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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.

1,528 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Jindaljain
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So the KDB of Aston villa is not working today?

  2. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What a poor day of PL so far. Awful football all over.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Norwich vs wolves is a good one

  3. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Expecting Foden to be in city lineup this evening. Anyone else interested in budget option if he does starts again? might be finally breaking in

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      When is Dilva returning?

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

        Not this week for sure

  4. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish looks shite. Why all the hype for him?

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Because he is English

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

      Green fixtures, like Targett.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You mean people take those colors seriously?

    3. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Great lid

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Don’t understand the hate for it, it’s decent

    4. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A plausible alternative to Mount. They're all a bit mediocre at that price point.

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Mount is way better.

    5. Pacer.
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You try looking great week in week out for villa

    6. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I fell for it and should've known after his game against us. Spends more time on floor or in the air

  5. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Jimmy fail is down to me. I captained him, sorry guys. KDB captainers can start party preparations!

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

      U basterddd

    2. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I did Jimmy to Pukki. This isnt ant easier tbh.

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Omg i benched Vardy. Just hope TAA wont play

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

      ? presume this is supposed to be funny

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Just saw they have blank fixture this gw

        1. BullDogTevez
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Lies. Not as if you haven’t posted on here all week.....

      2. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It's pathetic.

    2. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Joke?

      1. Niho992
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        No

    3. Snevitz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You can tell everyone at school about it after the Christmas holidays.

  7. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sinking over the last few weeks so have taken a -8 to get in KDB, Grealish and Kelly for Mane, Mount and Tomori. Means I've benched Cantwell as well. Still sinking....

  8. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Jinxed Jimmy by capping him. sorry to all the cappers.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Jimmy loves a last minute goal

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

    What minute are Newcastle scoring their goal today?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      After people check their live ranks and be happy for Kelly and Guaita points!

    2. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Don't care, as long as they do

  10. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Best replacement for Heaton?

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

      Someone with hands.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Guaita

    2. BullDogTevez
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ryan

  11. sirmorbach
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lads, I really do apologise for asking mid-games, but I have just the money for this WC team and any price rise will leave me scr---d. I have to use it this week or the next anyway. What do you say:

    Ramsdale / Martin
    TAA / Chilwell / Lundstram / Rico / Kelly
    Salah / KDB / Son / Alli / Cantwell
    Vardy / Abraham / Greenwood

    Possible keepers rotation, solid starting XI rotating Rico/Kelly/Cantwell/Greenwood even.

    Hit it?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Needs a better 5th mid or 3rd striker. Stick w a formation and commit!

      1. sirmorbach
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Appreciate it!

  12. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    another Palace CS, im on cloud 9. Palace literally dont do conceding. CS's locked in

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Game over?

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Agree. Bournemouth and Sheffield too

    3. Yankee Toffee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wait, mate

    4. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Injuries have helped them IMO. Gives them an excuse to be defensive without Palace fans getting on their backs. Palace are clueless when they are asked to break teams down. Much better at sitting deep and hitting teams on the counter attack.

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

      Jinx

  13. DantheManinaPan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    So the Hendo assist is not real then... 🙁

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      When you see it you’ll understand

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not really. Looks like the intended target. Atn the defender has no controll

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Actually it given now

    2. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Check again! 🙂

  14. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sometimes I influence games with my mind

  15. PrettyDick
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Please dear FPL gods let Pulisic stay on the bench for the entirety of tomorrow's game

  16. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    how many BAPs are us Guiatar and Kelly owners getting in addition to the CS points? Probably 17/18 points for that double

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

      U dont own them. U just want to jinx us owners -.-

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I own Kelly, he is just nailed to last on the bench 😀

  17. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to Villa? Grealish doing anything?

  18. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Henderson gets the assist.

    1. Rolls-Royce
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks Mark.

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Woohoo! 😀

  19. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cant wrap my head around why Newcastle payed 40m for Joelinton

    What a disastrous transfer

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

      Yeah he's no Andy Carroll

    2. sirmorbach
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And the worst part is: it was totally predictable. It is one thing to pay huge cash for someone you can actually expect something from. It is a whole other issue when you pay it for someone who couldn't score if his life depended on it.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yh never been profilic anywhere he played as well

  20. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like Redmond and Luiz doing the pasadouble - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport

  21. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Think I'm doing my best not to win my ML.

    Grealish + Richarlson in for Pulisic and Tieleman.

    Out of the pan and into the fire kinda moves.

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

      Grealish could get something still

  22. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hendo ya beauty.

  23. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Greedy Grealish

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Booo

  24. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hendo legend

  25. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Henderson assist approved yaaay

  26. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cantwell is the new Lundstram

  27. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wtf that wasnt assist...

  28. JammySprat
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    LMAO Mcgoldrick!

  29. Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    LOL how the hell its hendo assist

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salty much?

    2. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Because someone from fpl towers has Hendo. That s never assist. Disgrace

  30. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I dpeloyed maximum bench wankery this week, not only are TAA and Mane in my xi but I benched Henderson for Button. See I knew :p

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      When ryan gets injured I will chuckle...

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        got to give my rivals some hope you know

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          🙂