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Still no Barkley or Konsa for Villa as Allardyce era gets underway at West Brom

Sam Allardyce takes charge of West Bromwich Albion for the first time this evening.

The Baggies take on Aston Villa in the last of four Premier League matches to take place on Sunday, with kick-off in the Black Country at 19:15 GMT.

The former Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and England head coach has succeeded Slaven Bilic in the hot seat the Hawthorns, with the Croat losing his job following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad.

The impressive showing against Manchester City and limited time with his new charges has persuaded Allardyce to name an unchanged side from Gameweek 13.

As for the visitors, Dean Smith welcomes back two players from suspension today – and both return straight to the starting XI.

Douglas Luiz (£5.0m) and Matty Cash (£5.0m) are newly available after one-match bans and replace Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) and Ahmed Elmohamady (£4.3m) in central midfield and at right-back respectively.

There is still no Ross Barkley (£5.9m) for the Villans, as the loanee nears a return from a hamstring injury.

The ill Ezri Konsa (£4.8m) also isn’t part of the 18-man matchday squad.

FPL’s most popular goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez (£4.9m), starts between the posts and will be hoping to continue his fine form on the road.

The Villa custodian has registered clean sheets in four of his side’s five away fixtures this season, averaging 6.6 points per match on his travels.

Jack Grealish (£7.8m) is the most-owned player on show: he sits in 43.2% of Fantasy squads at present, with only Son Heung-min (£9.7m) proving to be a more in-demand purchase among midfielders.

Not one of Albion’s players is owned by more than 2% of FPL managers.


West Bromwich Albion XI: Johnstone, Furlong, Ajayi, O’Shea, Gibbs, Phillips, Sawyers, Livermore, Gallagher, Diangana, Grant.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Mings, Targett, Douglas Luiz, McGinn, Traore, Grealish, El Ghazi, Watkins.

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

    51 points for my midfield and 0 points for my defenders so far

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      66 for my mids and zero in defence as well!

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

        Nice. I managed to captain son in that too

  2. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Looking like 69 plus James to go if he plays.
    Considering it was Kane (C) quite pleased! Could be a red arrow though if Chelsea keep a cleanie tomorrow (Chilwell)

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He won't play 🙁

      Ruled out by the Athletic guys and probably for the game after as well.

      1. SEXY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        In that case, thank goodness Mitchell didn’t play!
        Thanks

  3. JBG
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    100pts it is, with Bowen left.

  4. All The Aces
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Villa players are soooo greedy. They have a proven goalscorer up top in Watkins. Give him the ballllllllll. It's not hard. El Ghazi can go and do one. Hopefully he gets injured so Watkins can get a look in again.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Lol imagine calling Watkins a proven goalscorer. Hes lucky to still get starts.

    2. liner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins is so bad. Cant shot with left nor right, his headers cant hit target. Even when he scores it is a slight offside. And lost his penalties. So frustrating to own...

    3. All The Aces
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Has he not already scored 7 times in the Premier League?

  5. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Up to 6.1 Watkins replacement..?

    1. Aidan269
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bamford or adams

      1. LewanGOALski
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Bamford would be ideal but he’s 6.4

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Switch to a midfielder or defender and downgrade. It is worth the -4 as the only 6.0 or above strikers worth owning now are Adams and Bamford.

  6. JelliedSpark968
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Do you get 2FT after wildcarding?

    1. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Nope

    2. Aidan269
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No just 1. Same as free hit

  7. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    50 from 8

    normally a good score but being destroyed this week by Jack, Robbo + wrong Captain choice (Kane over Salah/Bruno)

    1. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      same :// have the 5 big hitters too!

    2. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      sorry, 52. Still rubbish

    3. Rhodes your boat
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      54 from 8

  8. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    needs 7 from Chilwell for century

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

    Im on 47 with Fabianski, Soucek, James and Chilwell left (KWP with 2 points would come in for James). My GW is salvagable?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No

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

        lol, it could end up ok maybe. Need Soucek and Fab hauls

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          See below. I'm all in on a Soucek hattrick, although the way its going he'll probably just get sent off instead.

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

            really need WestHam to do Chelsea to get anything from this week, lets hope!

  10. Old Bull
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Watkins....you’re fired

    1. Maeki2
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You expecting too much from a 6m asset. He was 1 inch from scoring

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Down in the 50s. Time to log off. Soucek hattrick tomorrow to sort me out.

  12. Bruce Lee
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    72 with Chilly, Taylor and Coufal left

    Probably not enough for the century, but I'll take it considering no Salah

    1. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      83 with the same 3 left.

      1. Bruce Lee
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Good luck!

        1. Esalman
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Good luck to you too! I'll take 10 points from the 3 lol.

  13. JelliedSpark968
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    God the top 100K is ruthless, I've not even had a bad week, and my rank has doubled

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Score?

      1. JelliedSpark968
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        54 with 3 left, Coufal, Soucek, Chilwell

    2. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Come join me in the millions club - much more fun here

    3. Gross Blank Point
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I dropped from 29K to 77K just because I captained Kane over Salah or Bruno!

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    81cwith Chillwell and Zouma left

    Some fols nearing a century but ah well will have to take it

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      72 with Chilly, Mendy, Cresswell & Bowen.
      0-0 would be the best thing to happen for me xD

  15. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Another fail transfer Grealish-> Son.

    Probably better leave it as a ghost ship

  16. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Power 5 mid going clutch this week.

    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Son and KDB pulling their weight...

  17. rnrd
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is is two weeks off for Reece or Worst than than that?

  18. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Mccarthy
    Chilwell coufal dias taylor mitchell
    Son soucek bruno kdb salah
    Bamford dcl davis

    2ft 0.7 itb

    What to do ? Don’t want to waste a fT

  19. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    82 with Benrahma, Chilwell and Coufal , hopeful of the 100

  20. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I think this has been my best ever single GW in my FPL career.

    95 points with 1 to play.

    My word...

    1. Bruce Lee
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Probably not in 7 years... surely you've had over 100 in a SGW?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I don’t think I’ve ever had a 100 points single GW Score

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done, great week

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

      Excellent score

    4. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well done great score. Problem is most will have great scores too. Not me though.

    5. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      93 and Chilwell, Zouma and Soucek yet to play 🙂

    6. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers all

    7. 2999 - Lady of Legend
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Very well done.
      85 here + Chilwell and Soucek.
      Think I've only hit 80+ points 3 times in 4 seasons, this is a rarity! 🙂

  21. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Looking back, hearing rumors about Salah benching I would have captained Kane again.

    Easy to smart captain hindsight but this was just unlucky day\pick.

    1. KDB United
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I’m in the same boat, but we can’t beat ourselves up on what turned out to be correct information (Salah bench). I think I have solidified in my mind though not to captain players against to 6 opposition, so that might help in the long run!

  22. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    89 with chilwell to go! Come on Chilly

  23. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    My defence reducing the impact of having no Salah and Kane captain. 69 points with Cresswell to go. Feels terrible. Owning Salah and Bruno and capping one is 50 points alone...

  24. Oooo Matron
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Any thoughts here? Currently looking at four injured defenders! Have two free transfers...

    McCarthy
    Chillwell Konsa James
    Grealish Fernandes KDB Salah Son
    DCL Bamford

    Subs: Balbuena, Lampety, Brewster

    1. popey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      depends on strategy for 18/19?

  25. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I need to fit in Bruno.
    Which player needs to go?
    KDB? Son? Grealish and a defender ? Cheers

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait a week and lose kdb

    2. Esalman
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      KDB

  26. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What was the original power 5 midfield? Was it Rafa VDV, bale, Michu, fellaini and one other?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Bale, michu, fellaini for sure. Dempsey?

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure it was, maybe David Silva? Wish I kept some screen shots from that season

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Mata

      1. Pat Bonner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Might be mata! My memory is awful haha

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Mata - Michu - Fellaini - Bale but not sure who the 5th was

    3. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      😀 ooh I remember those days. But not the fifth player. Capped Bale on final round, won my country and finished 54 OR.
      Those were the days.

    4. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yaya? Walcott?

      1. Oi! Shadders!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        I know I had them all, anyway.

  27. Mweene
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    87 with Chilwell to play (as long as Justin comes on for James)

    Can’t believe that really with Son and Kane blanks.

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    If I’d left my bus team I’d have 24 more points right now. Lesson: leave it.

  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    79/80 points with 10 players

    Chillwell left. Very happy!

  30. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    77 with Mendy, Chilwell and Giroud to play!