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Aston Villa make one enforced changed to their line-up as they host Newcastle United in the final match of Double Gameweek 19.

Just over a week after the round began, Newcastle’s trip to Villa Park brings the curtain down on one of the most memorable Double Gameweeks of recent memory.

And Fantasy managers could be in store for some serious action considering how promising Villa looked at Manchester City midweek.

John McGinn (£5.5m) is the only one to miss out from the trip to the Etihad Stadium having picked up his fifth yellow card of the season.

Which allows Dean Smith to select from most of his key personnel tonight.

Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) comes into the midfield alongside Douglas Luiz (£, with Jack Grealish (£7.7m), Ross Barkley (£5.9m) and Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) in front of them.

Kevin De Bruyne (£11.9m) is the only FPL midfielder with more assists at home than Grealish this season, who was sold by over 150,000+ managers for Double Gameweek 19.

With Barkley and Traoré holding onto their places it means for a second successive benching for Anwar El Ghazi (£5.8m) so all eyes will be on any Villa penalty if it is awarded before the Dutchman takes to the field.

Matt Targett (£4.6m) has recovered from the knock that forced him off against Manchester City, enabling Smith to go for his first-choice back-four.

It will be interesting to see what formation Newcastle will adopt following their 3-0 defeat to Arsenal in a recent switch to a so-called ‘more attacking 4-4-2 system.

Andy Carroll (£5.2m) and Callum Wilson (£6.6m) keep their places but Joelinton (£5.7m) drops to the bench as Steve Bruce asks Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) and Jeff Hendrick (£4.6m) to provide the width tonight.

Aston Villa XI (4-2-3-1): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; D Luiz, Nakamba; Grealish, Barkley, B Traoré; Watkins.

Newcastle United XI (4-4-2): Darlow; Lewis, Lascelles, Schär, Manquillo; Almirón, Shelvey, Hayden, Hendrick; Carroll, Wilson.

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  1. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Ramsey on for Grealish.

  2. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Grealish subbed and avoids his suspension

  3. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Toon so useless they can't even make Martinez get a save point.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      He made one save in the 4th minute ....

      1. Feloh
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        3 saves are needed for a save point.

  4. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins in BAPs meaning, it's a tie in my cup tie. He would win on goals scored. Get a yellow Watkins come on!

    1. Werder Bremner
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Its tight, he could drop out of bonus

      Best of luck

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. Thanks!
        If he gets one, I'm fine. Anything more would mean it's over.

  5. ivantys
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    No Grealish time goal.

  6. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Grealish looks devastated 😆

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      No matter what managers say to defend their player, what a shite attitude that is!

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Such a whiney little btch.

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I love to see it from my FPL players. Wish he'd been so goal-hungry when he was handing over penalties!

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He hasn't got the balls for pens.

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      More time to go and drive into some parked cars

  7. MIDIMAN2010
    • 15 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Damn, out of cup on goals scored 🙁

    1. MidTableFantasy
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Right there with you.

      1. MidTableFantasy
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Wait nevermind I'm just out of the cup

  8. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Targett equals with Diss in points if finished 2-0

  9. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Could be the last time we see Grealish in a villa shirt ? Looked absolutely fuming with Dean Smith's ridiculous antics

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I thought you quit FPL?

      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He quits on a weekly basis.

    2. Bennerman
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Talksport-level shy te?

    3. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yawn

    4. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Should have sold him after lockdown and drunk smashing into parked cars and doing a runner ... let alone the cheating he does ON the pitch

    5. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      This was a missed opportunity for a "HEATED" headline.

  10. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins down to 1 BAP. I'm winning again. This cup tie is going right down to the wire!

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Down to?? When did he suddenly get in them? For playing for Newcastle?!

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        ?

      2. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        The goal. Idk. He's back to 2 now! Headign out of the cup as it stands!

        1. milanista10
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          He is back on 1 now. Good luck 😀

          1. WE GO FOR IT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 1 month ago

            Yeah! Hope he stays there! Thanks! 😀

    2. People in Preston
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      AVL defenders will all pick up an extra point for the CS. Does that help?

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Aren't all BAPs added? More will be added after the FT?

  11. FantasyHero
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Wow Newcastle are quite bad.

  12. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I could have captained nine of my other XI for more points than Salah. Other one matched him. Oh well.

  13. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Vardy to

    A) kane (have son)
    B) watkins
    C) dcl
    D) ings
    E) cavani (have bruno)

    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      E

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      A

  14. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Jamie Carragher really is a glass half full kind of guy

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Empty* 😀

      1. Werder Bremner
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Well its one of those 🙂

        1. CheesyZoot
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          🙂

  15. Londongeezaa
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    I posed the question earlier, what was the point in Andy Carroll?

    Now I ask, what is the point of Newcastle United?

    10 without a win. 1 goal in last 7 games.

    1. Champions League Varane
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      And who scored that goal..

    2. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure what you want people to reply to this. They're a team playing in the EPL. The point is for them to try and get points to stay in the league. Yes, they have been bad.

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      If you play with Carroll you have to play into Him in the air. Nobody has told Newcastle players.

  16. Rains of Castamere
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Need 2 Watkins baps.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Doesn’t deserve any unless its playing for the Newcastle back five

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Need him to drop to 1 to win my cup tie!

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Eek, sorry mate, every man for himself haha

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Well, he's on 1 right now. Let's hope he stays there! 😛

  17. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    117 with Salah(C) & no chips played, hope it kickstarts my season!

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Any hits? On the same score but with hits.

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Did Bamford & Dallas to Antonio & Coufal (-4)

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Very nice, 107 with Salah(C) and no chips

    3. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      127 no chips, (K)DB

    4. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Insane score given the captain fail!

      1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate! Hope you had a good GW too 🙂

  18. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins on 2 bonus is a disgrace

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Stayed on pitch points

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Decisive goal, lots of recoveries, good ball retention, what's not to like

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        He kept passing to Newcastle players

    3. Firminooooo
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Delete team

  19. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Shame we have to wait all the way until GW25 before one of the big hitters face this useless Newcastle team

    1. aleksaa2
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      WC in gw25 already looks good haha

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Indeed

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Could have a competent manager by then

    3. Bada Bing
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Mighty Rafa will be in charge by then.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Only if Ashley sells

  20. JONALDINHO
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    117 pts with no chips played. I’ll take that.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one, played no chips over the last 2 weeks and scored 48 and 114 🙂

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Nice mate, lots on here similar

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      What would happen if you didn’t take it?

      1. JONALDINHO
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Sus remark

  21. JJeyy
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins sneaked 2 bonus here

    1. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Yessss

      1. JJeyy
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        back down

        1. Rains of Castamere
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Hmm

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      1

  22. Duke Silver ☑
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Newcastle out with a whimper again. Never looked like scoring.

  23. WE GO FOR IT
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Watkins on 1 bonus as the FT whitle blows. Hope he stays there or drops down.

    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      2

    2. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Max 1 bap.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, I like that!

  24. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Massive benching headache for next week, want to play all my players given opponents, except Johnstone.

    Martinez (Johnstone)
    Bailly, Coufal, Cancelo, Dallas, Zouma
    Salah, Gundogan, Grealish, Fernandes, Soucek
    Bamford, Watkins, Antonio

    1. JONALDINHO
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Bench Soucek. Bailly and Zouma unlikely to start anyway

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      My front 8

      Salah, Gundogan, Grealish, Fernandes, Son
      Bamford, Antonio, Kane.

  25. Lucky Z
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Targett the Hero. Very productive. Top value for such price.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Sold him for Stones! Wish I’d have somehow had both

  26. Rash
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Marinez and targett take my tally upto 138 - 4 absolutely buzzing 🙂

    1. Rash
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Martinez*

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Updated

  27. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Bruce surely close to the sack?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      With Ashley in charge they have no options. Who would go there?

  28. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    116(-8) all out. No chips played. Successful DGW.

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      I got 148 -12 with BB used and I’m not even happy with that

  29. Nightf0x
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    102 with no chips played and a -4 and vardy captain looks great, sadly left saka on bench for bamford & dias vc

  30. Bushwhacker
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 1 month ago

    Do we all need to post over 100 scores? Asking for a friend.

    1. CheesyZoot
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 1 month ago

      Only if you have one

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 1 month ago

        But what if I’m not an ass?

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry, “they’re”

        2. CheesyZoot
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 1 month ago

          Sounds like your just a grumpy old fart