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Having seen two of the Gameweek 33 ‘doublers’ in action already today, we get to observe another one now.

Aston Villa head down to Southampton for one of three 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League:


Wood start

Unai Emery has rotated some of his troops for this middle fixture in a Paris Saint-Germain sandwich but Emiliano Martinez, Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers maintain their records of having not been benched in a single Premier League game this season.

Ezri Konsa also starts for the Villans.

Emery, in fact, only makes four alterations from the midweek defeat in France.

Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn all make way, with Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen, Amadou Onana and Marco Asensio handed recalls in their places.

Anticipated starts for Donyell Malen and Ollie Watkins haven’t materialised, with those two attackers warming the bench again. Marcus Rashford leads the Villa line once more.

Southampton interim manager Simon Rusk makes two changes to Ivan Juric’s final line-up as Saints boss.

Jack Stephens and Paul Onuachu replace Joe Aribo and Tyler Dibling, who are both among the substitutes.

There’s some interesting team news from the City Ground, too, where Chris Wood recovers from injury to start for Nottingham Forest.

The Kiwi striker, Alex Moreno and Jota Silva all come into Nuno Espirito Santo’s line-up.

Anthony Elanga is only fit enough for substitute duty, while Morato and Ryan Yates drop to the bench.

Everton boss David Moyes also makes three alterations, bringing in Armando Broja, James Garner and the fit-again Vitalii Mykolenko.

Beto, Nathan Patterson and Tim Iroegbunam lose their spots.

Finally, at the Amex, Joao Pedro returns to the Brighton and Hove Albion starting XI, along with Simon Adingra and Yasin Ayari.

Jan Paul van Hecke is suspended, Kaoru Mitoma misses out and Diego Gomez drops to the bench.

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy recalls Stephy Mavididi, Kasey McAteer and Caleb Okoli.

Wout Faes and Victor Kristiansen are both absent, while Patson Daka is on substitute duty.

LINE-UPS

Brighton and Hove Albion XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Estupinian, Dunk, Baleba, Minteh, O’Riley, Ayari, Adingra, Welbeck, Pedro.

Subs: Rushworth, March, Gruda, Cashin, Gomez, Wieffer, Tasker, Simmonds, Howell.

Leicester City XI: Hermansen, Justin, Coady, Okoli, Thomas, Soumare, Ndidi, El Khannouss, Mavididi, McAteer, Vardy.

Subs: Stolarczyk, De Cordova-Reid, Ayew, Daka, Pereira, Skipp, Coulibaly, Aluko, Evans.


Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Moreno, Dominguez, Anderson, Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.

Subs: Miguel, Morato, Boly, Abbott, Sangaré, Yates, Danilo, Elanga, Sosa.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Garner, Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Broja.

Subs: Virgínia, Patterson, Keane, Young, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Beto, Chermiti.


Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Manning, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Archer, Sulemana, Onuachu.

Subs: McCarthy, Aribo, Smallbone, Stewart, Bree, Wood, Sugawara, Dibling, Robinson.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Onana, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, Ramsey, Rashford.

Subs: Olsen, Disasi, McGinn, Watkins, Digne, Torres, Garcia, Malen, Kamara.


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  1. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Asensio U absolute useless troll lol

    1. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      It was always watkins who take the pen! Annoying to see this asensio on the pitch

    2. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Glad I listened to the differential article on him and brought him in. #sigh

  2. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Someone please tell me how many points that late winner for Everton has cost me as a Sels and Milenkovic owner? 15?

    1. _Greg
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      I have Sels n Williams, lost maybe 9 points?

    2. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      8...unless they were both on bonus which i highly doubt

      1. _Greg
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        I think Sels had 1.

        1. Haa-lala-land
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Sels was equal with others on 1 bap
          Milenkovic was nowhere in sight
          Tark and Pickford were in the lead at 0-0

          1. Haa-lala-land
            • 5 Years
            10 months, 28 days ago

            So 11 points lost 🙁

            1. Haa-lala-land
              • 5 Years
              10 months, 28 days ago

              No, 9!

    3. Wolfman180
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Same here, feel like my whole BB depended on that CS and for it to be busted like that, honest it's proper put a dampener on this weekend

      1. KeanosMagic
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Yep, same. And Savinho got me a solitary point to

  3. putana
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Asensio ending up on 2 points is crazy. Pen misses need to be more than -2

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Well he got an assist ; saved him. Useless waaann

  4. _Greg
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Ramsdale not even top BPS with 2 penner saves :mrgreen:

  5. snow pea in repose
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    When plotting my GW31 AM, I didn't consider Moyes for one second

  6. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Asensio assist given

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Ridiculous decision

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Can’t be!?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        He gets it for winning the pen not missing

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Nope. Gets the assist for the rebound.

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        It's a rebound always is an assist you've been playing for 8 years ffs

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        It was a rebound, so surely given lol.

      4. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Rebound from a shot on target, always has been. I was worried when it was delayed being awarded

  7. WVA
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    How can Asensio get the assist from that!?

    1. Zod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Shot saved, they always have been.

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      For winning the pen

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        He didn’t win the pen

        1. xuwei
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          And you don’t get assist for that unless penalty is scored.

        2. _Ninja_
          • 15 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          oh yeah ignore me

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Shot saved rebound in

    4. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      First year playing FPL?

  8. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Quite funny the Asensio double penalty miss 😆

    1. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      BecUse it should be watkins to score 3 goals now

    2. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Even as an owner you kinda have to laugh.

    3. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Ends up on 2 points. feels like a win

    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Even funnier he’s still on 2 points!

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Asensio my only real differential. Quite laughable from him

    Tempted to rage sell

  10. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Fking annoyed watkins owner here really.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      ... he scored? 8 pointer is good. Nobody else in the Villa team beat that.

      1. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        He should have taken those pen come on?

        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          Knowing Watkins record, would have missed them too.

  11. WVA
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Rebound from a pen miss should never be an assist, or a pen miss should be far more than -2

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      100%

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yeah 2 missed pens and he's on 2 points. strange

    3. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      You should be legally stopped from posting

    4. FloMo
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      In reality, a pen miss means -7p (for a midfielder) because he misses out on the goal points. So that’s enough punishment.

  12. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Everyone predicted Konsa on bench…

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yeah I benched him too, currently outscoring Sels Gvardiol Munoz combined!

    2. DandyDon
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Yea was going to bring him in but that swayed me to Sessegnon. We’ll see how that goes, no double next week for him of course

    3. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Just like Rogers on the bench, glad I ignored that

  13. Merlin the Wraith
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Notlob Legin just posted Howe admitted to hospital

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      F*** me! Totally over people's heads. This site disgusts me!

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Oh no! Hope he’s ok X

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    On -8 Mateta, Munoz and Glasner combining for 3 points. Milenkovic last min cs loss, Asensio double penalty miss and Pickford and Tarkowski on my bench. Anyone topping that?

    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Ouch - but on the bright side you made me feel better about owning Asensio

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        You’re welcome.

    2. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Nice one mate, you also made me feel better.

    3. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Who else you got left? Hoping I don't own any of them

    4. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Pope, Mun0z, Robinson, Salah c, Palmer, Mateta, Isak and Glasner again to go. Apologies in advance

  15. DandyDon
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Gutted about losing my Forrest CS on BB. No city one either so not a great result so far. Should have played it last week I had 26 pts on the bench!

  16. Baron Penguin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Asensio in for -4. Knew he’d be on pens. Wait, what???

  17. Free Hat
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Probably now Rashford on penalties, then maybe Rogers...

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Any from Rashford Watkins Tielemans Rogers i think

  18. JBG
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Was on for a haul from Murillo and Pickford -_-... 10pts Pickford and 8pts Murillo.

  19. Hank Scorpio
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Took a -4 to swap Potter ----> Moyes. 🙂

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Wow, ballsy, love it

  20. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    AM Howe OUT

    1. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Who you moving him to?

      1. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Ah ok just seen he's been taken to hospital.

    2. ONLYPEPKNOWS
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      What happens to them playing him as AM?

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        No effect.

      2. _Ninja_
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Nothing, still gets the points as if he's there

      3. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Wish that was the same for onfield players when they annoyingly get benched

      4. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        Zero points

  21. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Wow… that Milenković vs Konsa benching decision has truly backfired after all!

    Lesson (hopefully) learnt: always back your own…

  22. Couto
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    FPL new rules:
    1 PM + 1 PM = 1 Assist
    nice;)

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Ridiculous isn’t it

  23. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    So far 0 points from my 2 defenders, Dunk and Munoz.

    Changed Konate to Dunk at the last minute because, well, Leicester never score, do they!

  24. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    How does this sound for a -8 and BB?

    Pope to Raya
    Justin to Saliba
    Bruno to Merino

    Team would look like this:

    Raya
    Saliba | Gvardiol | Munoz
    Salah | Palmer | Merino | Sarr | Rogers
    Marmoush | Mateta

    Areola | Konsa | Isak | Burn

    Thanks

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Alternatively could just do Pope to Raya or Burn to Kiwior for free, but would mean BBing Justin

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 28 days ago

        No chance to BB in a later week? The moves are not bad, it -8 is a lot.

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 28 days ago

          I did think this, just nervous of benching players like Isak

          1. Baps Hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            10 months, 28 days ago

            I plan to sell Isak for BB

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              10 months, 28 days ago

              Who to

  25. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    So I wonder who capped Ramsdale today, then?

  26. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 28 days ago

    Arsenal CS banked. I benched all my Ars assets.

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 28 days ago

      Nice jinx!