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Cantwell benched as Mousset returns to Sheff Utd starting line-up

Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) finds himself on the Norwich City bench as Gameweek 16’s Sunday matches get underway.

Daniel Farke has chosen to start Onel Hernández (£5.3m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) on the flanks of attacking midfield, despite Cantwell finding the net in each of his last two Premier League matches.

With a smattering of no-shows in Saturday’s matches, most notably Sadio Mané (£12.3m), more Fantasy managers than usual were relying on Cantwell but as things stand they will have to wait for him to enter the fray.

However, there was better news in the Sheffield United camp as Lys Mousset (£5.1m) returned to the starting line-up following a midweek benching, which coincided with a poor 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

David McGoldrick (£5.4m) also returns to the two-man front-line after registering just 18 minutes against the Magpies.

The rest of the Sheffield United team remains as usual, with FPL darling John Lundstram (£5.2m) keeping his place in central midfield.

Leicester City manager usually tries to keep his teams largely the same from one match to the next but he has made three alterations for the trip to Aston Villa today.

Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) returns from injury to displace Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) at left-back while Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) and Dennis Praet (£5.3m) come in for Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m).

Most of the Aston Villa Fantasy assets are in place with Jack Grealish (£6.0m) still deployed on the left flank of the front-three and John McGinn (£5.8m) in central midfield.

However, Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) is on the bench with Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) starting a second match in a row.

Finally, Danny Ings (£6.3m) has come through whatever Ralph Hasenhüttl was worried about midweek to start once again.

The Southampton manager hinted that he might have had some issues against Norwich although it was likely just a suffering of cramp.

“I was a little bit afraid because he had a little bit of a problem with his hamstring after the Norwich game, a little bit of cramp. With his history, it’s always dangerous for him.” – Ralph Hasenhüttl

Newcastle make just one change from the win over Sheffield United, Joelinton (£5.7m) restored to the side in the place of Andy Carroll (£5.4m).

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; McGinn, D Luiz, Nakamba; Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Byram, Godfrey, Zimmermann, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; O Hernández, McLean, Buendía; Pukki.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Mousset, McGoldrick.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Fernández, Clark, Manquillo; Saint-Maximin, Hayden, Shelvey, Almirón; Joelinton.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cédric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

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  1. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Hope Andy remembers the community talking him out of selling Madders 🙂

  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Wesley crying

  3. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will that be a Maddy assist.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Depends on Mark's team

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Tielemans assister of the assister.. might have to transfer him out.

  5. How I met your Mata
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Any chance that assist is taken off Maddison

    1. Silecro
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      no way

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Intended target worst case.

      Assist for sure.

      1. How I met your Mata
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Good stuff

    4. EL tridente
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Then Alli should have his second taking off as well

  6. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    More points here for Maddy & Vardy link up!

  7. Ask Yourself
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Rodgers deserves insane amounts of credit he has done something really special here

  8. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Thank you to those who convinced me to keep Madders for now.

    Pulisic to be shown the door instead (probs after this week)

  9. Sif
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling & Gray out
    Alli & Maddy in
    2 FTs well used this week 😀

  10. tokara
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Picked Tiel over Maddy is hurting me

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Same, Tiele was cheaper tho

    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ditto. The biggest call I’ve got wrong this season

  11. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Don’t think they’ll give that as a Maddi assist

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Either it's Maddy assist to Ihenacho or to OG.

  12. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    own goal, iheanacho assist

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Don't think so

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bugger that

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Noooo

    4. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Nah

  13. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Leicester saving my GW yet again.

    Jimenez Lacazette hauls would do nicely too

  14. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    @officialFPL

    GOAL: Ihenacho
    ASSIST: Alli

    1. Zimo
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Alli so good he scores assists for teams he's not even a part of

    2. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Believe Harry Kane has claimed it

  15. Dannyb
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    That's annoyinh

  16. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Will still be Maddy assist as Nacho either scored or no touch

  17. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Why did I go Pulisic over Maddison two gw ago 🙁

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      following the site crowd?

  18. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Might as well take Vardy off now and give him a rest

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Noo.. Vardy to score a couple yet.

    2. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      No leave him on to get a hatty

      1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        But us non cappers don't want that 🙂

  19. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Can't wait for El Sackico tomorrow night.

  20. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pulisic to Maddison after the match done.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Debating between him, Richarlison or back to Dilva.

  21. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    is ings doing anything? I assume its a drab affair?

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      ASM is currently on max baps so assume it's him just taking it past everyone repeatedly and Almiron shanking his assists.

    2. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Appalling, only watching as I've bet on it

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        lol condolences

  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What is the latest on Aurier? Did he pick up an injury late on yesterday?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Was pointing to his hip when subbed.

      Nothing said after, Jose should give clues ahead of CL.

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not flagged. No post match reports saying he's injured.

  23. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ricardo Pereira YC

  24. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ricardo YC

    Totting up.

  25. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Pereira yellow

  26. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    maddison assist confirmed

  27. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ricardo YC

  28. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Lundstram done much good?

  29. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Ricardo 🙁

  30. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Grealish G