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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. THE Wild Rover
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a leaving present

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    1. JBG
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Hopefully he doesn't leave

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    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 year, 2 months ago

      And an extra £5m thanks

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  2. x.jim.x
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Guehi’s price just doubled again (after doubling when Konate got injured)

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  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Even Gabby liked that!

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  4. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 year, 2 months ago

    What a goal, Villa must hate us

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  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Tidy -1, thanks for noooothing, Konsa!

    Time to bin, methinks…

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Konsa was terrible when we beat Villa three times last season. He won’t play us every week at least

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      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        1 year, 2 months ago

        Truly a bogey team for us at the moment!

        Was hoping our home record would see us through today but yikes

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  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Well play ...

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  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    That’s the captains send off. He can hold his head high, what a professional

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  8. My heart goes Salalalalah
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Cash. Top transfers in list...

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  9. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pino on

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  10. Kaneyonero
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Munoz baps getting robbed by Guehi

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  11. MBK 42
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Guehi coming off my bench for Dorgu

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    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Filthy that ... but jammy

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    2. MGD
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Diouf for me 🙂

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    3. Jacquet or chips
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Senesi for me. Looks like Dorgu was a good pick after all.

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    4. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Struijk for me. Not as good as the Senesi, Guehi, Gudmundson

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  12. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    3 weeks and 3 Watkins blanks FFS.

    Ekiteke looking tempting.

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    1. The Big Fella
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Been thinking this since GW1 but want to see what happens with Isak and then formations etc

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  13. Hughes Your Daddy
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Pino time!

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  14. Rwilliams90
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Wildcard activated.

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    1. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Welcome! Did it yesterday.

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  15. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Generally forwards are in bonus. Surprised to Mateta no where near. That stupid YC didn’t help.

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  16. Feanor
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Goodbye Guehi Goal

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  17. TanN
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Guehi assist?

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    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Wut mate?

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    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      None I don’t think

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    3. F4L
      1 year, 2 months ago

      kamada if any

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  18. adstomko
    1 year, 2 months ago

    If I take a -4 now and wildcard tomorrow, it will remove the -4 and I keep the players I've transferred in for a -4 now.
    Is that correct?

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    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      correct

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    2. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 2 months ago

      yes

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  19. dshv
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Watkins best replacement ? Gyokeres ?

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    1. el polako
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Anyone who can regularly score 2 points but for less than 9m.

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    2. x.jim.x
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Mateta

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  20. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    That Villa bench is threadbare 😯

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  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Looked at Watkins, Salah, Sarr, Reijnders, Anderson, Milenkovic, Murillo & thought I'd get at least one return today 😆

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    1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Salah clean sheet point

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    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      ... Richards 1st on bench of course

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    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Oh there we go!

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  22. el polako
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Watkins is hopeless.

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  23. Amartey Partey
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Watkins and Villa are allergic to scoring goals now. What happened to them?

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    1. Salarrivederci
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Don't know!

      Tarkowski will love it next GW

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  24. g40steve
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sarr G

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    1. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Boom

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    2. g40steve
      1 year, 2 months ago

      Lac A

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  25. Thanos
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sarr G

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  26. Dunk and Disorderly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Villa are pathetic. So lacklustre. Lifeless crowd. Gaping holes in defence. Toothless attack. vs a tired Palace side who played on Thursday.

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  27. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Lacroix assist!!!!!!

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  28. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 2 months ago

    YESSSSSS

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  29. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    1 year, 2 months ago

    Sarr and Lacroix baby!!!

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  30. F4L
    1 year, 2 months ago

    knew these long throw ins would pay off for lacroix soon

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