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Wilson back in Bournemouth squad as Hanley starts for Norwich

Callum Wilson (£7.4m) returns to the Bournemouth matchday squad ahead of a Gameweek 18 meeting with Burnley.

After missing out against Chelsea, the centre-forward is named on the bench this afternoon.

Joshua King (£6.1m) leads the line in the starting line-up though, supported by a five-man midfield with Lewis Cook (£5.0m) and Ryan Fraser (£6.9m) on the flanks.

Meanwhile, Charlie Taylor (£4.2m) has shaken off his hamstring problem to start for Burnley, while Chris Wood (£6.2m) is good to start despite a knock to his Achilles tendon reported by Sean Dyche on Thursday.

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has made two changes for the trip to Brighton, one enforced, the other a tactical switch.

Luke Freeman (£5.1m) comes in for the suspended John Fleck (£4.9m) while Lys Mousset (£5.1m) finds himself benched for Oli McBurnie (£5.7m) to start alongside David McGoldrick (£5.4m).

Brighton line-up exactly as predicted in our team news section, as do Wolves who travel to Norwich.

The Canaries are forced to bring Grant Hanley (£4.0m) back into the side sooner than Daniel Farke would have wanted.

The centre-back has been named in the starting XI alongside Christoph Zimmermann (£4.4m) following the recent long-term injury to Ben Godfrey (£4.4m).

Todd Cantwell (£4.7m) starts on the left flank of attacking midfield while Teemu Pukki (£6.6m) has recovered from him his toe problem to lead the 4-2-3-1 formation as the lone centre-forward.

Jack Grealish (£6.2m) leads the Aston Villa attack from the left of the front-three again while Wesley (£5.7m) retains his starting berth through the middle.

A strong performance against Liverpool’s youth side in the EFL Cup midweek has not been enough for Dean Smith to consider bringing Jonathan Kodjia (£5.4m) in for Wesley.

For the second match in a row, it’s Matt Targett (£4.4m) and Frédéric Guilbert (£4.4m) named in the full-back positions.

Villa host a Southampton side still lined up in a 4-4-2 formation under Ralph Hasenhüttl.

An injury for Moussa Djenepo (£5.2m) sees Stuart Armstrong (£5.3m) come into the team on the right flank, which means James Ward-Prowse (£5.9m) can retain his central midfield role.

Danny Ings (£6.4m) and Shane Long (£4.6m) are the preferred centre-forward pairing for the fourth match in a row.

Crystal Palace welcome back Patrick van Aanholt (£5.5m) to the left-back. berth as their injuries mounted over the last week, while Martin Kelly (£4.4m) starts for the fifth consecutive match.

The Eagles travel to face a Newcastle side that has somewhat recovered from their most recent bout of absences as Jonjo Shelvey (£5.1m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.8m) make much-needed returns to midfield.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Targett, Engels, Hause, Guilbert; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; Grealish, Wesley, El Ghazi.

Southampton XI: McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, Stephens, Cedric; Redmond, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Long, Ings.

Bournemouth XI: Ramsdale; Rico, Mepham, Francis, Stacey; Fraser, Billing, Lerma, Gosling, L. Cook; J King.

Burnley XI: Pope; C Taylor, Mee, Tarkowski, Bardsley; McNeil, Westwood, Cork, Hendrick; A Barnes, Wood.

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Ryan; Burn, Webster, Dunk, Montoya; D Stephens, Pröpper, Mooy; Trossard, Maupay, Groß.

Sheffield United XI: Henderson; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Freeman, Norwood, Lundstram, Baldock; McBurnie, McGoldrick.

Newcastle XI: Dúbravka; Dummett, Fernández, Lejeune, Schär, Manquillo; Almirón, Hayden, Shelvey; Joelinton, Carroll.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Tomkins, Kouyaté, M Kelly; McCarthy, McArthur, Milivojevic; Zaha, Benteke, Ayew.

Norwich City XI: Krul; Byram, Zimmermann, Hanley, Aarons; Tettey, Trybull; Cantwell, McLean, Buendía; Pukki.

Wolves XI: Patrício; Saïss, Coady, Dendoncker; Jonny, Neves, Moutinho, Doherty; D Jota, Jiménez, Traoré.

1,528 Comments Post a Comment
  1. A girl has no name
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wildcard gone wrong already.
    Had both Ings and Cantwell 🙁

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

    Villa are awful

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

    Stephens G

  4. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Didn't they allow intended targets blah blah

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

    Southampton 2-0 up is good for Grealish.

    Means Grealish needs to attack and will get goals.

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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

    JWP assist
    Goal irrelevant

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Piss biscuits

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

        Hahaha

    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Good.

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

    Guaita given random saves on Monday, no Henderson assist today.

    It’s clear who those in FPL Towers sold Pope for a few weeks back.

  8. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    4-1 saints win prediction is on! Come on, surely can’t lose from here

    1. TomSaints
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      nice JWP assist as well I think

  9. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Villa is the worst team in the league definitely. Hope they relegate

  10. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Target and grealish have worked well

  11. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Villa are shite

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

      lol

    2. HurriKane
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Why the heck did i get in Grealish

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

        follow th crowd here?

    3. Hits from the Bong
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah they easily look the weakest team in the Prem, poor at both ends of the pitch

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

    Burnley, Palace and Newcastle clean sheets all in the bag soon, congrats all owners

  13. Sim Simma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Only a Heaton pen-save can rescue my GW

    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      5 points will save your gw?

  14. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Ings has 9 goals in last 12 gws. What a bargain

    Only vardy has scored more

    1. Steinburg FC
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Ings triple cap here

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

        wow nice man, he is my cap

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

      Tammy sellers will be punished they said.

      Weird way to be punished.

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

        Best transfer I have made this season. Abraham to Ings.

        FPL may be able to manipulate Abraham's price. But they can't manipulate his performances.

        1. AC Yew
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I've just done this move as short term punt but considering keeping Ings long term

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

      Tough fixtures now though so probably missed bandwagon. I seem to jinx any saints player I get so probably for the best

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

        He has scored against all tough oppositions this season

        Ingsy is fixture prooft

        1. TomSaints
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          I hope he continues!

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

    Targett wagon was an inside joke?

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Soon to be derailed

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

      I tryed to warn people, I had Heaton for like 12 weeks, it was awful

    3. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      30 mins out of 3 games.

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

    Saturday wish list?

    KDB hatty
    Cantwell brace
    Jimenez goal
    Kelly and Lundy CS
    Pope 6 saves + CS

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

      Peace and love on a global scale

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

        Rather have a Jimmy goal

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

          Make it a hatty and it’s a deal

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

      Sterling red card

  17. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Double up on villa
    Lol at me

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

      Ouch

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

      That is too far

      Only Villa player worth getting is Grealish.

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

      Ouch, Peter

  18. Thunder Warrior
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hendo asist?

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

      Should be

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Still not given "(

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

      Doesn't look like it's going to get given.

    4. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      It s not assist

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

      Not in FPL.

  19. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Im going to sell Heaton for a hit before NOR at home. This is how they awful are

  20. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Sold Mane for Greelish and benched Cantwell. Not well.

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

      That...Cantendwell

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

    Pulisic to Grealish is going to bite me in the ass

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

      Not unless I do first

  22. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    To to other guy, yes I was stupid enough to play Heaton over Pope.

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

      Me to

  23. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Akinfenwa red

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

      Which team?

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Wycombe

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

      Xmas off.

      4 Turkeys...

      1. Royal5
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Yup

  24. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Wolves looking awful so far. Jimi(c) looking poor choice so far.

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

      So far, so far.

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

    What happened to my heaton gr8 fixtures

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

    So ings is done for today isnt he or can he finally produce a double figure haul

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

      im expecting at least a brace

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

        would be a new one if he did looking at this seasons history

        1. Hits from the Bong
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          He doesn’t play Aston Villa every week

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

          look at last week, he should of had a hatti, its been coming

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

      Depends if you count nine as double figures or not

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

      Will be happy if he comes off at 60 mins tbh. Want him to play all the Christmas fixtures and there is a chance he will be benched for one. So an easy victory and early sub would be ideal.

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

      Hell get 3 baps too

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

    Fraser got KO'd by Tark

    Bleeding heavily

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

      1st McGinn now Fraser.

      Scotland chances of winning Euro 2020 looking slim now.

  28. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Inggs is unreal. He cant stop scoring

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wish I got him

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      can only get better..

  29. bialk
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Grealish a LB?

  30. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Villa spent 100+ milions on what? Lol.