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Cantwell starts for Norwich as Lovren comes in for Liverpool

Todd Cantwell (£5.0m) has come through injury doubts to start Norwich’s Gameweek 8 meeting with Aston Villa.

The left-winger was reported to have suffered from a hamstring problem earlier in the week – but manager Daniel Farke was right to be positive about it in his latest press conference.

Still awaiting his first attacking returns since the Canaries’ last home fixture, Cantwell keeps his place on the left of an attacking midfield trio that also includes Marco Stiepermann (£5.4m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) in support of Teemu Pukki (£7.2m).

Elsewhere in the Norwich team, budget goalkeeper Michael McGovern (£4.0m) gets his first start of the season as Tim Krul (£4.5m) and Ralf Fährmann (£4.4m) remain ruled out with injuries.

The Northern Ireland international will face an Aston Villa side set up in similar fashion to the 2-2 draw with Burnley last week.

Dean Smith has retained the 4-3-3 formation once again but, for the second match in a row, has deployed Jack Grealish (£5.9m) on the flanks of the front-three, alongside Anwar El Ghazi (£5.5m) and Wesley (£6.0m).

Liverpool’s attacking assets are all as they should be this afternoon, leading the attack in 4-3-3 formation.

The big team news from Anfield is that Dejan Lovren (£5.3m) comes into the side for his first appearance of the season.

That might prove something of a concern for those invested in the Liverpool defence with Joel Matip (£5.5m) still out injured and Joe Gomez (£5.2m) coming in for criticism midweek.

Meanwhile, Leicester arrive on Merseyside with James Maddison (£7.1m) restored to the starting line-up after he missed the Gameweek 7 win over Newcastle.

Owners of Burnley attacking assets will be pleased to Johann Berg Gudmundsson (£5.9m) back in the side, making his first start since Gameweek 3.

The Clarets’ opponents Everton line up with Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£5.8m) leading the one-man attack once again.

Finally, Watford have bravely tried to match Sheffield United’s perplexing 3-5-2 formation with a similar system of their own.

Quique Sanchez Flores has deployed his players in a 3-4-1-2 formation while the Blades remain unchanged.

Burnley XI: Pope; Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Lowton; McNeil, Westwood, Hendrick, Gudmundsson; A Barnes, Wood.

Everton XI: Pickford; Digne, Mina, Keane, Coleman; Delph, Schneiderlin; Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.

Liverpool XI: Adrian; Robertson, van Dijk, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold; Wijnaldum, Milner, Fabinho; Mané, Firmino, Salah.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet, H Barnes; Vardy.

Norwich XI: McGovern; Lewis, Amadou, Godfrey, Aarons; McLean, Leinter; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendía; Pukki

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Engels, Guilbert; McGinn, Nakamba, Hourihane; Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi.

Watford XI: Foster; Cathcart, Prödl, Kabasele; Holebas, Cleverley, Doucouré, Janmaat; Pereyra; Welbeck, A Gray.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Robinson, McBurnie.

1,915 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sold Salah.

    Looking for some quality abuse/ridicule. Give me your best

    1. The Big Fella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Who for?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Think he will do well today.

    3. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Last chance saloon for Mo

      Probably gone if he blanks again

    4. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not for Son I hope?

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling. Already have Son

    5. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sold him for Auba ( c ) .... \o/

    6. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah struggles against top six sides I heard.

    7. Marmalade Forest
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      #Metoo

      Swapped him for Sterling.

      Never sold Salah and not regretted it.

  2. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    come on PuKKI

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Let's go Pukki!

  3. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Connolly the new Greenwood i.e. £4.5m enabler?

    1. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Lad will be nailed now. He's a good player, has looked great for u21s too

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      New Connor wickham don’t you mean! This lad will be a steal if set up that way

  4. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Vardy goal confirmed then

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Because of world's best defender?

  5. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Dunk 11 pointer rooted to 3rd sub 😉

    1. Ross From Friends
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      10 pointer *

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        9 points?

        Clean sheet, YC, assist and 1 BAPS?

    2. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Seemed sensible just a couple hours ago.

  6. Salah4Ever
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son + Kane =1 shot off target
    Lucas moura 2 shots on target

  7. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Not a good day for Liverpool, me thinks.

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No it looks very good mate. Wait and see

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        We shall wait and see.

        1. Gudjohnsen
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Think I'll go for a high scoring 3-2 win for Pool.

          1. Grounderz
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Very possible, given the way they rolled recently. Hope BR finds the space to throw in the spanner.

    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I bought Robbo in especially

      1. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Good luck. Hope you have a big sofa.

  8. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Manchester united excited with this brighton spurs result.

    Poch to united you think ?

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very possibly.

    2. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      too good to be true

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He's doing it on purpose 😀

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

      Don't think so. That would be what we in FPL call a 'sideways move' at best.

    5. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No, United will appoint Rooney

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Noway

    6. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Daniel Levy v Ed Woodward- out of frying pan into the fire- better move unfortunately for him is Real Madrid

    7. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds like a possibility

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

    Spuds spuds spuds

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Spudsy Spudsy Spudsy

    2. OverTinker
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      ML rival had Ryan and dunk and I sold KDB for son. Shite spuds

  10. Sharkytect
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Sold KDB for Son because of Cantwell injury doubts. Mega backfired so far. Now for Cantwell haul

    1. Sharkytect
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And i’m A spurs fan

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That's is the worst..

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ouch

      3. Our Man Charlie
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        same here Sharky 🙁 also Dunk 1st on bench

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Hard luck mate

    3. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      was so very tempted right up to last minute...sat on my hands!

  11. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    A lot of happy Cantwell owners seeing him start today!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      \o/

    2. DandyDon
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Very. Had Rico coming in at arsenal otherwise!

  12. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Slaps myself for thinking about selling Mo for Son*

    1. teneighty
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Joins in*

  13. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bit worried about Klopp starting Lovren.

    1. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Probably ends up with bonus points ha

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Tactical masterclass, no?

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool vs Leicester the 15.00 kick-off to watch IMO

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Here here

    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Open game I reckon

  15. adibo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Mane (c)

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck

  16. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Two Championship games in the PL today:

    Norwich vs Aston Villa
    Watford vs Sheffield United

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      2-1
      1-1

      1. Warby84
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I agree but Nor 3-2

    2. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good games, good games.

    3. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I see a goal fest at Norwich

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

      3-3
      1-1

    5. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      3-1
      1-2

  17. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    We can well.

  18. PrettyDick
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    What I expect from the rest of todays games:

    Pukki, Cantwell and Mané to blank, Watford and Crystal Palace to score. And tomorrow Aguero will outscore Auba.

    I don't know if FPLcoaches, as well as players, are affected by form but it seems like I've been completely off it last couple of GWs. I hate IBs but maybe, just maybe, that's what I need to 'find form' again.

    Please dear FPL gods, make it rain again.

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think Bournemouth could really stifle arsenal

  19. KNOW IT ALL
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    rico

    1. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Baby.

  20. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    7 players in this kickoff.. let's goo!

    1. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      +1

  21. Hy liverpool
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    There's a party today guys. But the question is if it's Vardy or Pukki one ?

    Hope it's pukki party

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Vardy vs Lovren 🙁

      Today could be the day.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lovren 3bps coming....

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Me too

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki party ofc

  22. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hopes:
    0-1, Digne goal but Pope pen save
    2-1, TAA G+A, Salah G+A, Praet consolation
    3-0, Pukki hattrick assisted by Cantwell
    1-1, non scorers
    2-0, Yarmolenko brace

    Too much to ask for?

    1. Klein
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You missed lundstram hattrick.

  23. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2 FT's and ready to buy Vardy after the IB.

    😎

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck to ya. What’s your OR just now?

      I took the riskier of my two options and went for Auba last night so I’m with you there now

    2. Amey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      +1

    3. Tired and weary
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same - audition v Pool

  24. Bavarian
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kane to Vardy or Auba?

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Jamieeeeeeeeeeee

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Can’t sell before WAT, surely.

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Watford won't find better opportunity to kick start the season

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          😆

    3. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      See how they get on this week.

      And depends how you’d use the extra cash

    4. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Deulofeu?

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Or Doucoure ??
          😉

    5. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      My favorit movie at least after that game...Saving private Ryan!

      1. KGFC
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Unless it’s your draft team, I’m pretty sure it’s not “private” Ryan 😉

      2. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I prefer 'Shaving Ryans privates'.

    6. StayoutheSpiceZone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Poch must be crazy. How can Lamela and Dier last that game?

    7. Old and Slow
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And there is Dunk... Sitting on my bench with 8pts... Sigh.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        10 soon.

      2. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Incoming bonus points

      3. De Gea Van Dijk. 10
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Unfortunate.

      4. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Stinks hey. I just sold him for Tomori

    8. Bury94
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Go on everybody, keep selling KDB

    9. KNOW IT ALL
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      rico the assist king!

    10. CroatianHammer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Right so... TAA, Robertson, Vardy, Pukki (C), and Diop later today to try and set me on my way to Top 100K... This could be epic.