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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.

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

    Soy was offside

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
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      Sauce?

      1. KGFC
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        Yes

  2. La Roja
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    McGovern saves it!

  3. Rainer
    • 7 Years
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    Big Adrian!

    Soyboy goal threat.

  4. Rainer
    • 7 Years
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    Wesley still a donkey.

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

    Soyboy in this week

  6. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah taking an unusual while to score...

    1. thunder_mike
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      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He doesn’t look great to be honesty.

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

      As a Salah capper for some reason, I am thinking the same.

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

      Leicester have had the league's second tightest defence over the last four. After Pool.

  7. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    McGovern on the bench. Pope in my XI ........

  8. Party time
      4 years, 5 months ago

      McGovern for President please!!! Ultimate differential!!! Yesssss

    • Ady87
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      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ffs Wesley. Every one I’ve needed this season has been missed it’s actually laughable!

    • Team Cruel
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      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Fabinho yellow

      Pool players losing their heads

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

      McGovern owners rejoicing?

    • The Senate
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Where’s my pen save points attttttt

      1. The Senate
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        4 years, 5 months ago

        Found them

    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Soyuncu close. Don’t you dare son your on my bench.

    • Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      4 years, 5 months ago

      How have Norwich run out of puff this early on..... There's 30 weeks left ffs

    • Yoshioka
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Who won Wesley’s pen?

    • Ógie
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      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane goal

    • Hazz
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      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mané goal

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

        Milner assist

    • Team Cruel
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      • 8 Years
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      Mane G

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
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      SADIOOOOO

    • g40steve
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      Mane G

    • Hy liverpool
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      Yeeeeaaaaaah

    • KGFC
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      Maneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

    • Top Lad Dakes.
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      DAMMIT

    • Tasty Jerk
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane

    • Ady87
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Reminds me of Abraham’s haul with an OG and yellow a few weeks ago. Sickener.

    • fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      McGovern points stuck on the bench I'm so unlucky 🙁

    • adibo
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Maaaneee (c)

    • Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Millner assist

    • Danstoke82
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane goal. Going Salah over him is starting to test my patience a bit

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
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      Milner de Bruyne