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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. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Ffs Rogers and Watkins C after a Haaland blank. Still can’t make ground. This effing season. Not to mention Cash cs gone bust

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 14 mins ago

    Maatsen still rolling? 😆

    1. SM001
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      Neymar style

    2. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 12 mins ago

      No Barry just fell on him.

      Both seem to have fallen asleep.

  3. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Maatsen nomination for academy awards coming in.

  4. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 13 mins ago

    Rogers' shooting has been atrocious this game. I called him one of the best shooters in the league earlier... lol. Just another donkey on a lucky spell.

  5. Effe
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 12 mins ago

    Come on Watkins bust that Everton clean sheet please!

  6. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 12 mins ago

    This useless Everton team decide to gift a hattrick to that donkey Thiago and now have decided to put on some kind of defensive masterclass.

    1. Cojones of Destiny
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      this

  7. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Rogers has been poor

    1. Philosopher's Stones
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Just give him some money, mate.

  8. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Everton fan here
    Tarkowski now in the team of the season I'm tempted to bring him in .
    I've already got the other 10 team of the season players in my squad
    After playing wildcard before this gameweek .

    1. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Tarkowski is fantastic for FPL I’ve stupidly benched him this week

      1. keefy59
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        He's always been a good pick
        But our recent performances have not been great .
        Looks like Moyes has given the whole squad a rocket

  9. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    Almost Tarkowski own goal.

  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 11 mins ago

    rogers whats that like 7 shots now? ugh

    1. Raoul Nogues
        1 hour, 10 mins ago

        How many on target ?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 hour, 9 mins ago

          can only remember 2 on target

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      wtf is wrong with Rogers today? Must have had six or seven good chances.

    3. Effe
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      Rogers misses again! 3rd time

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 10 mins ago

        Put a 1 in front of it

      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 hour, 9 mins ago

        lol, just started watching? 😆

    4. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Rogers ffs how many chances do you need

    5. Pep Roulette
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Rogers has been pathetic today

    6. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      Rogers absolutely useless

    7. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      1 hour, 10 mins ago

      What the hell is Rogers shooting today? Playing american football?

    8. CoracAld2831
      • 4 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      Lol, this gameweek just keeps on giving.

    9. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      HB being checked

      1. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        41 mins ago

        Nah

    10. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 8 mins ago

      why pickford

      1. Raoul Nogues
          1 hour, 7 mins ago

          Because I sold him this week

      2. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        The footballing god hates all of us. Except pundit of punts. Who seems to have a top GW every week.

      3. g40steve
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        Rogers that’s getting closer

      4. jacob1989
        • 3 Years
        1 hour, 8 mins ago

        Rogers finally hits target but saved

      5. Kaneyonero
        • 9 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        Ffs Pickford just leave it lol

      6. #1 Salah Hater
        • 1 Year
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        Good to know that we won't be hearing any more about Rogers massively outperforming his xG after this game...

        seeing as he should have about 6 goals today

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

        Rogers has been an awful buy for me. Gotten absolutely 0 returns since I brought him in.

        1. Mainoo Magic
          • 11 Years
          1 hour, 4 mins ago

          Same here nothing since bringing him

      8. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 hour, 7 mins ago

        Fck off t-rex hands

      9. NZREDS
        • 12 Years
        1 hour, 5 mins ago

        Raya’s 6 points the highest in my team this week!

        1. Philosopher's Stones
          • 5 Years
          1 hour, 4 mins ago

          Subtle brag

      10. Philosopher's Stones
        • 5 Years
        1 hour, 5 mins ago

        Anyone else yet to hit 20 points this GW? 26 points on the bench though ffs

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          1 hour, 2 mins ago

          ah - feel your pain

          but on the low scoring week - BB chip was in play

      11. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        1 hour, 5 mins ago

        Rogers is begging for a yellow card

      12. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 3 mins ago

        Rogers to Mbeumo is surely on the cards soon.

        1. Bluetiger1
          • 3 Years
          1 hour, 2 mins ago

          I would pause - one unaverage GW does not count his overall season to date