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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
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

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

    Pool have offered 35?

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    1. ☈☾
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      1 yr left on the contract

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  2. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Munoz ball too high for Sarr

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  3. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    nearly that combo again...

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  4. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Almost Munoz to Sarr

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  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Watkins is useless

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Facts

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  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Konsa blocking Gudmundson off the bench. GTFO of my team

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    1. WVA
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Konsa VdV Reinildo blocking Diouf and Rodon

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      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

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

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  7. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 20 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
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Rogers doing anything good?

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  9. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Who to play?

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

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Im on Gud. Villa are garbo

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    2. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 20 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
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Both will concede, Gundmunddson might get an attacking return

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

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  10. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 20 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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  11. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    B2B2B 50+ points in FPL

    Is that average?

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  12. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      10 months, 20 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
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 20 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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  13. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      They are having a not so good ebening

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      1. Thanos
        • 4 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

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

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        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 20 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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  14. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    714,000 Wildcards played. Wow!!

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    1. Caligula's third favou…
      • 4 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      714,001 soon. Awful week.

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      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 20 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…
          • 4 Years
          10 months, 20 days ago

          True, must resist the urge to rage wildcard.

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    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      International break, closure of transfer window

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  15. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Villa look like dross this season

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Different team ; awful

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  16. ☈☾
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Would you get Wirtz for Burnley?

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Better options I think. Also make sure it wad cramp

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    2. iFash@FPL
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Gakpo is the play for cool kids…

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  17. JBG
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Salah really showed the non-owners today

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  18. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Sarr is actually really good isn’t he

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

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

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      1. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

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

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      2. Hughes Your Daddy
        • 14 Years
        10 months, 20 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
      10 months, 20 days ago

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

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  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Think you saved that cash for a reason? Salah cap

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 20 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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  20. Bob B
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

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

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    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

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

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    2. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Nah man, Cash got a YC.

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  21. Haalander
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Whole game is luck

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Chelsea pts should all go to PGMOL

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  22. dshv
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Watkins should go...

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Where?

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      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

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

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        1. JBG
          • 8 Years
          10 months, 20 days ago

          These*

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Dreaming of Arsenal

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  23. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

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

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Time to hit the WC maybe?

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  24. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Hendo big save

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    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      With his face

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  25. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    watkins big chance missed 🙁

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Bring him to the altar!!!

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  26. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Watkins denied from 6-yards!

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  27. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Poor poor attempt Watkins

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  28. henrysquire
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Jesus Watkins

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    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      It's Ollie Watkins

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  29. Zimo
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Man I wish United had kept Henderson

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    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 20 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
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Nah that was Ole

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    2. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Anyone’s better than Kebab & Banana

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  30. 1NAM
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Watkins cheerio mate

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