Dugout Discussion

Cantwell and Pukki benched as both Norwich and Brighton make four changes

Todd Cantwell (£4.6m) and Teemu Pukki (£6.5m) have again been benched by Norwich head coach Daniel Farke for Saturday lunchtime’s key relegation clash with Brighton.

The Canaries haven’t scored in the three matches since Premier League football returned and, as with their recent home defeat to Everton, Farke has rotated the duo with time running out on him finding a winning line-up.

In fact, Pukki has just two goals from 13 starts and Cantwell hasn’t scored or assisted in the league since New Year’s Day. In their place comes Josip Drmic (£5.3m) and Onel Hernandez (£5.3m), alongside Ondrej Duda (£4.5m) and Timm Klose (£4.3m).

Captain Alex Tettey (£4.5m) was forced to step in at centre back for the suspended Klose during Wednesday’s 4-0 defeat at Arsenal, with Grant Hanley (£4.1m) and Christoph Zimmermann (£4.4m) injured for the season. Tettey is now back in his usual midfield spot to partner Kenny McLean (£4.8m).

Brighton are on 33 points and know that a win today will probably see them safe for another season. Graham Potter has also made four changes, with Neal Maupay (£5.7m) rested against Man United but brought back in beside Aaron Connolly (£4.2m).

Adam Webster (£4.4m) missed out on Tuesday because of a hamstring problem but is deemed fit enough to replace Shane Duffy (£4.8m), as Aaron Mooy (£4.7m) and Leandro Trossard (£5.8m) also return to the starting 11.

The Belgian is rotated too much to be a stable Fantasy option but he tends to deliver when playing, opening the scoring when these sides met in November.

Potter continues to put faith in a couple of bargain assets, handing Connolly his third consecutive start. The 20-year-old is the game’s cheapest striker and has scored twice this season.

January deadline day signing Tariq Lamptey (£4.0m) played all 90 minutes of Brighton’s clean sheet at Leicester and half of the defeat to Man Utd, offering a great differential option for those wanting to Wildcard.

Norwich XI (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Godfrey, Klose, Lewis; Tettey, McLean, Buendia, Duda, Hernandez, Drmic

Brighton and Hove Albion XI (4-4-2): Ryan; Lamptey, Dunk, Webster, Burn; Bissouma, Mooy, Propper, Trossard; Maupay, Connolly

FPLMarc Newcastle fan that spends far too much time thinking about FPL.

931 Comments Post a Comment
  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So what United players have you.I've
    Wan B
    Bruno
    Rashford

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno, Martial, Greenwood.

    3. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial for Rash

    4. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DDG (sigh) Martial and Bruno (C)

    5. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same here. Worrying about Martial...

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Same

      2. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why the worry?

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

      same

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno, Martial, Rashford

    8. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DDG martial bruno

      1. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        We are so similar x

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I’m going sh1t or bust until end of season to try win my mini league!

          -12 this week, help me! 😆

          1. The Sociologist
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Wow, what did that -12 look like?!

          2. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Wow big move

    9. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      AWB, Marti and Razza

    10. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno n Rash

    11. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same. Martial probably better pick than Rash but lack of good forward options in the game compared to mids

    12. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno Rash Mason

    13. Babit1967
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Rashford Bruno and Greenwood

    14. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno
      Tony
      Dave

    15. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ddg
      Bruno captain
      GW

    16. HashAttack
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Martial, Rashford and Greenwood

    17. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno, Martial, Greenwood.

      I haven’t been this excited since when I had KdB, Sterling and Aguero at one point all start

    18. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      DDG Bruno Greenwood

    19. waltzingmatildas
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Awb Bruno martial

    20. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno (c)
      Rashford
      Greenwood (1st bench)

    21. Superflymonk
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Guess I'm the only one with Bruno, huh? Defiant to the bitter end!

    22. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bruno
      Greenwood
      Rashford

    23. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Same

    24. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      None, on principle. Hurting my rank.

  2. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Brighton you made Norwich look good You’ll be relegated next year if u play like that

    1. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Guess you only watched the last 5 minutes of the match.

      1. Wizard of Ozil
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I watched most of the game actually.

  3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Hope someone gets sacked at The Mirror for that farce yesterday

    Disgraceful organisation & be glad to see them fold

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Did you sell Bruno because of it?

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I could have easily. Even worked out the cash to get him back!

      2. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks to Maximus I did not sell Bruno. Cheers bud.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Fair play FP - hope he smashes it

    2. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Surely all papers fold

      1. Uncle Gamst
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Boom, boom 🙂

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Haha take my upvote you rapscallion 🙂

    3. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bit harsh, being glad to see them fold 😉

      1. Eze Really?
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        They have a responsibility. No place for fake news, especially in these times. They always hide behind Journalistic Bull. earn you money by reporting truth not gossip MIRROR BOZOS

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        They literally led over 10 media outlets to run a blatantly false story last night & this morning

        Have a read of the (3 day old) parody article that they took in hook, line & sinker (yesterday) & tell me they don’t have serious Internal controls issues

        The quotes from Solskjaer alone were ridiculous

        1. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          They knew what they were doing, take the clicks and run.

    4. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Fully Fully agree!!!!!!!!!

    5. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah what a farce. Glad i didn't fall for it

  4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Norwich are shocking.

    Absolutely toothless today by their attackers.

    They deserve to go down to be honest.....

    1. The Sociologist
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Looks like they’ll really struggle in the championship after some of their prized assets are cherry picked.

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      They’re a possession team that can’t keep possession. That is a slight flaw on their part.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Questions have to be asked of the manager there as wel though.

        He should of rung the changes a lot earlier because they were much better once they brought the troops on....

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe so. To be fair, the money is not there.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Fair!

    4. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Should have a Fulham vs Norwich to decide who was worse and more disgraceful towards their fans

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Brighton wasn't much better tbh

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Think we can be pretty certain they deserve to go down

  5. Eze Really?
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Brighton points tally now same as last season with 5 games to spare.

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

    6 points from 1 played. Any good?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      105 from 2 here. Better luck next time.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Ugh

    3. Eze Really?
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You have a 99% chance of being #1 this week.(smile)

    4. Big boy Bowen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      What you don’t have Trossard?!

  7. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Maupay punt dodged, time to consider Mr Cojones now...

  8. james 101
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Just logged on

    Presume all the Man U stuff was rubbish?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Look at the team sheet, you have your answer.

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes

      1. james 101
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

  9. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I’ve just realised something that may have been overlooked. Much of the rotation and feared rotation has been down to the Summer heat and return to action.

    Now we are experiencing much cooler weather across the country and it’s been back underway for a couple weeks players are returning back to full match fitness. Therefore we might naturally not see anywhere near as much rotation.

    I could be completely wrong of course.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The matches are still tightly packed together.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Isn’t it usually like that anyway with European games?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Not every week, and not for the bottom clubs.

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Buts games come quickly. Also it's a short break before the presumed start of next season. Injuries could be devastating.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Players will have their summer holiday?

    3. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      you should change your name to CapKane

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

      The drinks breaks must be helping keep players relatively fresh.

    5. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Teams with lots to play for won’t be ‘resting’ anyone - only 6 games to go

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      The rotation will set in now. Look at the schedule from here on in. Taking account of the FA cup, it is a game every 3 days pretty much.

      It is not the same as the CL games. In the CL you play every two weeks and put the reserves in for the EFL Cup in the weeks where there is no CL game. You also enter the EFL Cup later if you are in Europe.

      The schedule is basically the same as Christmas, but it extends for a longer period of time.

      1. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        So what to do with bench boost?

  10. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which combo is better -

    A. Saiss, Greenwood (3-4-3)

    B. Maguire, (Taylor/Lascelles rotation) (4-4-2)

  11. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    As a Cantwell and Maupay owner that could not have gona any smoother

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      This has to be the dumbest thing I have seen a manager do

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        You don't eat meat... you need to focus on other things other than FPL

        1. Ask Yourself
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Feel better now you big strong boy x

  12. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Usually love the sun, mirror, daily mail, metro ect but they've let me down big time. Utter scum!!! >:(

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      ?

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        they reported that bruno may be injured. Poor source from them.

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You've still got Bruno and your transfers this week have nothing to do with Bruno/Pogba.

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

        You aren't funny mate

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          If you were casual and a little more. chill, this sort of stuff might fly better than it does.

          However, truth be told, you've got a very good rank this year and yet you're still moaning and acting like a pillock every week.

          It's tiresome.

          1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            This

    3. Reg83
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Who did u sell? I c bruno

      1. InSaneMan-e
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Yea me too. Maybe would have captained?

  13. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Which combo is better -

    A. Saiss, Greenwood in a 3-4-3 set up

    B. Maguire, Taylor/Lascelles (rotation) in a 4-4-2 set up

  14. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Any chance of a sneaky Ryan bap?

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Anybody calculated where the baps are going once deductions etc. have been made?

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      1

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

      Trossard (3), Dunk (2), Ryan (1)

  15. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Someone still has Cantwell?!?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Out of 7.5mil, a few would

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

      2nd sub here

    3. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      yes but benched nicely

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So pogba to steal all the points today. Going by above no one has him.

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Shaw Pog and Lindelöf goals

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bullied Bou last year at home.

  17. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Trossard 3
    Dunk 2
    Ryan 1

    1. Uncle Gamst
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Any chance these might change after deductions etc?

    2. Samwise the Brave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Yes Yes oh oh yes. One whole point extra in the bank 🙂

  18. Glad He Ate Her
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    I took a -8 and took out Bruno X Pogba

    End me

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

      imagine believing rumours

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Help

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Consider yourself ended.

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        RIP

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        At least you weren't eaten by her.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      You did it yourself?

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Why?

    4. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Can’t be glad about that

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Gladn't

    5. Slitherene
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Your picture sums it up

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        I'm this pale from how ended I am

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        At least I can die listening to memes

    6. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      On a separate note

      Is your name a reference to Pilkington’s Rockbuster of the same name?

      If so - it’s a goodun 🙂

      1. Glad He Ate Her
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        There is no separate note, this is the end note.

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          A fell down in Texas in a puddle and hurt me leg?

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Wet Knee Houston

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Whitney Houston

              1. 7shadesofsmoke
                • 11 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I like the 'Jamaican who has everything'

                1. 7shadesofsmoke
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Nill Demand

                  1. 7shadesofsmoke
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Neil Diamond

                    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      The Scottish fellas can't get into their emails

                      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        They Cannae login

                      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                        • 14 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Kenny Loggins!

                      3. 7shadesofsmoke
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        😀 😀

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    FFS Forest

  20. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Olé addressing the media rumour with all his teeth out.
    He's delighted with the fake news.

    1. Glad He Ate Her
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      I'm ruined

        1. Glad He Ate Her
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          What's the fastest way to delete your team?

  21. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Ole laughing at the Pogba Bruno “news” lol

  22. El-Kloppico
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    All being said and all the hype.. i can see a Bruno blank incoming.

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Bmth to win 1-0

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Would be nice

  23. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    So excited, surely 100 points minimum?

    McCarthy
    TAA | Saiss | Lascelles
    Salah (C) | KdB | Son | Bruno | Martial
    Kane (VC) | Greenwood