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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. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Oooh McGoldrick, is he allergic to scoring?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      They don't call him McGoaldraught for no reason.

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

        I like that

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

    See the doom-mongers are out in force today

    It's half time. Pull yourselves together. What use would you be on a football field. You wouldn't be in my fpl team, that's for sure haha

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

    Come oooonnn Grealiiisssshhh!!!!

  4. Bury94
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That'll keep him on the goals imminent table for at least another week

  5. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hendo got assist and he deserved..
    FPL tower making correct decision..
    It was intended target..
    Read the rulesssss guysss

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

      Naaaah

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

    Hendo woners in heaven? Unreal assist imo. And yeah fed up WITH Ryan !!!!

    1. Lucas8406
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      HENDO

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

    get your goal Zaha, im ready for it

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

    Jimmy lucky not to be booked.

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Byram deserved his do!

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

    Byram YC

    25th booking for a foul on Traore this season.

  10. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Henderson assist got me chuckling

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

      Not as good as Ederson's for Aguero vs Huddersfield.

  11. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lets go Dean Henderson assist where’s the owners at?

  12. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Long ball. Intercepted and cleared into a different direction by Webster. Mcburnie changed direction and chased it down and scored. Original decision was correct, not an assist in any sense of the word that was all Webster and Mcburnie

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

    If you play FPL for long enough (10 years maybe or so) you'll know that GKs have special treatment when it comes to assist points !

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

      this, I didnt actually see it. But any doubt, they always give the keeper it. They love a keeper assist

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bournemouth burnley better stay goalless

  15. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    DING DING DING

  16. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ings double omg

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

    Ings !!!!!

  18. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    3 nil saints. Ings

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

    Ings!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Aston Vilaa defense is terrible. Inggs and Cantwell killing my rank and Christmas 🙁

  21. mattk lfc
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Picked the right week to do Ings > Rashford 🙁

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

    Ings you beautiful human being.

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

    OMG IT HAPPENED

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

    ingsss

  25. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ings

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Villa defenders anyone?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Marvelous assist too 😀

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I have missed two very good runs of form in Ings & Rashford this season.

  28. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    DANNNYYY IIIIINNNGGSSS

  29. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ings laughing at my Jimmy (c)

  30. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I know my clean sheet situation is too good to be true. So the only question is when Shu, Bou and CP all concede...