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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. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How bad did Salahs injury look? Do u think he'll be fine by the United game?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      looked more impact, so probably

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

      Might he fit but could he dropped.

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

        Ha ha. Good one. :).

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

      Either way, mane better and cheaper. Time to get rid.

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

        Have both

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He was walking on his own. Doubt it is that bad.

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

    Would you WC this lot?

    Pope - Button
    Robbo - VVD - Lunds - Otamendi - Soy
    Salah - Sterling - Kdb - Dendonker - Mount
    Pukki - Abraham - Wickham

    1. Limbo
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A lot of money in that defence. I think I would. Pukki, Salah, VVD, Robbo all good but just not happening and very expensive for blanks.

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

        But there aren’t many players that are inform that I need to rush and get in tbh

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

      Nice team. I'd rather have mane instead of salah and TAA instead of Robbo or Vvd. You also need to upgrade Wickam

  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Gonna be interesting if Auba gets a hattrick tomorrow - template could be well and truly broken

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      he should already be the template!

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

      2 transfers to swap Salah for Auba

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

    Salah likely to drop 0.2 over the IB.

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

      Mark owns so a rise is more likely.

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

        Ha ha. Another good one. You’re a riot. :).

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

      This is my concern, thinking to get rid sooner

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

      Highly doubt it

  5. Differential C (Mark)
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    31 (postBAPS) with Gunn, Mahrez, Auba(c), and Abraham to go.
    Mane, Lundstram and Lowton doing the absolute business so far!

    1. Differential C (Mark)
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Pukki->Vardy very likely next GW!

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

    Pretty sure I am gonna do Salah Barnes Pukki - - > Maddison Auba Wilson for - 4pts.

    How does it look?

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

    Salah Pukki 4.5> Auba Maddison Vardy(-8)
    Yay or nay?

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

      nay

    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      8+ hits rarely pay off

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

    Did Pieters look like he got a bad injury?

  9. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Son done?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I took him out before this GW. Bigger issue is that Spurs look done

  10. windowview
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Vvd Robertson and Heaton clean sheets all destroyed!

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

    The injury to Salah did not look that bad and i would expect him to be back after the IB but the flag hanging over his name for two weeks and Mane eclipsing him will surely trigger a tidal wave of sales.

    When the dust settles on gw8 there may only be a £0.3m price diffreance between Mane and Salah.

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

      If Salah was £11.0 and Mané was £12.5, then Mané would still be the better option.

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

        😯

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

      Rather have Mane over salah anyway.

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

    Exact cash for Digne + Pukki --> Soyuncu + Vardy

    How does it look?

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

      Good

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

      Premature.

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Good. Wait tho, make sure everyone is fit. Look at price moves

  13. EL tridente
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Pukki to C Wilson for -4?

    1. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        2 weeks to think about it

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

        Youve already made a transfer LOL?

        1. EL tridente
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Cantwell to Maddison

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

      Will be very hard for city to retain the league with VAR all for pool

      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Was it a genuine penalty?

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

          No

        2. MTPockets
            4 years, 5 months ago

            yes

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

            was a blatant pen

          • jason_ni
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Utd fan.. thought it was a fair shout for a pen, cant really despute it.

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

              You're no real utd fan then

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

                How so?
                By being able to make an unbiased opinion?
                What grounds would you say that's not a pen?

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

                  Blatant dive

                  Something pool have got very good at in the past year

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

                    You are taking the piss.
                    Obvious wum

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

            VAR wouldn’t change the decision either way

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

            Yes without doubt. Just ignore the crap above.

        3. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          does start to look a bit suspect with these decisions going Pool's way....

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

            Did u see wut happened against napoli :"D

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

          It was not var call. It was onfield call

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

            But went to var. If that was city it wud have been overturned. Remember spurs vs city earlier

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

          Oh give it a rest. If you want to cry victim let's talk about City being owned by a country and fiddling FFP rules to buy whoever they want. They'd still be shite if it wasn't for that.

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

            Don't care about city. Hate city just as much but stupid to talk about money when all clubs spending big now

        6. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          OK. To summarise: most think it was a defo. VAR therefore justified. Now some fans think the PL are biased toward Pool? Seriously?

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

            There are more clowns on this site than a f**king circus.

            1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Baffling mate.

              Nightcrawler, go and cry somewhere else

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

            Just the usual nonsense tbh. Most accusations of bias are made by those who cannot look objectively at situations.

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        if kdb fit

        aguero and pukki to auba and abraham for free

        good moves ?

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I'm doing Kun and Pukki to Vardy and Aub. Have KDB

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            nice move. have vardy already 🙂

            1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 5 months ago

              Sweet. Amazing fixtures coming up

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

        15 from 6. Already losing ground in mini leagues this GW…

      4. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        It breaks my heart but think I'll do Pukki -> Wilson 🙁

        1. Soto Ayam
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Exactly what I'll be doing

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

          Me too

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

        wildcard activated after worst saturday start of year!

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

        Absolutely pukki Captain failure. Alternative Salah also flopped. Should have kept kun as captain. Was worried whether Jesus will start.

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

        More or less a dead team winning my work league( 1 transfer back in august)

        200 or rank, 492 points going into the gw.
        Flappy in nets, and guess who he has coming off the bench.. you guessed it, 9 point McGovern.

        Couldn't make it up!

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

          Crikey

        2. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Those ghost ships sink eventually. Just might not be this season.

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

        Far too early for a transfer opinion but -
        Digne to Pereira?

        Robbo+James to Pereira + Tielemans (-4)?

        Robbo+Pukki to Vardy+Tomori/Soy (-4)?

        McGov/Foster
        Digne Otamendi Rico Lund Rob
        Son Sterling Mount James Cant
        Auba Abraham Pukki

      9. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Pick one to include on wildcard please?

        A...mane

        B...auba

        Thanks

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

          B

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

          B

        3. F4L
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          both...

      10. SAY MY NAME
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        man, this season has been a nightmare so far, great team on paper, dog***** in reality, would definitely have been better off if I had just done auto-pick at start of season!!!

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

          season is a write off, it's rather depressing

          1. SAY MY NAME
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            you can say that again, only my MLs to worry about now, can have some fun with picks at least 🙂

      11. Ode
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thoughts on this Wc team?

        Ryan
        Tomori Soy Holding
        Son Kdb Sterling Mount
        Auba Abraham Wilson

        Button Rico Diop 4.5m

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Son > ~6m, frees up cash to improve v dodgy defence.

        2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Good, but I'm worried about spurs. Downgrade Son and throw it at your def

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

          Bad defence will get you no where

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

          Thanks for the feedback. Did Son to Maddison & Holding to Taa

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

        Heaton

        Robbo, walker, digne

        Salah, son, cantwell, sterling, mount

        Pukki - wilson

        Subs: rico, lund, green

        WC TEAM:

        Heaton

        Robbo, otamendi, tomori

        Mane, sterling, maddison, mount, yarmolenko

        Wilson - aubameyang

        1. Do it
        2. No

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Not just yet. Yarma could get injured in a minute. Chelsea yet to play

        2. Max City
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          No

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

        Funny how everyone has been hating on Arsenal all season but now the sheep are jumping on Aubameyang...

        1. Limbo
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Now now

      14. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        At least Mane covered Salah and TAA.

        1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Oooooh....!!!!

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

          Burn 😆

      15. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Hopefully Haller does the business - think he's a bit more of a differential now, haven't seen him in as many teams

        1. SAY MY NAME
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I've got him, need him to rescue my day!

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

          I've got Haller and Cresswell. Latter was a pretty liberate transfer after Aurier got sent off.

      16. Soto Ayam
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        You know it's been a bad week when 8 out of 11 have played, Salah is captain, scored 21 points and Lundstraum is the highest scoring player

      17. davies
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        How to fit all these on a wc?

        Mane
        Sterling
        KDB
        Auba
        Vardy

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

          easy

        2. Max City
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Bring them all in then build the rest of the squad