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Aston Villa v Newcastle team news: Four changes for Villa

19 April 2025 541 comments
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Villa Park this evening hosts a potentially pivotal match in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification places.

Aston Villa v Newcastle United gets underway at 17:30 BST.

The Villans’ head coach Unai Emery has made four changes to the side that came up narrowly short against Paris Saint-Germain in midweek.

Marco Asensio, Ollie Watkins, Ian Maatsen and Tyrone Mings all come back into the line-up.

Amadou Onana, Marcus Rashford, Lucas Digne and Pau Torres drop out.

For the seventh competitive game in succession, Newcastle United field an unchanged side.

LINE-UPS


Aston Villa: Martínez, Cash, Mings, Konsa, Maatsen, Kamara, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, McGinn, Watkins

Subs: Disasi, Barkley, Rashford, Digne, García, Malen, Onana, Olsen, Ramsey.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Schär, Burn, Livramento, Guimarães, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Isak, Barnes.

Subs: Dúbravka, Targett, Krafth, Willock, Longstaff, Miley, Wilson, Gordon, Osula.

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  1. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    shcar g
    barnes a

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

    C'mon Murphy get in on the act

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

    Yes Schar!!!

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

    Oof

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

    Really terrible defending

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  6. Feloh
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Schar was a best buy defender.

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  7. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Anyone BB Schar?

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    1. Feloh
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Me.

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

    Poor Burn he needs to start going up for corners!

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  9. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    asensio big miss

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  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Damn Burn over Schar was a bad choice

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

    Haha Martinez. Right through the ol' wicket.

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  12. RedJive79
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    If you could do -4 and field 9 in GW34, would you save the FH?

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    1. KeanosMagic
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      What's the 9?

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    2. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Depends on team. When do we find out about the other double/blank? Could be worth it

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  13. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    At least the CS are busted especially Martinez

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  14. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Surely Acensio gets hooked at HT for that.

    1 sitter and 2 missed pens. Get Rash on

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  15. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Asensio continuing to punish buyers

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  16. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Someone earlier was talking about doing Schar to Konsa for a hit, hopefully they did not go ahead with that

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Madness. Konsa has a 2 point ceiling this week.

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  17. WVA
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Sold Schar for Ruben Dias

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      sickening gw

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  18. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    The pain of going Burn over Schar on GW31 WC continues.

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      for real

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  19. bialk
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Is Rogers playing?

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    1. Prinzhorn
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      On paper

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  20. KeanosMagic
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    No more goals please and I'll be happy

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  21. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Emi Martinez is incredibly average

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    1. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Very unlikeable, also

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

    #Cleansheetsgoingoutoffashion

    #FPL70minutecleansheetpointsnextseasonorweriot

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    1. FplmorelikeFml
      • 2 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Sorry prefer the current format of CS till the end of the game, keeps things exciting! What happens if cleanies are busted at the 69min mark?!

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

        Then tough luck, but post 90 minute ones are worse.
        Mod course they have to draw a line somewhere.

        What’s quite good in these rules is if defender/keeper concedes after 20 minutes they can still get the 70 minute cleanie points

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      or let people play 0-5-5. either or

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  23. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    bb of martinez,awb,trippier,murphy absolutely shite,get rid of it ffs

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      Bet that late Southampton goal was sweet tho

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

      Not sure what you expectd

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  24. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    If you don’t own Mbeumo + Wissa you’re not playing the game properly, me included.

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  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Mbeumo getting a goal and assist from deflections feels like cheating

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  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Watkins on fire. Bad news for Rashford punters.

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  27. bialk
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Don't buy Watkins they said.

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    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 8 Years
      11 months, 27 days ago

      this

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  28. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Mateta to Cunha (C) next gw for sure

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  29. Underdogs11
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    And now Asensio misses out on an assist... May be the most enerving player I've ever owned Selling him as soon as I can.

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  30. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 27 days ago

    Are Rogers and Isak even playing in this match? Anonymous.

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

      Cue goals for both

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