As we approach the closing weekend of Premier League action, our writers have gazed into their crystal balls one final time.
There will be plenty of rotation, but our staff have predicted these line-ups given the information available at the time of writing.
Ben Dinnery also held his weekly Fantasy Premier League live Q&A today.
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All kick-offs 4pm BST/11am ET
Bournemouth vs Leicester
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Enes Unal, Luis Sinisterra, Ryan Christie, Dango Ouattara (injured); Lewis Cook (suspended); Alex Scott, James Hill (doubts)
Anantaajith Raghuraman
Notes: Abdul Fatawu, Stephy Mavididi, Mads Hermansen, Bobby De Cordova-Reid (injured)
Rob Tanner
Fulham vs Manchester City
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Reiss Nelson, Timothy Castagne, Harrison Reed (injured); Rodrigo Muniz, Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic (doubts)
Justin Guthrie
Notes: Nathan Ake (injured), John Stones (injured), Mateo Kovacic (suspended)
Jordan Campbell
Ipswich Town vs West Ham United
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Wes Burns, Chiedozie Ogbene, Arijanet Muric, Jaden Philogene, Kalvin Phillips (injured); Conor Townsend, Kalvin Phillips, Sammie Szmodics (doubts)
Ali Rampling
Notes: Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville (injured)
Roshane Thomas
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK); NBC, Fubo, Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Alexis Mac Allister (rested)
Andy Jones
Notes: Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Marc Guehi, Adam Wharton (injured)
Matt Woosnam
Manchester United vs Aston Villa
How to watch: TNT Sports (UK); Fubo, Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez (injured)
Mark Critchley
Notes: Marcus Rashford (ineligible), Youri Tielemans (doubt)
Jacob Tanswell
Newcastle United vs Everton
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Lewis Hall, Joelinton (injured); Alexander Isak, Matt Target, Kieran Trippier (doubts)
Chris Waugh
Notes: James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Seamus Coleman, Orel Mangala, Jesper Lindstrom (injured)
Patrick Boyland
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK); USA Network, Fubo (U.S.)
Notes: Taiwo Awoniyi (injured); Murillo (doubt)
Paul Taylor
Notes: Wesley Fofana (injured); Mykhailo Mudryk (suspended)
Simon Johnson
Southampton vs Arsenal
How to watch: Not available (UK); Fubo, Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters, Taylor Harwood-Bellis (doubts)
Nancy Froston
Notes: Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel, William Saliba, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Jesus (injured)
James McNicholas
Tottenham Hotspur vs Brighton
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison (injured)
Elias Burke
Notes: Tariq Lamptey, Georginio Rutter, James Milner, Solly March, Ferdi Kadioglu (injured)
Andy Naylor
Wolves vs Brentford
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic, Leon Chiwome, Tommy Doyle, Sam Johnstone (injured); Jorgen Strand Larsen (doubts)
Dan Barnes
Notes: Vitaly Janelt, Joshua Dasilva, Fabio Carvalho (injured); Ben Mee (rested); Aaron Hickey, Michael Kayode (doubts)
Anantaajith Raghuraman
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