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

    Ahhhrr so happy at score. Went Abraham to Kane (c) this week after agonising over Ings.

    Would have made this result all the more sweet

  2. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Did Ings to Rashford. I deserve this punishment.

    1. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Madness

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Did that also. Group hug

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

    Barnes yellow

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

    Buendia close.

    He’s so good.

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

      Inconsistent also

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

      Really good, but not good enough for fpl?

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

        This weeks wagon if Pukki could finish.

  5. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Rico uncool yellow

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

      agreed

  6. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Almost Jimenez assist for Buendia goal

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Buendia shot off target

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

    McNeil yellow

    Atkinson dishing out cards like there's no tomorrow

  8. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    And once more into the red I go...

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

    Rico Boxing Day off.

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

      Oh no I needed him sort of next week. Whoops.

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

    Time to sub rico off

  11. ChelseaGuy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish got the assist yet?

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

    Why did I captain Jimmy over Ings 🙁

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

      At least you have him. He was never seriously in my thoughts

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

    Looking forward to these clean sheets getting wiped out

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

      A pox on your house!

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

    G SAISS

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

    Rico now cant get 9pts 🙁

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I'd take a cs and assist

  16. tm245
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Saiss G from a corner

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

    wolves goal

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

    saaaaaiiiiiis yeeeeeeeeeees

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

      (jimi owner)

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

    SAISS. I ACTUALLY OWN HIM!!!!!

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

    Saiss G
    Mout A

    1. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yessss Mount

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

    SAISSSSSSSSS

  22. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Cantwell clean sheet gone 🙁

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

      Don't care. He scored when I needed him.

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

      Didn’t even think of that 🙁

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

    THE DEFENDER I BOUGHT SCORED OMGGG

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

    Dendoncker assist?

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

      Ah no, was Moutinho

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

    yAY Moutinho 🙂

  26. LIARS POKER
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Best Zaha replacement? Max 9.6m (already own Alli)

  27. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Desperate for a Brighton goal 🙁 opponent has triple Sheff Utd Defence

  28. WVA
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Brought in Rico and Grealish FFS

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

      Rico still on for a CS

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

    Time for Jimmy goal.

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

    Buendia pulling a Gross.