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Wilson back in Bournemouth squad as Hanley starts for Norwich

Callum Wilson (£7.4m) returns to the Bournemouth matchday squad ahead of a Gameweek 18 meeting with Burnley.

After missing out against Chelsea, the centre-forward is named on the bench this afternoon.

Joshua King (£6.1m) leads the line in the starting line-up though, supported by a five-man midfield with Lewis Cook (£5.0m) and Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) on the flanks.

Meanwhile, Charlie Taylor (£4.2m) has shaken off his hamstring problem to start for Burnley, while Chris Wood (£6.2m) is good to start despite a knock to his Achilles tendon reported by Sean Dyche on Thursday.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has made two changes for the trip to Brighton, one enforced, the other a tactical switch.

Luke Freeman (£5.1m) comes in for the suspended John Fleck (£4.9m) while Lys Mousset (£5.1m) finds himself benched for Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) to start alongside David McGoldrick (£5.4m).

Brighton line-up exactly as predicted in our team news section, as do Wolves who travel to Norwich.

The Canaries are forced to bring Grant Hanley (£4.0m) back into the side sooner than Daniel Farke would have wanted.

The centre-back has been named in the starting XI alongside Christoph Zimmermann (£4.4m) following the recent long-term injury to Ben Godfrey (£4.4m).

Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) starts on the left flank of attacking midfield while Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) has recovered from him his toe problem to lead the 4-2-3-1 formation as the lone centre-forward.

Jack Grealish (£6.2m) leads the Aston Villa attack from the left of the front-three again while Wesley (£5.7m) retains his starting berth through the middle.

A strong performance against Liverpool’s youth side in the EFL Cup midweek has not been enough for Dean Smith to consider bringing Jonathan Kodjia (£5.4m) in for Wesley.

For the second match in a row, it’s Matt Targett (£4.4m) and Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) named in the full-back positions.

Villa host a Southampton side still lined up in a 4-4-2 formation under Ralph Hasenhüttl.

An injury for Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) sees Stuart Armstrong (£5.3m) come into the team on the right flank, which means James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m) can retain his central midfield role.

Danny Ings (£6.4m) and Shane Long (£4.6m) are the preferred centre-forward pairing for the fourth match in a row.

Crystal Palace welcome back Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m) to the left-back. berth as their injuries mounted over the last week, while Martin Kelly (£4.4m) starts for the fifth consecutive match.

The Eagles travel to face a Newcastle side that has somewhat recovered from their most recent bout of absences as Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.8m) make much-needed returns to midfield.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Engels, Hause, Guilbert; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Long, Ings.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Francis, Stacey; Fraser, Billing, Lerma, Gosling, L. Cook; J King.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; D Stephens, Pröpper, Mooy; Trossard, Maupay, Groß.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Freeman, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Dummett, Fernández, Lejeune, Schär, Manquillo; Almirón, Hayden, Shelvey; Joelinton, Carroll.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Tomkins, Kouyaté, M Kelly; McCarthy, McArthur, Milivojevic; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, Trybull; Cantwell, McLean, Buendía; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez, Traoré.

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  1. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Am i ?
    😉

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      these kind of "first" posts are frowned upon

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        By those who came second ?
        😛

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

      u are midtable

    3. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ban

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😀

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

      Am e*

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        😀

  2. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimmy(C) all the way

    1. DeathoftheParty
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      3 o'clock kick off put me off cos they hate me...

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t take it personally, I hate you too

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

      yaaaaaaaaas

  3. DeathoftheParty
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Got KDB (C), Sterling, Vardy and Chilwell... So really looking out for a 14-14 there... Too much to ask?

  4. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal for the drop?

    1. UTD - HATED, ADORED, BUT NE…
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      They are a banter club. If we ever got as bad as them I would just stop supporting us

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ha ha
      Keeping it on the new article as well !!

      1. manu4life99
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So good I needed a second helping 😛

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

    Jimenez(C) hatty incoming

    1. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes please! 6% captain in top 10k, praying for a monster haul

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

        yeah, gl to us 🙂

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Who is most captained in top 10k?

        1. Bury94
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Rashford, but not by much, it's a fairly even spread

  6. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Man U fans and Arsenal fans arguing over who is less shite 😆

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's more entertaining than the game we witnessed !

    2. manu4life99
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It's all we have now....

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Luke Shaw

        1. manu4life99
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          What an athlete

          1. Random Name
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Marcus Rashford

            1. manu4life99
              • 14 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Top boy

              1. Amey
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Mustafi

                1. manu4life99
                  • 14 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Great in the lion king

                  1. Random Name
                    • 8 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Maguire

                    1. Amey
                      • 5 Years
                      4 years, 4 months ago

                      Slabhead
                      Spontaneous. Couldn't resist 😀

    3. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Man Utd are vastly superior. I mean I can't see Watford posing any problems...none whatsoever.

  7. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Start Ings (che) or TAA (lei)?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I’d never bench Trent.

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ings

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

      Taaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    4. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Play both but bench Trent if you have to. Ings will score v Chelsea

    5. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Kings, I am talking to you from the future

      Don’t bench Trent

  8. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson looks good in that article photo not gonna lie

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Handsome

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Even

  9. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hope non Grealish owners have a large sofa to hide.... 🙂 😉

    The best player to watch this afternoon.

    Against Cedric too

    What are your expectations?

    I think goal and assist; goal and 2 assists; 2 goals and 1 assist all are feasible outputs for sure.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bought him for a hit. Any double figures are welcome 🙂

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah man. Let's do it 🙂

    2. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Villa are a bit rubbish so not expecting much.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        They have wonderful attacking force

        1. _Ninja_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I did call it lol

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish brace 20/1

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Easy money

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      One goal and im pleased.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        One goal is too little

    5. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I bet he's your captain

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Naaah. Went Rashford and ignored KDB

  10. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Opinion on TAA to AWB or Aurier?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wait

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I will but just contemplating 😀

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

      A GW to late in my opinion. No reason to do it now

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Well, next 5-6 gw are tough. Can't see more than 1 CS 🙁

    3. yakirh
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      TAA to Digne looks interesting

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I like Mina

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

    Pulisic sellers punished tomorrow? hmmmm

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Most likely now i sold

  12. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    not much changes needed in my team and holding 2 FTs.. in such case, is Mane ➡ Salah worth doing? Or rather sit on Mane as an owner already?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      2 ft is tempting

    2. circusmonkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Sit on Mane.

  13. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez 5 point haul incoming

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Norwich 1-0

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

        This guy hehe

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Haha

      2. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Jimenez 3 bonus then

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

      You forget the 1 in front of the 5

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That's his usual haul

  14. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Man City EO 125%, Leicester 193%.
    Match odds: Man City 2/5, Leicester 13/2.
    Some recency bias creeping into fantasy managers compared to the bookies longer term, statistical approach.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I don't think people have Leicester players just for this week

      1. circusmonkey
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I would expect the EO to account for benching, does it? I benched Soy.

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Leicester have only lost 2 games, 1 of which to liverpool

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

      More a case of it’s not worth selling them Leicester assets for two games, in which they can easily score well.

      City is just KDB, who everyone owns, and a bit of Sterling/Jesus.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yep
        I'm a Vardy © bdw
        😛

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My team is on 0 Manchester City. Gulp

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My Leicester boys are on the bench besides Vardy. I like it

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

    Which match to watch?

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The Grealish one

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        The Grealish one definitely

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      none

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

      Brighton, Sheffield should be good

    4. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Villa Southampton

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

      Re-run of Everton vs Arsenal.

    6. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gremlins 2 is on Comedy Central

    7. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pukki Party

  16. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pukki sellers punished?

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Pukki scoring makes the world a better place so doesn't matter

  17. lindeg
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimi hattie?

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      50/1

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Vardy scoring odds ??

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          2/1 - triple your money

          1. Amey
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks

  18. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Am I stupid for owning El Ghazi or is he a little bit overlooked ?

  19. seewhyaxe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    should I wc now or gw20?

  20. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Jota (c), bring home the bacon !

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Mmmm.....Bacon

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So good !

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do you work for Wetherspoons wrapping pigs in blankets?

  21. Ziyech on the Bench
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any news on why willems dropped?

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Muscle injury

  22. circusmonkey
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    You can't look at your sky team on their app when abroad. A bit naff but I suppose it ensures UK only, which their lawyers might require.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Try with a shield IP

    2. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      VPN that shiz

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you wrap the phone up in a small towel and gently rub it in an anti-clockwise direction for a few seconds this can sometimes help

  23. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It’s probably already been covered...

    But...

    Callum Wilson’s Fixtures

    Wow

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

      Troll

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        aright g40steve

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

          Yes 🙂

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Plays for Bou though.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        0.6 below base price

        Waaaay due too

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Biggest troll ive come across in FPL

      Never touching him. Stops scoring everytime i get him in

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ooh I’m so tempted

        So so tempted

        On his day he’s phenomenal, and he’ll be a mega diff

    4. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Weird that his run of blanks started with Arsenal Norwich Watford games.

  24. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    jimi fail ffs, i cba with fpl anymore i'm deleting

    1. Robson-Canoe
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      why fail???

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You'd think Jimi had 80% ownership and not the 20%, way people going on.

  25. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    i took out kdb for son last week as part of a -8 hahahhahahahahahahah lol at me

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

      You're not allowed to lol at anyone on here. Enjoy the ban

      1. Random Name
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Lol @ anyone

    2. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That escalated quickly.

    3. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      pseudobulbar affect?

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        no lacazette is garbage affect

        1. Random Name
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          bruce lee is a myth mate

  26. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    McGinn down

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Seems an ankle injury and coming off

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

      Ankle

  27. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    i also took out martial before his goal vs mci for zaha hahahhahahaa lol at me x2

  28. BigPointDipper
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Really hope Willems plays under a different name

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ooooh McGinn has really snookered himself there

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Popped Achilles I’d say

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

    McGinn in agony