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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. Postman Ty
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That feeling when your asset is at the near post and they put in a deep cross.

    1. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol awful feeling

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

      By asset you mean the goal posts ?

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

    Am i cursed.? Here are my 1st sub last 7gws.

    Dunk- 6 pts
    Cantwell- 10 points
    Cantwell- 8 points
    Kelly- 6 points
    Kelly- 8 points
    Lundstram- 11 points
    Cantwell- On course for 11 points at the moment

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

      Who are you benching next week ?

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

        Currently Cantwell on first sub. Who the hell do i put him ahead of ?

        KDB Son Alli Grealish
        Vardy Rasford Ings

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

          Grealish

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

            He faces Norwich though. Got him in for this fixture block of 4
            (SOT NOR wat bur)

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

          Grealish booking will sort your decision out for you

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

      link your team, then can say if you're cursed or your just using your first 11 well.

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

        I prefer to stay anonymous. My rivals could be lurking here to spy on me 😉

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

    Westworld yellow

  4. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wolves absolutely botching set pieces.

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

    Greelish cries for YC.

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

      Xmas off, who wouldn’t want it.

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

    Wolves lucky it’s only 1-0.

    Traore stifled.

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

      They’ve looked poor.

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

    The moment I transfer in Danny Ings he's gonna start blanking for fun and then get injured. I'm 99% sure this is exactly what's gonna happen.

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

      For the record, I’m not averse to you doing it

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        For the record gfy 😉 joking ofc mate

      2. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Really hope you took that joke for what it was I can c some snowflakes getting angry at that lol

    2. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Plz don’t buy then as I’m quite a happy owner from GW8

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Please dont I've only just got him in!

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

      He's not callum wilson

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        hear this 🙂

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

      My original plan was to ditch him after this gw. Don't fancy his next 7 fixtures.

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

    Burnley and Brighton goals would be wonderful

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No they wouldn't..

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

      Are you using defenders this GW? 😀

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

        All out attack 😛

  9. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    More chance of oscar pistorius catching athletes foot

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

    Got Pukki in for this week. Sooooo frustrating!!

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

      Crazy he hasn't scored yet

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

        True. Usually pretty clinical finisher.
        Reassuring he is getting into scoring positions. Now just has to score. I did Jimmy-> Pukki on a gut feel. Let’s see if it pays off. 😀

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

      Pukki’s going to score today. Non-owner.

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

        I really hope you’re right.

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

    Start 1 next GW:

    Cantwell (avl)
    or
    Vardy (LIV)

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

      Bench boost

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

      Vardy obviously

    3. bialk
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cantwell could be rested.

    4. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

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

    Nearly grealish assist.

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

      Not nearly enough

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    JWP yc

  14. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anybody else bench Pope?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Course. Playing him over Ryan from now on though. Ryan is done as an FPL option

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

      Yeah, because of Heaton’s gr8 fixtures !

    3. AC Yew
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yep playing Guaita

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

    Guaita on course for 3 baps. Essential.

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

      Nah PVA and Schar facing ahead now

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

    There is definitely a mindset issue with ings. Level suddenly drops after scoring. Cant be bothered anymore

    No coincidence that hes yet to get a brace. Probably explains the high bap score too. Lack of shots off offsides etc

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

      Yep. What a troll.

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

      He is like Martial, the difference is that he scores though?

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

        Hah! 🙂

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

      He rarely braces because he's a poacher with a top speed of about 4mph. Teams don't make that many bad errors

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

        Wouldnt have so many goals then. Plenty of poachers playing for btter teams but nowhere near his goal tally

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

          Because they're not as good as he is

          The guy could barely play 70 until a few games ago. And he plays for an awful team. Unsure why you're surprised he doesn't brace

  17. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    FPL towers awarded Guaita the assist for McBurnies goal yet?

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

      They've actually given him the goal

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

    Where do we think Sheff will finish? they are quality

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

      7th/8th

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

      They finish away to saints.

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

      🙂 shhh. We're getting lucky

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

        organised luck 🙂

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

      They deserve a good finishing position. Decent season.

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

    McGinn owners let's have a group hug and now McGout !

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

      McGinn to Zaha done

      1. fr3d
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        LOOOL

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

    Villa are in big trouble.
    Really didn't expect us to be in a a relegation battle.
    But looks that way lately.

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

      Worst manager in the league

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ole says hold my beer

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

        He's a great manager.

        Really don't know what's wrong there to be honest.

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

      Next week against Norwich is a big match. Or do I remember that incorrectly..?

  21. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Buendia on 21 baps with no involvement. Christ.

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

      Put it on a plate for Pukki twice.

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

      Would be on big points if Pukki could finish

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

      I'm watching the game.. He is amazing to watch tbh

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

    Does Wolves look like scorung at all? :/

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

      no.. looks poor

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

      in the first half- no
      second half I expect Wolves to turn it up
      more goals to come in this game

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

    Just seen the Blades goal, why wasn't Henderson given the assist?

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

      Because Webster got the assist

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

      Cause Dunk touched the ball and thats not an assist. Thats why

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

      it was intended target.. should be assit

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

      Link mate?

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

    Jimenez to Abraham anyone?

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

    Is it too late to get Inggs ?

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

      Yes

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

      Wouldn’t rush him in vs chelsea but he’s nice to have

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

      Think so. Fixtures turning. I looking to get rid.

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Was gona get rid also but his form too good for the value he giving atm. Steady hold for now imo

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

          Probably right. Bit risky to sell as he keeps scoring. I do want Rash in though.

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance of a Jesus no show

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

      No

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

    Wtf happened to villa?

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

      Trash

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

      horrific defence, and worst keeper in the league. Heaton is so, so bad is no one noticing this? He will get Villa relegated alone

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

        Would the worst keeper in the league not be the one who conceded the most?

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

          Kepa is better than Heaton

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

            Thanks for the insight Captain Obvious.

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

    Fpl is so boring.

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

      I’m having my best season ever and enjoying it so much less

  29. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bought willems last week specifically to come in this week for TAA.

    Hate this game

  30. Aleksei
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    any info why Willems is not in the team?

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

      Muscle injury been mentioned on here.