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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. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Why does this keep happening to me?

    1. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      What? How?

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      You capped Antonio again, didn't you....

      1. DeSelby
        • 3 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Worse. Chamakh.

        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          11 months, 27 days ago

          I went for Bendtner mate.

  2. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Any word on Hakunas injury?

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Matata

  3. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Saints lets go. 4-0 win please! Damn aston

  4. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Rogers and Rashford are going to punish me bad coming game.... Feeling pre-game butt-soreness already. Own fault I guess...

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Sorry in advance for you butt-soreness.

      1. Merlin the Wraith
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Withdraw lance s.l.o.w.l.y 🙂

    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Grab yourself a lotion, mate.

  5. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    my rules for next season:

    1) captain salah
    2) start rogers

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Short memory ; Rogers blanked endlessly when I owned him

  6. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Forest 2 - 1 Everton
    Brighton 0 - 0 Leicester
    Saints 2 - 3 Villa

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      2-0
      2-0
      2-1

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      2-0
      1-1
      0-4

  7. Manani
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    thought on Dias as 3rd city player?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Unlikely clean sheets

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      I am thinking Burn to Dias myself

  8. Merlin the Wraith
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Just Milenkovic in this 3pm feast. Time to prepare supper...
    Crispy Corned Beef Hash, poached eggs on a bed of granary toast garnished with cherry tomatoes & onion chutney. 😛

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Solid

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Alright Ramsay! “On a bed of”

      So on toast?

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Sounds nice though 😉

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 27 days ago

          Heh-he! Comforting on a match day. 'Bed of' means plonked on as opposed to the toast being on the side 😀

  9. Skonto Rigga
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Apparently no Mateta injury. From the BBC...

    Glasner: "He can do better than he did first half. He lost too many duels and too many balls. The mistake I made was to change the system, not in taking Mateta off."

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Glasner losing the plot.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      He was very poor to be fair

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Should've just borrowed him some money instead of taking him off.

      2. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Was Mateta that poor though, to be called out by the manager like that?
        Seems to have come out of the blue

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 27 days ago

          Apparently he has a knock

    3. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      BBC not ask him about buggering up his AM points?

    4. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Damning!

  10. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Of course Rogers starts. I look forward to another haul sitting on my bench..

  11. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Marmoush played 8 minutes, Rashford is last on my bench. Haul imminent.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      ?

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Must of had his twin playing for his other minutes!

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      BH unsure of the question unless statement on a BB

      Marmoush played 81 mins not 8 mins

      1. AC/DC AFC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        He might have the wrong one?

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Wishlist:

    Brighton 1-1 Leicester, non-event
    Forest 1-0 Everton, Milenković golazo
    Saints 1-3 Villa, Rashford 3x GI, nothing for energiser bunny Rogers

    🙂 😆

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Revised:
      Brighton 0 - 1 Leicester
      Forest 0 - 0 Everton
      Saints 0 - 2 Villa

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Wouldn’t mind it, but that Konsa clean sheet would sting!

        1. Haa-lala-land
          • 5 Years
          11 months, 27 days ago

          I don't think Saints will have enough possession to muster a goal, Villa are playing a strong midfield!

          1. Gizzachance
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 27 days ago

            Think they’ve scored in 8 outa last 10

    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      3-0
      1-0
      1-2

    3. Bluetiger1
      • 3 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      3-1
      1-0
      1-2

  13. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Rogers fail....

  14. Shultan
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Quite a few BBs with brighton villa & Not F defence.
    Could do with CS wipeouts

  15. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Need a Forest CS wipeout...

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Need a Milenkovic net buster

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 27 days ago

        Please yeah

    2. Shultan
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      This
      But ML leader got double forest defence & he's at 5K so pretty sure they get it

  16. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Brighton knocking on the door

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      As long as verbruggen gets cs

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Rogers looking very good!

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      🙂

  18. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Archer closer

  19. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Bloody score centre not refreshing

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      This always works lol

  20. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Nail biting stuff

  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Pen brighton?

  22. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Brighton pen

  23. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Please don’t miss JP

  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Pedro G

    Estu A

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Adingra A, Merse flol.

  25. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    João Pedro scores pen

  26. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    So disappointing from villa. Emery trying to be too clever by not rotating

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Good, for non owners

  27. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Yes JP!!!

  28. JBG
    • 7 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    NFO - Eve have been a snoozefest so far

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      That'll do.

  29. Sergio Giorgini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Estu assist been given to Adingra?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      It was Adingra that was fouled

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      It was Merson shouted out Estu, but that was the previous phase 🙁

  30. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Leics G

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Mavadidi G