Premier League predicted line-ups: Who do our writers think will start in Gameweek 36?
As we approach another weekend of action in the Premier League, our writers have had a go at naming the starting XIs for the upcoming matches.
There could be late changes or injuries, but our staff have predicted these line-ups given the information available at the time of writing.
Ben Dinnery is also holding his weekly Fantasy Premier League live Q&A today.
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How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Reiss Nelson, Timothy Castagne, Sasa Lukic, Harrison Reed (injured); Rodrigo Muniz, Andreas Pereira (doubts)
Justin Guthrie
Notes: James Tarkowski, Jesper Lindstrom, Orel Mangala (injured)
Patrick Boyland
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Wes Burns, Chiedozie Ogbene, Sammie Szmodics, Arijanet Muric, Jaden Philogene (injured); Leif Davis (suspended); Nathan Broadhead, Conor Townsend (doubts)
Ali Rampling
Notes: Aaron Hickey, Josh Dasilva, Fabio Carvalho, Vitaly Janelt (injured)
Jay Harris
How to watch: Not available (UK); USA Network, Fubo (U.S.)
Notes: None
Nancy Froston
Notes: Rodri, Oscar Bobb, John Stones, Nathan Ake (injured)
Thom Harris
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, Sasa Kalajdzic (injured); Hwang Hee-chan, Jorgen Strand Larsen (doubts)
Steve Madeley
Notes: Solly March, Georginio Rutter, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner (injured); Joao Pedro (suspended)
Andy Naylor
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK); NBC, Fubo, Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Enes Unal, Luis Sinisterra, Ryan Christie, Dango Ouattara (injured)
Dan Barnes
Notes: Marcus Rashford, Youri Tielemans (injured)
Jacob Tanswell
How to watch: TNT Sports (UK); USA Network, Fubo (U.S.)
Notes: Lewis Hall, Matt Targett, Joelinton (injured)
George Caulkin
Notes: Wesley Fofana, Marc Guiu (injured); Mykhailo Mudryk (suspended)
Simon Johnson
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Diogo Dalot, Joshua Zirkzee, Lisandro Martinez, Ayden Heaven, Toby Collyer, Matthijs de Ligt (injured)
Carl Anka
Notes: Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville (injured)
Roshane Thomas
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK); USA Network, Fubo (U.S.)
Notes: Callum Hudson-Odoi (injured); Murillo (doubt)
Paul Taylor
Notes: Mads Hermansen, Abdul Fatawu, Stephy Mavididi, Ricardo Pereira, Bobby De Cordova-Reid (injured)
Rob Tanner
How to watch: Not available (UK); Peacock (U.S.)
Notes: Radu Dragusin, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall, Son Heung-min (injured)
Jay Harris
Notes: Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Adam Wharton (injured)
Matt Woosnam
How to watch: Sky Sports (UK); NBC, Fubo, Peacock
Notes: Joe Gomez, Tyler Morton (injured)
Gregg Evans
Notes: Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel, Kai Havertz (injured)
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