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Fantasy community back Villa in opening Gameweek 28 match

12 March 2021 793 comments
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The Fantasy Premier League community are backing Aston Villa in the opening match of Gameweek 28.

41.0% of managers worldwide are in possession of Emiliano Martínez (£5.4m) for a Friday-night trip to Newcastle after two double-figure hausl since Gameweek 24.

The Villa goalkeeper has recorded eight clean sheets away from home this season, at least two more than any other shot-stopper after 27 Gameweeks.

Meanwhile, 14.7% have brought Matt Targett (£5.0m) into Gameweek 28, who lines up against Newcastle’s out-of-form right-back Emil Krafth (£4.2m) tonight.

While Villa’s left-back has produced just three attacking returns this season, two of them have come on the road.

There is less of a spread of interest in Dean Smith’s attacking assets even for a favourable meeting with Newcastle.

Jack Grealish‘s (£7.5m) continued absence is sure to have played a part in that.

Villa have scored two league goals in four matches since their talismanic midfielder succumbed to a leg injury, Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) and Anwar El Ghazi (£5.3m) the only players to find the net during that period.

The latter is on the bench tonight with Trézéguet (£5.2m) and Traoré either side of Ollie Watkins (£6.6m) in a 4-3-3 formation.

The former Brentford man is the only fit and starting Villa midfield or forward asset above 1.4% ownership tonight, currently sat in 26.7% of Fantasy teams worldwide.

Callum Wilson (£6.5m) remains the most-popular Newcastle option despite his ongoing absence while Allan Saint-Maximin (£5.1m) and Miguel Almirón (£5.6m) are also on the sidelines.

Steve Bruce has selected Dwight Gayle (£5.9m) to lead the Magpies’ line tonight, supported by an attacking-midfield trio of Ryan Fraser (£5.6m), Joe Willock (£4.7m) and Joelinton (£5.7m).

Gameweek 28 Line-ups

Newcastle United XI (4-2-3-1): Dúbravka; Dummett, Clark, Lascelles, Krafth; Hayden, Shelvey; Fraser, Willock, Joelinton; Gayle.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, El Mohamady; J Ramsey, D Luiz, McGinn; Trézéguet, Watkins, B Traoré.

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  1. sully29
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Tbf Villa have been lucky with quite a lot of their clean sheets recently so in a general sense deserved to concede.

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  2. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Disgusting game

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  3. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Villa are a 'lucky' defence. They get a lot of deflections and bounces that go their way. Much like Leicester did when they won the title. Not saying they aren't putting in effort, but the aren't like the Man City defence who don't give you loads of chances.

    Their luck will run out eventually. Probably when they get a prolonged break (end of the season?) and they get out of the groove of playing competitively every week.

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  4. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Targett still on 3 baps it seems..

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  5. SADIO SANÉ
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Martínez benching delight 😀

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    1. Party time
      5 years, 6 months ago

      😆 juuuuhuuuuuuuu

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    2. Homer21
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Replaced by?

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Vicente

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    3. Tango74
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Never understand why people want their benches to do rubbish

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        what the hell are you talking about

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        1. Tango74
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Why people want there bench players to blank ?

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          1. ZAMUNDA
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            A player on the bench is a player you don't have

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            1. Tango74
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I know bud what happens if your starting goalie doesn’t play or premium is rested don’t you want bench players to have loads of points?

              Like last week with Bruno and Shaw

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  6. Begbie.
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Murphy on the pitch for like 10 mins and getting max bonus lmao. Please rejig the system over the summer.

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    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Who should get bonus from this game in your view?

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      1. jason_ni
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        The player who grabs a last minute equaliser is up there for me.

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        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          So the time of a goal should attach more bonus to it?

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          1. jason_ni
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Not saying that, just the player who scores an equaliser deserves bps, regardless of the time its scored.

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      2. Begbie.
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure but it's a totally flawed system. It's no doubt because he wasn't on the pitch long enough to be offside, give the ball away etc but that in no way makes him deserving of max bonus.

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        1. Pat Bonner
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It was obviously a terrible game if you can’t name 1 player? Plus it finished 1-1 which often results in low bps in general

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  7. On The Up
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Wheres martinez 3rd save?

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  8. Niho992
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hell yea! Even i have MArtinez i celebrate this goal

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  9. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    New article

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  10. Champions League Varane
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    8 + bonus -> 0

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  11. Fudgy
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I own Martinez but I'll say casuals have been punished tonight

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Me too, but rivals had targetts and watkins, muwahahaha, sweet justice.

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      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Top of my league does and he's a total casual

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          exactly same here!! haha, they've been officially mudded hahaha

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    2. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Define a casual? I'm starting to think that it's a term used by salty losers when someone who they don't have in their team does well.

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      1. Homer21
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Not met Fudgy before?

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  12. SM001
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Unreal. Went from potentially 20 points down to 4 points.

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  13. Lukakuna
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    At least Dean Smith got a taste of the real world

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  14. Shark Team
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I was dreaming 27 PTS but I got only 10

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  15. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    2 bloody clean sheets gone in the final minute. Pull yourselves together, Villa.

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  16. The 12th Man
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Big Tasty

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  17. Chrisitis
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Villa defence top 10k over 125%

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  18. HollywoodXI
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Martinez and Konsa CS wiped in the 94th minute. FML.

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Against the worst attack in the league.

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      1. HollywoodXI
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Joke

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      2. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Oh I think there's competition for that spot

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  19. mr messi
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Damn, I only brought in Konsa for a guaranteed cs!

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  20. Mile Plankton
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    I hate ...

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  21. djman102
    • 17 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Looks like 3 pts for Martinez still (3 saves)

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  22. jason_ni
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Some how Emi losing his cs gave me a 2k rank jump than if he kept the cs..

    Are there that many dbl villa defence?

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    1. djman102
      • 17 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Apparently, although I went down 2K after the goal, then up 2K after the 3rd save.

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      1. jason_ni
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Madness!

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  23. Party time
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Double & Triple Villa defence buried

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  24. GROBARI
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    No way this s**t happened,lucky i have only Emi,if i can say thats lucky

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  25. not_astarte
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    what happens to targett then??

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    1. GROBARI
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      2 big points

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      1. Fudgy
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Wrong

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        1. THE Wild Rover
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Nope, he does get two points

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          1. Duka
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Nope, he doesn't get two points

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            1. THE Wild Rover
              • 16 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Yep, he does. Idiot

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  26. Kermit Special
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Absolute Scenes

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  27. Party time
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Murphy on max baps, how?!!!!

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  28. GROBARI
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Imagine Newcastle score on you 😀

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  29. THE Wild Rover
    • 16 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Late equaliser is a good result for Ollie and Martinez owners

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  30. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Hilarious really as first time Martinez player

    Been looking for that 90th minute Lascelles prediction from earlier. Psychic.

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