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

31 August 2025 714 comments
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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. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Didn’t NewC offer 65M for Guehi last year?

    Pool have offered 35?

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      1 yr left on the contract

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

    Munoz ball too high for Sarr

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

    nearly that combo again...

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

    Almost Munoz to Sarr

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

    Watkins is useless

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

      Facts

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  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Konsa blocking Gudmundson off the bench. GTFO of my team

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

      Konsa VdV Reinildo blocking Diouf and Rodon

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

        RAN + VDV over Diouf + Gudmundsson for me...

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  7. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    Watkins & Rogers on the verge of triggering the wildcard button.
    Good fixtures or not, the price drops aren’t worth stomaching & they look disjointed

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  8. Absolutely Muñozed
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Rogers doing anything good?

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

      Who to play?

      1. Konsa v EVE (A)
      2. Gudmunddson v FUL (A)

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      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Im on Gud. Villa are garbo

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      2. Mother Farke
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Two 2pters there. Both Everton and Fulham look bright in attack.

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

        Both will concede, Gundmunddson might get an attacking return

        But seeing as Gudmunddson is injured right now......

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    • Rwilliams90
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Liked my team going into this week but now I want to wildcard. Have to get rid of Konsa, Johnson, Cunha, Watkins, Reijnders.

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

      B2B2B 50+ points in FPL

      Is that average?

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    • Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      DC Monster VVD got only 8 against Arsenal. That says it all about Arteta's approach to the game. Against BOU and 10 men NEW he got 20+ each game.

      Surely Arsenal fans cant accept this trash much longer, hes not even winning any trophies.

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

        That’s what. Can keep the trust but the process needs to show progress or needs to shut down.

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      2. JBG
        • 7 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Arteta probably thought that a corner goal would save him/them again... Ironically it was a set piece goal that cost them the match today

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    • Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      What’s happened to Villa? Europe hasn’t even started yet. They’ll struggle badly from the looks of things.

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

        They are having a not so good ebening

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

          Not just today. They’ve not looked like a proper team in all games so far.

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

            Oh I agree.. just had to make a Emery joke. Personally happy they are struggling, because I never contemplated getting any off their assets

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    • Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      714,000 Wildcards played. Wow!!

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      1. Caligula's third favou…
        • 3 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        714,001 soon. Awful week.

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

          Problem is it’s not clear who to bring in and the fixtures aren’t right for it

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          1. Caligula's third favou…
            • 3 Years
            3 months, 13 days ago

            True, must resist the urge to rage wildcard.

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      2. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        International break, closure of transfer window

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    • Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Villa look like dross this season

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

        Different team ; awful

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

      Would you get Wirtz for Burnley?

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

        Better options I think. Also make sure it wad cramp

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      2. iFash@FPL
        • 1 Year
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Gakpo is the play for cool kids…

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    • JBG
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Salah really showed the non-owners today

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    • Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Sarr is actually really good isn’t he

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      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Looks like he’s taken over the Eze creative role too

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

          I was mentioning this over the last few days, he loves to play v Villa.

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

          ​Apr 26, 2025: Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa (2 x Sarr goals)
          ​Feb 25, 2025: Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa (2 x Sarr goals)
          Nov 23, 2024: Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace (1 x Sarr goal)

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

        He was shocking for me after WC last season, cost me a shot at the big #1

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    • RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      What would you do with 1 ft?

      A) Bruno to Salah

      B) Guiu to Pedro/Sesko/Gyokeres/Etikite or other forward

      5.8 mill in cash

      Verbruggen
      Vdv, Willliams, Cucurella
      Reijnders, Dango, Bruno, Kudos, Semenyo
      Haaland, Watkins

      Subs: Dubravka, Diof, Guiu, esteve

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      1. Bob B
        • 12 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Think you saved that cash for a reason? Salah cap

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

          Yes, I did. But Salah’s form haven’t seemed red hot so far this season, so I’m having my doubts and therefore wanted your opinion

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    • Bob B
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Spent the extra for Lacroix to get defcon, should have saved the cash!

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

        He's the one who got it first 2 gameweeks. Not every game is the same though.

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

        Nah man, Cash got a YC.

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    • Haalander
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      As bad as the points are this week they could be a lot worse only for Bruno 95th min jammy pen and a Sanchez and Chelsea clean sheet that wasn’t.

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

        Whole game is luck

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      2. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Chelsea pts should all go to PGMOL

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    • dshv
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Watkins should go...

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

        Where?

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

          To everyones teams, because content creators said people should keep him for this fixtures.

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

            These*

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      2. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Dreaming of Arsenal

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

      Wood or Watkins to Mateta? Damn IB, will need to wait for a while ...

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

        Time to hit the WC maybe?

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    • g40steve
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Hendo big save

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

        With his face

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    • F4L
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      watkins big chance missed 🙁

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

        Bring him to the altar!!!

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

      Watkins denied from 6-yards!

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    • Thanos
      • 4 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Poor poor attempt Watkins

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    • henrysquire
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Jesus Watkins

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

        It's Ollie Watkins

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    • Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Man I wish United had kept Henderson

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

        ETH with another banger of a decision there... Made Henderson that upset that he never wanted to come back again.

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        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Nah that was Ole

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

        Anyone’s better than Kebab & Banana

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

      Watkins cheerio mate

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