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Villa debuts for Watkins, Cash and Martínez as Burke deployed OOP

21 September 2020 1407 comments
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Aston Villa have handed Premier League debuts to three key new signings for their first match of the 2020/21 season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.0m) slots straight in at the apex of Dean Smith’s front-three, flanked by Jack Grealish (£7.0m) and Trézéguet (£5.5m).

Fresh from defensive improvements during Project Restart, the Villa defence features Matty Cash (£5.0m) at right-back for the first time while Arsenal’s post-lockdown goalkeeper Emi Martínez (£4.5m) is between the sticks.

Interestingly, Villa’s two most-popular Fantasy assets in Ørjan Nyland (£4.0m) and Keinan Davis (£4.5m) both miss out on a place in the starting XI.

Jed Steer (£4.0m) has been turned to as the second-choice goalkeeper, while centre-forward Davis backs up Watkins from the bench, where is joined by Anwar El Ghazi (£6.0m).

The exciting news coming out of the Sheffield United camp is a the position deployment of FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) up-front.

Chris Wilder has handed him a Blades’ debut in the front-two of his 3-5-2 formation alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Oliver Norwood drops to the bench as the Sheffield United manager goes with a midfield trio of John Fleck (£6.0m), Sander Berge (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m).

John Egan (£5.0m) is therefore handed the captain’s armband in Norwood’s absence, as he sits at the heart of an unchanged defence.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, McGoldrick.

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  1. Chucky
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    Stevens looking lively?

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  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
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    Egan to Saiss straight forward or do you have some other ideas? VVD Dier Mitchell and Douglas are the rest of my defs.

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    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
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      James also a good option. But Saiss is better

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    2. fussballstadion
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      Yeah that's sensible

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
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      Cheers

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  3. Amey
    • 7 Years
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    Score a goal SHU 😀

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  4. sirmorbach
    • 9 Years
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    Lads, is a WC needed here or can I stick for one more week and then assess?

    Ryan / Walton
    TAA / Doherty / KWP / Dallas / Mitchell
    Salah / KDB / James Rodríguez / Harrison / Soucek
    Werner / Martial / Brewster

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 15 Years
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      Stick

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      1. sirmorbach
        • 9 Years
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        Thanks, mate! Cheers!

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  5. Cok3y5murf
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    Grealish blanking against 10 men... Terrible pick that no one serious owns

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    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
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      Mark says hi

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      1. Twisted Saltergater
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        • 16 Years
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        He knows

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        1. Gobigorgohome
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          indeed

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    2. Rolls-Royce
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      Is this a sly dig at Mark?

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    3. TheSteel
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      • 13 Years
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      He could do better with better players around him, but yeah hes not very good.

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    4. fussballstadion
      • 11 Years
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      He's a bad choice

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  6. Gobigorgohome
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    So Egan and JWP rotates well 😉

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  7. Brosstan
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    5th loss in a row for SHU. Going down with WBA and Fulham

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    1. Eat my goal!
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      They’ll all be relegated by Christmas

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  8. Gobigorgohome
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    cant believe I get 2 points from Ramsdale

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    1. Dthinger
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      Is that higher or lower than you expected?

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      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 5 months ago

        Makes me 0 with Egan -2.

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    2. BenDavies
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      how many did you want?

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    3. Gobigorgohome
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      i expected only 1 point as soon as Egan got red carded

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  9. Forza Papac
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    Mane or Auba > KDB or Sterling?

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    1. Dthinger
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      Ask in two hours

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  10. SADIO SANÉ
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    Does Egan still get CS points because it was 0-0 when he got sent off?

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    1. BenDavies
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      no lol

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    2. Rainer
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      Yeah

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
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        sweet

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      2. BenDavies
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        no they dont

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    3. GreennRed
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      I wish! Didn't play 60 mins. Even if he did I think not.

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    4. potatoace
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      Yeah, it gets added around 4am.

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      1. Rainer
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        You have to be online to accept it.

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        1. Gobigorgohome
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          and keep refreshing the page..

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        2. Amey
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          And say those magic words ...

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    5. TwiggsJameson
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      Ha, in your dreams maybe.

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  11. dshv
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    Mccarthy
    Taa mitchell davies taylor (justin)
    Salah kdb bruno soucek (asm)
    Werner dcl (davis)

    I am on -4.. wilson do dcl, auba to kdb

    What do you think ?

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  12. Rainer
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    Martinez wagon about to depart.

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  13. Pino
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    Anyone know the code for top 10k any season? After 27p this GW I need a confirmation that I can do something right. My ranking in the profile link..

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    1. ☈☾
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      Mark scored like 30 points this GW

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      1. Pino
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        I know, Im still looking to join the league.

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  14. BenDavies
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    Hope those who thought they were clever paying an extra 0.5 for Ramsdale are happy

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    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
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      Thrilled. Tis a marathon not a sprint. Will sell him soon probably.

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  15. ivantys
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    Grealish can't even score that

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  16. Liberate HK - antichinazi
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    Will Burke keep his starting place in the next game? How's his performance today?

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    1. @persecuted_by_mods
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        Will be the pick of the 4.4s after he drops

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        1. Scholes Out For Summer
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          god please yes this

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    2. mr messi
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      Which keeper looking the best option now? I think Mccarthy has to go.

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      1. Miguel Sanchez
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        Martinez won’t save a penalty every week

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      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 14 Years
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        Guaita

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      3. g40steve
        • 7 Years
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        Guita

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      4. potatoace
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        • 14 Years
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        Guaita.

        But I'm enjoying my Ryan pts still.

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    3. Will J 256
      • 5 Years
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      How does this -4 sound?
      ASM and Davies to Podence and Saiss?

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    4. Here is Cash, give McGinn
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      5 years, 5 months ago

      Would you wildcard this?

      McCarthy*
      TAA-Davies*-Mitchell
      Salah-Auba*-Bruno-Soucek
      Werner-Adams*-Wilson*
      Steer, Justin, Reed, Saliba*

      0,0 ITB 1FT
      Or Auba->Kdb + something else?

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    5. GOTHAM City F.C.
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      1-0 is a decent score after that early red.

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    6. Bobby Digital
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      I might end up keeping Auba, have a couple of fires elsewhere...

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      1. Gobigorgohome
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        me too 🙁

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      2. g40steve
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        Same, Egan dropping one of them & Mccarthy the other, Justin & Guita?

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    7. BenDavies
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      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/09/21/traore-up-against-mendy-as-wolves-host-man-city-in-gameweek-2/

      NEW ARTICLE

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    8. Capocannonieri
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      WORST Players on my Team

      (1) Egan - dummy
      (2) Ramsdale

      I was fooled by the success of last years team. Should have gotten Justin

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      1. g40steve
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        Easily fixed Guita & Saiss

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        1. Capocannonieri
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          I hate wasting trades to optimize between useless bushers

          I already have Saiss.

          Garbage like this has to wait until a wildcard.

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    9. Granville
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      Martinez with the rare penalty save 😎

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    10. FC
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      At what time does price changes take place?

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      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
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        Around 1 AM I think.

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      2. TheSteel
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        In about six and a half hours

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        1. FC
          • 10 Years
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          Cheers

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    11. Nightcrawler
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      No save points and no 3 baps a bit underwhelming from martinez after that first half

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    12. Zinedine
      • 15 Years
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      TAA to Saiss to get ASM to Son? Or is that a massive knee jerk?

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    13. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
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      Hoping for another Sterling double tonight! Or maybe even a cheeky hattrick

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    14. AlternativeB
      • 5 Years
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      Mccarty* (Nyland*)
      Justin TAA KWP (Mitchell Bernardo*)
      Auba Bruno ASM* Salah (Stephens*)
      Werner DCL Mitro

      1. WC
      2. Auba --> KDB (After watching tonight)
      3. Auba + ASM --> KDB + Podence/Costa
      4. ASM --> ?

      Many people wondering the same I suppose, but havn't gotten any response so far. Hoping for reply 🙂

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    15. McGowan
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 5 months ago

      A) Castagne, Zaha and Taa
      B) Lamptey, Salah and Van Dijk

      With top 3 I would change son to salah next week if I kept. Thanks

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