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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

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

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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
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 8 hours ago

    Sell one

    A. Semenyo
    B. JP

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 8 hours ago

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

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      1. theplayer
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 8 hours 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
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 8 hours ago

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

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    2. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 8 hours ago

      It's not even close...

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        JP out?

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    3. TheBrazilianRonaldo
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Both

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  2. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 8 hours ago

    Would you rather buy Dias or O'Reilly?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 8 hours 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
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 8 hours ago

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

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        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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          1. Bobby Digital
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 7 hours 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
            • 13 Years
            5 months, 7 hours ago

            What about Livramento?

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            1. Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              5 months, 7 hours 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
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 8 hours ago

    Thiago or Welbeck in for JP?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 8 hours ago

      Thiago

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    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Has to be Thiago with the entry fixture

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 7 hours 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 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      dont think you can go wrong with either

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  4. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    nmecha goal maybe

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      *stach assist

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  5. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    where is the foul there jeez

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 7 hours 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 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      *oh might be offside

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  6. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 7 hours 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
      • 3 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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  7. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    Anyone else still on TC Haaland for next week?

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    1. Dennis System
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Yes 100%

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      No, I wish.

      Still can’t complain about the Burnley return though

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    3. Bigbars
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 7 hours 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
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      1. Bigbars
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 7 hours 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
          • 7 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

          It's at the Etihad

          And see how they've done against top attacks

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  8. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    Stach assist?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Nice, coming in for Semenyo

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  9. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    Goal given

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  10. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 7 hours 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
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    So it wasn't a great FH week after all

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  12. krzys
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 7 hours 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
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    Rodon assist?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Stach

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    2. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      TBC on the OfficialFPL

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  14. Vazza
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    Digne or Konsa on a FH?

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Wrong time to ask 😀

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  15. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 7 hours ago

    didnt gudmundsson's foot look offside there lol?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      No, was on the line though

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    2. z13
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        watkins played him on

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    3. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Stach coming off

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    4. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 7 hours 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
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        Shoulder*

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        It was halfway down his sleeve, which counts.

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    5. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    6. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Stach off price going down more

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    7. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Should have started Stach over Haaland

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    8. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

      Watkins is in Rodon's pocket

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      2. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    9. FPL Sanky
      • 2 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      1. Sir Michael Taker
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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        1. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    10. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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    11. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        No CS point though before 60?

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      2. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      3. z13
          5 months, 7 hours ago

          You don't get CS point

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          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            5 months, 7 hours ago

            Can’t believe two people bit

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            1. Haa-lala-land
              • 5 Years
              5 months, 7 hours ago

              Two bonus points locked in as well. Jammy!

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      4. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 7 hours 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 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      5. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 7 hours 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 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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 Bandit
          • 15 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

          I thought that too.

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      6. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

          with FH13*

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        2. lilmessipran
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

          Using FH to get in Wolves and WHam players

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      7. -GK22-
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 7 hours 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 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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
          • 4 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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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      8. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

        Merits of FH13 and not holding it until later?

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        1. Baps Hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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
            • 8 Years
            5 months, 7 hours ago

            Could sell Mateta though...

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        2. Sir Michael Taker
          • 11 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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        3. Winston.
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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
          • 8 Years
          5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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      9. Winston.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 7 hours ago

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

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          5 months, 7 hours 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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