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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. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo really should have scored there

  2. Green Arrow
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo near miss. I regret taking him out for Foden and keeping Bilva. I'm getting played by Pep roulette like a fiddle.

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep. Me too.

  3. fricky_
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What a save

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Post

    2. fricky_
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Scratch that lmao

    3. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      By the post!

  4. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Rodri off Fernandinho on

  5. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo looks more and more like Leonard from Big Bang Theory

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Bilva in for a hit ends in failure. What a surprise.

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

      Against your team too?

  7. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dias just reach 60 please

  8. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    First serious City attacking asset subbed, Rodri rested for Newcastle.

    1. Ephurion
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I see what you did there 😉

    2. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      why the grudge for Bernardo?

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He kicked Rainer's dog.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Rainer likes to wind people up. Massive troll.

    3. EDUARDO DA SILVA
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      True

  9. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    C'mon Watkins just 1 goal

    1. Mighty Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      In his own net...

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        no just in the oppositions

  10. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling looking like he won’t even get any minutes ugh

  11. dark91
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dallas almost with a worldie

  12. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Silva vs Newcastle now? Is this his rest?

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

      Pep sick of him after the sitter? Run of benchings coming?

  13. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Any Young owners about? How's your day going?

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Adam Johnson is that you?

      1. Zimo
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        😆

      2. Brehmeren
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Gilfy as charged

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I’m young enough. Owners of what?

  14. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Gundo getting forward loads with late runs into box

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      If he starts he's a good pick. If I thought he started (and he didn't) I would have held.

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Did you get Bernardo?

        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I did get Foden for him.

        2. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Yep. Gundo > Bernardo for free. Shrugs.

      2. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I benched him for raphina as thought he’d be benched…not gone to plan

  15. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Douglas Luiz saving my gw with a clean sheet point

  16. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Really annoyed Cancello is missing this game

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

      Cancelo capt next week

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Prime for double digits

    3. Scots Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Fully rested for Newcastle though. Silver linings

    4. banskt
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Could have had a field day. Next week is Newcastle, subject to covid clearance.

  17. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    City CS hanging on

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      So so lucky

  18. StevenW
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    B Silva on track to be the only Man City player not to return

  19. MIGHTY JOE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Silva heartbreak

  20. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Sold Gundogan but kept Bernado.

    Pep is bald fraud.

  21. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden goal but offside

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tight

  22. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    We want more Watkins!

  23. Ady87
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden owner feeling hard done by.

  24. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ON?

  25. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden goal?

  26. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Villas Grealish replacement is rubbish

  27. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden G, Mahrez A

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Is offside

  28. fricky_
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Please VAR

  29. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden is so frustrating

  30. fricky_
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Dang it, he's off