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13 November 2010 1928 comments
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The Gameweek gets underway at Villa Park, where United arrive to test Gerard Houllier’s young, injury ravaged side.

The team news finds Patrice Evra fit and in at left-back, with Wes Brown at right-back for the injured Rafael; interestingly he is preferred to John O’Shea who remains benched. Further forward, Nani and Ji-Sung Park take the flanks with Javier Hernandez returning to partner Dimitar Berbatov up front. Despite the recent injuries and illness, it’s a strong United lineup.

As for Villa, their lineup includes yet another youngster as Houllier continues to struggle with injuries, with Jonathan Hogg, who has just one appearance for the club, coming in for the injured Ciaran Clark alongside Barry Bannan in midfield. The headline from their camp however is that Gabby Agbonlahor returns to the forward line, ousting an unfortunate Nathan Delfouneso to the bench.

Things get underway in just under half an hour and as usual, we’ve opened our Dugout Discussion chatroom to cover this game and today’s other kick-offs. Share your Gameweek highs and lows with other Fantasy Managers right here.

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  1. Cornelius
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Downing must be getting tired of Albrighton missing the great chances he's giving him. Did the same thing last game.

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  2. Dimitar
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Bcos albrighton missed, mu will probably score and win.

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  3. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Nani to be subbed before 60 or sent off... well the bookies have just found out I own him and slashed the odds.

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    1. Brightside
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Fail

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  4. jamsiep
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    Albrighton is giving Evra an absolutely torrid time!

    Apparently Evra is a better left back than Ashley Cole too? According to the PFA team of the year. Joke.

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    1. AP
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      He was last year. This year it will be Cole. Fink abaaaat it.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Never in a million years was Evra better than Cole last year.

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        1. AP
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          lolol

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        2. Rojo's Modern Life
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          Agreed.

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    2. The Holy One
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      15 years, 1 month ago

      Evra is so much worse then he was a couple seasons ago. Not top3 in the world anymore.

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  5. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    SSN Pundits talking about 'Arry's ability to rekindle players career. Major fai. He's the one who neglects them.

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    1. Rojo's Modern Life
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Examples?

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      1. Jermaine Chigurh
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Bentley.

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        1. Pigvig
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          And Bale. Was languishing on the bench until injuries forced his hand.

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      2. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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        15 years, 1 month ago

        He neglected Bale for yonks, Bentley, Keane, O'Hara, Dos Santos, did it with Hutton last season, Pavyluchenko as well.

        Doing it with Kranjcar know.

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        1. jamsiep
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          +1

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          1. dierstraights
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 1 month ago

            +2

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        2. Rojo's Modern Life
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          15 years, 1 month ago

          Not playing someone does not constitute 'neglect'. You have a first XI, and squad players; you've listed Spurs' squad players. He gets a lot out of his players.

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    2. jamsiep
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      15 years, 1 month ago

      Listening to someone on TalkSport yesterday saying that Redknapp would win the league if he had spent the same amount of money as Mancini!

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Why do people hate Johnny Foreigner so much still in this day in age?

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      2. Boaz05
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        who could redknapp attract to city that mancini couldn't??? without spurs being given VDV for basically nothing spurs did nothing in the transfer window. He has done a good job though.

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  6. Admiral Stark
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    I'm not watching the game, reading BBC Live Text. What did Nani do to get booked...

    "...Nani appears to throw his arm in the direction of Stephen Warnock. It's beyond naughty, and he's booked, the Portuguese - it could well have been red..."

    lol what was that he did?

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    1. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      It's not funny. It's f*cking typical.

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      1. Admiral Stark
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        sounds like a massively rude gesture?

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        1. Pigvig
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          I didn't know Nani's arms were detachable

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  7. jamsiep
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    hernandez is shit

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    1. Ich bin Klopp
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Apparently Jara's last game of suspension was overturned earlier today and hes due to start for West Brom!

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      1. Ich bin Klopp
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Now that would be funny!

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        1. AP
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          15 years, 1 month ago

          heheheh.

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      2. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        NOOOOOOOO!

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  8. Locarno
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    Little Pea yellow.

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  9. AP
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    You all saw that massive hack on Nani right? Oh yeah, but ignore that. FAIL.

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    1. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Have to agree with you, should have been a booking there as well. Hard for me to ignore one and then give a booking for a very similar tackle just afterwards.

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      1. AP
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        15 years, 1 month ago

        Disgraceful challenge yet no noise from Lorcarno or jamsiep. Awful people. 😉

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    2. xentar
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Luke Young got a booking for that challenge, no?

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        No

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        1. Brightside
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 1 month ago

          yes

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  10. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    *later nanis left footed shot is blocked by nani*

    thats some feat to do that eh ssn

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  11. Linesmann - Putting the 7 i…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Chico is still on the pitch!?! Who knew?

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  12. Big Bad Barry
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Im a cov fan and hate villa but its always nice to see the mancs lose. Com on villa!

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  13. Cashnex
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Berbatov booked? What for?

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  14. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Almost identical to Fabregas vs Wolves. (Hernandez tackle)

    I can't remember Nani ever scoring a free kick for United.

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      i remember last season at wigan 5-0....

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    2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      hmm it has been a while

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    3. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Did not see that game but Fabregas has a long history of getting away with ugly tackles and petulant kick outs.

      As much as I rate him as a player the referees have always been far too lenient with him. He has improved slightly over the years though, it should be noted.

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  15. bobn
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    best time of the gameweek. team new time.

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  16. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Olly makes 11 changes, sometimes you wish he'd concentrate more on the team and less on proving a point.

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    1. Oliver Reed
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      eh?

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      1. Oliver Reed
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        ian holloway 🙁

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    2. Akers
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      ?

      11 changes from the midweek team. He's just playing his first team again.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Fine him again.

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  17. Big Bad Barry
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Sub nani! please fergi hes not in my team

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    1. Churchill
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Nahhh. Another yellow please.

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  18. bobn
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    kolerov starts.

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    1. jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      The most beaut. Cheers for making my day bobn!

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      1. bobn
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        did it for you babes. saw you bitchin about him.

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    2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      hmm he mite be my next player in

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    3. BMox81
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Pleasing.

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 1 month ago

        So you went for it then? Noice.....

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    4. The Holy One
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I'll watch the City game then. Can't wait to see him in the EPL.

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  19. Linesmann - Putting the 7 i…
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    Wes Brown, rates himself so much he doesn't need a number on his shirt like the rest of those chumps. People should know him.

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    1. Linesmann - Putting the 7 i…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      FLetcher even.

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  20. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    c'mon fergie sub little pea for kiko macheda....

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  21. Boaz05
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    just that the shirt printers thought it was a joke he was going to play so they didn't bother printing one off

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    1. Boaz05
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      did he get it ripped off???

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  22. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    CROSSBAR!!

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      15 years, 1 month ago

      SIIIIIIIGGHHHH!

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  23. njfsdkffslkf
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    Wow.

    United hanging on big time.

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  24. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Score ffs Villa!!

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  25. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    SSN showing the players Wigan have sold over their prem years, my god there's been a lot of them.

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  26. Voronin
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    90min Manc win written all over this.

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  27. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Cue a Berba goal. He has done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING today.

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  28. breakballartist
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Was Berbs' miss a bad one? Such a dud. Was .1 short of a switch to Tevez, so just sat tight transfer wise this week. Looking forward to having my 2 freebies to play with...

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  29. jamsiep
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    How the f*ck!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

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  30. bobn
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    15 years, 1 month ago

    not sure if they (5live) just said spurs are starting with 2 strikers. think they did.

    would mean VDV pushing back

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    1. breakballartist
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      15 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds like it, no mention of VDV...

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    2. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 1 month ago

      The days of VDV are over, I bought him this week. Prepare to offload

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