Daniel Farke has followed in the footsteps of Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta by making a surprise Double Gameweek 30+ team selection.
Amid some Fantasy interest, January loan signing Ondrej Duda (£4.7m) has been named on the bench, despite proving to be one of Norwich’s best players pre-lockdown.
Farke has also changed the shape of his Canaries’ side following the long lay-off.
For most of the season, they had been operating in a 4-2-3-1 system with Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) playing as the lone striker.
For the Double Gameweek 30+ meeting with Southampton, the Finnish international is paired with Josip Drmic (£5.3m) as Farke moves to a 4-1-3-2 shape.
Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) are expected to provide the width either side of Kenny McLean (£4.8m).
Meanwhile, Southampton will be lining up in their traditional 4-4-2 system, Danny Ings (£7.1m) paired with Michael Obafemi (£4.9m) due to Shane Long‘s (£4.7m) injury.
Nathan Redmond (£6.2m) and Stuart Armstrong (£5.2m) provide the width in midfield either side of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (£4.8m) and James Ward-Prowse (£5.7m).
Owners of Cantwell may be particularly encouraged by the fact that Yan Valery (£4.6m) has been named at right-back, as the player has not had a strong season thus far.
Norwich City XI (4-1-3-2): Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Trybull; Cantwell, McLean, Buendía; Drmic, Pukki.
Southampton XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Valery; Redmond, Højbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Ings, Obafemi.
3 years, 10 months agoHalf time fun
Seen a post on twitter so thought I'd copy
A combined XI from current Spurs and United players
I'd go
DDG
AWB Toby Maguire Vertonghen
Bruno Sissoko Pogba
Rashford Kane Son
Not sure about DM and maybe not Sissoko's best position but can't think of anyone better