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The second of Aston Villa’s two Double Gameweek 30+ fixtures kicks off at 16:15 BST, with Chelsea the visitors to the Midlands.

The Villans are unchanged from the side that drew 0-0 with Sheffield United in midweek, meaning that the ‘out of position’ and misclassified Fantasy Premier League midfielder Keinan Davis (£4.3m) once again leads the line for the hosts.

Jack Grealish (£6.4m), the most-bought FPL asset of the current Gameweek, is deployed on the left flank once more.

Frank Lampard has made four changes from the last starting XI he named in the Premier League, although that of course was way back in March.

Andreas Christensen (£4.8m), N’Golo Kante (£5.0m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.3m) are recalled, while the fit-again Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£6.3m) makes his first appearance of the season.

Kurt Zouma (£4.7m), Billy Gilmour (£4.5m), Ross Barkley (£5.7m) and Pedro (£6.8m) drop out.

With Reece James (£5.1m) only among the substitutes, Marcos Alonso (£6.2m) gets his fourth straight league start – the premium FPL defender hasn’t blanked in any of his starts this season.

Tammy Abraham (£7.5m) and Christian Pulisic (£6.9m) also have to be content with places on the bench, as Oliver Giroud (£6.6m) and the soon-to-be out-of-contract Willian (£7.0m) retain their places in Lampard’s side.


Aston Villa XI: Nyland; Konsa Ngoyo, Mings, Hause, Targett; Hourihane, Douglas Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Davis, Grealish.

Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rüdiger, Christensen, Alonso; Loftus-Cheek, Kanté, Kovacic; Willian, Giroud, Mount.

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  1. One More Hit
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Someone's going to have to remind me why everyone was clamouring for 3x Villa, 3x Sheff Utd, 3x Arsenal.

    DGW fallacy at its worst.

    1. Bubz
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Liverpool are going to absolutey kill my rank later

      1. SweepaKeepa
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ditto. Going to switch off until after Aguero’s hat trick tomorrow.

    2. Royal5
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ask the scouts.

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Could be even more brutal if Liverpool turn up tonight

      1. Nomar
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Glad I kept Salah and TAA now.

    4. Legendary!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Groupthink

    5. L'Aeroplanino
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sheff and Villa both got 1CS so not too bad

    6. Forza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Villa and Sheffield defensive assets did well in the first game, anything more would've been a bonus IMO (apart from Grealish/McGinn/El Ghazi). Saka and Leno did OK too. Plus nobody had the benefit of hindsight at the time; Auba is still an elite striker and Grealish has still had a great season.

    7. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I think you were expecting a bit too much

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

      It's fun having lots of player's

    9. Sif
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Point Ceiling.
      I'm quite happy with the gamble tbh. You could have gone with better on paper single game week players and still come off worse.
      My all Sheff U & Villa defense will average 7 points each, decent for the price.
      Nketiah one more point than Jota, Pukki etc.
      Aubameyang twice the score of Kane, Vardy

      Enabled triple City.

    10. PL Ball
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sheffield and Villa have done alright.

      Unsurprisingly, it's Arsenal who disappoints.

    11. Supertrooper
      6 years, 4 months ago

      3x avl = 19pts
      3x shu = 14 pts
      2x ars = 11pts

      Not to mention that most of these picks are bottom of the barrel pricewise that enables 3x mci heavyhitters.

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

    Azpi going ham.

  3. tm245
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Azpi two assists?

    1. THE Wild Rover
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Someone on here suggested Azpi over Alonso for me, fair play that guy

    1. THE Wild Rover
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He’s been way more attacking

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

      He even made that assist from Alonso's wing.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah haha. I actually thought it was Alonso

    3. Botman and Robben
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why did you ignore free advice? 🙂

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Who said I ignored it? 😉

  5. Niho992
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Giroud proved that he is better than chicken Abraham

    1. THE Wild Rover
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You proved yet again that you are an idiot

      1. Niho992
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Hihi

  6. The_Fish
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Why is it that gameweeks that start so promising tail off so badly?

    Also gameweeks that start terribly end up not too bad.

  7. Ady87
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Lascelles first sub - chance of Tammy staying benched? Slim right?

  8. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 4 months ago

    there we go, look away for 5mins and villa concede 2. As expected, a Villa horror show inbound

  9. FPL_Devil
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Bellerin to Azpilicueta looking good for me. Should I also go Grealish to mount?

  10. mitro
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Target to Samatta would be a dream

  11. FPL Daniel
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Told ya Pulisic is going to save us

  12. Davido989
    6 years, 4 months ago

    No Liverpool attackers, no Aguero

    About to get the punishment of a lifetime

    1. FPL_Devil
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Got Agüero last minute. No mane tho

  13. tm245
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Is McGinn still playing?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      6 years, 4 months ago

      yes

      1. tm245
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Have seen him once each match, thought he was their big creator.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Big injury = time needed plus it's Villa

        2. Brosstan
          6 years, 4 months ago

          He had 3 passes completed in first half... awful

          1. tm245
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Don't ever hear his name or see him on the ball, strange for a creative mid playing 70+ minutes each match.

    2. Brosstan
      6 years, 4 months ago

      yes

  14. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone who was on 90 something points today, impossible to exceed 100. 7 players and I gaine d7 points lol, Villa will concede another 2 no doubt to put me back on like 96 or something. What a horrendous day for fantasy

    1. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It was always going to happen when relying on such teams.

    2. DandyDon
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Unless you had a Newcastle defender

    3. Iwantmorepointsthanks
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I have gained two points from 5 players today as it stands

    4. Cok3y5murf
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I was on 85 and will exceed 100 unless Pool have a shocker

    5. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      92 to 109 at the moment, cant complain 🙂

    6. Brosstan
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I have gone from 89 to 100. Barely scraping by 😉

  15. DandyDon
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Looked like a giant Grealish dive that. We were lucky he wasn’t booked. Ref staring straight at it as usual

  16. Moderately content penguin
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else think Giroud is blowing a bit and needs a breather 🙁

    1. Tinkermania
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He scored a rarer goal. Will live off that for next 5 games.

    2. DMP
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Me. Need Abraham to score.

      1. Moderately content penguin
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I’d take an assist

  17. Yank Revolution
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Where are my Pulisic haters @??? Loserz

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Broken watch strikes again.

      1. Yank Revolution
        6 years, 4 months ago

        That makes no sense, TM!

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Needs to do it consistently.

          1. Yank Revolution
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Hasn't gotten consistent playing time from Lamps - and had an injury. Look at his numbers per minute, they're above avg. More than passes eye tests as well.

    2. SweepaKeepa
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Looking forward to starting next season with him.

    3. Rogue Todd
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The irony

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why did he tail off? Injury? Fitness? Looks pure fpl gold when fit

      1. Yank Revolution
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ahhh if only others saw what we do Hank

      2. SweepaKeepa
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Unlucky, injury, and lots of competition for position. Will be golden next season.

    5. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I hate Pulisic, one goal in 20 games ain't gonna change that. Who's the loser now? 😀

      1. Yank Revolution
        6 years, 4 months ago

        You just made that stat up. Have another look, son.

  18. The Yorkshire Pirlo
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Started the day on 79... Egan, Lundstram, Mount and Abraham have played and I’m on 78 lol

    1. Moderately content penguin
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Egan Lund Tammy Hendo here

  19. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Any Chelsea players worth including after these all?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      6 years, 4 months ago

      azpi may be

  20. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Could still draw with a Grealish goal, you never know.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Do you know.

    2. arndff_
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Fingers crossed.

    3. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I like this

  21. Ginkapo FPL
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Do we have a whole hour between matches? Who scheduled these?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Less than an hour.

    2. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why, I'm loving it.

      1. PL Ball
        6 years, 4 months ago

        +1.

        Absolutely on board.

  22. Gobigorgohome
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Tripple Vilaa failed

    1. arndff_
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Should've tried it, though. So it is what it is now.

    2. MGMT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mmm not really, unless you had samatta. Villa assets were cheap solid 5-7 points this GW. I dont know what people were expecting...

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

    Tammy where you at.

  24. evilfish
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Man, after a great start, this GW keeps battering me game after game after game. I surrender, leave me alone, goddamn it!

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cliche but you're not alone

      1. Vazza
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ditto

  25. HollywoodXI
    6 years, 4 months ago

    An observation. Alonso isn’t getting the ball primarily because Rudiger is playing LCB and is all right foot so constantly plays the ball back inside (despite Alonso having space and time constantly on the left flank).

    1. THE Wild Rover
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Every time Alonso gets the ball he gives it to Rudiger

  26. Vazza
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Come on Mount.. Are you going to do something ?

    1. DMP
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Assist Tammy in a bit.

    2. arndff_
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Unfortunately, no. 🙁

  27. have you seen cyan
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish looks like an extra from the original planet of the apes :S

    1. Party time
      6 years, 4 months ago

      He looks like a sisssy

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Bale would be in it too

  28. HuttonDressedasLahm
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Tuesday night.. 75 points
    Since......
    Leno 1 (And injured)
    Nketiah 1
    Barnes 3
    Henderson 2
    Lundstram 1
    Egan -3
    Jota 2
    Lascelles 5
    12 points ! Fml

  29. L'Aeroplanino
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish fail

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Indeed, never saw the appeal

  30. subhojit123
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Guys need a bit of help here.playing free hit GW31+. Which one to go for -
    1.
    POPE
    taa saiss DOHERTY
    salah fernandes RICHARLISON BERGWIN son
    VARDY jiminez

    2.
    PATRICIO
    taa saiss SOYUNCHU
    salah fernandes KDB son
    RASHFORD INGS jiminez

    1. FPL Theorist
      6 years, 4 months ago

      2. But consider DCL (nor) over Ings.

      1. subhojit123
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks buddy