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Aston Villa v Palace team news: No Martinez, Malen + Guessand start

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The final match of Gameweek 3 – and the last Premier League fixture before the October international break – sees Aston Villa and Crystal Palace square off at Villa Park.

Unai Emery’s side are yet to score this season and have a poor recent record against Palace, having failed to win any of their last five encounters.

Kick-off is at 19:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery makes five changes from the team that lost at Brentford last weekend.

Marco Bizot comes in for Emiliano Martinez in goal, with the Argentine linked with a move away before Monday’s transfer deadline.

Ezri Konsa, Ian Maatsen, Donyell Malen and Evann Guessand also start.

Out go the benched Pau Torres and Lucas Digne, as well as the injured Boubacar Kamara and Amadou Onana.

Palace boss Oliver Glasner makes two alterations from Thursday, as Tyrick Mitchell and Will Hughes replace Jefferson Lerma and Borna Sosa.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Malen, Rogers, Guessand, Watkins

Subs: Proctor, Digne, Buendia, Pau, Bogarde, Rowe, Jimoh-Aloba, Burrowes, Patterson

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell, Sarr, Kamada, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Lerma, Pino, Clyne, Esse, Sosa, Rodney, Devenny, Cardines

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  1. 1NAM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Villa got less than 24 hours to save their season. Team lacking quality, pace and width. Relegation battle if they don't spend..

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      First Watkins need to score a hattie to save his career here.

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    2. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Heard they are interested in Sancho

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  2. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Will Watkins ever score again?

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      he's my ultimate fpl troll

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      1. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Mine too. Might be the number 1 troll of all time for me.

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    2. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      I've began to doubt this myself

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  3. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Time for Mateta pen

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  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Penalty Palace

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Red??

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      1. F4L
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        should be, that wasnt an attempt to play the ball

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  5. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    kamada wins pen

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      He skinned Cash

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  6. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Palace penalty

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  7. henrysquire
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Lol

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  8. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Sels was so bad when I owned him last season, can’t believe I went back there

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    1. 1NAM
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      He's the reason they lost today. Awful is an understatement

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  9. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Got 2 AVL and 2 NFO, WC imminent ...

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Their next four fixtures though!

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      1. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Noted, the original plan exactly ... may turn around to plan B

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  10. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    FFS Konsa

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  11. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Let Watkins take it

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  12. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    BOOOOOMM get in!

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  13. henrysquire
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Brought Watkins in for Ekitike. Should've gone with my hunch and got Mateta.

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    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Yeah, ok…

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    2. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Who decides your team if not you?

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  14. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Goal

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  15. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Mateta G

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    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Mateta YC

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  16. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    boom boom

    mateta g

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  17. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Mateta goal

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  18. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Fab goal by my differential forward

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  19. F4L
    • 10 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    sensitive ref

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Yeah man. Needs to go ref a softball game or sth

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      1. F4L
        • 10 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        not the corner flag!

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  20. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Mateta yellow lol

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      He kicked down the corner flag

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    2. Bored Ape Jota Club
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Ffs!

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  21. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    WTAF has Mateta got a yc!! 😯

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  22. WVA
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    FML season over

    All three defenders on for a 1 pointer, the two on my bench have 17 points!

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  23. Glasner Ball
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Villa have crappy flags, most bounce back

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    1. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Stupid stupid yc

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      1. Glasner Ball
        • 13 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Agreed, well know celebration that always happens. Not allowed anymore. Just like Ezes freekick v Chelsea.

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        1. Thanos
          • 4 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          You can’t celebrate.
          You don’t know if you’ve scored.
          You can’t make a tackle.

          Football = softieball

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          1. Glasner Ball
            • 13 Years
            3 months, 13 days ago

            Yep, game has gone 🙁

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            1. Thanos
              • 4 Years
              3 months, 13 days ago

              Yep 🙄

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  24. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Raya, Dubravka
    Cucurella, Livramento, Senesi, Diouf, Gumundsson
    Gakpo, Semenyo, Grealish, Rice, Caicedo
    Haaland, Ekitike, J. Pedro

    2.4 TIB.
    WC team?

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Get Enzo and a cheaper forward maybe

      Isak will take the striker spot at Pool

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        2.4 in the bank means very easy to go Ekitike to Isak

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    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Waiit

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Initial thinking, not set in stone

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  25. Philosopher's Stones
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Don't care if Watkins scores consecutive hatties next 2 games or whatever. He's going out!

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  26. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    I'm on 37 points and 24 of them came from 2 players in the first game of the week. Absolutely horrendous.

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Beats me

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    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Am only 2 pts ahead you, frustrating week

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  27. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Konsa Roger’s Watkins tonight
    50/50 on mateta or wood, went wood (c) !

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Should've gone Mateta, mate. He just scored.

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  28. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Triple Villa and Villa fan… this has been a tough few weeks

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Guehi

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    2. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Might be time to start supporting another club, mate. This is horrendous watching.

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  29. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    PL officials finishing off the weekend as badly as they started it

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Consistently trash.

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    2. Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Can’t wait robots to replace them!!

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  30. mixology
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Missed the Arsenal match, but seems Timber and Calafiori were threatening again. May only be a matter of time until their not huge differentials

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    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Would recommend Cala. His technique is as good as a left winger.

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