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Villa v Forest team news: No Wood, Emery makes eight changes

5 April 2025 304 comments
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Two teams on the hunt for a UEFA Champions League qualification place meet at Villa Park tonight.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest gets underway at 17:30 BST.

Forest are well on their way to returning to European football for the first time in 30 years, sitting in third ahead of kick-off.

Meanwhile, Villa can go level on points with Manchester City in fifth with a win this evening. The hosts are unbeaten in 14 home league matches going into tonight’s match.

The Villans are already in the Champions League, of course, with a double-header against Paris Saint-Germain coming up.

We thought Unai Emery might rest a few bodies in Gameweek 32, given that the trip to Southampton is sandwiched by those PSG games, but he’s gone a week early on the rotation, making a whopping eight changes in all from the midweek win over Brighton and Hove Albion.

Emi Martinez, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers are the only three players to keep their places.

Andres Garcia, Axel Disasi, Tyrone Mings and Ian Maatsen make up an all-new defence, while Amadou Onana, Donyell Malen, Marco Asensio and Ollie Watkins are brought in further forward.

Marcus Rashford, Ezri Konsa and Lucas Digne are among those dropping out.

It’s not quite so dramatic from Nuno Espirito Santo but he has made three alterations from midweek.

Ola Aina is ruled out with a calf problem, Taiwo Awoniyi drops out of the squad and Danilo is benched.

Morato, Nicolas Domínguez and Callum Hudson–Odoi all come back in.

There’s still no Chris Wood, who has been absent since the international break.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Garcia, Disasi, Mings, Maatsen, Tielemans, Onana, Malen, Rogers, Asensio, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Konsa, McGinn, Rashford, Digne, Torres, Ramsey, Kamara.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Yates, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi.

Subs: Miguel, Sangare, Toffolo, Da Silva, Silva, Danilo, Sosa, Boly, Abbott.

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  1. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Rogers first on my bench 🙁

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  2. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    OMG

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  3. waltzingmatildas
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Bloody Rogers. I couldn't seriously bench Saka over him!

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  4. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    % of Isak playing?

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    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Hopefully 100%

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    2. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      High

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  5. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Damn! Might prepone my Rogers move at this rate! Seems nailed? (Famous words I used for Konsa)

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    1. Thicksolidtight
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Prepone, i like that

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  6. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Forest have conceded 15 goals in the last 5 away games including today...with 70 mins still left.. yikes.

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  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Mbeumo and Rogers
    Two players that none of the cool kids have

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      err excuse me. are you saying I'm not cool?!

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        You’re a nerd

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        1. have you seen cyan
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 13 days ago

          A cool nerd.

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          1. DARE TO BISCAN
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 13 days ago

            Nerdometer went all the way round to cool.... aaaand back to nerd again 🙂

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            1. have you seen cyan
              • 6 Years
              1 year, 13 days ago

              Lol, it do be like that some times. Look at Crocs. I remember about 5 years ago I was talking to my niece etc and I said Crocs will be fashionable soon because they are so unfashionable. Guess what, they all have crocs now.

              There's stranger things to.

              You know the TV show the Rugrats. I have no idea why, but RugRat hoodies etc are extremely popular in the US.

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              1. DARE TO BISCAN
                • 7 Years
                1 year, 13 days ago

                Is Rugrats still going?

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  8. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Benched Rogers again and played Saka and Sarr ffs, would start Rogers if only cartel shared their inside info lol

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  9. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    I am not the only one but Rogers and Munoz on the bench.

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    1. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      That's crazy - they've both got good points this week

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  10. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Seeing how useless Sarr is i feel it's a better to get rid and go for Glasner as AM than go for Howe?

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  11. Waynoo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Why did Man Utd release Elamga?

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      He was an imposter. Pretending to be Elanga.

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Same reason as Dean Henderson

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  12. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    If Foden blanks again. Foden > Rogers GW32?

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  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Couldn't bench Rogers again after that last haul. Finally a good pick on wildcard!

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    1. have you seen cyan
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Well done. He was an obvious season keeper but we all sold lol

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      I got him back on my WC but on bench this week, played Saka.

      Thems the breaks.

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  14. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Rogers since Ive remove him
    7,3,10, 6 and counting.

    Was almost binary before!

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    1. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      He's one of those you have to be patience with
      Never bench , captain or sell

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    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Don’t see why anyone remove him at that price, just pick him and leave him.
      Would rather he hauled on my bench rather than not own at all

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  15. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Surly benching Saka for Rgoers next week?

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Why not do it in an upbeat way? PMA

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  16. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Rogers 1st on bench. Isak or Gordon please take a break

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      I’d prefer them to just outscore him, Leicester probably concede 5 minimum haha

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Same here
      But if both start there's a good chance that they can match or outscore Rogers
      As long as he doesn't get any more points

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  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Rogers is a beast! Love it

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      no he's a troll

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  18. have you seen cyan
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Getting in Palmer for Ipswich is tempting. But I thought that last time, when he had Leicester and Saints back to back...

    I think this time he probably does score well, but don't really have the transfers.

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  19. RamboRN
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Why did I pick rashford over rogers 🙁

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  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    I’m glad Konsa has had his rest this week not in the double!

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  21. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Rogers will be 8.0 next season and blank every week

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    1. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Like Palmer

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        This

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      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        Like Eze

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    2. keefy59
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Until you sell him

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Bamforditis

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  22. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Cho’s rubbish today

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  23. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Big mistake not starting Rogers over Sarr.

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Even bigger mistake not starting Rogers over Saka

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      1. CoracAld2831
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        And I made both.

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    2. PartyTime
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Typical fpl. This PL season has been a mess

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    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Sure, in hindsight. Reasonable, or not a big mistake, beforehand.

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  24. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    I was so happy transferring out Sarr after his run of blanks and now questioning my sanity after bringing him back in on wc a few weeks back..

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  25. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Most of the offensive bite is missing without Aina.
    Or are they just an average away squad?

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Everything reminds me of Suarez. Still miss him 🙁

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      1. have you seen cyan
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        You should get some of his aftershave and spray a bit on your pillow to remind you of him.

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 13 days ago

          Sure. I'll just pop over to - checks notes - Miami.

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            1 year, 13 days ago

            Just ask him on twitter and pop to Boots

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            1. DARE TO BISCAN
              • 7 Years
              1 year, 13 days ago

              A Suarez smelling pillow would take some explaining tbf

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          2. Freshy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            1 year, 13 days ago

            Miami is great this time of year

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  26. No Kane No Gain
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Would you sell João Pedro for Marmoush this week or give JP the Leicester at home match in 32?!

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      How has JP looked? Leicester are bad. But, I'd expect Marm to do well vs a depleted Palace defence.

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      1. No Kane No Gain
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        He never really looks lethal but he was benched against palace till 60 odd this week anyway

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        1. DARE TO BISCAN
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 13 days ago

          I'd make the change

          (disclaimer: not a wise head)

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      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        Welbz running the show

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    2. TOLV TUMS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Excellent question. Definitely following what the wise heads have to say…

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  27. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Glasner, Muñoz and Mateta keeping my GW alive so far. Doing Bowen > Saka yesterday was always an unnecessary move to make, thought he would start. Continues my tradition of Bowen blanking when I own and him scoring when I sell though.

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    1. Wild Card this!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Got Saka last week on WC, played him last GW but benched this one.
      Was lucky with points last week. After 24 min last week - there was no way he starts this week - with Real next.

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  28. Flynny
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    When would you look to bb this? 32 or 33? 2fts and 0.1m...still have TC to play. Thanks

    For bb32 it would be Gabriel and van hecke to saliba and dunk or milenkovic and kiwior

    For bb33 I'd remove Gabriel palmer isak and Murphy for a hit. Watkins saka Rogers and a defender coming in for - 4

    Raya martinez
    Gvardio Munoz burn gabriel* van hecke*
    Salah palmer savinho sarr Murphy
    Isak marmoush mateta

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  29. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    If only Emery was bonus match this week it would have been a good one.

    Look at that Villa bench. That squad depth…

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Unbelievable squad depth they have now. Emery is not only tactically an incredible manager but his squad building and the rate he does it at is very impressive.

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      1. DARE TO BISCAN
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 13 days ago

        Glad Ars fans hounded him out. Would've done a better job than Lego Hair, given the chances he's had.

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          1 year, 13 days ago

          Definitely

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  30. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 13 days ago

    Should Kluivert > Rogers be considered? Rogers ticking along nicely since I sold him.

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 13 days ago

      Seems a decent move

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