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Tuesday’s FPL team news: Foden starts, Gundogan benched, Walker absent

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

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  1. Milk, 1 Šuker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why was Bernardo taken off? Also because Watkins has done well tonight, everyone is going to jump on him.

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    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Bernardo has played alot of 90 mins recently. rested.

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

        Yep it’s the case when a manager can do this when team comfortable , rest a player who works hard each week

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    2. Scholes Out For Summer
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, the key this season is to get on differentials before they haul, cause ham 90% EO gw after

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

      Was gonna do Vardy to Watkins for a hit, as did foden for Cornett, hit never worked out last week! as you say will be more popular now, good fixtures to, last chance for Vardy this week

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  2. g_jannyg
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ake G
    Foden A

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  3. Tcheco
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden assist

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

    Disastrous start so far as bilva owner and one who held back on watkins

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    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Likewise. I felt I made the right decision based on what I knew at the time.

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

    Foden assist suiiiii it’s happeningggg

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  6. Lord of Ings
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes foden!

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

    this is so bad

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

    AKe G
    Foden A

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

    Well then

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

    Foden could and should have hauled tonight

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

      Still kind of has.

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

      He has

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

      Could easily score another goal still

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  11. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Yes!!!! Ake goal
    Said no one ever

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  12. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    There must be some number out there with Leeds defenders. That 6th goal for Citeh (and me with no Citeh assets) was worth a decent green bump.

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  13. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Foden A! I hate Watkins!

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  14. BeWater
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    That Foden and Watkins move paying off big for those that did it. Wish I had.

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  15. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden you utter beauty

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

      He is anything but a beauty lol

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

    Honestly, if I were playing anti-FPL I would've triple captained Junior Firpo for this game. It was inevitable.

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  17. EL tridente
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Is Watkins a keeper now? Could you the Ronaldo money to invest in one more city mid and maybe Son

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    1. EL tridente
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Use*

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    2. Seahawk
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      A striker last time I looked

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

    Finally Foden, still a case of what could have been.

    Points left behind!

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    1. Free Hat
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Only one more goal needed pls

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

    Foden A you love to see it

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  20. Alcapaul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Took a -8 for Dennis, Foden and Watkins. Feeling pretty lucky right now!

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  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ahh some other Foden points 😛

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

    Oh eff off Foden

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  23. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Super Saints not unlucky tonight. Watkins G given.

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  24. TheTinman
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ffs

    I was so close do doing Ayling, Bernardo and Bamford to Stones KDB and Watkins

    How unlucky can you get

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  25. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Oh dear Leeds. No Prem league team should get beaten this bad. Woeful.

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  26. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Well that min 4 bringing in foden and watkins atleast paid off!

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  27. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    This match has gone as badly as it possibly could for someone who only owns Bernardo and Cancelo from City.

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    1. Lilac Breasted Roller
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Misery loves company

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    2. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      For sure

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  28. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    For the love of God tell me Silva being taken off at half time was just to give him a rest?

    What a disappointing start to the GW.

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    1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I'd say yes but feel like it'll be an injury

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    2. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I bloody hope so

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

    Norwich are going down. Nothing Smith can do about it.

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  30. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Has Davis >> Watkins lined up 2 mins before deadline, was going to play instead of Raphinha... bottled it

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