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Cantwell benched as Mousset returns to Sheff Utd starting line-up

Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) finds himself on the Norwich City bench as Gameweek 16’s Sunday matches get underway.

Daniel Farke has chosen to start Onel Hernández (£5.3m) and Emi Buendía (£6.0m) on the flanks of attacking midfield, despite Cantwell finding the net in each of his last two Premier League matches.

With a smattering of no-shows in Saturday’s matches, most notably Sadio Mané (£12.3m), more Fantasy managers than usual were relying on Cantwell but as things stand they will have to wait for him to enter the fray.

However, there was better news in the Sheffield United camp as Lys Mousset (£5.1m) returned to the starting line-up following a midweek benching, which coincided with a poor 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United.

David McGoldrick (£5.4m) also returns to the two-man front-line after registering just 18 minutes against the Magpies.

The rest of the Sheffield United team remains as usual, with FPL darling John Lundstram (£5.2m) keeping his place in central midfield.

Leicester City manager usually tries to keep his teams largely the same from one match to the next but he has made three alterations for the trip to Aston Villa today.

Ben Chilwell (£5.9m) returns from injury to displace Christian Fuchs (£4.3m) at left-back while Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.7m) and Dennis Praet (£5.3m) come in for Harvey Barnes (£5.9m) and Ayoze Pérez (£6.2m).

Most of the Aston Villa Fantasy assets are in place with Jack Grealish (£6.0m) still deployed on the left flank of the front-three and John McGinn (£5.8m) in central midfield.

However, Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) is on the bench with Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.2m) starting a second match in a row.

Finally, Danny Ings (£6.3m) has come through whatever Ralph Hasenhüttl was worried about midweek to start once again.

The Southampton manager hinted that he might have had some issues against Norwich although it was likely just a suffering of cramp.

“I was a little bit afraid because he had a little bit of a problem with his hamstring after the Norwich game, a little bit of cramp. With his history, it’s always dangerous for him.” – Ralph Hasenhüttl

Newcastle make just one change from the win over Sheffield United, Joelinton (£5.7m) restored to the side in the place of Andy Carroll (£5.4m).

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; McGinn, D Luiz, Nakamba; Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Chilwell, Söyüncü, Evans, R Pereira; Ndidi; Maddison, Tielemans, Praet; Iheanacho, Vardy.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Byram, Godfrey, Zimmermann, Aarons; Tettey, Vrancic; O Hernández, McLean, Buendía; Pukki.

Sheff Utd XI: D Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; Mousset, McGoldrick.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Willems, Dummett, Fernández, Clark, Manquillo; Saint-Maximin, Hayden, Shelvey, Almirón; Joelinton.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Cédric; Redmond, Ward-Prowse, Højbjerg, Djenepo; Ings, Long.

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  1. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Engels owners can start celebrating the clean sheet now

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

      Loftus Queef in heaven.

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        hahaha

  2. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jetro Willems in for Mings?

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Seems good

    2. Das Boot
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      nope

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

    Get out of my team Vardy!!!!

  4. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Well done to all Mané cappers on that goal.

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

    Vardy running riot, Villa defenders going to be busy.

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

    Ffs vardy

  7. drughi
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    maddison sets up vardy

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

      Rahhhh would’ve been perfect

  8. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Everyone wasting Maddie's assists. Fuming!

  9. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Mings that is beyond selfish. Cost team a goal

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

    Vardy saving me from yesterday.

    Shame the non believing VCers will get those points too 😉

  11. Gaddafi
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy is essential.

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

      Guys we have a troll on a whole other level here, lmao they’ve evolved from the depths of the abyss, check every mothers basement, they need squashing lol

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Ignore him/her.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Dude you will just get banned if you dont tone it down... too obvious

      1. Gaddafi
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Sorry I'm just trying to make things right, I'm admitting I got it wrong.

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy redefined the word essential.

  12. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Vardy goal bad for non-owner?

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

      😀

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

      Extremely detrimental

    3. Zenith UK
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Only if he outscores your C

    4. Skalla
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nope should rocket up the rankings!

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

    Captaining Salah over Vardy this gw is my biggest mistake this season

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Don't say that... Salah had a great game.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Salah got a goal and assist though.

  14. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I have captained Vardy and my live FPL rank barely moved when he scored ;(

  15. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sheff Utd clean sheet DEAD

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tettey goal

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

      FERK

  16. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Villa have no choice but to attack or look impotent infront of their home fans

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

    Vardy vs Norwich probably going to end in a blood bath.

    Vardy auto cap looking good? Man just cannot stop scoring...

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

    Omg Tettey

  19. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Lundstram cleanie gone!!! 😀

    1. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I pop open champagne every time he loses his cleanie.

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

    Sheffield double defence idea dead in the water.

    Lundstram better score

  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OMG tettey

  22. Skalla
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    VAR checking the Lundstram CS!

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

    Booooo

  24. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    OMG Tettey

  25. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Tettey G for Norwich.

  26. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish giving the mouth to Villa bench heard loud and clear on Sky hahah

  27. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    RIP FPL cup

  28. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Take Vardy off now! Preserve those legs.

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

    We all put too much pressure on Lundy.

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

      Props to Brendy, made changes today and its working

      Kelechi assist

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

    Double up on a PROMOTED team punished.

    Not stunned!