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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 Bandit
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    What a leaving present

    1. JBG
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Hopefully he doesn't leave

    2. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      And an extra £5m thanks

  2. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

  3. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Even Gabby liked that!

  4. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    What a goal, Villa must hate us

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Tidy -1, thanks for noooothing, Konsa!

    Time to bin, methinks…

    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

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

      1. FPL Scoop
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 7 days ago

        Truly a bogey team for us at the moment!

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

  6. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Well play ...

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

  8. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Cash. Top transfers in list...

  9. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Pino on

  10. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Munoz baps getting robbed by Guehi

  11. MBK 42
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Guehi coming off my bench for Dorgu

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

      Filthy that ... but jammy

    2. MGD
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Diouf for me 🙂

    3. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 7 days ago

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

    4. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

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

  12. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    3 weeks and 3 Watkins blanks FFS.

    Ekiteke looking tempting.

    1. The Big Fella
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

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

  13. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Pino time!

  14. Rwilliams90
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Wildcard activated.

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Welcome! Did it yesterday.

  15. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

  16. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Goodbye Guehi Goal

  17. TanN
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Guehi assist?

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Wut mate?

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      None I don’t think

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      kamada if any

  18. adstomko
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days 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?

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      correct

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      yes

  19. dshv
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Watkins best replacement ? Gyokeres ?

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

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

    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Mateta

  20. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    That Villa bench is threadbare 😯

  21. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Salah clean sheet point

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      ... Richards 1st on bench of course

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Oh there we go!

  22. el polako
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Watkins is hopeless.

  23. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

    1. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Don't know!

      Tarkowski will love it next GW

  24. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Sarr G

    1. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Boom

    2. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 7 days ago

      Lac A

  25. Thanos
    • 4 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Sarr G

  26. Dunk and Disorderly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

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

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Lacroix assist!!!!!!

  28. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    YESSSSSS

  29. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    Sarr and Lacroix baby!!!

  30. F4L
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 7 days ago

    knew these long throw ins would pay off for lacroix soon