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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Bye bye

  2. Greek Freak
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why does Buendia look so incredulous? Was deliberate elbow to the head.

  3. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Could be a red car, he brought his elbow down.

  4. Lilac Breasted Roller
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Buendia .. these football players are such morons. You'd imagine for such wages they could get some basic psychological training

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

    Norwich down to 10 men

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

    Oh dia.

  7. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Buendía off

  8. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    CS Guaranteed

  9. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Clear red card

  10. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    A fight on the pitch?

  11. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    vfpl legend red

  12. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Ok now Wood go and score.

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Sort yourself out Wood

  14. mrodgers91
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Can we please have some transfers this summer so that wood smallbone and longstaff end up on the same team. The jokes would be unbelievable

  15. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Buendia's price just dropped by 5%.

  16. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Good for Wood Burnley owners.

  17. Je suis le chat
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Darn, red card will reduce Popeys save count.

    1. Pep bites Kun
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Really? Didn't know that ...

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

    Get up top, Tarko

  19. Yank Revolution
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Tark/Wood owner here (brought both in for a hit)...this is my big chance to move up!

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

      Won’t gain much from a CS.

  20. Traction Engine Foot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Why would you do that? Idiot.

  21. Lucas8406
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Norwich defo not scoring now

  22. Mighty Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Oh no... a dream position for Wood owners. Please don't punish non owners!

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wood C here fingers crossed!

    2. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Wood hasn’t scored yet so...

  23. Mr Arsenal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Pope CS locked but no save points..

  24. bodgejob
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    All day long, obvious intent

  25. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    All those who were complaining about Wood now it's time to turn the other way

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 9 months ago

      Why?

  26. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Burnley double defence owners good for us

  27. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Its a red card. Norwich can complain all they went

  28. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Var Can’t account for poor referees making the decision. Barely touched him and been conned by the fall. Terrible sending off

  29. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Buendia must've forgotten to cancel his July holiday.

  30. All For One
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 9 months ago

    Lmao Norwich red card already! glad I took a -4 to go double on Burnley defence.