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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. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Skittles vodka keeping the party running 🙂

  2. Better luck next year
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    GTG for GW17?

    Pope
    TAA Soy Lund
    Alli Son Mane Mount
    Rash Vardy Tammy

    Woodman Kelly Tomori Cantwell

    Want to play Kelly but don’t see who else to bench?

    Cap Mane or Vardy?

  3. Railwayman
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    How are Maddison owners feeling after the game ? Tbh, 9 points would be a great score usually, but not today. Today it feels more like a blank, he should have at least 1 more attacking return today, at least. Another goal or assist would be massive in a week like this... Jimenez brace now would be gold now, come on Jimmy, please score !!!

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Woulda loved more attacking returns from him and Vardy(c) (and Soyuncu given they were all so close), but I’ll take what I got. Took me from 12 pts inc autosub to 51 with Jimenez Laca to play!

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

        This! Was on 20 points starting today will be on 78 when auto subs kick in.

        Soy putting away that chance would have been icing on cake.

        1. Railwayman
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          I agree. That was bad luck to hit Heaton right in his face...

    2. Aftermath
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Some people really aren't happy with anything

      1. Railwayman
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        It really is not the case here today. Everybody who watched the match can confirm he was so close to scoring a goal or to have one more assist.

        1. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          seems to have hit another level Maddison, as i knew but i sold to accomodate Son.

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Satisfied. 9 points is good enough for me.

    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Oh come off it!

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        This

    5. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Y’all can never just be satisfied. 9 points Is great.

    6. Unliklinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Your target score from any one player on any given gameweek is 6. If every player you have scores 6 every week you'll be #1 itw at the end of the season. So anything above 6 is always a win. Maybe you need to adjust your expectations.

    7. Railwayman
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The chances he had today and the chances he created... "Just" 2 assists seems one assist/goal short.

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

    Who is this fraud giving Ings 3 baps every week? Surely he would have to be playing like Messi...

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Did he get 3?

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Don’t you mean Messi playing like Ings...

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

      Hes very efficient. No negative points like shots off etc

  5. Vamos Los Celeste
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    86 with 3 to go , happy days

    1. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Nice 169 with 2 left here

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Unlucky bro, theres always next gw

      2. Vamos Los Celeste
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Congrats for top scorer of the gw !

      3. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Below average I'm afraid

        1. Vamos Los Celeste
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Average is 44 he's fine

      4. Vamos Los Celeste
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Happy days?

      Look at your OR bro 😀

      1. Vamos Los Celeste
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        still too early to call , last season for example 😉

    3. El Matador
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Shame about OR

  6. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What do we think of KDB + Traore -> Martial + Richarlison?

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

      Dont like it at all

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Why?

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

          Kdb season keeper and martial very injury prone

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

    Ok playing FH chip this week cuz no pool united and only vardy from Leicester

    Triple Leicester
    Double pool
    Abraham
    Rashford

    Any other essential picks?

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      u're gonna regret doing that imo

    2. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Son or Alli?

    3. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Waste of time

      Save it for FA Cup weekend

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Too far away. I get bored by tgat time usually

    4. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Pulisic?

    5. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      JWP maybe?

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

      Surely triple Pool also? Pulisic?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Worried about rotation

        1. Tempestic
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Have a look after midweek i'm sure we'll have a decent idea

  8. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    I’ve benefited this week but these C / Vc swings are very harsh
    I recall the City-Watford game as well where KDB came in for Sterling with his 17 pointer
    It’s pretty random whether your captain is omitted or gets a cameo 1 pointer

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I was seething that gameweek. I captained KDB and my whole ML captained Sterling and VC KDB.

    2. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      See below

  9. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    So my gameweek ends with 66 points, not bad.

  10. United10
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    what should i do here? need help. got 2FT
    Pope
    TAA, Soyuncu, Lundstram
    Mane, KDB,Son, Mount,
    Abraham, Vardy, Pukki

    Button,Tomori, Dendoncker, Rico,

  11. Amey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Danny Ings.
    3 gw's
    27 Points.
    Amazing !!

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      3 BAPS?

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I'm going by FPL website

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ameyzing

      1. TRIPOS TOPPER
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I bet Ings wishes he had three mouths

      2. Amey
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Nice

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      26

  12. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Top 10k average 59. Happy to see green at 500k 😆

    1. Vamos Los Celeste
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Top 10k average 54

      1. HollywoodXI
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I’m on 55 with Jiménez to go so that’s good news.

      2. Yank Revolution
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Need to include autosubs

        1. Vamos Los Celeste
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          yes 59 then

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      49 and finished so not going to make the cut i guess
      stupid choice to cap de bruyne but in hindsight could have got me the same as Vardy but Jesus fluffed his assist and he usually scores on those two shots he had

  13. KINGS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Here’s my attacking 7. Who would you swap?

    Son Maddy Mane James
    Kane Vardy Ings

    1. MARVELLUS
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Why swap any? Or James to Grealish?

      1. KINGS
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Cause I have 2ft.

        Either James > Grealish or
        Kane to Rashford

      2. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        grealish on 4 yellos

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      James out

  14. manu4life99
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Ings bps?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      2

    2. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      3

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Now look at deductions

        1. Amey
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers for bringing me down.
          Ings not that great then. Might consider selling him
          😛

  15. MARVELLUS
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Plan was Ings to Rashford this week, but Ings been so good....

    Which striker NOT to have out of Rashford, Ings, Abraham?

    Head says lose Ings, gut says lose Abraham....

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep all

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        He doesn't have all. Vardy obv occupies one striker slot..

    2. Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Can´t sell Ings with Hammers at home

    3. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Imo hold on rashford, Abraham and Ings have the better fixture this week for me and we still don't know if united will be able to break down a team that doesn't come and attack them. All great options tho its difficult.

      1. MARVELLUS
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Good advice, thanks all for help, may leave Rashford for one more week

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Ings will keep scoring if he keeps his fitness, underrated striker and Southampton cant defend so they have to attack. Not saying he is on Vardy level but clinical so a cheaper version one could say. West ham home next is juicy

  16. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    For some reason I thought Jimenez was around the 35% ownership mark. Seen he's 20.4% and now excited for this game.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Its around 35% in the top 10k

  17. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    The one time I need Connolly !

  18. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    FFS Vardy haul doubled my rank 🙁 now I’m only 7k 🙁

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Wise up

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

    What to do with Lundstram?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep. Should've had an assist and got a goal ruled out for offside.

    2. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Keep him for the season

  20. Arse Craic
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Connolly out with a dead leg

    1. Arse Craic
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      RIP

  21. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Emotional few weeks.

    From 20k down to 94k at the start of today in a 3 week period.

    Back up to 60k after the Leicester result but dropping 11k because of auto subs. Not to mention vice captains.

    Bench points I can kinda get, but we should live and die by our captain pick.

    Feel better getting that off my chest, thanks for reading 🙂

    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I would LOVE to be above 500k. But considering I was below 2m in GW9 and now I'm up to fluctuating around 600-800k, I'm really happy. Also only my second season playing.

    2. That's Groß
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      I certainly died by mine - KDB lol

  22. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are we saying Rashford is essential yet?

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

      Vardy isn’t even essential never mind Rashford.

      1. Tempestic
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        I feel like Vardy probably is at this point. U have to have to be getting some serious luck with the rest of ur team and nailing every captaincy haul between Son and Mane to be keeping up surely.

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

    Only 8 points for Ings.

    Has to be considered a fail!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      9 apparently a few are saying.

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Did Tammy to Ings for free, when Abraham was injured.

      Tammy 14 pts.
      Ings 26 pts.

      Beautiful.

      1. Pocky
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 3 months ago

        Same...love it!

  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Are people sure Ings is keeping 3 BAPS? Looked like Shelvey was going to nick all 3.....

  25. That's Groß
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone worse than me? 29 points pre bonus. 2 left to play.

    KDB(c) didn’t work out. Currently at 2m overall rank, so thought KDB could be good differential. Nevermind!

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Onwards and upwards mate - KDB to smash it against Arsenal!

  26. Vlad Tepes
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Why did not the lord get an assist on the 2nd goal?

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh

  27. WOLVERiNES
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Captaining Son over Vardy was going so perfectly. Such a differential over every single ML rivals. Now Vardy has gone on and ruined it. Not sure how to feel, was a good chance to make up some points

    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      The lead my ML rival has over me can be covered by VC points. Hard to take

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      All the most popular captain choices returned this GW, so not much to be gained unless for the brave Kane cappers.

  28. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    Zaha to Maddison for free?

  29. Babelcopter
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with my 2ft?

    A) Rico -> Kelly, save 1ft
    B) Tomori -> Aurier, save 1ft
    C) ?

    Hendo
    Lundy - Soy - Robbo
    KDB - Mane - Madds - Son
    Tammy - Jimmy - Vardy

    Heaton, Rico, Tomori, Cantwell

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 3 months ago

      Tomori needs to go, so Aurier a good choice I suppose

  30. lordkippe
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 3 months ago

    2 FT. What to do with this crap ?

    Pope - Button

    TAA - Soy - Tomori - Lundstram - Kelly

    Mane - Sterling - KDB - Pulisic - Mount

    Vardy - Ings - Wickham