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Watford v Norwich team news: Dennis and King start, Foster misses out

Double Gameweek 23 gets underway this evening as Watford play host to Norwich City at Vicarage Road.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

Claudio Ranieri makes four changes from last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle United, with Daniel Bachmann, Kiko Femenia, Christian Kabasele and Tom Cleverley replacing Ben Foster and Craig Cathcart, both of whom miss out due to illness, plus Jeremy Ngakia and Juraj Kucka.

That means the Hornets’ attacking trio remains the same, with Joao Pedro joining Emmanuel Dennis and Josh King in a 4-3-3 formation.

Imran Louza, Adam Masina and William Troost-Ekong remain at the Africa Cup of Nations. 

Meanwhile, Dean Smith makes just one change, with Angus Gunn coming in for Tim Krul, who misses out as expected with a shoulder injury.

Further forward, budget forward Adam Idah continues alongside Teemu Pukki in attack, with Josh Sargent and Milot Rashica flanking them.

Notably, the Canaries’ have scored the fewest (three) and conceded the most (25) away goals in the Premier League this season.


DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 23 LINE-UPS

Watford XI: Bachmann, Femenia, Kabasele, Samir, Kamara, Kayembe, Sissoko, Cleverley, Pedro, Dennis, King

Subs: Elliot, Ngakia, Sema, Fletcher, Tufan, Hernandez, Sierralta, Kucka, Morris

Norwich City XI: Gunn, Aarons, Hanley, Gibson, Williams, Sorensen, Lees-Melou, Sargent, Rashica, Idah, Pukki

Subs: McGovern, Byram, Dowell, Placheta, Kabak, Tzolis, McLean, Giannoulis, Rowe

1,640 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HonestBlatter
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    King and Pedro fight

  2. Free Hat
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Maybe King and Dennis look rubbish, but at least they dont cost me 12.5 mill.

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Please no more. Blow it ref šŸ˜†

    My eyes bleed

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

      This is horror show

    2. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Won’t someone think of the children?

  4. _Ninja_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Sissoko wastes King assist

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Own both

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      And Pedro refused to assist King.
      :/

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

    Joao pedro selfish asf

  6. Eh, just one more thing ...
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    What’s more likely … Dennis off at half time … or RC in second half?

    Might as well continue with the pessimism…

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      RC possible. Surprised he didn't get warned after the dive. And the tackle was an orange

    2. Londongeezaa
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Throw in an own goal too. My Friday is already ruined.

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

      Relax, he's the key player, still another 135 minutes to go.

  7. Not again Shirley
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Well that was terrible in literally every way possible.

  8. HTL
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Can’t wait til we all go back to captaining Salah

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Indeed. Everything went downhill after choosing my own cpt every gw šŸ˜€

    2. Sun God Nika
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Looool

  9. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Joao Pedro giving me Richarlison vibes

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah. Said same watching him early on.

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

      Yep, resemblance is there. I think maybe Pedro a bit less physical and more technical ability, but he does look like Richas little Brother.

  10. Rochdale_Cowboy
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    They should consider relegating 4 teams this season! The bottom four are awful!

    1. fplgaruda
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Bournemouth, fulham, west brom not like massive upgrade as well

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

      The PL should just change to 16 teams, let the championship deal with that mess.

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

    Why does Sissoko always persist on getting in the box when he never scores.

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You won't get far in life with that attitude.

      Keep trying and try again!

  12. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Dennis having a poor game

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      King hasn’t had a sniff. Pedro & Dennis balling

  13. FPLMACKEM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Dreadful half. Kings not scoring is he?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      King is dead

      1. FPLMACKEM
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Need a dodgy penalty I think.

  14. FPL Brains
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I've literally turned it off. Keeping up to date via you lot now.

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      As opposed to figuratively?

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        As opposed to, I'm watching The Apprentice on iPlayer.

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Lol same

        2. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Spoiler alert. The clash of the liquids is even lower standard than this match šŸ˜€

          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            Ha, I'm a few episodes back tbf. I mean this is also trash, just least I'm not willing someone on in false hope.

            1. TheTinman
              • 8 Years
              2 years, 2 months ago

              Ah fair enough. I do enjoy it. Its a bit of a guilty pleasure and I get to scream about how stupid they are and how amazing my ideas would be for an hour every week.

              Enjoy šŸ™‚

  15. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Well thats 47 minutes of my life I'll never get back !

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

    The only pizzas in that dressing room tonight are going to be those 4 inch Chicago Town ones

  17. tbos83
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    King monster haul of 1pt

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

      Wrong striker

    2. TheBiffas
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Bests Dennis

  18. F4L
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Norwich are all but down if they don't start winning and they still play like this šŸ˜

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Coz if they don't win they don't get points. Dem facts bro šŸ˜Ž

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You’re only saying that because of FPL. Try to look at things through a football perspective a bit more, rather than purely FPL. Dean Smith couldn’t care less that you have Watford players.

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        yes better off saving themselves for the tougher fixtures...

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          Not really. If Norwich lose this, they’re down. If they had Farke, played further up the pitch and were losing 1/2-0 by now, everyone would be saying how much of a joke they are.

          1. F4L
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 2 months ago

            just different perspectives, they have to go for it in the easier games or they'll never stay up

    3. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks Captain Obvious šŸ˜Ž

  19. DaniCT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Well.. Guess I'll have another drink otherwise I won't be able to get through the second half.

    1. Dammit_182
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Psst…your FPL score will be the same if you watch it or not….

      1. DaniCT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        So you're telling me if I shout at players in front on the TV it will not influence their performance?

        1. Dammit_182
          • 3 Years
          2 years, 2 months ago

          The players performance? No..your performance?? Absolutely. It’s why tennis players grunt. King fu artists grunt. FPL managers watch games of teams they do not care about and shout at the telly….

    2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Planning to do exactly that.

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

    Just got in to see Dennis done bugger all and Foster has Covid… fabulous start

    Foster likely to miss both games, then? Will I be getting Ramsdale off the bench?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      He will be well again in 15days

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

      Bit harsh, Dennis got booked

    3. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Foster should be back for the burnley game.

      1. Gizzachance
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Ramsdale on my bench for foster
        Dunno if that’s good or bad news !

  21. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Pedro off Hernandez on please

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  22. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Bonus points say it all

    3 - Samir (11)
    2 - Kabasele, Femenía (10)

    Kayembe (8)
    Kamara (8)
    Gunn (8)
    Williams (6)
    Lees-Melou (6)
    Sargent (6)
    Sørensen (5)
    Aarons (5)
    Gibson (5)
    Hanley (4)
    King (3)

    Dennis (-1)

    1. Duke Silver ā˜‘
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I only know about 5 of those players šŸ˜†

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

      Triple watford it was, but defence not attack. Lol

  23. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    A draw is really no good to either of these two teams, so they may as well go for it in the 2nd half.

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      You think they haven't been trying to go for it? But there's only so much they can do.

  24. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Okay okay I am willing to downgrade my expectations of a hat trick to a singular goal King

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

      Its like a game of deal or no deal, but more boring

    2. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  25. Magic Hamster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance the game is taking ages to update/ something has gone wrong with it?

    I've just logged in and my team name has changed, bench boost has been activated, and I've made 990 transfers?

    This happened to anyone else? If I have been hacked is there I can do to get my team back?

    1. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Link

    2. Duke Silver ā˜‘
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Sounds like a hack. Log it with FPL asap.

    3. FPL Brains
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I mean, come on, don't be naive.

      You've clearly been hacked.

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

      Have you got Holding Mee Long White Koch at the back now as thats a bad sign

      1. Magic Hamster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Yes pretty much. Load of balls

    5. Rochdale_Cowboy
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I hope the hackers didn't captain Dennis....that would be just cruel!

      1. FPL Brains
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        This got a real lol.

      2. Magic Hamster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        Na, areola haha

    6. fish&chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      I thought transfers had been restricted to 20 now?

      1. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 years, 2 months ago

        from gw24

  26. Podge
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    How do I own 2 of these useless numpties ?

  27. Salarrivederci
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    I only saw that Pedro finish in slow motion. Was it any good in real time?

    1. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      1/8

  28. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    Ngl Dennis & King look like sh|te atm

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

    The only thing worse about owning Dennis is having him as captain.

    1. Walter White (WW)
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

  30. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 2 months ago

    DGW resisters the real winners

    1. NorCal Villan
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      As the prophecy foretold

    2. fantasyfog
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 2 months ago

      Almost, already had Dennis