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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. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Asensio. Don't own, but DAMN!

  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Asensio both saved by Rambo, McGinn get rebound in

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Poor Asensio owners

    1. Underdogs11
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Hahaha. My only differential. Can only laugh. This season is just crap.

  4. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Brought in Asensio and he's missed 2 pens lol

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      You couldn't write it.

    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Seriously, some you win

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

    Hahah Asensio missed again???

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

      Almost brought him in, instead of Eze... lucky me

  6. RamboRN
    • 14 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    8 point bench boost for me... 🙁

  7. HelmutCool
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Hate this game so much as a double forest defense owner...

    1. _Greg
      • 16 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Same here mate

  8. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Asensio what a joke

  9. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Started Gvardiol over Neco, so Everton providing some salvation.

  10. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Why cant u just let watkins take pen!!!!!

  11. Radzio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Asensio and double Brighton defence on BB, what a gameweek!

  12. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    This everton goal might have ended my ML title hopes
    Oh well

  13. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Useless forest 🙁

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

      They have actually been useless

  14. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Milenkovic cs gone and Asensio second penalty miss in the same minute. Haha why do I play this game

    1. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Dude that's insane

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Forest clean sheet busted. Things you love to see

  16. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Does Asensio at least get the assist for the rebound?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      good question

    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      No not intended

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Moyes AM legend

  18. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Started WIlliams over Gvardiol. 1 point gained yay...

    1. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Started both Williams and Gvardiol and benched Saliba.....watch ARS getting a CS now

  19. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    What a joke. He missed the first but still able to take the 2nd???! Really? What fking sense

  20. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    I was seconds away from getting Asencio
    Pheeeeeeew

  21. Wolfman180
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Aaahhh u messin. That Everton goal has just killed me!

  22. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Selsssssssssss nooooo

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

    Milenkovic Verbruggen sav Munoz saka benched!

  24. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Does Asensio get an assist?

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      lol no

    2. Haa-lala-land
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      It's awarded so far. Hopefully they don't take it away

      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 7 days ago

        Not intended target surely?

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 7 days ago

          It's a rebound. Always an assist.

          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            1 year, 7 days ago

            Shouldn’t be for a pen miss

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              1 year, 7 days ago

              It always has been so no need for the lol

              Only reason I asked is because it wasn’t awarded immediately

        2. Danno - Emre Canada
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 7 days ago

          What was the intended target then??? Has always been an assist. Need a greater punishment for missed pens

  25. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Should have trusted my gut and started Konsa

    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      He will get 0 0 in the DGW next week

  26. Haa-lala-land
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Double Forest defence - Tick
    Asensio punt - Tick

  27. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    That Forest CS wipe out tastes incredible *Chef’s kiss’

  28. Gordon Cole
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Was looking like a decent BB then Milenkovic clean sheet busted and Asensio missing 2nd pen within the space of a minute, urgh!

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 7 days ago

      Ouch

  29. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    Pickford you legend

  30. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 7 days ago

    That’s well annoying as Rogers would have taken it!