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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. popcoin
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Got McGinn in for KdB, predicting Villa goals. How’s he blanked??!!

    1. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Just u lucky he was far back in the midfield thought, almost as if he is instructed not to get forward much

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

        Bizarre

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

          Seems to have worked.

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

        It'll be to fit Hourihane in.

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

    Which transfer makes the most sense?

    A) Pukki > Vardy
    B) Cantwell > Maddison
    C) McGinn > Maddison

    *Cantwell/McGinn will take the 5th mid spot usually on the bench

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

      A or B

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

    Maddy off

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

    Choudhury looks like an adult star from the 70s

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

      You like the vintage stuff? 🙂

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Boom shicka wow wow

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

      He would suit the Shaft theme tune playing as he comes on

  5. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Maupay looks a good choice for next 3.

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

    Score watford I beg

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      No Dakes, just...no.

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

    Pukki reminds me of Capoue from a few seasons ago. Started the season with an insane amount of goals and then just stopped

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

    Well, au revouir monsieur Pukki

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

    Heaton, Lundstram and Dug Luiz OTB scoring more than my six playing ATM.

    😐

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

      ...Then Heaton concedes.

      You’re having a bad week when you’re happy that a Villa clean sheet is gone.

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

    ugh villa cs gone

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Unreal

  11. Daddy Kev
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Liverpool starting to get exposed for not spending in the summer.

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

      They've won every game.

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

    The Norwich comeback has started.

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

    Goal Norwich

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

    Drumich G Villa CS gone

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

      Ffff autocorrects

  15. dshv
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Heaton

    Robbo - Walker - Digne

    Son - Cantwell - Sterling - Salah - Mount

    Pukki - Wilson

    Subs: lund , green, rico

    1. Digne and pukki For abraham and soyboy
    2. Son and pukki for vardy and some midfield
    3. Give me and advise to do it now..

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

    Of course it wasn’t pukki or cantwell

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

      Both have been subbed

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

      Both being subbed didn't help their chances

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

    Just need Watford to score..how on earth did they regress to being toothless???

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

    Norwich goal.

    Pukki already off the pitch.

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

      And Cantwell

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

    Lovely Norwich!

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

    Oh thank feck for that! Rival in third place with double villa defence! Lmao!

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

    Pukki was the problem all along

  22. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That RED fellaini

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

    Salah down injured

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

      Back up

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

    Norwich free flowing goals now Pukki off

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

    At least that Heaton CS is gone now

  26. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    And there goes Heaton's CS, this GW is a disaster

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yup. Sterling (C) and Haller/Tammy haul are only things that can save me.

  27. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pukki to king / maupay looks great

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

    Salah limping

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

      Calm down lol. It's a contact sport

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

      Choudhury dirty tackle

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

      And fine

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

    Pukki > Maupay easy switch

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

      Don't you mean Connelly?

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

    congrats to that guy with double villa defense on his bench