Predicted line-ups and confirmed Premier League team news: FPL Gameweek 35

Latest News: Mikel Merino (foot) returned to full training this week, and reports suggest he has travelled with the Arsenal squad for Sunday's clash with Crystal Palace. Mikel Arteta said on Thursday that Jurrien Timber (ankle) was behind Merino in his recovery, however, so there's less optimism about seeing him at Selhurst Park. Ben White (knee) is out, too. There were no other injuries reported in Arteta's presser, with the absences of Bukayo Saka, David Raya and William Saliba from team training on Thursday thought to be innocent and explained by them doing individual work. Max Dowman was also missing - because he was sitting his GCSEs! Alas, Arteta gave no real clues about his side's line-up for a Gameweek 38 dead rubber, what with the UEFA Champions League final coming a week later. The Arsenal boss only said that his troops would "prepare really well" for the clash with the Eagles, adding that he wanted his squad to ready themselves in "the best possible way to compete" with Oliver Glasner's side. Full strength, managed minutes or wholesale rotation are his options, but is there any 'rhythm' to be gained in 29-degree heat at Selhurst with absolutely nothing riding on the game for either team? Maybe there is, but you'd think the risk of losing a player or two to injury outweighs the minimal benefit of keeping players ticking over in a glorified end-of-season friendly. Champions League opponents PSG will similarly be going into next week's final off the back of no game in 13 days.

Latest News: There was not much on the injury front emerging from Unai Emery's presser. Boubacar Kamara (knee) and Alysson (unspecified) were the only players on the injury list, the last we heard, as Amadou Onana (calf) returned from injury in midweek. Following Wednesday's UEFA Europa League game and the subsequent celebrations, it sounds like we might be in for a few teamsheet surprises on Sunday. Emery said on Friday that he will "try to get the best starting 11 players" out and "be focused on respecting the competition" but added that "it’s not easy" in light of the post-Istanbul celebrations. Emery's teamsheet could be anything from full strength to second string, then - and it's not like the back-ups won't have been part of the midweek celebrations, either. Emi Martinez did play through the final with a dislocated finger so, regardless of whether Emery bloods the second string or not, Marco Bizot could be between the posts out of necessity.

Latest News: Andoni Iraola has confirmed that everyone who was available for the Manchester City match in midweek remains so for Sunday’s game. Injuries aside, Ryan Christie serves the second game of a three-match ban, while we assume that Alex Jimenez is still suspended by the club. With a potential Champions League spot still up for grabs and Bournemouth still needing to see off the challenge of Brighton to secure sixth place, you can't imagine the in-form Cherries are going to take their foot off the pedal. Adam Smith will continue to fill in for Jimenez if needed, while the recently recovered Lewis Cook and Justin Kluivert seem likelier to again get fitness-boosting minutes off the bench than trouble a settled starting XI.

Latest News: The Brentford team news is unchanged from last weekend, with no new concerns and only Rico Henry (hamstring), Antoni Milambo (knee) and Fábio Carvalho (knee) on the sidelines. Keith Andrews made some interesting calls in Gameweek 37, dropping Kevin Schade, promoting Vitaly Janelt, and again persisting with Kristoffer Ajer over Sepp van den Berg at centre-half. The recently fit-again Janelt looked a little off the pace against Crystal Palace, so he could potentially make way to reaccommodate Schade. Otherwise, the German's prospects of a recall may hinge on one of Mikkel Damsgaard or Mathias Jensen dropping out. It'd perhaps be bold to go with this predicted XI but this is, quite literally, a must-win game for the Bees, who still have a chance of European qualification. Van den Berg came on for Ajer in the closing stages last week, so it'll be interesting to see who gets the nod in Gameweek 38.

Latest News: Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring), Stefanos Tzimas (knee) and Adam Webster (knee) remain out for the Seagulls. Mats Wieffer (ankle) looks set to return this weekend, however, while Fabian Hurzeler has no other concerns for the visit of Manchester United. Diego Gomez is a week fitter after he made his comeback appearance as a substitute in Gameweek 37, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he ousted Joel Veltman from the starting XI this weekend. That would see Ferdi Kadioglu revert to right-back duty. The versatile Kadioglu could even find himself at left-back, should Wieffer be fit enough to start. Maxim De Cuyper would likely drop out, if so. Otherwise, this is a pretty settled Brighton team, albeit one that slightly underwhelmed at, and lost to, Leeds last weekend.

Latest News: João Pedro and Levi Colwill both trained on Friday, with Calum McFarlane “hopeful” that they will be fit for the trip to Sunderland. Pedro missed Gameweek 37 with a minor problem, while Colwill was merely rested after successive starts following a long spell out. Reece James should also be fine to feature. The recently fit-again right-back was demoted to substitute duty in midweek, again to manage his minutes after a period on the sidelines. And while McFarlane didn't mention Malo Gusto, another Gameweek 37 absentee, the right-back has been sighted in training. James, Colwill and Pedro are all first choices if fully fit (and that's still an 'if' in this case), while it could be argued that Gusto is too. An alternative to this line-up is James at right-back and Andrey Santos in the engine room.

Latest News: Chris Richards (ankle) has joined Eddie Nketiah (hamstring) and Cheick Doucoure (knee/muscle/match fitness) on the sidelines for this match but Borna Sosa (unspecified) has been back in training this week. Away from injuries, there's again a question mark over how much Oliver Glasner rotates - but he himself admitted on Thursday that he has "not finally decided what we’re going to do" and that he "changes his opinion three times a day right now, from full rotation, to no rotation, to half rotation". Glasner finished a long ramble about tinkering by saying that he "personally has so many negative experiences with big rotations" and he thinks he "won’t rotate 11 players", instead giving some of his squad 45 minutes each and "making two or three subs at half-time". The likes of Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada, Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta could either start and come off at the interval or be introduced at the break, then, in keeping with their previous minute management in recent weeks. The backline has mostly escaped the rotation but we did see, for example, Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell share 45 minutes apiece against Bournemouth earlier this month.

Latest News: Jarrad Branthwaite (hamstring) and Jack Grealish (foot) remain sidelined for the Toffees, while Idrissa Gana Gueye (unspecified) is only "50/50" to feature after a return to the grass this week. David Moyes could help his old club, West Ham United, by beating Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, and it sounds like he'll not be sending out the reserves or youth products. The Everton boss explained that he wanted a "top-half finish" to "get a few more million pounds" in the bank, adding he would not be "turning up with a team of kids and trying all the players" because "they've had that opportunity [already] during the season". Tyrique George, Dwight McNeil, Carlos Alcaraz, Thierno Barry and Harrison Armstrong will not holding their breath for a recall, then.

Latest News: Joachim Andersen continues to serve a three-match ban after his sending off in Gameweek 36. On-loan striker Jonah Kusi-Asare is also out with a knee problem but Ryan Sessegnon (muscle) is back in training and could be involved. Fulham's faint European ambitions were ended in midweek, while there are suggestions that Marco Silva will be on his way after Gameweek 38 comes to a close. It may be a sombre atmosphere at Craven Cottage on Sunday, then, but Silva at least paid lip service in his pre-match presser by saying there were incentives to play well and go strong (leapfrogging Newcastle, finishing in the top half) on the final day. This could be the final appearance for both Raul Jimenez and Harry Wilson, whose contracts are up in the summer. Will Silva promote the pair to the starting XI this weekend, then, to allow the Fulham faithful the chance to send them off? Aside from sentimentality, Kevin is another week fitter and closer to starting, having built up his match-rhythm with 45 minutes in Gameweek 37. Josh King, buoyed by an England call-up (of sorts), could also get a first chance since Gameweek 32, having seen Emile Smith Rowe produce increasingly sub-par displays in the interim.

Latest News: Anton Stach will miss Gameweek 38 with the foot injury he sustained last weekend. Sean Longstaff is also unavailable after undergoing hernia surgery this week, while Gabriel Gudmundsson (hamstring), Ilia Gruev (hamstring) and Noah Okafor (calf) remain out. In better news, Jayden Bogle (hamstring) and Pascal Struijk (hip) are back in training. Lesser-used loanee Facundo Buonanotte is back available, too, having been ineligible to face his parent club last weekend. Sebastiaan Bornauw and Daniel James will probably be the unlucky men to make way if Bogle and Struijk are deemed fit to start, while Lukas Nmecha or Willy Gnonto could benefit from Stach's absence.

Latest News: Arne Slot revealed on Friday that Alisson (muscle) was set to train with the team, adding that Alexander Isak (unspecified) would do "parts" of the day's session. However, there was no word on Jeremie Frimpong, who, like the above two players, missed out in Gameweek 37. Nor was there any update on Wataru Endo (foot), who had hoped to play before the end of the campaign. He's been named in the Japan squad for the FIFA World Cup. Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Conor Bradley (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring), Jayden Danns (hamstring) and Giovanni Leoni (knee) remain out for sure. It was not a surprise that the first question in Slot's presser concerned Mohamed Salah's recent comments, which many interpreted as a thinly veiled critique of the Liverpool boss. And also unsurprisingly, Slot wouldn't be drawn on whether the Egyptian will feature on Sunday, saying that he "never says anything about team selection." Salah hasn't helped his xMins by his latest petty outburst but would Slot further risk the wrath of the Liverpool fans by omitting the exiting Reds legend? And does he have the personnel to start someone else anyway, with Frimpong's fitness unknown and Isak's match-readiness in question? Florian Wirtz will be pushing for inclusion after illness affected his ability to contribute in the last fortnight, while Andrew Robertson surely gets a start on his Liverpool farewell. Giorgi Mamardashvili will deputise again if Alisson isn't ready to feature.

Latest News: Pep Guardiola's final press conference as Manchester City manager was, predictably, of little use to Fantasy managers. The outgoing City boss mostly faced questions on his legacy and his future outside of the club, with no mention of Aston Villa's visit or injuries. Even the embargoed section, released on Saturday evening, offered no real clues, other than to serve as a reminder that Bernardo Silva and John Stones are also bowing out of the club after Gameweek 38. As such, the predicted XI is basically Stones, Bernardo + nine others. Guardiola may opt to give minutes to players who haven't had much of a look-in of late, such as Rico Lewis, Rayan Ait-Nouri and Savinho. Or he may want to sign off on a high, going full strength to end his decade-long tenure in style. Or he could roll back the glory days by reuniting some old favourites who (through form or fitness) haven't seen as much game-time of late, such as Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Phil Foden. Choose your narrative and build your predicted team around it; it could be literally anything on Sunday.

Latest News: Michael Carrick reported no new injury concerns in his pre-match presser. There was also no update on Benjamin Sesko (shin), who has missed the last two league games, but Matthijs de Ligt (back) remains out for certain and Casemiro won't feature as his farewell appearance was at Old Trafford last weekend. Will Carrick's team be more the flawed Gameweek 36 experiment at Sunderland or the full-strength team that defeated Nottingham Forest in Gameweek 37? There's the small matter of Bruno Fernandes' assist record, of course, so perhaps Carrick aids his Portuguese playmaker with a strong XI before dishing out cameos to fringe players later in the game, should the record fall. Manuel Ugarte, Mason Mount or even a redeployed Lisandro Martinez could all deputise for Casemiro, while the likes of Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee will be hoping that their now permanent head coach is in benevolent mood with the minutes.

Latest News: After initially sounding downbeat on Sandro Tonali's (hamstring) chances of featuring in Gameweek 38, Eddie Howe says the Italian midfielder "potentially" could be available. Tonali will be assessed in training ahead of Sunday's match. Joelinton (thigh), Lewis Miley (foot), Emil Krafth (knee), Tino Livramento (thigh) and Fabian Schar (ankle/foot) are all still unavailable, however. Newcastle are one of the dozen clubs with little left to play for on the final day but Howe wants his side to continue their recent improved displays at Craven Cottage. Jacob Murphy or Joe Willock are options to come in for Tonali if he's not fully recovered (with Jacob Ramsey moving deeper), while it remains to be seen if Kieran Trippier's Gameweek 37 start was of the sentimental variety - his final St James' Park appearance - and if he'll retreat to the bench in west London. Dan Burn could come back in, with Lewis Hall reverting to right-back.

Latest News: Murillo (muscle) remains out for the Tricky Trees. As for Ola Aina and Dan Ndoye, recent absentees with unspecified issues, they’ve been back on the pitch this week but, with little riding on the outcome of Sunday’s match, Vitor Pereira said Forest “cannot take risks” with anyone who is not fully fit. Callum Hudson-Odoi (muscle), Willy Boly (knee) and Nicola Savona (knee) also remain out. It doesn’t sound like Pereira will be doing much end-of-season tinkering and trying new tactical ideas, saying that this is not the game for “experiments”. Ibrahim Sangare could be pushing for a start after making his comeback from injury as a substitute last weekend, while Jair Cunha will be hoping to oust Morato at centre-back. Dilane Bakwa and Taiwo Awoniyi, two players who benefited from extended Premier League game-time around the UEFA Europa League ties, were unfortunate to drop down to the bench in Gameweek 37, and it’s not out of the equation that they start in attack.

Latest News: Regis Le Bris says it “might be difficult” for Omar Alderete (hip) to recover in time for Gameweek 38. The centre-back was taken off early in the win over Everton last weekend. Elsewhere, Chemsdine Talbi is out after picking up a minor injury in training, Dan Ballard continues to serve a three-match ban and Romaine Mundle (hamstring) remains sidelined. Luke O'Nien will be on standby to fill in for Alderete if needed but there probably won't be much else changing after the 3-1 win over Everton. Trai Hume's spot would, on paper, be the most vulnerable one but Le Bris praised the 'out of position' defender on Friday, adding that his wingers were "immature" at Premier League level.

Latest News: Dominic Solanke (hamstring) is back available, with a decision to be made on whether he starts or comes off the bench. Roberto De Zerbi will also make a late call on the extent of James Maddison‘s involvement, with the length of his absence and Sunday’s balmy weather being factors. Djed Spence is also fine, despite suggestions that he had broken his jaw on Tuesday. Xavi Simons (knee), Cristian Romero (knee), Mohammed Kudus (thigh), Wilson Odobert (knee), Ben Davies (ankle) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) remain on the injury list, however. The topic of the problem right-wing position and the out-of-sorts Randal Kolo Muani crept up in the presser, with De Zerbi listing Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, Spence, Maddison and Souza as alternatives on either flank. There’s also the possibility of Richarlison playing on the left, Solanke starting up top and Mathys Tel switching wings. Spence could also challenge Destiny Udogie at left-back, having replaced him in the second half at Chelsea on Tuesday.