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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. 824545201
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    City conceding will be absolutely perfect!

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

      As long as it's not Raph

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

        This^ and this^^

  2. JBay
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I took Foden and Watkins in this GW, looking good so far.

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

      Same

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

    Raphinha use your special forces

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

    Bilva subbed at 59mins confirmed

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

      for gundo to get a second half brace, yes pls!

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

      After a YC

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

    Foden could have gotten a penalty there but he is an honest guy. Not the first time he composes himself instead of going down

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

    Ahh, finally a lucky day Watkins Foden in (-4) 😛

  7. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish is a worse player than Pepe

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

    Rodri looking better than Bernardo.

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

      Only because Bernado is letting him in purpose, make him feel worthy

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

    Was on the cusp of taking a further hit to make it -8 of doing either ESR or Bowen to Foden to partner Bilva, eurghh!

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

    Is that a pen?

  11. Cheeky Onion
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Should we expect Silva to regularly be playing deeper with everyone fit again? If so, that has to negatively impact his FPL appeal quite a bit

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

      It's literally one game, nay.....less than half of one

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

      Relax 🙂

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

      That was said today in terms of KDB being back

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

    Why is that not brought back as a free kick at least

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

      If VAR did missed free kicks the game would be slower than NFL.

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

        They already looked at it so be as well getting it right if they’ve already spent that time

    2. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      VAR is only used for penalties and red cards

  13. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Foden chance created... :d

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

    Leeds pen denied

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

      No way. Not in the box, and Raph was dragging his shoulder which made his arm move like that.

  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Close Raph, close, keep working

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

    Isn't that a red on Zin

  17. bodgejob
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS

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

    Raphinha the penalty merchant. Didn't see that coming pre-season...

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Just as I sold him as well the penalties came

  19. bodgejob
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    CLEAR RED FOR ZINCHENKO, INTENTIONAL HANDBALL

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

      agreed

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

    Raphinha pulled Zinchenko before he touched the ball with his hand. No reason to award a penalty

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

      Blatant handball but it was outside the box

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

        I can see why VAR doesn't interfere.
        He's held up, breaks free, and touches the ball in the process

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

        As a result of being pulled and losing his balance

        1. Andy_Social
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          BBC

          There is a VAR check to see if Oleksandr Zinchenko handled the ball in his box as he and Raphinha chased for the same ball.

          The decision is no penalty. It wasn't even in the box anyway, replays showed. Or a handball.

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

            Oh wow ok. Didn't see the replay but looked like a handball for me but doesn't matter now anyways 😀

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

    KDB G
    RODRI A

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

    KDB goal

  23. Grand Thibauto
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Kdb G rodri A

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

    KDB coming in when Salah goes

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

    Rodri more threatening than Bernardo

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    KdB over Salah finally pays off

  27. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    bilva will never score again

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

    Bernardo involved… in celebrations

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

    Bilva, what’s happening?

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

    This could have been real nice owning Sterling in this game…