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Gameweek 8 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) begins on Friday with two matches in the Midlands: Aston Villa v Southampton and Nottingham Forest v Fulham.

Both games kick-off at 20:00 BST.

Steven Gerrard makes two changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Manchester City in Gameweek 6, with Ashley Young and Philippe Coutinho coming in for the injured Matty Cash and Douglas Luiz.

That means Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins both start, despite feeling unwell during the week, alongside Leon Bailey, who continues on the right wing.

Southampton, meanwhile, make just one change, with Moussa Djenepo replacing Joe Aribo.

At The City Ground, Steve Cooper has reacted to his side’s 3-2 loss to Bournemouth by making three changes.

In come Willy Boly, Remo Freuler and Taiwo Awoniyi, with Joe Worrall, Cheikhou Kouyate and Jesse Lingard dropping to the bench.

Serge Aurier is still awaiting visa approval.

As for the visitors, Issa Diop starts alongside new signing Willian, but Antonee Robinson misses out through injury.


GAMEWEEK 8 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Kamara, McGinn, Ramsey, Bailey, Coutinho, Watkins

Subs: Olsen, Chambers, Augustinsson, Nakamba, Dendoncker, Douglas Luiz, Sanson, Buendia, Ings

Southampton XI: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Djenepo, A Armstrong, Adams

Subs: McCarthy, Lyanco, Caleta-Car, Aribo, S Armstrong, Mara, Edozie, Larios, Walcott


Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson, Boly, Cook, McKenna, Williams, Yates, Freuler, Lodi, Gibbs-White, Awonoyi, Johnson

Subs: Hennessey, Biancone, Worrall, Lingard, O’Brien, Toffolo, Surridge, Kouyate, Dennis.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream, Diop, Palhinha, Reed, Andreas, Reid, Willian, Mitrovic

Subs: Rodak, Duffy, Kebano, Cairney, Chalobah, James, Mbabu, Vinicius, Harris


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  1. Over Midwicket
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Why the heck is William playing for Fulham? How the mighty have fallen.

    1. Free Hat
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Prince William?

      1. Alan The Llama
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He needs a free hat

        1. Free Hat
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Free hats for everybody!

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He should stick to singing... actually, no. As you were

    3. jacob1989
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Better than playing in the Portuguese league or french league, right? Alexis sanchez plays for Marseille now

  2. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey looking sharp

    1. Khark
      4 years, 1 month ago

      is he? he looks dreadful to me

      1. FPL Daniel
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Nice through ball and a shot

        Thinks happening on his flank

        I am optimistic

        He has to score and rise in price twice over the IB

        1. FPL Daniel
          4 years, 1 month ago

          *things

  3. Spoox777
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is Salah dropping again tonight please?

    I hit the WC for GW7 but as i only had 9 players playing in GW8 i did...
    Salah (12.9m) > KdB (12.2m)

    I only have 0.7m ITB to switch back to Salah for GW9 but if he's going to drop again to 12.8m i will hold off doing the transfer now.

    Thank you

    1. Snake Juice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's dropping tonight, hold off

      1. Spoox777
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you 🙂

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you want to switch back?

      1. Snake Juice
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Because Salah has Brighton at home in 9

        1. Spoox777
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Exactly + I already have Cancelo & Haaland & don't want triple MCI.
          KdB was just for this GW

        2. jacob1989
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Brighton are above Liverpool in the table. This match wont be easy

          1. GoonerSteve
            4 years, 1 month ago

            No manager may impact their performance, hard to know.

          2. Spoox777
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Brighton lost Potter to Chelsea so will they be as good?

            Salah vs BRI
            KdB vs MUN

            Salah has the easier fixture + (as mentioned) i don't want MCI triple up 🙂

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Then back to KDB in gw10?

  4. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    If Jesus delivers and Mitro blanks the joke is on us

    1. Feloh
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Written in the stars.

    2. how now brown cow
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If I have both, what does that mean?

    3. Spoox777
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Same for me. I brought in Toney & Mitrovic for Jesus & Archer

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What do you mean 'us'?

      1. FPL Daniel
        4 years, 1 month ago

        The community minus Granville 😉

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I don't think you want independent thinkers. Even on these boards there are differences of opinion, quite rightly.

    5. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, prob a mitro booking an blank !

    6. jacob1989
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did this on WC. Wont be soon before regretting it

  5. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Watching Ashley Young and Willian

    Looks like 2018

    1. Feloh
      4 years, 1 month ago

      More like 2015.

      1. Feanor
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Willian had 168 points in 2019-20

  6. jacob1989
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is this good for a bench boost.

    Ward vs nott
    Andeas vs newcastle
    Zouma vs wolves
    Patterson away to Southampton

    1. Rainer
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not when we could have all 20 teams doubling in some GW in 2023.

      1. Rainer
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Might not be all with European teams but the cheaper teams who make up bench boosts will have some nice DGWs to come!

      2. jacob1989
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Good point but will it not be scattered? Or likely everyone doubles in same week. ? If its the latter will save the bb

    2. Fish up a tree
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for DGW as will be a couple of big ones now

    3. Paqueta Rice
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wait for the quadruple gw

    4. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      GW 21 is Bench Boost

      The largest GW in history

  7. Bobby Digital
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey's crossing is pathetic

    1. Khark
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He's been atrocious

    2. Rainer
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Playing like he wants a subbing at HT.

    3. NorCal Villan
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That’s his cross to bear

  8. Digital-Real
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey being Bailey!

    1. Feloh
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Has he scored?

  9. how now brown cow
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Villa game is god awful

    1. g40steve
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, why Sky don’t give us the choice, this is dire.
      Might watch a film & catch the Forest game at 10.30 on Sky

  10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Relegate all these teams, absolutely atrocious.

    1. jacob1989
      4 years, 1 month ago

      And bring back norwich and huddersfield?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Sunderland playing some delightful football these days

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Villa crowd know they are going down

      1. jacob1989
        4 years, 1 month ago

        But they drew vs almight man city

  11. Viper
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Do these moves warrant a WC?

    Cucurella -> Guehi
    Gross -> Zaha
    Kulusevski -> Maddison
    Jesus -> Isak

    The plan was to WC but it hardly seems worth it? I'd probably do Kulusevski -> Maddison if I wasn't playing the WC

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who is Guehi? Never heard about him

      1. Viper
        4 years, 1 month ago

        4.4m Palace defender.

        Good fixture in Gw12 🙂

    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If that's it. I wouldn't WC

  12. Alan The Llama
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Penalty Fulham??

    1. asr
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Free kick, just outside

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Willian territory

    2. Alan The Llama
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Edge of the box

  13. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Villa look atrocious under Gerrard.

  14. Feanor
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Good run from Old Willy.

  15. Rainer
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey red check?

    1. Gizzachance
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Got away with it

      1. Digital-Real
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Very lucky

    2. how now brown cow
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wasnt a nice challenge at all

  16. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who said penalty for Fulham

    1. g40steve
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Specsavers visit booked for tomorrow

  17. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    William looking fit

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Willian

  18. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Andreas still on set pieces

  19. Fish up a tree
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailey is having a shocker

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      All will be forgiven when he scores

    2. Bobby Digital
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Getting sent off here would be typical

  20. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Henderson saving Mitro great header

  21. GOTHAM City F.C.
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Mitro sot

  22. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Villa lose tonight I think Gerrard will get the sack.

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      He won’t imo

  23. Feloh
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bailly to score with the way people are tearing him apart.

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely

    2. Khark
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Funnier things have happened, he's been so bad though

    3. NorCal Villan
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah, that’s how it works

  24. FPL Daniel
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Willian taking corners

    Andreas of them

    1. Union_Jacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Andreas took the last one Mitro got his SOT with

  25. -GK22-
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What a boring game

    1. FPL Daniel
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Which one ?

      1. -GK22-
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Villa

        1. Haalander
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Dreadful game to watch so far

  26. RICICLE
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Is it just me or you can’t see anywhere if your opponents have taken hits?

    It used to show it but now it doesn’t?

    1. Rainer
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Does after the next update.

      1. RICICLE
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Ahh ok great cheers Rainer

  27. abaalan
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Gw9 wildcarders have you activated it already? Any reason not to and grab some price rises tonight...

  28. -GK22-
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hass looks like a peaky blinder

  29. Hughes Your Daddy
    4 years, 1 month ago

    The quality of the Villa v Southampton game has been poor, like Championship level.

  30. have you seen cyan
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Guys should I watch the queue or a game?

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Haha, the queue

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Queue imo

    3. how now brown cow
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Queue is probably quicker paced than villa.

    4. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Could you watch the game
      So that the rest of us can watch the queue
      We'll keep you updated

    5. have you seen cyan
      4 years, 1 month ago

      the queue it is!