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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. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Big from Lovren.

  2. Emery thing I do
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Salah and Ceballos > Mané and Mount no brainer??

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

      Sounds good

    2. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      i did Salah\Cantwell to Mane and Mount. I feel it will work out over the long term

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

    Salah 1m more than Mane 😆

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

      0.9 actually

  4. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Don’t think Salah worth 1mil over Mane personally, only problem is the fact I’m more comfortable capping Salah over mane...is it time we consider mane as a regular captain now?

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

      Yes

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Who is 'we'? Which team game are you playing?

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

      Why wouldn't you feel comfortable captaining a golden boot winner?

      1. MattysFantasyFooty
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        And the fact he’s a premium at 11.6 or something

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

      Swings and Roundabouts

    5. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Isn't being able to captain him worth the 1m?

    6. DGW Sane TC Fail....
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Looks like Mane has been moved over to right wing to give TAA more protection putting Salah up top. Given those circumstances i think Salah will score more points.

  5. Murder On Zidanesfloor
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Bobby lw ,mane st

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

      It's rotational mate

      1. Murder On Zidanesfloor
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I meant for the last 10 mins or so

  6. Mr Peanutbutter
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    13 on my bench 5 on the field...

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      This will teach you

      1. Mr Peanutbutter
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        to start mcgovern and montoya?

  7. MattysFantasyFooty
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Who won the pen for villa?

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

      Hourihane

      1. MattysFantasyFooty
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

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

    Wesley, Wesley... Why do I have to be tortured every week?

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

    If Liverpool can keep Leicester out I can see them winning this.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers Michael Owen

    2. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers geoff

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

      Winning the game?

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

      How many accounts does Owen have on here?

    5. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers Wrighty

    6. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers Rio...

  10. SirStevieG
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Norwich suck.

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

      When they beat city I figured this team would go from the sublime to the ridiculous. Thought the collapse would come at Christmas though. Not September ffs

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

    Pukki party is over yo

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

      Fcking useless

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

    McGovern, by the way 😎 Wesley, you legend 😆

  13. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    McGovern 7 saves, including a penalty

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

      McGovern for Prime Minister

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

        Safe pair of hands

    2. Party time
        4 years, 5 months ago

        McGovern for President! 🙂

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

          That didn’t end well last time.

    3. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Cue a special Delia half time rallying cry!!!!!

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

        Let's be Having it

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Haha didn’t get the desired reaction!!

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

      Pukki and Son out for me now

      1. SB007
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Me too.

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

      Lundy will soon be £5.5m after todays CS

    6. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah poor as usual. Not worth his pricetag.

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        None of the big premiums have been really

        1. Royal5
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Really looking to downgrade to Mane and get Auba

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Until he scores

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

      Delia needs to get that Farke out!

    8. TAT
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Hello Mané, welcome to my WC team.

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

      7 from 7 any good?

      1. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Auba?

      2. Danno - Emre Canada
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Ditto

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

      Please score watford

    11. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Flashscore doesn't show Mane goal

      1. Supersonic Marv'
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Then it ain't sh*t.

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

      NOR not playing well? Not watching.

      1. Regin
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Not really. Thought Norwich will play well at home and captained pukki. Feel foolish now.

      2. MTPockets
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not at all defensively (Villa not great either), and not particularly generally

        • AVFCChris1984
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          End to end, both teams are very poor at defending, there's going to be plenty more goals I think.

        • El Matador
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No but its half time. Game will change. Norwich have been in this position many a time

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

            Thanks all for the replies.

      3. FDMS All Starz
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Sheffield defence very underrated, worth starting every week bar the hard games now...Lunds no long a bench folder?

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

          4.5 now so no

      4. ZimZalabim
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        6 from 7 any good ?

      5. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Nice to see Perez has been rested for the Burnley match. Big haul incoming

      6. Pacer.
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Is yarm a mid or a striker. Thinking about ditching Pukki for him in the telegraph game and just wondering how many chances he gets

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

          Doesn’t get bucket loads of chances but look at him as a midfield version of Auba in that he’s pretty clinical when given a chance

        2. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          RW. Comes central a lot due to Haller link up. One trick pony defences will figure him out soon. All of his goals for us have been the same

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

          One of 3 mids behind Haller, who is seems to be more someone who holds it & lays it off than the main scorer. So... mmmm worth every penny & more last few games

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

        Now seems like pukki captain was a dumb risk.
        But then Salah, my vc also flip til now.
        Initially had it on kun.

      8. SouthCoastSaint
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Really shouldn’t use livescore ... thought I had a Mcginn assist and turns out it’s just a booking ....

        1. Big Hands Barry
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          This

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

        TAA currently on 3 bonus without cs points or attacking returns. wow

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

          at least 2 assist wasted

        2. Rust Cohle
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          How many baps for the Achilles rake?