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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. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    3 matches, 3 goals... in only 1 match.

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      2 of them pens, to add to that.

  2. It's Fergie Time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    saka benched

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      No big surprise there.

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Timber?

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Bench

  3. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Pedro 1st on my bench 🙁

    1. kennethrhcp
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 3 days ago

      i came back to see if you started him... gutted for you!

  4. ITS AMAD WORLD
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Joao Pedro you legend!!!

  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    As these games are not too impressive, what are you doing with Savinho for next week?

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Having a curry.

  6. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Raya, Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Zinchenko, Rice, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard

    (No Saka, Odegaard, Merino, Timber or MLS)

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Nice. Started Nwaneri over Saka and Timbs

    2. Gubby-Allen
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Nuts risking Salina, Kiwior, Martinelli and other starters next week when Sterling and U21 players are on the bench. I would have started Gunnersaurus over any of those

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

      Any idea where Ben White is?

      1. Skonto Rigga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Knock in training, apparently

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

          That's him done for the season then

  7. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Saliba starts, Saka benched

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Joao Pedro and Morgan Rogers are my ultimate fpl trolls

    1. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Took both out after few 1-2 pters, Pedro benchings, then both started to return !

    2. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Yeah and Bruno

  9. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Emery ruining his CL and FA Cup chances by playing a first team today and not getting a win? Wasted energy of his players today if they don't get the win.

    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      What else could he do, he still needs to finish in the champ league spots....

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        They won't finish in the CL spots. Realism should have set in with the Board and the Manager. Win the FA Cup and that would be a massive success for Villa. Now that is being jeopardised.

        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          ....

  10. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Rice will probably take all the direct free kicks from now on

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      And miss the next 15

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        *215

      2. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        He can miss next 150, still a ledge

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          Yh Ronaldo scored 1 in 100 attempts at Juve

  11. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Watkins On for Rasahford

  12. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    That’s a real disappointment as a Rashford owner, ouch…

  13. HadiSLIM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    yes get in!!!

  14. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Malen & Olly on

  15. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Any sign of Malen coming on?

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Just on

  16. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Christ, he really plays Rogers into the ground doesn't he

  17. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Joao Pedro you beautiful jammy man!

  18. The Reptile
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Woops didn't see the preceding post..

  19. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Villa pen...Watkins won it

    1. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Asensio takes...and saved!

  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Pen Wally

    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Asesnsio to take

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        Saved flol

        1. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 4 days ago

          Rambo’d

  21. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Villa pen

  22. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Ascensio misses pen

  23. how now brown cow
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Asensio fail

  24. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Makes you wonder if Rashford might have taken that penalty if he was still on… or would it be Asensio? Hard to know at this point!

  25. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Lol

  26. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Got Asensio as a punt 🙁

    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Asensio and Watkins on wc.

  27. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Should have given it Rogers

  28. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Desensio.

  29. The Red Devil
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    Let Rogers just take the next pen

  30. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 4 days ago

    What a jam for Asensio owners

    1. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 4 days ago

      Joking ofc 😉

      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 4 days ago

        FLOL 🙂