don’t think that’ll be given sadly. I need it too otherwise I’ve just lost my ML on the last day

  17. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Think those Bale goals might have won me my ml!

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

      Nice one! congrats.

  18. Crunchie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Oh no lol

    NEW PRE-SUBS 971 OLD 791
    NEW POST-SUBS 1,043 CHANGE % -31.86%

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

      Dang! So close.

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

      So close! Brilliant rank regardless.

  19. jdp219
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    LiveFPL not working for me. Anyone know the overall and 10k averages?

    1. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      56

      1. GOTHAM City F.C.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        thats 10k, forgot the overall

    2. djman102
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Overall 43

    3. RooneyforLife
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      56

    4. jdp219
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks! I will very happily take that. 68 w/o bonus here.

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      I just checked it. I was 10.65 pts behind top 10k average, but won average.

    6. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      43, 57

  20. andymck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Very satisfying finishing the season at the highest OR I’ve reached in it

  21. Amans94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    OR of 634, so happy with how this season went.

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

      Heck yeah way to go.

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Red ARROW and now wife is mad for watching !!! Perfect bad end of the season. Well so be it, not let's rest lads it has been a super difficult season, glad that is over

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

    Allison didn't even need to score that goal. For Liverpool to qualify 😆

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

    Worst ever season. By far. Finally the nightmare is over.

    1. Sgt Frank Drebin
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      The next one will be more predictible

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

    2,223 OR. Best ever for me.

    Onto the next season.

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

      Congrats

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

      Way to go!

  26. Philosopher's Stones
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    FPL live not working for me rn, but think I may have won my ML by 2 points(was trailing by 18 before today). Feels amazing, especially to have won by such a small margin on the final day.

  27. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    How do people know ranks etc when livefpl is down?

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

      Keep refreshing it comes up now and then

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 10 months ago

        I have been for 20 minutes straight, so much so my cache is now full

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

        It's working for me, but I'm ahead of time 😉

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

    68 a/o

    Hoping after a shite season I’ve crept into top 50k. Missed ML by 20 in the end. Bit mediocre, but it was going terribly so I’ll take it.

  29. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Still annoyed that Son's assist wasn't given. Clearly Kane was his intended target.

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

      It can be given when Brunos can be taken away from last week 😉

    2. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 10 months ago

      Might be added, hold that thought

  30. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 10 months ago

    Mane saved my season. Thank you bro