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

    Wry nice from Grealish

  2. Pep Roulette
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Cancelo(C) vs Newcastle?

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

      Top pick if Spurs/Liverpool doesn't go ahead.

    2. bigwig
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      As good as anyone

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

    hard to work out the city formation. KDB appears to be playing up front. Silva in a more withdrawn role.

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

      KDB Rodri Bernardo
      Mahrez Foden Grealish

  4. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone know if United trained today?

  5. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bielsa got a stool today. About time 😀

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It’s an evolution of his constipation

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

    LOL BERNARDO

  7. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Haha

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

    Bilva whyyy

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

      because I brought him in this week

  9. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva misses sitter. Thank the lord

  10. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Bilva 😆

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

    Regressing to the norm.

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

    Bilva misses a sitter

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

    Nooooooooooooooooo

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

    Why didn't KDB shoot?

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

      Right decision, just a poor finish

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

    B.Silva sitter, phew

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

    When you have Foden Bilva and you get NOTHING from this!!!!!

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      You got something

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That aged well

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

      Or not?

  17. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Bilva with a nice Jota impersonation

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

    Sorry Bilva owners, I've broken him. He'll be benched next GW as well.

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

      You have

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

    Foden goal

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

    Foden goal

  21. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Of course, i just bought him

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

      Mbuemo > Foden seems to have gone well.

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

    FODEEEEEEEN

  23. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Foden G

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

    Foden goal

  25. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Foden G

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

    Foden BANGSSSSS

  27. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wow. Silva misses open goal.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dial up?

      Enjoyed the Dallas cowboy

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

        Eh?

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

    Omg what have I done to Bernardo

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So it was you!

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

      Why hasn’t Cash scored yet?

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

      How Bernardo!!! How did you miss!!!