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Wood starts for Burnley as Long owners subjected to team sheet ordeal

Following a week of interest from the Fantasy Premier League community, Chris Wood (£6.1m) keeps his place in the starting line-up as Burnley travel to Norwich.

The New Zealand international is paired up-front with Jay Rodriguez (£5.7m), who has four attacking returns in his last five appearances since the Premier League restart.

The Clarets may be short in defence, with Charlie Taylor (£4.4m) and Ben Mee (£4.9m) still missing, but a return for Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) in midfield means Erik Pieters (£4.2m) can slot in at left-back after several outings on the right wing.

Kevin Long (£4.3m) is the man who continues to deputise for Mee, but his owners were given an arduous few minutes when the team-sheets were announced this afternoon.

Burnley’s official Twitter account posted a line-up which featured an injured Mee at centre-back and Long nowhere to be seen.

However, this was deleted within a few minutes and owners of the budget centre-back were given a reprieve upon discovering that he had, in actual fact, made the starting line-up.

Meanwhile, as interest in Norwich’s squad continues to diminish, Teemu Pukki (£6.4m) is on the bench once again, with Josip Drmic (£5.3m) leading the line supported in attack by Onel Hernández (£5.3m), Todd Cantwell (£4.5m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m).

Norwich City XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Lewis, Klose, Godfrey, Aarons; Tettey, McLean; O Hernández, Buendía, Cantwell; Drmic.

Burnley XI (4-4-2): Pope; Pieters, K Long, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Brownhill, Gudmundsson; Wood, Rodriguez.

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  1. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WOULD HAVE Been tark assist arrrr

  2. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why not 3 saves for Pope? The stats are wrong

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      or you are

    2. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      i need to write email now

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        They missed one no?

    3. Supertrooper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Must be corrected post match.

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

      They often seem to miss what some ppl think are saves here or there. Guess they just weren’t actual saves, not on target

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bardsley, Pope & Wood from the bench YCs needed...

  4. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Annoyed I chose Long over Pieters 🙁

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        12 beats 6.

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          Captain hindsight for Burnley defenders lol. Could’ve been the other way round

      2. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Because Pieters has an assist and 3 bonus??

      3. Sasquatch Slayer
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Mathematics

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You should be happy Norwich went down to nine, that’s enough jam right there 😆

    3. adey70
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He’s second on the bench for me. Only signed him this week too... aaaargh.

    4. The Final Boss
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Same here..

    5. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      chose bardsley over pieters but still content

  5. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Just need a cheeky long shot on target from a Norwich player from the half way line to give Pope an easy 3rd save.

  6. SuperMane Returns
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope keepyup fail

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope has the touch of AWB.

  8. FPL Pillars
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    This game is nuts I tell ya

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McNeil G disallowed

  10. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    McNeil goal disallowed.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      lol. It was a good shot though.

  11. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope -bps for dispossessing himself

  12. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    How is Bardsley getting those baps
    He is doing nothing

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Just like that pass to Vydra.
      World class

  13. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    18 from 2 takes me to predicted OR 1542.

    Dizzy.

    1. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Top 1k very possible now, well done

  14. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Wood winning goal bps added?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Not yet.

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No not yet. Wood is likely getting 1 extra

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No, but still out from 2 BP. See below

    4. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol no they havnt won yet

  15. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    TAA to Pieter's was going to be my transfer this week but my poor team value meant I couldn't afford him, typical of my season

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bonus Points

    3 - Pieters (36)
    2 - Bardsley (29)
    1 - Wood (25)

    1. Werner Bremen
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Till now, that will change. But only the order, Wood will be secong I think

  17. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    1 more save Pope common

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Lol giveover

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      1 more save and 1 more successful pass needed towards 3 BP. That Sot is dangerous too

  18. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tark RC for giving away a penalty which is then saved by Pope...

    Too much to ask? 😉

  19. wanaj84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Cant in bardsley becouse lasceles drop to 4.2
    Pieters in for 4.2. Horeyyyy

  20. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Need a 3rd save from Pope

  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    pope 1 more save means 2 points come on Norwich

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      He can get 2 BP if he makes one more successful pass besides that 1 extra save needed

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Zimmermann a decent CB

    1. Supertrooper
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No idea why Klose is playing over him.

  23. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Any chance Tark scrapes a BAP?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      If he scores

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No.

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      No

  24. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    I've probably nullified Pieters 12 points by putting the (C) on Salah over Martial.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      You traitor :p

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        I know...

  25. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bardsley BPS

    Should hold 2 BAPs now.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Pope can catch him

  26. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Krul deserves all 3 baps

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      See below. Was thinking the same

  27. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Surprised Krul hasn’t got any BAPS here. He’s been incredible

  28. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    WTF Vydra. That was Bardsley assist!

  29. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Rank has dropped over 20% in a game between Norwich and Burnley. Didn’t even take a hit too. Absolute joke

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Who is your keeper?

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 9 months ago

        Martinez

        1. Benjustjamin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 9 months ago

          funny that, pope is owned by 20% of people. Absolute joke.......