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

    IB injury!!! So convenient hahah you could almost see it on his face

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

    Pen for Pool

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

      A?

  3. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I played Hendo over Pope. Facepalm

  4. Totally !rre!evant
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Liv PEN

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

    Mane wins pen

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

    Penalty when Salah gone

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

    Maneeee yesss penalty

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

    Who came on here earlier the second Son blanked and said

    'and that's why we pay for salah'

    Well...

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

    Pool pen

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

    pool pen

  11. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pen Liverpool

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

    Salah off and pool get a penalty. Ffs

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

    Mane taken down in the box

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

    Penalty!!!!!!!

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

    penalty with salah off the field

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Sums up most of our season.

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

      Milner wants a word

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

    Mane wins penalty

  17. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Damn.. right when Salah goes off

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

      Typical

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

      Milner takes

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

    This is why Origi should be starting over Salah. Klopp needs to select his team on form, not names.

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

      They've won every game.

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

        What's your point?

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

          You are implying that he's doing something wrong.

  19. Green Arrow
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Scenes!!

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

    Actually screw this game

    1. trikster102
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      my comment every week

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

    What a dive by Mane

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

      He was caught tbf.

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Rubbish . Took his ankle.

    3. elchilangles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      was a clearcut penalty, not even debatable

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

    Liverpool so lucky

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

    Let Mane take it

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

      Missed 2 in the African Nations didn't he? Wouldn't expect that anytime soon.

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

    Salah hobbling off.

    Wildcard activated

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

    Well that's just typical

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

    The drama

  27. thunder_mike
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    That is an awful dive

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

    PLEASEEEE

  29. Stoic
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Aldullton

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

    Milner SCORES
    2-1

    Lucky Liverpool