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It’s the final day of the Premier League season, with all 10 Premier League fixtures kicking off at the same time (4pm BST):

starts Isak

It’s difficult to know where to begin with the team news given the numerous talking points across the country.

But let’s do so at St James’ Park, where Alexander Isak starts for the Magpies after recovering from injury.

His recall at the expense of Callum Wilson is Eddie Howe’s only alteration, but the Newcastle United boss does at least have the fit-again Kieran Trippier among the substitutes.

Everton bring in Charly Alcaraz, Jack Harrison, Ashley Young and Michael Keane, with Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil dropping to the bench and injured duo Jarrad Branthwaite and Seamus Coleman missing out as expected.

It’s teamsheet carnage at St Mary’s, with five changes apiece.

William Saliba is absent, while Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard are demoted to substitute duty.

In come Kieran Tierney, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri. 

Riccardo Calafiori is unexpectedly absent.

Ross Stewart, Yukinari Sugawara, Charlie Taylor, Lesley Ugochukwu and Jay Robinson are the new faces in the hosts’ starting XI.

Jack Stephens, Tyler Dibling and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are all injured, while James Bree and Joe Aribo are benched.

There are unexpected absences at the Amex, too, as Danny Welbeck and Pervis Estupinan miss out.

Jack Hinshelwood and Igor Julio take their places.

Ange Postecoglou makes just three changes from the starting XI that beat Manchester United in the Europa League final.

Mathys Tel, Archie Gray and Kevin Danso come into the team, with Sergio Romero, Yves Bissouma and Richarlison dropping out. The first two are injured.

The pre-deadline rumours were true about a Kevin De Bruyne benching, with Jeremy Doku coming in to replace him.

Nico Gonzalez for the suspended Mateo Kovacic is Pep Guardiola’s only other alteration.

Fulham boss Marco Silva meanwhile brings in Jorge CuencaTom CairneyAndreas Pereira and Harry Wilson for Calvin BasseySander BergeEmile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi.

Liverpool and Crystal Palace both pretty much go full strength at Anfield.

For the hosts, Virgil van DijkAndrew RobertsonCurtis Jones and Luis Diaz get the nod over Jarrell QuansahKostas TsimikasHarvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa

Trent Alexander-Arnold also starts on the bench.

As for Crystal Palace, four changes see Tyrick MitchellDaichi KamadaEberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta come in for Joel WardBen ChilwellRomain Esse and Eddie Nketiah.

At the City Ground, Forest are unchanged for their crunch match against Chelsea.

The Blues bring in Jadon Sancho for Tyrique George in their only alteration.

Brentford also name the same starting XI but Wolves make six changes, going back to pretty much full strength after some midweek experimentation.

Jose Sa, Matt Doherty, Nelson Semedo, Joao Gomes, Matheus Cunha and Marshall Munetsi all come in as Jorgen Strand Larsen (who had been a doubt for this game), Rodrigo Gomes, Pablo Sarabia and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde drop to the bench.

Dan Bentley and Nasser Djiga miss out altogether.

Another unchanged side are Aston Villa, whose opponents Manchester United side bring in Altay BayindirAyden Heaven and Victor Lindelof for Andre OnanaLeny Yoro and Luke Shaw.

Youri Tielemans is only fit enough for a place on the bench for the Villans.

Andoni Iraola makes three changes to his Bournemouth line-up. 

Marcos SenesiAdam Smith and David Brooks come in, with Dean Huijsen and Julian Araujo benched and Lewis Cook suspended.

As for Leicester City, three alterations see Victor KristiansenOliver Skipp and Patson Daka replace the absent Wilfred NdidiBilal El Khannouss and Jamie Vardy.

Kieran McKenna names two changes for Ipswich Town’s final match before the drop: Conor Chaplin and Nathan Broadhead come in for Jack Clarke and Julio Enciso, who is missing from the matchday squad.

Graham Potter makes five tweaks from Gameweek 37, with Lukasz FabianskiKonstantinos MavropanosOllie ScarlesEdson Alvarez and Niclas Fullkrug replacing Alphonse AreolaAaron CresswellVladimir CoufalGuido Rodriguez and Mohammed Kudus.

LINE-UPS

Bournemouth XI: Arrizabalaga, Smith, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez, Adams, Brooks, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson.

Subs: Dennis, Huijsen, Soler, Araujo, Hill, Scott, Winterburn, Jebbison, Silcott-Duberry.

Leicester City XI: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Faes, Kristiansen, Skipp, Soumaré, McAteer, Ayew, Thomas, Daka.

Subs: Iversen, Okoli, Pereira, Aluko, Golding, Buonanotte, Monga, Braybrooke, Evans.


Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Cuenca, Robinson, Lukić, Cairney, Traoré, Pereira, Wilson, Jiménez.

Subs: Benda, Bassey, Berge, King, Sessegnon, Smith Rowe, Vinícius, Iwobi, Willian.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Nunes, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, González, Gündoğan, Silva, Marmoush, Doku, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Aké, Lewis, Rodri, De Bruyne, Echeverri, Foden, O’Reilly, Savinho.


Ipswich Town XI: Palmer, Tuanzebe, O’Shea, Greaves, Davis, Morsy, Cajuste, Hutchinson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Hirst.

Subs: Walton, Woolfenden, Burgess, Boniface, Taylor, Szmodics, Luongo, Delap, Clarke.

West Ham United XI: Fabianski, Todibo, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka, Álvarez, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Scarles, Bowen, Füllkrug.

Subs: Areola, Cresswell, Coufal, Paquetá, Rodríguez, Irving, Kudus, Guilherme, Ings.


Liverpool XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konaté, van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Díaz.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Endo, Elliott, Núñez, Jota.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Hughes, Kamada, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Turner, Ward, Kporha, Esse, Devenny, Nketiah, França.


Manchester United XI: Bayındır, Lindelöf, Maguire, Heaven, Mazraoui, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu, Diallo, Mount, Højlund.

Subs: Heaton, Dalot, Evans, Fredricson, Eriksen, Ugarte, Mainoo, Collyer, Obi-Martin.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Kamara, Onana, Rogers, Asensio, McGinn, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Mings, Digne, Garcia, Barkley, Tielemans, Bailey, Ramsey, Malen


Newcastle United XI: Pope, Schär, Botman, Burn, Murphy, Guimarães, Tonali, Livramento, Barnes, Gordon, Isak.

Subs: Dúbravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Krafth, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Wilson, Osula.

Everton XI: Pickford, Young, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, Harrison, Alcaraz, Ndiaye, Beto.

Subs: Virgínia, Begović, Patterson, Welch, Doucouré, McNeil, Calvert-Lewin, Chermiti, Broja.


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenković, Murillo, Williams, Sangaré, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Domínguez, Wood.

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Toffolo, Boly, Yates, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi, Silva, Sosa.

Chelsea XI: Sánchez, James, Adarabioyo, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernández, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Neto.

Subs: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Dewsbury-Hall, Lavia, George, Guiu.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Sugawara, Wood, Taylor, Welington, Downes, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Robinson, Sulemana, Stewart.

Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Bree, Kayi Sanda, Moore, Aribo, Smallbone, Archer, Onuachu.

Arsenal XI: Raya, Partey, White, Kiwior, Tierney, Merino, Rice, Zinchenko, Nwaneri, Sterling, Martinelli.

Subs: Neto, Ødegaard, Jorginho, Henry-Francis, Lewis-Skelly, Saka, Trossard, Havertz, Kabia.


Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Porro, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Gray, Bentancur, Sarr, Johnson, Solanke, Tel.

Subs: Kinsky, Spence, Davies, Bissouma, Olusesi, Richarlison, Odobert, Moore, Ajayi.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Webster, van Hecke, Igor, Baleba, Ayari, Wieffer, Gruda, Adingra, Minteh.

Subs: Rushworth, Dunk, Cashin, Veltman, Milner, Mitoma, Gomez, O’Riley, Howell.


Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sá, Doherty, Agbadou, Gomes, Semedo, Gomes, André, Aït-Nouri, Munetsi, Cunha, Guedes.

Subs: King, Bueno, Lima, Sarabia, Bellegarde, Larsen, Hee-chan, Gomes, Mane

Brentford XI: Flekken, Kayode, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Nørgaard, Yarmoliuk, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Henry, Pinnock, Ajer, Jensen, Konak, Thiago, Nunes.



  1. djman102
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    VAR check on Coady RC for Leicester...not given

  2. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    James YC

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      David James?

      1. King Carlos
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        LeBron

        1. TOLV TUMS
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 months, 7 days ago

          Rodriguez

      2. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        No, Leighton.

    2. King Carlos
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Bond

    3. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Thought defo card for holding Wood, no?

      Not given?

  3. bialk
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Leicester goal dissappeared.

  4. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Sky proudly pushing "215 live games next season ."
    Most games are generally quite dull .
    This overkill might backfire on Sky.

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Still the best league so its a win for them

    2. Marvin.
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Would you rather have fewer games available to watch?

    3. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Probably doesn't matter to Sky when they can increase the monthly prices

    4. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      I already cancelled my subscription before this GW - I wasn't watching the games any more

  5. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Where's the Liverpool goals?

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Somewhere back in April I think

  6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    A big chance for Martinelli

  7. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    A goalfest they said.

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      That’s the end of that

  8. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Real goals galore this last round of games.

  9. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    It seems like no team wants to play tonight

  10. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Arsenal GOAL

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      White to KT

  11. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Tierney goal

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Ben White assist.

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      White A

    3. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Not joking but I was actually going to put Tierney in with an FT but decided on White in the end- can’t complain too much lol

  12. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    White! Get in

    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Damn, if it wasn’t for KdB no show, I wouldn’t have gotten Saka and would’ve done Myko > White

  13. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    JWP G

    1. GoonerSteve
      • 16 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Bowen assist.

    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Bowen assist?

  14. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    w ham goal.....

  15. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Goal West Ham

  16. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Bowen!

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Assist

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        JWP

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Brilliant

      Captain points

    3. Glasner Ball
      • 13 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Captain Bowen assist?

  17. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Wood sitter

  18. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Tierney was the guy to get.... and of course I bought in Saka

  19. el polako
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Tierney’s goal before heading to the Sunday league.

  20. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    White and Bowen quickfire assists, nice.

  21. Silecro
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Bowen(c) assist, nicee

  22. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    FPL Gods having a laugh

  23. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Yes Jarrod! Big assist that

  24. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Wissa sitter

  25. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Can't wait to watch KT back at Celtic next season

  26. djman102
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Now a goal, Bowen

  27. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Calamity from Ipswich ...

    Bowen unselfish to James WP for his first goal of the season!

  28. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Why don’t FPL make the deadline after the team sheets are out?

    1. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      They actually increased it by half hour so lineups were not seen

      1. djman102
        • 16 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        The Saka news actually broke about 5 minutes after the deadline.

  29. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Villa Red card!

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      They have looked drunk

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Martinez off

  30. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    What an appalling last week…