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14 December 2021 1949 comments
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Following the postponement of Brentford v Manchester United, Gameweek 17 now gets underway with Norwich City v Aston Villa at 19.45 GMT, followed by Manchester City v Leeds United 15 minutes later.

Gianni and Seb will be following the action in the embedded video below and over on our YouTube channel.

At Carrow Road, Dean Smith makes four changes from Gameweek 16, with Ben Gibson, Brandon Williams, Jacob Sorensen and Todd Cantwell coming in for Grant Hanley, Dimitris Giannoulis, Lukas Rupp and Josh Sargent.

Steven Gerrard, meanwhile, makes just the one change, with Emiliano Buendia replacing the injured Marvelous Nakamba, who may miss the rest of the 2021/22 season after suffering a knee injury against Liverpool at the weekend.

As a result, Ollie Watkins leads the line once again, with Danny Ings having to settle for a place on the bench.

Notably, Jed Steer, Morgan Sanson, Anwar El Ghazi and Keinan Davis are all absent from the matchday squad, with Gerrard revealing in his pre-match press conference that two first-team players had tested positive for Covid-19.

Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola makes four changes, as John Stones comes in at full-back for the suspended Joao Cancelo, while further forward, Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden are in for Ilkay Gundogan, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, all of whom drop to the bench.

Kyle Walker surprisingly misses out, with reports suggesting he is short of full fitness.

For Leeds, they name an unchanged XI, as Liam Cooper, Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford remain out.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Norwich City XI: Krul, Aarons, Kabak, Gibson, Williams, Sorensen, Gilmour, McLean, Placheta, Cantwell, Pukki

Subs: Gunn, Byram, Tomkinson, Mumba, Giannoulis, Rowe, Idah, Dowell, Dickson-Peters

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Ramsey, Buendia, Young, Watkins

Subs: Marschall, Tuanzebe, Hause, Iroegbunam, Chukwuemeka, Philogene-Bidace, Trezeguet, Archer, Ings


Manchester City XI: Ederson, Stones, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Mahrez, Foden, Grealish

Subs: Steffen, Ake, Sterling, Gundogan, Jesus, Fernandinho, Egan-Riley, Palmer, Wilson-Esbrand

Leeds United XI: Meslier, Shackleton, Ayling, Llorente, Firpo, Forshaw, Dallas, Raphinha, Roberts, Harrison, James

Subs: Klaesson, Gelhardt, Cresswell, Drameh, Summerville, Greenwood, Klich, McCarron, Jenkins

  1. tambourineman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ings on Young off

  2. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ings on for Young before 60', no CS!

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh fck right off Krul.. what a save.

  4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    1 minute away from a CS for Young

  5. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gundogan for silva*

  6. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins down the left, Ings central.

  7. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gundogan on for Mahrez

    1. Kodap
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Oh ffs

  8. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    B silva off gundogan on

  9. Shark Team
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva in for a hit AND HE GETS 1 POINT!!!

  10. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva 1 pointer hahahaha

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Never mind haha

  11. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I really hope Gundogan does nothing sold him this week ffs

  12. Green Arrow
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva off. Just perfect after he missed that sitter /s

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Point chasing PUNISHED

  14. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    People actually thought silva would keep scoring 😀

  15. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I would have taken 45 off Gundo all day.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I benched him for raphinha and regretting it now

    2. Threat Level Midnight
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He's pretty fit though

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      this. Hope he can get involved

  16. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva off at HT, inject it in my veins!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I don't care as my rivals also have him lol

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva or Mahrez off?

    1. Lord of Ings
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Silva

    2. dark91
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bilva

  18. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Oh yeah now I remember why I don't buy Man City players

  19. Ephurion
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Silva at least nailed for Newcastle

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Unless he’s picked up an injury

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Very true

  20. xHaTr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    All these sad nasty people commenting on Bernardo getting subbed here lmao

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Welcome to matchday

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Bless them, it must be tough

  21. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bernardo silva subbed at half time in a 3-0 rout.

    That’s awful luck.

    You just hate to see it

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Evens out his recent lucky points.

      1. Lord of Ings
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly lol

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Guess who has him

  22. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Gundo hattie incoming

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Get out of my team bernado

  24. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    City comfortable enough to rest players, pity it was bilva!

  25. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva rested for Newcastle, nice!

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      This

  26. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Help. I'm stuck in the mud!

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grab onto this stick

  27. RogDog_jimmy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    oh man Bilva buyers this week - bad luck!

  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bernardo captain for Newcastle?

  29. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Don’t know why I bother playing FPL anymore, gets me more worked up than anything else.

    1. Reece’s Pieces
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It’s true. Best thing going when you’re doing well but complete pain the reverse

  30. Sterling Archer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bernardo! Not sure I can watch this second half now