In any event, it is with both relief and sadness that I dive into the last Team News Analysis of the season. As always, the comprehensive compilation of Team News Reports can be found over at SoccerNet. Here are the important bits for fantasy managers:
Chelsea vs. Everton: John Terry and Eden Hazard are out (Ryan Bertrand too but I don't think that really matters) which means that Victor Moses is very likely to get a start and Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic are likely to be the CB pairing. Moses is listed as a Forward which is stupid but he's definitely affordable at 5.34 if you think I'm reading the tea leaves on this one correctly.
On the Everton side, the only major absentees are Phil Neville and Leon Osman - it seems likely that Darron Gibson and Ross Barkley will get starts as a result of the absences and both are very affordable at 6.46 and 2.80 respectively.
Liverpool vs. QPR: Lots of opportunity in the Liverpool line-up with Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Daniel Agger all definitely missing. Jamie Carragher will start and captain the team but either Martin Skertl or Sebastian Coates will be affordable partners if you choose correctly.
For QPR, Loic Remy will be available and presumably starting despite his mid-week legal troubles while Adel Taarabt is out. I don't know anything about Remy's legal situation but it feels like bad mojo to pick him.
Manchester City vs. Norwich City: No useful information about who City will rotate their players unfortunately and I can't imagine anyone is going in heavily after Norwich players so we'll leave it at that. My gut tells me that Eden Dzeko is the choice this weekend.
Newcastle United vs. Arsenal: Olivier Giroud is eligible again after his suspension but given the performances from Theo Walcott and Lukas Podolski last week you wonder if he'll go right back into the line-up. Mikel Arteta is a question mark with Jack WIlshere his potential replacement - I'd avoid both.
Southampton vs. Stoke City: Gaston Ramirez is suspended and Rickie Lambert is an injury doubt for the Saints while Charlie Adam is suspended for Stoke. Zzzzzzzz.
Swansea City vs. Fulham: Not much here either other than Steve Sidwell being suspended (again).
Tottenham vs. Sunderland: Not much here that is noteworthy from a fantasy point-of-view.
West Brom vs. Manchester United: It looks like Phil Jones and Jonny Evans will start with Jones being a great value. The news is rather definitive as it says flat out that Anders Lindegaard has been promised the start. That's two very affordable players (Jones and Lindegaard) for Sir Alex's last match. Just saying.
West Ham United vs. Reading: Unless James Tomkins' fitness (uncertain) is of interest to you, there isn't much here.
Wigan Athletic vs. Aston Villa: Callum McManaman is out with an ankle injury (but presumably we'll see him next season in the Prem with a different team after his late-season performances). On the Villa side, Christian Benteke is suspended which means Darren Bent is a huge potential bargain at 3.38 as he auditions for a new job for next season.