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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-KotchapSalisu, Perraud, DialloWard-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. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    New operation.

    Target NFO with your attackers

    TC Chip against them settled too

    1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Working well for Mitro 😉

  2. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bailey is going to be one of those players who gets a goal or assist every 5-6 weeks just to remind you that you’ve sold him

    1. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I concluded it was less painful him scoring points outside my team, than not scoring being in it

      1. Old Bull
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Made me chuckle that did.

    2. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Thought we all got him on WC as cheap enabler. No?

      1. Old Bull
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Had him in my GW1 draft as a cheap enabler, kindly asked him to leave GW3

  3. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Andreas come on mate, great effort that shot tho

    1. Digital-Real
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      I'd be surprised if he doesn't get an attacking return in this match

  4. Neevesy
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This time last year Forest were bottom of the Championship.

    Should they have done a Norwich and stuck with the team that got them up (replaced the loans)? Then built again IF they were relegated? (And in the process banking both premier league money AND parachute payments).

    I rate their manager but getting that many new signings into a coherent team is almost impossible.

    1. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Done a Norwich. The loans and loss of Spence may have forced their hand though

      I think they'd have had a better chance of staying up if they'd retained that unified Champ side

  5. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neco goal or assy would really help right about now

    1. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      yeeees!

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    At this rate, WC9 with Mitro > Vardy [C] locked in!

  7. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    This means Toney hauls btw

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      How come ?

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      hatty

    3. Snake Juice
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, Jesus hattie

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    O’Brien

  9. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    2 3 Forest

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Whooop

  10. Drumandbaines123
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    The one time we actually needed Neco & Andreas to do sonething...

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      they are trying!

    2. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Andreas YC

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        Great start this week then with him an mitro

  11. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    OBriiiien nnn!!!

  12. asr
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Andreas silly YC

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Ffs

  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Andreas yc

    1. Wenger's Warriors
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You just had one job to do.....1

  14. Yank Revolution
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Gotta love FPL, 5 goals in NFO/FUL, 3 players I won, zero involvements.

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      erm "won" = "own"

  15. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Hold Fulham hold!

  16. DRIZ ✅
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neco assist?

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Haha

    2. The Train Driver
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      You wish...

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      He will be dropped next game for aurier

  17. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Could anything else go f ing wrong in this game

    1. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      RC incoming still

  18. asr
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neco shot, row Z

  19. JBG
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Proper Championship match this.

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Better than watching paint dry in the Villa game

    2. Z
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Fulham is at 6th place...

  20. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Marcos Silva thinks he's well 'ard mate

  21. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Neco thinks he is TAA (second time today).

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      playing to high, leave huge space behind him

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Bailey the worst passer in todays game with 42% success rate

    Bench next time imo

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Also most dispossessed

    2. Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Well he’ll deffo be on mine until I WC then he’s gone. Still it was worth a punt I guess

  23. El Libe
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    I remembered days when Boyd and Lundstram were the right guys for your bench at 4.5M. Andreas and Bailey are not that type of backup guys

    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Boydinho was magical as he only scored when Costa was benched.

      1. El Libe
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        I only played him in all the GW when he scored goals

  24. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Did Ad Man Bakaat get Bailey at the end ?

  25. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    At least selling Neco on WC was a decent decision

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Indeed

  26. Eat my goal!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Expectations are somewhat high for what are budget bench warmers in most GWS

  27. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    We are really making a terrible Villa side and manager look good =[

    1. A. PRISE
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Not terrible at all

  28. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Maybe us Mitro cappers will be ok, Haaland probably a 1 pointer?

    1. SirWenger
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      There won't be many

    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Lol, Hauland doesn’t do one pointers 😉

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 7 months ago

        not so secret agent Pep to the rescue

  29. Paqueta Rice
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Watkins touch is awful

  30. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Starting Andreas over Maddison was a fail

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Oh massive. I broke my own rule about always starting my bigger hitter regardless of fixture. I’ll never learn.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 7 months ago

      Yep that was recommended to me, I ignored it.