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The Gameweek 35 action continues this Saturday lunchtime with Aston Villa v Fulham.

Kick-off is at 12:30 BST.

Unai Emery mostly trusts the same players to make amends for last weekend’s deflating 3-0 FA Cup semi-final defeat at Wembley.

There’s just one change from the loss to Crystal Palace, with Ian Maatsen coming in for Lucas Digne.

Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers keep up their records of having started in every Premier League match they’ve been available for in 2024/25.

Ollie Watkins, relieved of competition from positional rival Marcus Rashford due to the loanee’s injury, is again up front.

As for Fulham, they welcome back Antonee Robinson from injury. Sasa Lukic also gets a recall.

Willian drops to the bench, while Andreas Pereira is missing altogether.

Both of these sides are still in the hunt for European qualification for next season.

Villa really need all three points to keep up with those in the mix for a top-five spot, while Fulham are currently in pole position for eighth place, which could be enough for UEFA Europa Conference League involvement in 2025/26.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen, Kamara, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, McGinn, Watkins.

Subs: Olsen, Mings, Barkley, Digne, Garcia, Malen, Onana, Bailey, Ramsey.

Fulham XI: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Lukic, Berge, Sessegnon, Wilson, Iwobi, Jimenez.

Subs: Benda, Reed, Cairney, Adama, Vinicius, Cuenca, Castagne, Willian, Smith Rowe.


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  1. Mozumbus
    • 4 Years
    11 months, 9 hours ago

    Who gonna score more in GW36
    A. Milenkovic
    B. Saliba
    C. RAN

    Who gonna score more rest of the season
    1. Milenkovic
    2. Saliba
    3. RAN

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      C3

  2. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Watkins do me proud bro!

    1. Els365
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Could use a Watkins double digit haul. Got him in for Chris Wood for a minus 4 and captained

      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 8 hours ago

        Some balls on ye

    2. Aster
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      I did the same.

  3. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    mateta to

    a wissa (have mbeumo)
    b cunha
    c watkins

    thank you and gl

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Already own Marm and Wood?

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        11 months, 8 hours ago

        Marm and Isak the other 2. Cheers

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          11 months, 8 hours ago

          I fancy Wood against Leicester

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 7 hours ago

            Thanks

          2. Pies Have Come
            • 8 Years
            11 months, 7 hours ago

            Derby match. Leicester will do their homework on Wood and he's not exactly on form this far. Differential.

    2. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      C

  4. Goat
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Have a good feeling Konsa scores today

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      *Rogers

      1. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 8 hours ago

        *both

  5. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Anybody else using Firefox on a laptop struggling to open the worldwide FFL ?

  6. el polako
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Back pain and can’t do much outdoors.
    Might just have a lazy day on Xbox.

    Fallout New Vegas or remastered Oblivion….?
    Hmm…

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Bioshock you fool of a Took!

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 8 hours ago

        Never played it.

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          11 months, 7 hours ago

          Thank me later.

  7. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    What are you doing with the CP boys?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Benching, saving tades.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Munoz - keep
      Sarr - sell to Kluivert in 38
      Mateta - already sold in 36

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Benching Muñoz and playing Mateta. Both will be gone week after

  8. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Got a feeling the snooker will be more entertaining than the football today

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Yup, just Raya/Kiwior today.

    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      World Snooker giving the fans what they want... the semi final ended with a session to spare and replaced with Davis v Taylor exhibition match!

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 8 hours ago

        Aye would rather have seen Ronnie go and extra session though 🙁

        1. Tonyawesome69
          • 7 Years
          11 months, 8 hours ago

          Very poor decision to change his cue tip and ferrule. Completely affected his game

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Premier league hasn’t been worth watching for months for me

      Nothing at stake

  9. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Rogers! LFG!

  10. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Anyone else thinking triple Arse defence for 38?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      double plus Saka

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 8 hours ago

      Presumably Raya and Saliba but who for the 3rd?

  11. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 8 hours ago

    Early thoughts on

    Palmer Isak -> Bowen Haaland

    With 2FT

    Too soon to bring Haaland in? Could score big even with just a cameo

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      0 mins last night.

      I would rather target Wissa v ips (A) or Wood v LEI (H)

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      Just Palmer to Bowen maybe

  12. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Sell one for milenkovic

    A. Saliba. Raya gk
    B. Munoz
    C. Konsa

    1. Mozumbus
      • 4 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      B

    2. Effe
      • 15 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      A

  13. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Early thoughts

    Eze | Mateta => Bowen | Wissa

    Free.

  14. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Tielemans G

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      That will do

      Keep it away from Watkins and Rogers

      Did they assist?

      1. Bobbyg1
        • 14 Years
        11 months, 7 hours ago

        Mcginn

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      McGinn A

  15. Merlin the Wraith
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    UTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Was Rogers involved in the celebrations?

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      Albo just said Australia was the best nation on Earth!

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        11 months, 7 hours ago

        Congrats, mate

        1. The Knights Template
          • 12 Years
          11 months, 6 hours ago

          It wasn’t news to me! Huzzah!

          1. Merlin the Wraith
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 6 hours ago

            1st Canada, now Australia. The commonwealth anti-Trump alliance picks up pace 🙂

  17. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Interesting decision for Leeds and Burnley (and potentially Sheff Utd). Do you take the PL money and just accept relegation and keep the existing manager, or do you spend the money, fight relegation and sack the existing manager (those managers have had a lot of attempts in the PL and hardly been successful).

    I would probably do the former.

    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      No you wouldn’t!

    2. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      What decision and what dilemma sorry?

      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 7 hours ago

        Leeds, Burnley and one other (most likely Sheff Utd) will get promoted to the PL.

        Their managers have been tried in the PL and have not done well. They are about to get a lot of money from getting promoted.

        So the question for their owners is do they go all out to fight relegation (i.e., sack their sub-standard managers, spend on new players, change tactics) or do they pocket and the money and accept relegation.

  18. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Good afternoon all!! Early thoughts…..

    Have the exact funds to do Eze to KDB…..

    Yay or Nay????

    Cheers everyone!!

    1. HODGE
      • 12 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      Yay

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        11 months, 7 hours ago

        Cheers mate!!!

  19. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Sun is shining and the weather is perfect.
    Time to finish the season.
    Getting boring now.

  20. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Pen VAR maybe

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 7 hours ago

      Who to?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        11 months, 7 hours ago

        Wasn’t given but would have been Villa

  21. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Need a Ful goal to break the CS

  22. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Championship mental as usual ...

    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      Preston could have got relegated with fewer losses than Coventry and Middlesbrough aiming for the play offs.

  23. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    That Millwall sitter must seriously be in the top 5 of worse misses of all time

  24. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Seems like a Rogers blank today after the 1st half...

    *jinx*

  25. FantasyTony
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 7 hours ago

    Watkins needs a rest

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      *goal

      1. Mozumbus
        • 4 Years
        11 months, 6 hours ago

        Amen

  26. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    11 months, 6 hours ago

    Sessegnon captain next week so long as he doesn't get sent off here

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 9 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      Sess off now... ta..ra...

    2. Here is Cash, give McGinn
      • 6 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      That aged well

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        11 months, 6 hours ago

        Captain locked. Just have to live with his 0 pointer this week.

    3. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      Everton always find a way to frustrate when I target their fixtures

  27. BIGREDDOG
    • 8 Years
    11 months, 6 hours ago

    Ok Sessegnon punt failed. Why did he take him off though? Poor decision

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      Tete and Robinson are back so more chance of rotation in the attacking 3.

  28. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 hours ago

    Shirley a YC for Bassey

  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    11 months, 6 hours ago

    Asensio 1 point haha go away Emery

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 months, 6 hours ago

      Classy footballer but he’s been a nightmare to own.

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 months, 6 hours ago

    Great save, Leno