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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. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Would you get rid of Grealish on WC?

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

      Short term potentially. Chances are you may want him back at a later date though

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

      yea

    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not on a WC and I'm getting rid for Son

    4. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      By gw 16

    5. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I did and used the funds for Trent

  2. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    What time will Penandes be upgraded to 3 Baps?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not this week.

  3. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I'm 0.2 off my dream team unless I take a -8 🙁

    1. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      What’s your dream team? Maybe we can find 0.2 for you

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

        I also would be interested to hear Fudgys dream team as he apparently despises every player in the league

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

        Ings + Grealish + James + KDB + Mitchell

        To

        Kane + Son + Soucek + Robertson + Douglas

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

          Selling kdb for a spurs attacker this gw is asking for trouble

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

            Not this week

        2. Ginkapo FPL
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Thats point chasing

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You'll need a -12 next GW to fix it.

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

      Based on your recent picks, your dream team could still be full of duds.

    4. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait a couple of weeks and you can WC to it

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

        I'm saving wc

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

    When is Barkley back so Grealish goes left wing again

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

      Probably next week or so when everyone has sold him.

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

    Grealish would have more than 100 points with a half competent striker

  6. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rashford or Vardy for the double game week 19. Have Bruno already,

    1. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Vardy on pens but otherwise coin toss

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No McTominay? 😉

  7. HD7
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bruno BPs. He scored the winning goal, right, so is it taken into consideration already?

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

      Yeah

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Already

  8. Kryptonite666
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    *bottomed

    I have only 5 DGWers - Salah, Fernandes, Bamford,KWP and Chilwell

    SGWers worth keeping are Kane and KDB.

    Everybody else is a problem or has bad upcoming fixtures - Martinez, Lamptey, Grealish, Reece James

    I cant get to a good DGW19 or a BGW18 team without taking hits. What should be my strategy ?

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

      Take a couple hits

  9. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Wilson to bamford. Should I?

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

      Yup. No way wilsom jam continues

      At least leicester are an attacking side so vardy penalties are sustainable. Newcastle are crap

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

      That's my plan.

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

      Why sell Wilson? Fixtures?

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Fixtures. Double. Cash.

    4. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I would. Currently have both, but Wilson fixtures pretty bleak over coming game weeks. Also Bamford has DGW19 if you might have designs on FH 18

      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly

    5. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I'm tempted! Very annoyed Wilson didn't rise last night but Bamford did

  10. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish time

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

      Grealish time to go.... Not on pens, freekicks etc

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

    Best mid upto 6.3 to replace Grealish?
    Raphinha? Souchek? Neto? or anyone else

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

      Soucek and spend elsewhere

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

        want enabler for James to RObo

  12. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish > Rafinha
    Is on the cards for me.

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

      Rafinha or soucek?

    2. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I like Leeds for the upcoming fixtures including DGW19, but I don't like Raphinha. Why not Klich's 4.1 ppm vs Raphinha's 3.0?

  13. afs2239
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    KDB has newcastle next
    want to get salah or fernandes
    what to do

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

      Whats ur team

      1. afs2239
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        midfield
        KDB Torres Son Mount Grealish
        For
        Vardy Bamford Adams

  14. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Prem players can't take throw ins

  15. afs2239
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    whats ur plan for gw18 guys

    1. 272MK
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      6 7 players

    2. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      KDB C

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

      FH

    4. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      FH 18, BB 19

  16. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Possibly red?

    1. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Actually, wow, it seems like he got the ball. Only the ball. Grealish fell over. Still reckless.

      1. Pukki Party
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah agree but still has to bee red

  17. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Should be a straightforward red card on Livermore tbh.

    1. Free Hat
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Will be normally

  18. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone planning to keep James?

    He's out only for 2 GWs and a transfer for a defender is uhhh not the best use.

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

      Is it confirmed him being out just for 2 ges?

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Someone posted few pages back ya with The Athletic the source

    2. TheDragon
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If its correct and he is out the he is done for me

      Dallas is very tempting for the next 2 gameweeks

  19. Iwantmorepointsthanks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I think I will change from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 = Grealish -> Robbo

    Yay or Nay?

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

      Yay

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

        Thanks!

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

    Lol Atkinson truly hates Grealish. Thats a crystal clear red

  21. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That's 100% a red wtf

  22. Silecro
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    red given

  23. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why did I captain Kane!!!

    1. sandman58
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Just captain Salah or Bruno each week depending on fixture

  24. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    West Brom red. Grealish 60 mins to score 4

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

      Perfect start for the new skipper

  25. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez CS banked

  26. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Floodgates or great wall?

  27. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    That's no red.

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

      I think if he didn’t leave the ground it wouldn’t have looked so bad. But he does get the man quite high up the leg before he wins the ball. Dangerous tackle I guess.

  28. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Good. Clear red. Absolutely disgusting challenge.

  29. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I know it was a bad tackle, but red seems a bit harsh!

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

      He got the ball cleanly ; it followed onto Grealish. Ludicrous.

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

        He 100% hits the man before he hits the ball have you been drinking?

      2. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        No he didn't 😆

  30. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pathetic refereeing. Again.

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

      Hardly

    2. On The Up
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If you think that, stop watching football as you have no idea