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Wolves v Aston Villa team news: Watkins starts, Tolu benched

27 February 2026 361 comments
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Gameweek 28 of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) gets underway at Molineux, where Wolverhampton Wanderers take on Aston Villa.

Wolves have won four of their last six home games against local rivals Villa, but are winless since early January in the top-flight.  

In contrast, Unai Emery’s men are in third, but recent form has been mixed, with only five goals scored in their last seven league matches.

Kick-off is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery has made three changes to the side he sent out in Gameweek 27.

Pau Torres, Lucas Digne and Jadon Sancho are all handed starts.

Tyrone Mings, Ian Maatsen and Leon Bailey make way.

Ollie Watkins consequently remains in the starting XI ahead of Tammy Abraham.

There are two alterations for Wolves.

One is enforced as Ladislav Krejci misses out through suspension.

Tolu Arokodare drops to the bench, meanwhile.

Toti Gomes and Joao Gomes come in for the hosts.

LINE-UPS

Wolverhampton Wanderers XI: Sa, Mosquera, S Bueno, Toti, Tchatchoua, J Gomes, Andre, H Bueno, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong

Subs: Johnstone, Doherty, Wolfe, Tolu, Lima, R Gomes, A Gomes, Olagunju, Edozie

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Onana, Luiz, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Maatsen, Mings, Bogarde, Barkley, Bailey, Abraham, Alysson

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  1. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    How are Watkins owners feeling?

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Sick, TKT, sick!

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    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Why oh why

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  2. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Missed deadline by seconds. Chalobah and Enzo in starting lineup. F my life

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    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      That would be typical FPL if this turned out to be a good thing

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  3. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Top 10k EO:
    Haaland 165.6
    B.Fernandes 101.8
    Gabriel 86.4
    Thiago 69.4
    Rice 59.8
    Semenyo 59.3
    Virgil 55.2
    Rogers 50.5
    Wilson 39.3
    Raya 38.5
    Mbeumo 38.1
    Ekitiké 31.8
    João Pedro 28.4
    Guéhi 25.9
    O'Reilly 24.2
    Hill 21.1
    J.Timber 19.4
    O.Dango 16.7
    Senesi 15.9
    Kelleher 15.2
    Palmer 13.8
    Szoboszlai 11.7
    Andersen 10.6
    Anderson 10.4

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Need Haaland and Bruno to go light on the points!

      Both firmly in my team.

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      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Personally need Haaland to get a 5 match ban

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  4. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Lee Hendrie

    His uncle John was a decent player as well

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  5. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    That Wirtz injury tilted me and I WCed to get the same team as everyone, Yay!

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Arise, Sir fedolefan, Knight of the Template!

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      1. fedolefan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        I, Sir Fedolefan, Knight of the Template, Breaker of Projected Points, Scourge of Template Teams, Enemy of the Herd do solemnly swear that upon the next red arrow, I shall delete mine accursed team from this realm without mercy.

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  6. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Last chance saloon for Morgan "Useless" Rogers

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      And Cash and Watkins

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  7. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Have a funny feeling that it's a draw this evening

    1-1

    Or

    2-2

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  8. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Rogers returns tonight or he's out of my team by Tuesday

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Yup - already benched him for midweek in anticipation of his blank tonight

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  9. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Have they scored yet

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  10. Snoop Udogie Dogg
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Rogers fail, I sh4t my pants, etc

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  11. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Started Sá over Sanchez....C'mon Wolves!

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  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Rival captained Rogers

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    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Not a bad shout tbf

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        You're right. It's a terrible shout.

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        1. Bobby Digital
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          In hindsight, sure.

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  13. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Rogers to Watkins

    Big chance

    Dwdw r recovery and block by the Wolves defender

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      So annoying would have been nice rogers to Watkins

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  14. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    bit early but gw29 play a) vdv PAL or b) timber bri (also got raya & gabriel)?

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    1. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Game on!

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      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Aint got sky

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      2. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Watching Toti?

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  15. Miguel Sanchez
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    I really should put on a movie instead of watching Rogers fail to secure me any points.

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    1. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      A) Godfather Part II
      B) Mulholland Drive
      C) Wolves vs Villa

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        C hands down!

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      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        This puts into perspective what a bad use of time watching most PL games is

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        1. Miguel Sanchez
          • 9 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Yup feeling very guilty for wasting 45 mins on that rubbish

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  16. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    a few months ago Rodgers was going to lead England in the World Cup as the number one starter and help tuchel with glory. Now what?

    The media loves to overhype English players so much, he's decent but he's not consistent enough to be a world class player. When he hits 15-20+ goals a season for 3-4 years then come back and start initiating the conversation about world class (2 months of form and world class is ridiculous).

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    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Who said he is world class? Genuine question

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        the media, twitter. Various when he was going through his purple patch scoring goals non stop for a month or two

        To put him in the conversation of genuine world class players (Salah, Kane) after all they have done is outrageous and highly disrespectful to them. Same with Saka, Rice too

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    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Slum it with Bellingham in the 10 instead

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    3. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      He's flipping them to the keeper

      Keep the faith tho

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    4. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      He’s playing relegation Wolves & 30 mins in done zilch

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  17. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    1 month, 16 days ago

    Where's Rogers' goals at?!

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    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Just had a terrible shot of that counts

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      1. Moon Dog
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Nice of him to pass the ball back to Sa. What a gent.

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    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Watkins? More like Washedkins

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    3. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Have the goals dried up?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Yep, in about 2013…

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    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Rogers DefCon watch - 0

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    5. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Rogers asking for a yellow 🙁

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        We should be able to give our players YC & RC, when they grind our gears…

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    6. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      How are Villa 3rd?!

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Same way Arsenal are top.

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        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Set pieces?

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            1 month, 16 days ago

            Lack of genuinely good competition

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      2. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Their manager seems to pull them through to scrape wins.

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    7. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Will Rogers talk himself into a booking, Yay or Nay?

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      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Yay

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      2. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        0/

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    8. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Sa haul loading again….

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      1. Tic Tacs
        • 6 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Oh for sure, he’s on my bench

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    9. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Watkins useless. Getting rid next week.

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    10. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Do something Rogers!

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    11. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Any chance Mané does something?

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      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        He does lots of running

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      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        Rival owns him , have a guess

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          I own him too, so that reverses things for you, albeit he’s on my bench.

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      3. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        I have him first sub so expect some sort of returns

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    12. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 month, 16 days ago

      Word of warning to anyone who has captained Bruno this GW, Az has captained him.

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      1. Moon Dog
          1 month, 16 days ago

          A Bruno haul will feel even sweeter now. Been rooting for AZ...

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      2. Cheeky Reijnders
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        I'll take a 0-1 Cash(a), Rogers(g), PLEASE!!

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      3. lilmessipran
        • 13 Years
        1 month, 16 days ago

        My god, getting Rogers some weeks ago has been painful. Got blinded by the fixtures.

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          1 month, 16 days ago

          Glad I've rolled 3FT so I can sell him, buy him and then sell him again.

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