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The penultimate Premier League match of the day takes place at Villa Park, where Liverpool are the visitors.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Liverpool go into this match 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, having played the same number of games.

They’ve also won only once on the road all season, although that did come in their previous away fixture in Gameweek 15.

Jurgen Klopp has made six changes to his side from the Carabao Cup fourth-round loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and it’s more like a first-choice XI from the players he has at his disposal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit enough to start after illness, taking his place in a pretty much full-strength defence.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the front three.

As for the hosts, Robin Olsen starts in goal in the absence of World Cup-winning Argentina international Emiliano Martinez.

£4.5m midfielder Leon Bailey is again deployed up top by Unai Emery, who has won his first two league matches in charge of Villa.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak.



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  1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    So van dijk shot was on target then?
    Nunez no assist coz bajetic took 2nd touch or what?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Because Darwin was a cross off target rather than a shot on target

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

      Nunez was aiming for Salah.

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Not sure aiming and Nunez goes in the same sentence.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      No van dijk shot was not on target
      Nunez shot/cross was not on target

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Cross which is blocked. Not in the slighest chance that is assist. Nunez owner.

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fanteam gave it. They also gave Kulu assist, still not sure why FPL chalked that one off.

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Digne skinned!

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

    Any guesses will VVD keeps the goal that was clear og?

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

      Keep*. Would love the edit functionality.

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I think he'll keep it. If they change it it's usually done within a couple of minutes.

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

        Weird. Seemed quite clear. Salah got 6pts from that goal.

        Br Nunez owner

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

    Nunez MOTM is pretty funny

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Joke of the match.

    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It's not funny when you have him lol. So bluddy annoying he is.

    3. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How in God's name has that happened

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They are idiots. He could have cost them the game

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

    Lol …. Townsend has just given Nunez MoM …. Sweet Jesus.

  6. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Nunez out (could not stand watching him missing every chance again) for Mitro.

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Max 4.7 to replace that waste of space Bailey. Summerville?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Or Andreas

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        A lot of people own him though

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          For good reason

    2. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Tavernier maybe?

    3. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe get a bottle of Baileys

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Summerville, Longstaff, Garnacho could be useful bench fodder

    5. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Andreas or cheap it out with a as much as possible.

  8. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Actually can't believe I've been robbed of a Kulu and Darwin assist. When Salah gets his for a clear own goal. It's actually disgusting. FPL lost its integrity today

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      same here!

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

      You didn't really expect a Darwin assist for that?

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Kane would have gotten it tbh

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Before seeing replay I did 😉

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Did not see the Kulu thing, but that was not an assist for Darwin. Unless you're saying he was trying to score?

    4. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Today? It was years ago they lost any credibility. It should not be you win some you lose some its easy enough with all the tech to see if a shot is on target or not

    5. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      All of them weren’t assists. Nunez and Kulu bec of rules and Salah’s bec it was an OG

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

        The annoying thing is the consistency of them being awarded and not awarded.

        1. Shark Team
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah but in case of Salah’s assist it was given because Premier League gave the goal to Van Dijk so of course Salah gets the assist in FPL. Despite not owning him I understand that (earlier I got a Mitro assist which was clear handball)

  9. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Player of the Match... Nunez

  10. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Christ owning Darwin is quite the experience.

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

      i dont even own him and that still tempted me to bring him in

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      More fun than watching Kane to score without touching the ball.

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You just keep him and when he manages to score a bloody goal you sell him right away, he is such a headache

  11. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ah well. Nunes is a 3 game punt to match Salah. It’s not started well but I think he’s going a huge haul in him.

    That or a red card anyway

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

      No chance. He blanks in next two.

  12. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Totally forgot to do my team this morning and ended up keeping Robertson, Salah, Almiron and Sanchez

    Not too shabby. Nice green so far

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

      Surprised that’s a green tbh

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That alone is almost the 10k average so not sure how that’s surprising you

        1. Clintymints
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Totally forgot to do the team. Prob would've removed 2/3 from that bunch. Nice surprise to get some baps after missing the unlimited transfer jazz

  13. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah max BAPS?

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

      Yup

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        sweet

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

      For the moment.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks both

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

      Should not keep the assist and baps because it was clear og.

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        You probably should release the footage you are sitting on that 'clearly' confirms this as I'm sure FPL are looking for it right now

  14. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Is 40 points with Haaland cap and 4 other players to go any good?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Huge. I’ve got 14 with 9 left to play

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      About average I suspect, maybe just above

    3. AARON-1
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 33 after 3 players with Martinelli, Rashford, De Bruyne, Haaland (c), Martial, James, Walker , De Gea to go.

      I have no idea what the average is at the moment.

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

      Depends on the 4 players.

    5. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn’t feel great

    6. mdm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Above average

    7. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dunno. Has someone got a team link with 40 points?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Mine has about that, maybe few more

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          46. 5 left. Haaland captain.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Yes annoyingly White 3rd on bench

    8. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I'm on 40 with 7 and Haaland cap to go so no.

    9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Don't know. 26 with 7 left to play including Haaland captain.

  15. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    I don’t care if Nunez gets 3 in the next game, I don’t want to ever go through that level of misses as his owner again

  16. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    To all you Darwin bashers, I yawn at thee. I yawn with every fibre of my existence. I yawn with the power of a thousand suns. I yawn from here to the ends of the earth. YAWN.

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      u spelt YNWA wrong there at the end

  17. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Where that Nunez assist be at?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Next game

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Let's go White and Martinelli!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Where you off to?

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nahh Saka and Gabriel masterclass incoming. 😉

    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I have White on my team for some reason, I'll sign up for this

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

      Just Martinelli

  19. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    5 away wins in 6 games so far

    4 of the away teams scored 3 goals.

    Bad news for arsenal chelsea and united assets?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      bowen hatty incoming

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Followed by a Big Dom Solanke Brace

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nope

    3. putana
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not really. Newcastle, liverpool are the much better teams. Fulham were two men up

  20. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    i hope everyone moaning about darwin sells him

    then when he gets his hatty he will be a differential

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Leicester are there for the taking.

      Amartey and Faes will have a hard time containing Salah and Nunez

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I agree. Darwin’s play was good today and he will haul once finishing clicks- the more sellers the merrier

  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Okay, after seeing replay I admit Salah being intended target 😉

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Want to see Van Dijk goal from different angles. At goaltime looked deflected, camera behind the goal. But two angles in front of the goal looked like it went in unhindered.

  22. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Kane or Darwin out for Mitro?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you get rid of Kane?

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Spurs are a mess.

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      You just know Darwin will get a monster haul as soon as you sell him

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don't care. Mitro will get more monster hauls.

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Darwin. But he'll improve slowly and prob be worth getting back in later. Mitro needs to avoid YC for 2 more GW.

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Don't care. I saw Mitrovic at Selhurst Park today and he's a season keeper. Absolute beast. Unplayable.

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Gutted I fell for Silvas basic lying about his injury

  23. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Under the rules it's not a Darwin assist but it's far more of an 'assist' than one that skims off a bootlace.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I agree. It was more assist than for example just passing Son ball near own box just to see him run through the field like Maradona once. Rules aren't fair.

  24. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Can someone explain why VVD has been given the goal (and Salah the assist) when his shot was off target?

    1. FlyingWithoutIngs
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fpl towers own vvd but don’t own nunez or Kulu

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Mark owns VVD

    3. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yet to see any camera angle that confirmed it was going wide.

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

        Looked clear on Prime, from the reverse angle behind the goal

      2. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Camera behind the goal shows it’s not going in until it takes a deflection

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      VVD cunningly imparted a very powerful swerve on the ball and it was going to go ..... er ...... straight in.

    5. putana
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      salah owners would cry

  25. FlyingWithoutIngs
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Boxing Day been poor for me so far, only way it can get worse is martinelli hauling so if anyone owns him, I congratulate you for his 10+ points already

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      today begins arsenals drop back to 6th

      1. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I hope you’re right!

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      not a chance, 2 or 3 points.

      1. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        I hope your luck is better than mine haha

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Everybody has Martinelli, so won’t make any difference

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Need Arsenal to concede because got White 3rd on bench due to server going down

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      He would have been there anyway.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        No would have started him over Patterson, with Arsenal defense ownership

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          er, pardon?

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Wanted to start White over Patterson

    2. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Servers going down or you were late with your changes before the deadline?!?!