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Leeds v Aston Villa team news: Tielemans starts, Calvert-Lewin a sub

23 November 2025 320 comments
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Leeds United face Aston Villa in the first of two Premier League matches to take place on Sunday.

Daniel Farke is under a bit of pressure at Leeds after a run of four defeats in five, but they have played their best football on home turf this season.

As for Villa, a win here would help propel Unai Emery’s side into the top four.

Kick-off at Elland Road is at 14:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Farke makes just one change to the team that lost to Nottingham Forest prior to the international break.

Pascal Struijk comes into the starting XI, as Jaka Bijol drops to the bench.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is once again named among the substitutes, but Jack Harrison is absent from the matchday squad

There’s just one alteration for Aston Villa, too.

Amadou Onana misses out due to injury, with Youri Tielemans replacing him in the engine room.

Ezri Konsa starts despite dropping out of the England squad with calf tightness.

LINE-UPS

Leeds United XI: Perri, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff, Stach, Aaronson, Okafor, Nmecaha

Subs: Darlow, Justin, Bijol, Gruev, Tanaka, Gnonto, James, Piroe, Calvert-Lewin

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Kamara, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Bogarde, Barkley, Maatsen, Hemmings, Malen, Sancho, Guessand

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DC) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Pep Roulette
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Sell one

    A. Semenyo
    B. JP

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    1. Ignasi M
      11 months, 25 days ago

      JP is the obvious sell. Now that Delap is back, he'll drop to number 10.

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      1. theplayer
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Number 10 is where everyone said he would be better and is more suited.

        The JP situation is hilarious though. Scores one week and everyone wants him back and then doesn't score and everyone wants to sell again.

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        1. Ignasi M
          11 months, 25 days ago

          too insistent for me. there are other better options in jp's price range.

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      11 months, 25 days ago

      It's not even close...

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      1. Pep Roulette
        11 months, 25 days ago

        JP out?

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    3. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Both

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  2. Bobby Digital
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Would you rather buy Dias or O'Reilly?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      11 months, 25 days ago

      FH? O'Reilly

      FT? Maybe neither. Pep might still randomly rotate during the upcoming fixture congestion, and they aren't watertight enough to permastart yet

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      1. Bobby Digital
        11 months, 25 days ago

        FT, I'm looking for a Gabriel replacement. Who would you go for?

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        1. Ze_Austin
          11 months, 25 days ago

          Palace, Arsenal, Thiaw, or still get O'Reilly and accept any random benching as a rarity

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          1. Bobby Digital
            11 months, 25 days ago

            Yeah, cheers for the advice. Might just concentrate on getting rid of Pedro with my FT this week. Bigger upside.

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          2. Fifa las vegas
            11 months, 25 days ago

            What about Livramento?

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            1. Ze_Austin
              11 months, 25 days ago

              Not sure how many times he'll start in a week, after that long absence. Especially with other FBs lurking

              Could prove to be nailed though

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  3. Coupes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Thiago or Welbeck in for JP?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Thiago

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    2. Ze_Austin
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Has to be Thiago with the entry fixture

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Thiago. Want him next week but don’t want to get rid of Welbeck. And sort of want to give Woltemade another chance too!

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    4. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      dont think you can go wrong with either

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  4. F4L
    11 months, 25 days ago

    nmecha goal maybe

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    1. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      *stach assist

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  5. F4L
    11 months, 25 days ago

    where is the foul there jeez

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 25 days ago

      It's not a foul

      But was there an offside from the cross?

      It's not interference either imo

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    2. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      *oh might be offside

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  6. Bigbars
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Martinez pretending to have a head injury.. he is a clown at times, such a good stopper, but he was weak in that situation... should be a goal. he was not impeded

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    1. DeSelby
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Martinez is an appalling cheat and wind up merchant. A real disgrace of a player.

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  7. TheBiffas
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Anyone else still on TC Haaland for next week?

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    1. Dennis System
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Yes 100%

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 25 days ago

      No, I wish.

      Still can’t complain about the Burnley return though

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    3. Bigbars
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Against his hometown club? I'm thankful I've already burnt mine. Starting to come across to the logic that using it early eases the anxiety of when to use it.

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    4. Ze_Austin
      11 months, 25 days ago

      If I had it, I would be. Leeds can crumple under pressure. City will apply that pressure

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      1. Bigbars
        11 months, 25 days ago

        I'm not too sure, they arent too bad at Elland Road. Play with a different system in front of their own crowd, although I ditched Rodon last week for Andersen on a punt I wont be getting him back just yet

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        1. Ze_Austin
          11 months, 25 days ago

          It's at the Etihad

          And see how they've done against top attacks

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  8. THE Wild Rover
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Stach assist?

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Nice, coming in for Semenyo

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  9. Sgt. Schultz
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Goal given

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  10. Bigbars
    11 months, 25 days ago

    I was always taught as a GK, catch at the high point, Martinez doesnt even have his hands raised above shoulder height...

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  11. Ze_Austin
    11 months, 25 days ago

    So it wasn't a great FH week after all

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  12. krzys
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Quite possibly the ball was over the line after Stach's header. Someone should check that

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    1. Brosstan
      11 months, 25 days ago

      They have automatic systems for that so it would have notified the ref if it was the case.

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  13. tuturututu
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Rodon assist?

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Stach

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    2. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 25 days ago

      TBC on the OfficialFPL

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  14. Vazza
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Digne or Konsa on a FH?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Wrong time to ask 😀

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  15. F4L
    11 months, 25 days ago

    didnt gudmundsson's foot look offside there lol?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      11 months, 25 days ago

      No, was on the line though

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      1. F4L
        11 months, 25 days ago

        fair, think thats one of the closest offsides ive ever seen

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    2. z13
      11 months, 25 days ago

      watkins played him on

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  16. Bobby Digital
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Stach coming off

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    1. JBG
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Too much bench jam from him, Leeds had to nerf it

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  17. Brosstan
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Lol. The official VAR pictures showing that the defenders ELBOW was the thing keeping Gudmundsson on? The rules clearly say that only parts of the body that you can score with count for offside but they just decided to ignore that for this one.

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    1. Bobby Digital
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Shoulder*

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      1. Brosstan
        11 months, 25 days ago

        No, the pictures showed the elbow was just barely ahead of Gudmundsson's foot. Not the shoulder

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        1. Bobby Digital
          11 months, 25 days ago

          The line down was drawn from the shoulder. Elbow just happened to be on the same line.

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    2. THE Wild Rover
      11 months, 25 days ago

      It was halfway down his sleeve, which counts.

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  18. THE Wild Rover
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Jesus, can’t catch a break. I’ll settle for the assist 5hough.

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  19. g40steve
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Stach off price going down more

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  20. lilmessipran
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Should have started Stach over Haaland

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  21. Bobby Digital
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Watkins is in Rodon's pocket

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    1. JBG
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Watkins is in his own arse... man can't do anything this season.

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Watkins of no fixed abode. Lives in the pocket of a different opponent every weekend and occasional Thursdays

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  22. FPL Sanky
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Stach concussion sub....so will miss the next week as well?

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Could miss next 2 then as theres a midweek after next weekend

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      1. lilmessipran
        11 months, 25 days ago

        1 match is a protocol..if he's fine wont miss the other

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    2. THE Wild Rover
      11 months, 25 days ago

      I doubt anyone would be starting away to Man city regardless.

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  23. The Philosopher
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Should've been a Rodon assist with how he encouraged Nmecha during warm-up. Robbed.

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  24. Brosstan
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Stach owners lucky. An assist and CS point secured too.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      11 months, 25 days ago

      No CS point though before 60?

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    2. lilmessipran
      11 months, 25 days ago

      0.2 in price drops and rotting 3rd on my bench, feeling lucky indeed

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    3. z13
      11 months, 25 days ago

      You don't get CS point

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Can’t believe two people bit

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        1. Haa-lala-land
          11 months, 25 days ago

          Two bonus points locked in as well. Jammy!

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  25. Fifa las vegas
    11 months, 25 days ago

    I may have misjudged this Villa revival, or lack thereof, with my Rogers pick.

    Hope things change a bit

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    1. Sir Michael Taker
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Always been a bit of a homer team I thought. Tough place to go, not amazing on the road

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  26. F4L
    11 months, 25 days ago

    wait just seen a fair point, wasnt nmecha offside after the ball came off stach's back? he was beyond the keeper as well

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    1. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      *i get konsa played the ball but usually defenders get the benefit of doubt here and they're said not to be in control of the situation

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    2. THE Wild Rover
      11 months, 25 days ago

      I thought that too.

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  27. Brosstan
    11 months, 25 days ago

    So people were FH13 are targeting Villa against Wolves and Pool against West Ham. Lol.

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    1. Brosstan
      11 months, 25 days ago

      with FH13*

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    2. lilmessipran
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Using FH to get in Wolves and WHam players

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  28. -GK22-
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Any suggestions 1FT £2.1m itb and no chips

    Pope
    Timber, Senesi, Munoz
    Semenyo, Rice, Sarr, Mbuemo
    Haaland, Thiago, Mateta

    Dub, VVD, Rodon, Stach

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    1. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      would save, good team if semenyo is fine to go for next gw. maybe start vvd over senesi/even timber

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    2. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 25 days ago

      I hope you're good to go, as our teams are near-identical.

      I've got VVD over Senesi, Gakpo over Sarr, and Bruno not Mbeumo. JP --> Thiago this week to make them even more similar!

      Depending on Semenyo, could go to Minteh?

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  29. Pep Roulette
    11 months, 25 days ago

    Merits of FH13 and not holding it until later?

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    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Difficult to find better time. I want to keep Woltemade vs Burnley and also have Thiago vs Burnley.

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      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 months, 25 days ago

        Could sell Mateta though...

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    2. Sir Michael Taker
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Crap chip, get it done, get it out of your mind.

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    3. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 months, 25 days ago

      Are you happy with your original GW13 team… and have you checked how does it look in other gameweeks…

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    4. Bobby Digital
      11 months, 25 days ago

      I think it's team dependent. Save it for a week where you have a lot of injuries.

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  30. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 months, 25 days ago

    When to use TC chip? Your opinion?
    A. GW13; Haaland (LEE)
    B. GW17; Haaland (WHU) ?

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    1. F4L
      11 months, 25 days ago

      there is a much bigger gap between west ham and forest than leeds and fulham but id back city to bounce back and put a few past leeds so probably still leeds imo

      theres a small risk you hold it and then haaland picks a knock or something and you're left risking a punt on someone

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