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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. RealVirg
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Houriane goal

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

      Harry Kane?

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

      And then a yellow...

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

    Poch to United, Klopp to Spurs, Ole to Liverpool

    Looking likely

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Ole to pool hahaha....
      I don't think so

  3. villa_til_i_die
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Loving it!!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Not celebrating the win till FT....this is Villa afterall!

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

        This.

        Doesn't matter how big the margin. It's gonna be a nervy few last minutes

  4. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    4-0 to villa! McGinn must be on 15 points!

    1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      lol

  5. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pukki going down like Thomas cook

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

    Norwich going down

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

    norwich being absolutely obliterated oml

    hate pukki & cantwell now

  8. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How did Man City lose to this Norwich and draw against Spurs?

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

      Can't defend the counter-attack.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Villa are better than Man City.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        😯

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

    Hurricane destroying Norwich

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

    so villa will beat man city 7-2

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

    wow 4 villa goals and no mcginn involvement

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You love to see it.

  12. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Daniel be like Farke!

  13. Londongeezaa
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    After this week, no position in my team is safe.

    Off now to B&Q to purchase a brand new Axe.

  14. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    SOS SOS

    NEED LUNDY CS EVAPORATION ASAP

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

    Time to sub McGinn

  16. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    dunk, mings and heaton on my bench...

  17. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pieters going off before the hour mark is gutting for me...!!!

  18. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    4 goals and still 2 points for McGinn
    Arghhhh

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

      No CS point? Booked?!

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

        Yeh booked

      2. The Man Pastore
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Booked

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Typical with this game, differentials is the name of the game.

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

      Look again

  19. Yoshioka
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How many of these assists has McGinn assisted?

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

    Trent xA through the roof today.

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

    Some many TAA assists wasted

  22. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I got mcginn in for this lol, typical

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

      I had him since GW1 and plab to get rid after BHA next week.

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

      Think scout picks cursed him this week. He’s been great for me until today. Haven’t even heard his name mentioned

  23. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Defo gonna WC during IB

    1. The Ejiptian King
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Same.

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

    Salah captain FAIL

    He´s out on my wild card

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

      Still time

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

      He could punish so badly

  25. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pope Lund and Lowton CS at the moment...

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

      Don’t jinx it 🙂

  26. The Ejiptian King
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Full time everywhere please.

  27. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Lundstram over Cantwell looking good. Mané not close to bonus. Pope and TAA on 3 each. HOOOLD!

  28. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Did not expect to log on and see a Coleman red card 5 minutes before the clean sheet

  29. Tokosbobet88
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    whys pieters subbed.. dammnn it

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

      Got injured by Coleman and could not carry on

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      See above.

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

    In 1 vs 2 in La Liga, Real Madrid leading 3-0 against Granada