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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
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 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
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Sarr again

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  3. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    No Flags hurt

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Lol

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  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      😆

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

    anyone got a naughty munoz lacroix sarr triple up lol

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

      No just Lacroix and Sarr

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

        fairs, still very decent

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

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

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

        nice! well played

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      2. NoOneCares
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Sure.

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  6. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 20 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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  7. adstomko
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Lacroix is Virgil Van Dijk on discount

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  8. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 months, 20 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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  9. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Of course I benched sarr!

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 14 Years
      10 months, 20 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
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      • 9 Years
      10 months, 20 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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  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    now holdddd palace

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  11. My heart goes Salalalalah
    • 9 Years
    10 months, 20 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
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      agree... should be booked for play acting

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    2. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Should be the same as assault...

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    3. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Yep I hate this...

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  12. Ribus
    • 12 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Cunha over Sarr went well the.

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

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

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  14. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Donyell Malen, the preseason wonder.

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

      Watkins too was on fire

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      1. Esraj
        • 10 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Two-season wonder.

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

    Malen holders punished again.

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  16. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Get in Sarr!

    Come on Munoz, get amongst with a goal

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  17. Babit1967
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

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

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

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

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  19. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Horrible benched diouf and played konsa

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    1. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      I played Konsa over Gudmundson

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 20 days ago

        Snap but luckily dorgu didn't play

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  20. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 20 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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  21. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    20 pts on my bench even with Dorgu in there

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  22. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 20 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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  23. Bushwhacker
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    I own the wrong Sarr

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

    Sarr YC

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

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

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

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

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    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      This

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

    Thank God I started Guehi instead of Cash

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

    Enough with Watkins yeah, ignore the plum upcoming fixtures?

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

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

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    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 months, 20 days ago

      Thought that about Bowen n Friday night, too!

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

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

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

    Sarr simulation - ffs.

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  29. Esraj
    • 10 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    My 4.5m bench fodder comes in for appearance points.

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  30. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 20 days ago

    Sarr is done

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