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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.

1,909 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kick someone, Grealish.

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

      Thanks

  2. Party time
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jimmy Hat trick Imminent

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

        I hope you are right

        Bloody vardy

    • shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nice to log-on and find I’ve gone from 19 to 48! Vardy(c) & Grealish 🙂

      1. Podge
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Not great this week

    • Gaddafi
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why?! Is he injured?

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

        reply fail

    • lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      44 all out. Anyone worse ?

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

        No one.

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

          thougt so

      2. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Me. 42 with Jimi left. No Cup for us.

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

          thats a shame. Was looking forward to be in it for a couple of weeks before loosing to a dead team.

      3. dansmusen
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        36 with Dunk/Jimi to go...could not be worse

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ings kick someone on the bench...

    • Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will Ings keep his 3 BAPS?

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

        Atm he has it but probably won't now that he's taken off..

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

        depends who else scores

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish YC

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      There it is 🙂

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

        Lol, bad guy.

    • diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish YC

      Rainer gets his wish

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

      Grealish yellow

    • BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How was Mousset?

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

        Injured, get rid.

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish 4th YC

      Nervy for next weekend.

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tammy to Mousset instead of Ings 2 GWs back my worst decision ever..

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Same. I am now considering going 5 mids with Mousset to 4.5M forward.

        1. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Good idea. Might do the same

    • Sif
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Connolly not even in Brighton squad?

      1. Arse Craic
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Nope

        1. Sif
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Shame, would have come on for Mane and given me something to watch the match for.

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

        Dead leg

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

      Grealish on the suspension tightrope now with 4 yellows 🙁

      Him, Rico and TAA in my team. Surely a few get booked next GW ready to miss the blank in GW18 🙁

    • have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      My front line has been unreal of late. Vardy - Ings - Rashford smashing it

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

      Come on Cantwell you're running out of time!

    • Ha.
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      4 points from my 4 midfielders. AMA.

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish YC, hello Maddy bonus

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Maddy cmon save my GW

    • g40steve
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ricardo MOM

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

        Sounds more like a DAD imo

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

        1 point FFS 😆

    • Klip Klopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Guys I need help!! Red arrows for the last 3 weeks. What Is my team missing?

      Pope
      Lundstrum, Kelly, TAA
      Mane, Alli, KDB, Zaha
      Abraham, Jiminez, Vardy

      Bench: Button, Dendoncker, Tomori, Rico

      2FTs 1.1 itb

      1. Chip
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Who captain? Team seems fairly decent and similar to mine, I've been having a good few weeks...

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

          I Normally go Vardy. But I don’t have any differentials, no Maddison, No Rashford, No Leicester defence, a rubbish keeper! Any suggestions on changes to make?

          1. Chip
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Ah ok.. to be fair, I do have Maddy instead of Zaha and did Jimmy to rash for this GW. They are pretty textbook transfers... Or grealish.

            I'm in the same boat with pope and annoyed didn't transfer to guita etc. Probably keep next week now though...

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

        You've been unlucky with captaincy picks?

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

          I Normally go Vardy. But I don’t have any differentials, no Maddison, No Rashford, No Leicester defence, a rubbish keeper! Any suggestions on changes to make?

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

      I actually despise Klopp for keeping Mane on the bench.

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

        He doesn't care about fpl. He wants to win the league.

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

      One more goal Vardy come on

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

        Match is finished

    • OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Villa 6 yc today

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

        Scumbags

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      City are coming for Liverpool!!!

    • Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      and the Vardy party continues

      1. hsakrujd
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No it's not... It becomes bigger...

      2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        In many cases a vice party

    • Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ricardo is so good. A lot of their players are genuinely best in the league quality.

      Ndidi, Pereira, Tielemans, Vardy. These guys are all among the best in the league. The only weakness they have is wide forward and they have two of the best full backs to make up for that.

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

        Yep, great squad.

    • @persecuted_by_mods
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Looking at Jimi's points, he's consistent but rarely if ever hauls this season