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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. DVassell
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I have the exact cash

    Should I do Cantwell+Pukki > Saka+Vardy for a hit?

    My team would become:

    Pope (Button)
    Otamendi, Soyuncu, Tomori (Lundstram, Rico)
    KDB*, Mane, Son, Mount (Saka)
    Kun, Vardy, Abraham

    0itb

    1. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I read Salah + Vardy first and was like whaaaat.

      Buut no, that is way too risky this early in the IB imo. Pukki to Maupay maybe

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

    any auba and pepe double up owners? 😀
    32 points from the pair tomorrow?

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

    Barnes pukki Salah to Wilson vardy maddison is tempting but must stop my knees shaking

    1. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      xD

      Veery shaky knees that is

  4. Miguel Sanchez
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Next transfers could be full 2015. Son and Pukki to Vahrez.

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

      Surely Son can do something against Watford

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

    Did anyone watch Burnley - Everton? How did Everton look? Still have Digne..

    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      The squad is dispirited af. Silva is the worst manager I have ever seen. He doesn't know who his best players are, he doesn't know what formation to even put them in, he goes with zonal marking on set pieces, no player gets better under him, he is scared of every single opposing team...

      He could very well be out during the break, it's been that bad since gw 3 loss to Villa and even gw 1 now in hindsight only beating Watford 1-0 and 0-0 to Palace, so wait until deadline at least on Digne. The goal today was a Pickford blunder more or less as he was standing right at the near post and Hendrik scored at the near post but maybe Digne gets an attacking return or a cs over next two gws.

  6. Pep bites Kun
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Here's a question ...

    If Mane & Salah were the same price, which one would you buy?

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

      Salah because of the past.

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

      Salah every time

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

      Salah (Mane owner here)

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

      Mané easily. Much better footballer than Salah. Salah is just a show pony.

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

      Mane for the points.

    6. HNI
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Salah as more consistent captain. Mane is very hot and cold and scores worldies or.misses sitters.

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

      Mane

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

    WC TEAM:

    Heaton

    Robbo, otamendi, tomori

    Mane, sterling, maddison, mount, yarmolenko

    Wilson - aubameyang

    1. Do it
    2. No

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

      What's your current team

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

        Heaton

        Walker, robbo, digne

        Cantwell - salah - sterling - mount - son

        Pukki - wilson

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

          so it's basically:

          Non-WC) Walker, Digne, Cantwell, Son, Salah, Wilson

          vs

          WC) Otamendi, Tomori, Yarmalenko, Maddison, Mane, Aubameyang

          Surely you can just do Cantwell + Digne to Yarmalenko + Tomori and be done with it vs WC

  8. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Yarmolenko and Haller to cheer me up with 30 points.

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

    What was all that rage with Perez after the whistle?? With whom was he furious with and why?

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

      Robertson wouldn’t swap jerseys.

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

        Lol, really?

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

          Nah, things got heated after the pen, nothing major.

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

            Was that a legit penalty?

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

            haha ok, coz he looked like he wanted to smash someones head in. I'm assuming a Liverpool player gave him a face to tease him, or something of the sort.

      2. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        ROFL XD

        +1

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

      probably furious with the penalty decision

  10. Manani
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    so if I make a 20pts. hit, as long as I hit WC before the deadline, those pts. hit won't take effect right?

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

      7 years and you don't know that?

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

      yes

    3. MTPockets
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yep but don't be the person who forgets, just hit it

      • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That's an entire gameweek score for me these days

      • HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yes dont hit at start so you have good chance to crash in rankings. Will be crazy to not hit wc for safety after more than 5 huts

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

      Why did Pieters only get 54 minutes? I feel robbed

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

        Injured.

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

        Came off injured.

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

        55
        Substitution, Burnley. Charlie Taylor replaces Erik Pieters because of an injury.

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

        Ok thanks 🙁

      5. Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Coleman stomped on his leg and only got a yellow. It was a red for sure, tellingly later by his temperament as he got sent off.

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

      Salah, KDB?, Pieters, Zinc, Greenwood, Pukki, Cantwell, Heaton, this is enough to activate my WC, right ?
      Leicester having nice fixtures and there is no way I could do all of that with FT and a hit or 2.

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

      First reports suggests no bones are broken for Lloris

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

        Still out for a long time though

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

        Just his dignity.

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

        Sauce: hometown paper in Nice

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

        at least until Poch gets hold of him for dropping a clanger lol

    7. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Digne has to go for me now, mainly to fund Pukki or Haller > Wilson. Who's the best budget defensive enabler (to join TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstrum & Montoya)?

      A) Tomori
      B) Rico
      C) Pieters/Taylor (depending on Pieters injury)

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

        Lol u really want to let go off setpiece specialist before leaky wham? He created 2 big chances and was man of match today

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I want Wilson in for Norwich, Digne is the logical sacrificial lamb to raise the funds. Everton are garbage and I want at least some CS potential for a 6M defender.

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

            Same here .

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

            Tomori is the one most likely to come in for me.

        2. Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          He was definitely not motm or deserving of it. Not that anyone else was either. He's probably fine to keep for two weeks. Maybe even Silva is out over the break and then he's a definite keep.

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

      Sour grapes for anyone thinking LFC got a penalty for free.

      Contact was as clear as daylight.

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

        you cant be like that with Mane in that position, its only ending one way, and Mane probably knows it. Was a pen imo

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

        its soft, 50/50.

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

          a bit soft, but hacking at Mane from behind lol?

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

            the contact barely moved Mane's foot. Its one of those, not a dive, and given the ref a decision to make.

      3. HNI
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        The sign of epl winner is getting 3 points even after having a bad day. But then Liv have choked twice before after being well clear at top so I will wait till April to see if its finally Liverpool title

    9. Wally711
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Does anyone know where I can take mane diving classes?

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

        Harry Kane’s house.

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

        Liverpool top of the table with a proper lead. Accept it 🙂

        1. All For One
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          YNWA!

      3. MTPockets
          4 years, 5 months ago

          The Salahkane Academy

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

          At your local river. It helps if you tie a couple of bricks to your ankles.

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

            no need for that

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

              Yeah you might be right.

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

                can understand the frustration though, was obviously not a dive.

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

                  It was meant as a joke. It doesn't read well though does it.

              2. Wally711
                • 5 Years
                4 years, 5 months ago

                Horrible Marvin, got it Harry Kane’s house. Thanks guys

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

                  My apologies.

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

            And u have the audacity to call others clowns. Suicide is nothing to joke about

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

              Oh pipe down Krusty.

        • HNI
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Maybe gerrard. More for slips though

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

        Prödl playing 56mins when Watford finally kept a CS...one to look out for at 4.0m

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

        WC-time?

        (1FT, 0.0 itb)

        Pope
        TAA/VVD/Digne/Ota
        Salah*/Sterling/KDB*/Cantwell
        Tammy/Pukki

        Bench: Button, Lundstram, Dendoncker, Wickham*

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

          Depends if KdB and Salah is out for long time

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

        Penalty in injury time, just like Man U under Fergie, Klopp time 2.0

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

          Literally what I thought

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

          But Manutd used to not choke once they rose up. Liverpool choked pretty bad last season after 7 pt lead

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

          From a pretty blatant dive too!

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

        im so glad salah didnt get that pen, karma for stealing that mane assist the other week!

        1. The Artist
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Wouldn’t have taken it anyways, Milner on the pitch.

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

          The man is INJURED – show some respect!

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

            How bad?

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

              The doctors aren't sure he's going to pull through.

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

        if Yarmo gets anything today I will be so happy 🙂

      9. Taegugk Warrior
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Did saka safe his place at the starting line up...?

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

        Who is STILL top of the table?
        Hhhmm?

        Can you sing it 🙂

        1. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Calm down now, pal

          It’s October. We had this in 2014 and last season

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

          Which other team could have been top tonight then ?

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

          Not that kind of page mate. It's a fantasy football page, all other things can be discussed to an extent, but save this stuff for LFC fan pages

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

        Would be nice if Salah is out for the season so we don't have to worry about the Salah v Mane debate

      12. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Did the ref give the penalty or did VAR look at it ?

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

          Var confirmed the penalty.

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

          both, was defo a pen

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

          Ref gave it. VAR checked it and didn't overturn it.

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

          Ref

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

          VAR check everything anyway. Ref may have given it, but VAR would confirm

        6. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Was never going to be over turned then was it, even if it was or wasn’t a penalty

      13. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thinking of losing TAA on wc with them fixtures . I clearly don't know what I'm doing anymore.

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

          Don't Pumpy.
          Man U and Spurs 2 of the easiest fixtures of the season up next.

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            I'm on tilt good job you are here to stop my stupidity

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

          Lol 7mn midfielder who gives cleanie points from title chasing team. Stop being a pumpkinhead

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            2 clean sheets all season ? I have to trust you that this isn't more reckless advice

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

        So I need a 4.1 to make my WC team work. Its between

        A) Kelly
        B) Rico

        They'll be 3rd sub every match. Who should I go with?

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

          Kelly

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

            Ta.

        2. Plant Based FPLer
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Isn't Kelly still backup to Sako who is just injured for a week or two?

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

            This info is kind of key!

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

          Kelly

      15. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        C.Wilson(C) next gw

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

          Good shout. Watford the following week as well.

        2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Yep

      16. LSP
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Who's popped their wc??

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          I will have by end of the day

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

            Same.

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

          yup, feels good after only 14 points today too!

        3. HNI
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Does it matter? There will be different jewels a gw later. Better to do as late as possible maybe after Liv vs City gw14

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

            better to build team value early in season

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

        Pukki to vardy?

        1. Do I Not Like Orange
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Of course.

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

          Maybe, but how did he look today, btw?