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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. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Brighton doing Utd a favour

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

    COYP

  3. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    bou g chalked off

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

      Yes

      Wiped clean

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

      Jesus Bournemouth the hell

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

    On 80pts right now, pretty decent

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

      for the season??

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

        😆

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

        Let's not talk about the season lol

    2. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      That's an awful score, only 80?

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

    seems as often that captaincy the big difference this gw.

  6. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    So Salah not fussed by breaking personal records..

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

      Too fused

  7. F4L
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    no grav for start of next season 😯

  8. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Gravenberch you donkey

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

    both my sheep move (salah c) and non sheep move (kudus ) a disaster.

  10. nanxun
    • 4 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    graven rc

  11. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Grav off RC

  12. MikeS
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Would be beautiful to see manure lose to 10 man villa with a last minute villa winner

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Gravenbach RC

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

    Goal

    Everton

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

      Big news

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

        It's been coming

        Cross from Milk to a header

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

      Alcarez

    3. Effe
      • 15 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      🙂

  15. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Palace CS. Who would have thought it.

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

      Not me. Benched Sarr and Munoz

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

      Don't jinx it please

  16. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Gravenberch RC

  17. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Liverpool are such poor Champions!

    1. MikeS
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      They are playing the fa cup winners!

      1. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        7 months, 7 days ago

        Not just today, I mean for a while now

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

    Getting in Saka over Bowen on the final day just destroyed my top 100k dream

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

    Antoher CS gone >:(

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

      a disaster...

  20. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Liverpool miles away. Should have sold Salah

  21. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    NUFC CS busted \o/

  22. Powers106
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Somewhere, somehow, someone probably TC’ed Hinshelwood

  23. JBG
    • 7 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Hahaha looool... Started Livramento and Sels, benched Pickford. This game

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

    Gravenberch red card which has resulted in Diaz being subbed off

    1. Drizzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 2 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      I swear to god, this season is despicable. I'll dance on its grave.

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

        the pain is almost over...

    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      Diaz to Sarr went well then...

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

        Other way round, obvs..

  25. Skout
    • 6 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    What does that red mean for Salah

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      That he’s still disinterested in scoring

  26. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Bench boost is overrated

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

      In gw38 it is

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

      Do it GW1 and be done with it

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

      I would have got 34 points for my BB had I played it in the other week I was considering. Not a bad haul (that I didn't get)

  27. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Madueke is a championship player

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      You are generous

    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      7 months, 7 days ago

      I agree and he's selfish as hell too

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

    A couple of Bowen (TC) in the overall top 10...still 40 points off the top though.

  29. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 months, 7 days ago

    Been top 10k majority of season and on last day it looks like im gonna fall out of it. Ffs. Really had some bad luck last couple of weeks

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

    Will Saka do something?