Watkins v Diaby: Who is the best Villa pick in FPL?

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:42am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 1:57am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:08am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Last updated: 23 Oct, 2026 2:16am

Date	Player	Team	Price
22/10	Ampadu	LEE	5.3m
22/10	Maguire	MUN	4.7m
22/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.9m
22/10	Palmer	CHE	9.8m
21/10	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.1m
21/10	Palacios	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Endo	LIV	4.8m
20/10	Gyökeres	ARS	7.0m
20/10	Hudson-Odoi	NFO	5.7m
20/10	Hughes	CRY	4.3m
20/10	Jacquet	LIV	5.1m
20/10	Muniz	FUL	5.3m
20/10	Nmecha	LEE	5.3m
20/10	Ruggeri	AVL	4.4m
19/10	Alcaraz	EVE	4.8m
19/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.3m
19/10	Doku	MCI	7.5m
19/10	Grimes	COV	4.8m
19/10	Groß	BHA	6.2m
19/10	Onyeka	COV	4.8m
19/10	Rogers	CHE	8.0m
19/10	Stroud	HUL	4.9m
19/10	Welbeck	CHE	5.8m
19/10	Wieffer	BHA	4.8m
18/10	Braithwaite	MCI	3.9m
18/10	Gibbs-White	NFO	7.9m
18/10	J.Cuenca	FUL	4.4m
18/10	João Pedro	CHE	7.9m
18/10	Keane	EVE	4.7m
18/10	Nketiah	CRY	5.4m
18/10	Norton-Cuffy	HUL	3.9m
18/10	Samba	MCI	4.4m
18/10	Tavernier	BOU	6.2m
18/10	Virgil	LIV	6.4m
18/10	Wissa	NEW	6.1m
18/10	Wood	NFO	5.7m
18/10	Zubimendi	ARS	5.2m
17/10	Aina	NFO	4.3m
17/10	Bentancur	TOT	5.4m
17/10	Calafiori	ARS	6.0m
17/10	Cherki	MCI	8.0m
17/10	Diop	IPS	3.9m
17/10	Khusanov	MCI	5.3m
17/10	Manzambi	AVL	6.0m
17/10	Robinson	FUL	4.4m
17/10	Tel	TOT	5.6m
17/10	Touré	NEW	5.7m
16/10	Alysson	AVL	4.9m
16/10	B.Fernandes	MUN	11.8m
16/10	Damsgaard	BRE	5.3m
16/10	De Cuyper	BHA	5.2m
16/10	Delap	NFO	5.5m
16/10	Elanga	NEW	6.0m
16/10	Evanilson	BOU	6.1m
16/10	Frimpong	LIV	5.2m
16/10	Groß	BHA	6.1m
16/10	Haaland	MCI	15.7m
16/10	Jair Cunha	NFO	4.4m
16/10	John	NFO	4.4m
16/10	Kroupi.Jr	BOU	7.3m
16/10	Latibeaudiere	COV	3.9m
16/10	M.Sangaré	BRE	5.5m
16/10	Maddison	TOT	6.2m
16/10	Mbeumo	MUN	7.8m
16/10	Mosquera	ARS	5.2m
16/10	Núñez	IPS	4.8m
16/10	O.Richards	NFO	3.9m
16/10	Steur	NEW	4.8m
16/10	Szoboszlai	LIV	6.8m
16/10	Targett	HUL	3.9m
16/10	Tielemans	MUN	5.7m
16/10	Valdimarsson	BRE	4.4m
16/10	Wirtz	LIV	7.2m
16/10	Wissa	NEW	6.2m
15/10	Šeško	MUN	6.9m
15/10	Igor Jesus	NFO	5.7m
15/10	Tzolis	ARS	6.2m
14/10	Dasilva	BRE	4.8m
14/10	Mazraoui	MUN	4.3m
14/10	Muñoz	NFO	5.3m

Date

Player

Team

Price

Change

22/10

Ampadu

LEE

5.3m

22/10

Maguire

MUN

4.7m

22/10

Mbeumo

MUN

7.9m

22/10

Palmer

CHE

9.8m

21/10

Calvert-Lewin

LEE

6.1m

21/10

Palacios

FUL

5.3m

20/10

Endo

LIV

4.8m

20/10

Gyökeres

ARS

7.0m

20/10

Hudson-Odoi

NFO

5.7m

20/10

Hughes

CRY

4.3m

20/10

Jacquet

LIV

5.1m

20/10

Muniz

FUL

5.3m

20/10

Nmecha

LEE

5.3m

20/10

Ruggeri

AVL

4.4m

19/10

Alcaraz

EVE

4.8m

19/10

De Cuyper

BHA

5.3m

19/10

Doku

MCI

7.5m

19/10

Grimes

COV

4.8m

19/10

Groß

BHA

6.2m

19/10

Onyeka

COV

4.8m

19/10

Rogers

CHE

8.0m

19/10

Stroud

HUL

4.9m

19/10

Welbeck

CHE

5.8m

19/10

Wieffer

BHA

4.8m

18/10

Braithwaite

MCI

3.9m

18/10

Gibbs-White

NFO

7.9m

18/10

J.Cuenca

FUL

4.4m

18/10

João Pedro

CHE

7.9m

18/10

Keane

EVE

4.7m

18/10

Nketiah

CRY

5.4m

18/10

Norton-Cuffy

HUL

3.9m

18/10

Samba

MCI

4.4m

18/10

Tavernier

BOU

6.2m

18/10

Virgil

LIV

6.4m

18/10

Wissa

NEW

6.1m

18/10

Wood

NFO

5.7m

18/10

Zubimendi

ARS

5.2m

17/10

Aina

NFO

4.3m

17/10

Bentancur

TOT

5.4m

17/10

Calafiori

ARS

6.0m

17/10

Cherki

MCI

8.0m

17/10

Diop

IPS

3.9m

17/10

Khusanov

MCI

5.3m

17/10

Manzambi

AVL

6.0m

17/10

Robinson

FUL

4.4m

17/10

Tel

TOT

5.6m

17/10

Touré

NEW

5.7m

16/10

Alysson

AVL

4.9m

16/10

B.Fernandes

MUN

11.8m

16/10

Damsgaard

BRE

5.3m

16/10

De Cuyper

BHA

5.2m

16/10

Delap

NFO

5.5m

16/10

Elanga

NEW

6.0m

16/10

Evanilson

BOU

6.1m

16/10

Frimpong

LIV

5.2m

16/10

Groß

BHA

6.1m

16/10

Haaland

MCI

15.7m

16/10

Jair Cunha

NFO

4.4m

16/10

John

NFO

4.4m

16/10

Kroupi.Jr

BOU

7.3m

16/10

Latibeaudiere

COV

3.9m

16/10

M.Sangaré

BRE

5.5m

16/10

Maddison

TOT

6.2m

16/10

Mbeumo

MUN

7.8m

16/10

Mosquera

ARS

5.2m

16/10

Núñez

IPS

4.8m

16/10

O.Richards

NFO

3.9m

16/10

Steur

NEW

4.8m

16/10

Szoboszlai

LIV

6.8m

16/10

Targett

HUL

3.9m

16/10

Tielemans

MUN

5.7m

16/10

Valdimarsson

BRE

4.4m

16/10

Wirtz

LIV

7.2m

16/10

Wissa

NEW

6.2m

15/10

Šeško

MUN

6.9m

15/10

Igor Jesus

NFO

5.7m

15/10

Tzolis

ARS

6.2m

14/10

Dasilva

BRE

4.8m

14/10

Mazraoui

MUN

4.3m

14/10

Muñoz

NFO

5.3m

FPL GW8 Chip Poll

Bench or start Gross and De Cuyper?

Aston Villa sit top of our Season Ticker from Gameweeks 8-14, with five matches against sides currently ranked 12th or below in the Premier League table.

In the attacking spots, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) interest is chiefly focused on Ollie Watkins (£8.0m) and Moussa Diaby (£6.7m), but how do they stack up against one another?

Diaby, of course, was substituted late on in Gameweek 7 with a back injury and missed Thursday’s UEFA Europa Conference League clash against HSK Zrinjski, but he isn’t expected to be out for a period of time.

So, in this, our latest Premium Members article, we explore Watkins and Diaby’s appeal.

WATKINS V DIABY: GOAL THREAT

	Watkins	Diaby
Goals	4	2
Shots	22	18
Shots in the box	21	13
Big chances	7	2
Expected goals (xG)	3.39	1.61

Watkins has the edge over Diaby for goal threat.

While the pair have racked up a similar amount of shots, with 22 and 18 respectively, Watkins’ 21 efforts inside the box and seven Opta-defined ‘big chances’ is significantly better.

In his first five matches, Watkins was the most wasteful finisher in the league according to expected goals (xG), failing to score from 2.38 xG.

Since then, however, he’s found the net four times from 1.01 xG, readdressing the balance.

Above: Ollie Watkins (left) and Moussa Diaby’s (right) xG shotmaps in 2023/24

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	A
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	B
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C, Vs
Up	Trafford	LEE	B
Down	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	A

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	B
No Change	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	B
Up	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Up	van Hecke	TOT	B, Vs
Up	António Silva	BOU	B, Vs
Down	Lewis Hall	NEW	B
Down	Gvardiol	MCI	B, Rest
No Change	Williams	NFO	C
No Change	Lacroix	CHE	C
No Change	Thomas	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Affengruber	FUL	B

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Rogers	CHE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	B, Vs
No Change	Groß	BHA	A
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	B
Down	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	C
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
Up	Odegaard	ARS	C
No Change	Schade	BRE	A
Down	Barnes	NEW	B
Down	King	FUL	C
Up	Rudoni	COV	B, Vs, £
No Change	Le Fée	SUN	C

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	A
Up	Jackson	AVL	B
Down	Thiago	BRE	B, Sus
Up	Evanilson	BOU	A, Vs
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
Down	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

Rupert The Horse

3 years, 18 days ago

NEW ARTICLE POSTED

https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2023/10/06/the-scout-squads-best-players-for-fpl-gameweek-8-2/?hc_sort_by=comment_date&hc_page=-1&notify=no#hc_comment_26157597

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Lallana_

Keep WC and hope Diaby plays? On a -8.

Johnstone
Cash Udogie Schar
Neto Son (C) Maddison Salah Diaby (!)
Haaland (v) Watkins

Bench: Turner, Estupinan (!), Kabore, Mubama

AC/DC AFC

3 years, 18 days ago
Diaby should hopefully be fine.

He'll be available for the next game you'd think anyhow.
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moogmcd

3 years, 17 days ago

Not sure if this posted or not

On a wc

Trippier and Archer (or Broja)
Or
Burn and Watkins

Thanks in advance!

Rojo's Modern Life

3 years, 17 days ago
B by far
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amck27

Got saka, mbeumo, son, grealish and sterling in midfield.

Used FT & 0.8ITB. Want to make a change for -4

A) sterling to bowen
B) sterling to diaby
C) grealish to Maddison
D) other, any suggestions?

Thanks

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