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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. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    OH MY GOD!!

  2. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Can’t beleive my verbruggen cs gone fs

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Oh just love that BB Buster lol!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Cheers !

        1. Merlin the Wraith
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          Munoz owner here lol!

  3. RICICLE
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Leicester have scored, this is not a drill

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

      The week I play Dunk too!

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Play Verbruggen!

  4. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Fernandes YC

  5. Ser Davos
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    anyone bench boosting in 37?

    Struggling for 34

    1. Ser Davos
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      36 rather

  6. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    bench boosters in the mud

  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Bb not going well with Verbruggen!!

  8. Differentiator
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Vart Berbruggen

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      All Vart, no Boo

  9. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Brighton cleanie wipeout is delicious

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Sure is! 😉

  10. ebb2sparky
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Who would you bench for gw33?
    A) Isak (avl)
    B) Bruno (WOL)
    Currently on B but it's close.

  11. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    That Forest CS must go, Sels obligatory 10 pointer otherwise

  12. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Joao Pedro is a 5 goal a season player without pens

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I don’t understand how he’s so jammy to get so many, it’s almost unfair for other teams/strikers

      1. putana
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        he looks for them

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Such a youtube forum comment how many does he win?strikers are their to take pens, how many did kane rack up every season for spurs?

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Andy Cole took one in his career I think.

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

    Absolutely riveting 3pm games

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Could cure insomnia

    2. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Leicester scored a goal!!

  14. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Another day, another locked-in Forest clean sheet.

    1. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I think I'd much rather have double Forest defence than double Arsenal, after 33

    2. Shultan
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      This I'd bet my car on a NF CS

      1. Haa-lala-land
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        I will collect the keys next week

    3. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Hope so!

  15. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Verbruggen cs lost. Nice.

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I just know this is gonna bounce back against me BB with Areola next week.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        I am Verbruggen owner and I certainly do hope that Soton smashes Wham next week.

  16. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Didn’t trust to start Konsa and he will deliver CS all of the sudden lol

    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      His 2nd or 3rd of the year, I think

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Crazy

    2. boc610
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Jinxed it. Nice work.

    3. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      With you there fella!

  17. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Come on Rogers, grab a goal lad

    1. DeSelby
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      No.

  18. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Villa looking like they might score at all?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Any moment now…

  19. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Can anyone tell how Asensio has played? Bought him as a punt but can’t watch today.

  20. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Pens down for the Freehit already.

    Raya
    Gvardiol Munoz Bradley
    Salah Saka Bowen Eze Rogers
    Marmoush(C) Mateta

    Areola Ndiaye Todibo Agbadou

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      I will be doing mine later. 10 DGW and Salah.

    2. notlob legin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Similar to mine but I've gone KDB and VVD ,over Bowen and Bradley, and Sarr over Rogers with no Munoz (can't see them keeping a clean sheet) but Saliba

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        Will probably do KDB. Oddly Man City are the more reliable for rotation

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      My non FH BB team will be,

      RAYA
      GVARDIOL DIAS SALIBA MUNOZ
      SAKA SARR RASHFORD ROGERS
      MATETA MARMOUSH
      Sels KONSA Salah Isak

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

        Great team that

  21. Gubby-Allen
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Could do with Forest and Villa staying 0-0

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      A Saints goal would be even better

      1. Gubby-Allen
        • 4 Years
        1 year, 1 day ago

        My only three players today apart from Mbuemo are Pickford, Milenkovic and Konsa.

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 1 day ago

          MGW, Pickford and Murillo here. Mbuemo on the bench (for Mateta who I brought in for Wissa, Mbuemo will probably haul).

  22. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Why do Southampton insist on not starting their best player?

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Le Tissier? He retired.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Egil Ostenstad?

    3. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Kevin Keegan?

  23. Norco
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    What plants are on sale down at the garden centre?

    1. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      You need a second mortgage at my one. £3.99 for a packet of biscuits.

  24. Goodfeathers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Another Pedro penalty loading..

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Joke the first one took 20 replays

  25. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Pen again, the time it takes is a joke

  26. FPL Sanky
    • 2 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    So Rogers was hauling from my bench for the last two weeks and this week when I played him, he will blank....nice

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      That’s the Rogers I know

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      That’s what he does, troll

  27. putana
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    why do refs even waste time going to the monitor if they always change their decision anyways. Stop putting on a show and just get on it with it

  28. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Pedro brace

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Ghost teams take a bow

    2. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      boom

  29. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    JP Morgan strikes again

  30. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 1 day ago

    Pedro is an all-time troll, isn’t he?

    Anyone got him?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yup

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Only in FanTeam.

    3. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yeah, the person who is first and third in my ML, I am second and don't have him

    4. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yeah, my son

    5. HadiSLIM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      FPL Fran has him too

    6. Dean1980
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 1 day ago

      Yeah got him in this week for Jimenez