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The penultimate match of Gameweek 22 sees Aston Villa take on Everton at Villa Park.

Unai Emery’s men have won eight league matches in a row on home turf, and could climb up to second in the table with a point today.  

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Emery makes four changes from the goalless draw with Crystal Palace in Gameweek 21.

Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Lamare Bogarde and Emiliano Buendia come into the starting XI.

Victor Lindelof and Lucas Digne drop to the bench, while Boubacar Kamara is injured and Jadon Sancho misses out due to illness.

Emiliano Martinez starts in goal despite missing last week’s FA Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur with a calf issue.

Michael Keane serves game two of a three-match ban for Everton, with Nathan Patterson his replacement.

Further forward, Merlin Rohl comes in for the injured Tim Iroegbunam.

Elsewhere, Jack Grealish is back in the starting line-up after serving his one-match suspension in the FA Cup.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Maatsen, Bogarde, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Digne, Garcia, Mings, Hemmings, Guessand, Jimoh-Aloba

Everton XI: Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, O’Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Rohl, McNeil, Armstrong, Grealish, Barry

Subs: Travers, King, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Aznou, Welch, Campbell

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) 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. Babit1967
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Tark salvaging something from this gw.

  2. el polako
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Congrats Arsenal, nobody else wants the title this season.

    1. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      I dont think Villa are anywhere near title winning team. City have their weaknesses in defence so that leaves Arsenal to win it.

  3. Sailboats
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 7 mins ago

    Tarko 8 pointer nice

  4. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 6 mins ago

    Garner with 29 DC's!

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      10 mins ago

      Shame they don’t multiply points, once player reaches the thresholds - that’s it.

    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      9 mins ago

      that'll be the record for the season

  5. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 6 mins ago

    Who knew Sels would be my highest scoring player

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 5 mins ago

      Me

  6. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 6 mins ago

    Rogers when I dont own prime Maradonna scoring from every angle...

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      10 mins ago

      When you own him - primadonna.

      1. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        9 mins ago

        😀

      2. tuturututu
        • 5 Years
        8 mins ago

        He was at least decent and trying, Ollie was invisible

        1. el polako
          • 8 Years
          8 mins ago

          Wait, Watkins was playing?

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 mins ago

      Rogers had at least 6 shots from good positions

      1. Was wasteful

  7. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 5 mins ago

    The top 3 squads in the league score 0 goals this GW

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 min ago

      they're all shattered

  8. tuturututu
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 5 mins ago

    Had 10 points green with Rogers and Watskins as captain, what a waste

  9. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 4 mins ago

    The game week from hell.
    Only Senesi and Van Hecke can save me now.

  10. dansmusen
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 4 mins ago

    32 points on the bench...yikes

    1. Might catch you mate. 26 with Minteh on the bench still to go.

    2. I have no Wirtz
        29 mins ago

        What’s your bench? Now I am curious

    3. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 4 mins ago

      Watkins is a fraud.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        Fraudkins and Fraudgers

        1. tuturututu
          • 5 Years
          1 hour, 2 mins ago

          Fraudilla

      2. tuturututu
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        I put all my faith in him and he failed to deliver

    4. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      1 hour, 3 mins ago

      Carrick's United the only side in the PL that actually attempted to play football this weekend.

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        17 mins ago

        Title favourites?

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          5 mins ago

          2nd half of the season, we’re doing…

    5. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 2 mins ago

      Garner with 29 D.C. What's the record...? Lol.

      1. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        7 mins ago

        Must be, Caicedo got 23 against Fulham earlier this season. Impressive that Garner is nowhere near ths BPS scoring then but maybe I just don't understand how these metrics work

    6. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 2 mins ago

      Is PartyTime still around with this Rogers + Watkins(c) masterclass?

      1. tuturututu
        • 5 Years
        35 mins ago

        This game sucks

        1. This entire planet sucks. But what can one do mate.

    7. JoeSoap
      • 12 Years
      59 mins ago

      Strange week. No bench cover with Guehi not playing. Initially bringing in Cash, then rumours Cunha was on bench, brought in Rogers & Cash instead of Chalobah & Enzo & benched Mukiele. The joys of FPL. So doing nothing would have been 6 points better.

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 mins ago

        FPL lyf

    8. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      57 mins ago

      Very poor performance from Villa....

    9. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      56 mins ago

      I'm putting money on Man Utd to win the league. The top three are all shattered and competing across many competitions. United can just focus on the league. Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 8 Years
        39 mins ago

        Hopefully

        Better than Arsenal winning it.

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 min ago

          As a neutral I'd love Arsenal to win it, but the top 3 have zero energy and many injuries. Maybe it's just a January malaise. But United were phenomenal yesterday and I can see them beat Arsenal next week.

      2. Miguel Sanchez
        • 9 Years
        38 mins ago

        15 points is a hell of a deficit to make up

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          just now

          12 if United beat Arsenal...

      3. Pass me some, mate

      4. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        30 mins ago

        dont waste ur money

        1. arsenal wont lose to united next week
        2. united need to win all 16 games to stand any chance of winning the league. not happening

      5. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        25 mins ago

        Really, all it takes is one win for delusion to set in? At least respect yourself more.

      6. I’ll have whatever you are having.

    10. Yes Ndidi
      • 6 Years
      55 mins ago

      Pickford you beauty. You owed us that. Now I think I need a goal, CS & defcon from Van Hecke for a green arrow.
      Stranger things have happened.

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        15 mins ago

        Pickford saved me...I had Tarks on the bench though . fml

      2. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 min ago

        Bro, I got Van Hecke left to play. I'm sure it's going to be an own goal, YC, 2 goals conceded and 9 defcons.

    11. MetallicaJack93
      • 2 Years
      42 mins ago

      Best replacement for Gordon?

      Rest of attack is

      Bruno Rice Rogers (Miley)
      Haaland Watkins Thiago

    12. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      41 mins ago

      So so so difficult to make ground up these GWs. Thiago and BrunoG have destroyed me the past few, cannot see where the next versions of those are to make it back.

      Tricky. Might need to commit to 3 Chelsea early for these fixtures. Holding onto Ekitike is holding up funds, but just feel he’ll come good and don’t want to miss out.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        26 mins ago

        You can’t see because ifs blind luck

        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          just now

          True 😆

    13. Rollercoaster
      • 12 Years
      31 mins ago

      Did yesterday Saka/Foden to BrunoF/Rice and now Rogers/Dalot to Palmer/Dorku with 4FT, left 0 with ITB, hope it pays off

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 6 Years
        1 min ago

        May. May not. That is FPL

    14. Played Van De Ven over Tarko. What a champ I am...