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

    Darn, avoiding a hit for Rice to Sarr has backfired after all…

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

    Sarr again

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  3. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    3 months, 13 days ago

    No Flags hurt

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

      Lol

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

    If Konsa gets 0 points will he get subbed off for Gudmunsson?

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

      😆

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

    anyone got a naughty munoz lacroix sarr triple up lol

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

      No just Lacroix and Sarr

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

        fairs, still very decent

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

      Munoz, Mateta, Sarr - Sarr captain. Finally a bright light in my dire week!

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

        nice! well played

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      2. NoOneCares
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Sure.

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

      Sarr yet again, scores his 6th goal v Villa over the last 4 games v them, hopefully you all took my advice over the last few days

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

      Lacroix is Virgil Van Dijk on discount

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

      Double Forest defence & double Villa attack in my team but only have 3 FTs. Wildcard time? Feel like both are so crap the only chance they'll have of points is against each other.

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

      Of course I benched sarr!

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

        Please say you didn’t and you saw his recent record v Villa?

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

        That was a little silly given his record!

        I’m ruing my decision to avoid a hit of him in for Rice

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

      now holdddd palace

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

      So the ref blows his whstle as if there's a major injury?? Then Sarr gets up and runs full tilt?
      Hate foorball/soccer for this reason...

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      1. Bigbars
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        agree... should be booked for play acting

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

        Should be the same as head injury. If play stops to assess you injury you need to go off the pitch.

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

          Should be the same as assault...

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      3. Bigbars
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        and then sarr for good measure, simulates again, and gets booked, should have been his second yellow

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

          Yep I hate this...

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    9. Ribus
      • 12 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Cunha over Sarr went well the.

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    10. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Guéhi (47)
      Muñoz (38)
      Lacroix (38)

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    11. Esraj
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Donyell Malen, the preseason wonder.

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      1. brianutd-why always we? 20
        • 14 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Watkins too was on fire

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

          Two-season wonder.

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

      Malen holders punished again.

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    13. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Get in Sarr!

      Come on Munoz, get amongst with a goal

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    14. Babit1967
      • 9 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Glad o kept Munoz on wildcard, bout the only positive lol

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

      come on lacroix, just a few more headers away...

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    16. Stranger Mings
      • 5 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Horrible benched diouf and played konsa

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      1. FPL Sanky
        • 2 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        I played Konsa over Gudmundson

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        1. Stranger Mings
          • 5 Years
          3 months, 13 days ago

          Snap but luckily dorgu didn't play

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

      Pedro was captain up until palmer injury, was still gonna be my cap if only did palmer out for sarr, and played sarr
      Decided to upgrade Giui to wood, and cap him, and bench sarr

      Wirtz Roger’s Watkins all on chopping block

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

      20 pts on my bench even with Dorgu in there

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    19. dansmusen
      • 8 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      FH this week and took out Dewsbury Hall/Gudmundsson and Lacroix. This season just is mental. Got -1 for Gudmundsson last week of the bench.

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

      I own the wrong Sarr

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

      Sarr YC

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

        that might be the worst dive this season ngl...

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

      I actually think this could be the first season where a dead team could win it

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

        This

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

      Thank God I started Guehi instead of Cash

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

      Enough with Watkins yeah, ignore the plum upcoming fixtures?

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

        I getting rid. Rather have Grealish playing against Villa next game week.

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      2. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        3 months, 13 days ago

        Thought that about Bowen n Friday night, too!

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

        Yep people said don’t get rid of Watkins yet has easy games v Brentford and Palace

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    25. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Sarr simulation - ffs.

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    26. Esraj
      • 10 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      My 4.5m bench fodder comes in for appearance points.

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    27. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      3 months, 13 days ago

      Sarr is done

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