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Aston Villa v Fulham team news: Elliott starts, no Muniz

28 September 2025 417 comments
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Aston Villa continue in their search for their first Premier League win of the season on Sunday, as they welcome Fulham to Villa Park.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Harvey Elliott gets his first Premier League start since signing for Aston Villa.

He’s one of two changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Sunderland last week, with Lamare Bogarde also coming into the starting XI.

Emiliano Buendia and Boubacar Kamara drop to the bench.

Emiliano Martinez, meanwhile, returns to the starting line-up after missing Thursday’s UEFA Europa League win over Bologna with a muscle problem.

Marco Silva also makes two changes from the 3-1 win over Brentford.

Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete at right-back, while Raul Jimenez comes in for Rodrigo Muniz.

Neither Tete nor Muniz are in the matchday squad.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Bogarde, Guessand, Elliott, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Kamara, Maatsen, Pau, Sancho, Buendia, Lindelof, Malen, Burrowes

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Wilson, King, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Adama, Chukwueze, Kevin

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  1. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    ffs king dont be a diver

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  2. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    King YC

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Seems harsh to me

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  3. Jafooli
    1 year, 1 month ago

    First ever successful 8pt transfer hit:

    Wood (2pts) > Haaland (TC - 48pts)
    Bruno (-1pt) > Miley, meant playing Xhaka (9pts)
    VVD (1pt) > Rondon (7pts)

    So a 62pt swing. That's kinda worth 8pts, me thinks...

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    1. Jafooli
      1 year, 1 month ago

      35 GW rank...could've gone horribly wrong without the Haaland double and Bruno scoring that peno - an excellent example of fine margins and 97.3% luck, this game

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    2. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Yep, hits do work.
      Nothing worse than seeing a player considered hitting in hauls & the player you kept doing FA

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      1. Jafooli
        1 year, 1 month ago

        So true, regrets all round...and kept my WC, which I couldn't play as wanted to TC Robot Wars

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    3. Jafooli
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Would've cappo Salah for 4pts, so actually a 50pt gain, all things considered...

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  4. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    This new shiny King is a card magnet

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    1. Sgt. Schultz
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Agreed. Decent dribbler

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  5. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Fulham pen

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      1 year, 1 month ago

      No

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    2. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      looked like it!

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  6. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    handball!!!!!

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  7. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Cash in hand

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  8. F4L
    1 year, 1 month ago

    hmmm, will definitely see pens given for that this season....

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  9. Pariße
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Two penalties denied pretty much.

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  10. Zalk
    1 year, 1 month ago

    I wonder how many time you can ask yourself "what the f**k is the referees in that country doing" before something happens?

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  11. Shark Team
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How can I unsee the Cash handball? I’m so angry atm

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    1. Four Letter Wirtz
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I hate the new handball rule, but they could at least apply it!

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      The hand was in a justifable position!

      Does that apply on the goal line too?

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      1. Shark Team
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Football is gone

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    3. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      annoying thing is that shot was/might've been going in as well ugh

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      1. Shark Team
        1 year, 1 month ago

        It looked like a certain goal

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    4. Couto
      1 year, 1 month ago

      had to grab with both hands to give a penalty 😀

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  12. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    What has happened to Villa? They look awful in every aspect. Can't defend, toothless in attack, poor first touches.

    They genuinely look like the most useless team in the division.

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    1. have you seen cyan
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Emery has lost the dressing room. Probably something to do with the Martinez transfer saga. They made out he asked to leave, when it was actually then saying he would be sold?

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      1. chocolove
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Didn't explain the first couple gw of season

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I don't see any changes from Emery compared to previous games, still no intensity or creativity in attack.

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  13. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Rogers injured

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      1 point instead of 2 for his 3 owners

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  14. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    WC this week or wait until next gw and just sell Salah for Utd or Arsenal mid?

    Dubravka
    Williams VdV Cucurella
    Salah Semenyo Ndiaye Kudos Rejinders
    Haaland Pedro

    Subs Verbruggen Diof Esteve Guiu

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I can’t decide either which generally means your team doesn’t need a WC

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      1. g40steve
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Williams
        Steve
        Guiu
        Diouf
        Cucu
        Ndiaye
        Verb

        Lots of better options clearly available ?

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        1. WVA
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          1 year, 1 month ago

          A WC to upgrade the bench and one defender ain’t worth it. If Ndiaye returns tomorrow which is quite possible v a poor West Ham he’ll be one of the top mids

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    2. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      How would your WC team look? We may know more after the Arsenal game

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    3. g40steve
      1 year, 1 month ago

      I’d be tempted to full refresh now we know who’s on fire & who’s a dud

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    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Cheers! Need some Ars def and attack, Salah out and defcon defs

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  15. Jafooli
    1 year, 1 month ago

    How have Villa all of a sudden become so pump?

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  16. fedolefan
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Hope it’s a 2 point haul from Watkins and not like a -1 or something.

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  17. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mings off

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  18. Sgt. Schultz
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mings OFF

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  19. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Mings done, Torres coming on

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  20. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Lukic YC

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  21. rokonto
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Does Torres get 60 mins if he stays til the end?

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Nope 34th mins sub - ET doesn't count

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  22. BrockLanders
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Still can't believe I've Watkins & Rogers. Horrendously, I may play them next week aswell.

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    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Don't do it, mate!

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  23. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    The referee’s call of no penalty and yellow card to King for simulation was checked and confirmed by VAR – with King deemed to be going to ground before any contact was made.

    https://x.com/PLMatchCentre/status/1972293330081030391?t=SdtRdDEs2FVun4-R76h5DA&s=19

    The referee’s call of no penalty was checked and confirmed by VAR – with the action from Cash deemed not to be a handball offence, with the arm in a justifiable position.

    https://x.com/PLMatchCentre/status/1972293469755551820?t=wYoZ_-vAh3qzpc2r4gDANg&s=19

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  24. Haa-lala-land
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Who's in the 9 for Fulham now?

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    1. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      adama

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  25. Nightcrawler
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Anderson the DefCon bot is at least .5m underpriced

    Going under the radar without price rise too

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      1 year, 1 month ago

      One of my better decisions this season, been in my team since GW1

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      1. Haa-lala-land
        1 year, 1 month ago

        Timing

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        1. Tonyawesome69
          1 year, 1 month ago

          On my bench this GW...

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    2. F4L
      1 year, 1 month ago

      surprised how well he's done with defcon given fulham's style but the evidence is pretty compelling now

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  26. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Who would you sell for Gyorkes?
    A) Mateta
    B) Pedro

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    1. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pedro

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    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      1 year, 1 month ago

      Pedro – Mateta getting more big chances, lower ownership.

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  27. Mr. O'Connell
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkinssss

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  28. g40steve
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Wally G

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  29. Tonyawesome69
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins goal...

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  30. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 year, 1 month ago

    Watkins

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