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Villa v West Ham/Spurs v Forest team news: Cash, Richarlison + Solanke start

22 March 2026 357 comments
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Aston Villa v West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest round off Blank Gameweek 31 this afternoon, with both matches kicking off at 14:15 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

There are three changes to the Aston Villa XI from Gameweek 30.

Matty Cash, Pau Torres and Jadon Sancho come in for the benched Lamare Bogarde, Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia.

Youri Tielemans returns from injury as a substitute.

West Ham are unchanged from the side that drew 1-1 with Manchester City last weekend.

In north London, Kevin Danso, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke start for Tottenham.

Radu Dragusin, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani make way from midweek.

Guglielmo Vicario continues in goal ahead of surgery on Monday.

Vitor Pereira makes just one change from last week’s goalless draw with Fulham: Callum Hudson-Odoi in for the benched Nicolas Dominguez.

*West Ham have been forced into a late change with Jean-Clair Todibo injured in the warm-up. He’s been replaced by Freddie Potts.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne, Onana, Barkley, Sancho, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Tielemans, Luiz, Buendia, Bailey, Abraham

West Ham United XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf, Soucek, Potts, Fernandes, Bowen, Pablo, Taty

Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Traore, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Vicario, Danso, Romero, van de Ven, Porro, Gray, Sarr, Spence, Richarlison, Tel, Solanke

Subs: Kinsky, Dragusin, Udogie, Souza, Gallagher, Bergvall, Simons, Palhinha, Kolo Muani

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangare, Anderson, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Jesus

Subs: Ortega, Netz, Morato, Dominguez, McAtee, Yates, Bakwa, Awoniyi, Ndoye

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. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Show and Tel

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  2. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Romero holding his head like he was really pulled down.. that should be a retrospective yellow

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  3. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    And Anderson getting DC's already.. nice !

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  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 10 days ago

    Anderson doing in 47 minutes what many fail to do in 90. Such a cheat code.

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    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Cash with 0 DC in the first half. Yes, he is on the pitch.

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    2. Raoul Nogues
        2 months, 10 days ago

        While Mavropanos only got 6 DC in preventing 4 goals (2 goalline clearances and 2 or 3 décisive tackles versus Watkins on a one-to-one with the goalkeeper)

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    3. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Spurs Pen check. Not given. Nervy Moments.

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    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Sangare and Milenkovic also got DC in the first half. Must be a high quality game, right?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        alot of long balls and crossing, not one for the purists!

        should be a good second half given whats on the line

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    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Predictions for the Carabao Cup Final?

      Hoping for a score draw with extra time and penalties.

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Arsenal win in 90 minutes, Gabriel masterclass and a very frustrated Haaland

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        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Always like the quadruple narrative to run as long as possible so I am hoping for an Arsenal win and lots of scalp gouging and spitting/ticking from Pep 😆

          Haaland is useless, he won’t get near Gabriel and Saliba today.

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          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Oh just spotted Guehi is cup tied aswell 😀

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    6. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Thiaw - Milenkovic 50/50 last week, went with Thiaw

      Hard to get the 50/50s right this season

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      1. Captain Mal
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Doesn't sound like a 50/50 to me, I think at least 8 out of 10 would pick Thiaw.

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        1. Not again Shirley
          • 9 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          And thats being generous. Most decent managers would play the Newcastle defender over a Forest one.

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    7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Lets go West Ham! Want to see Spurs in the relegation zone before this GW ends.

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    8. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Considering saving WC, is Gabriel and Semenyo enough ars and MCI next gw?

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    9. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Anderson on 13 defcons and 2 bps. Might have to keep him on wc.

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      1. Josh.E
        • 4 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        He's the reason I climbed back into 100k from 1m. Best player for me this season imo, he's been quietly giving me 5s and 7s lol.

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    10. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      kepa starting isnt great.

      city without dias though. guehi ineligible

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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        Kepa not a liability like he perhaps was when he was before imo.

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    11. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 10 days ago

      Remember that power 5 midfield of

      Bale, Hazard, Walcott, Michu, Fellaini

      Suarez and RVP up top. Those were the days.

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      1. Nightcrawler
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 10 days ago

        it was mata not hazard that season

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Ah yeah, right you are.

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        2. Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          but a great fpl season. prime walcott was fpl gold

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        3. Moon Dog
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Oh yeah this was it

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        4. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          I was thinking about Hazard the other day.

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        5. Moon Dog
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Ha I remember that. Didn't Mata end up replacing Walcott?

            So few top FPL mids/fwds these days...

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          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            fpl doesnt hit like it used to, thats for sure

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            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              I dunno

              Bruno, Rice, Garner, Anderson, Casemiro got a nice ring to it

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          • tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Great days indeed but preferred Bale when he was classified as a defender

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            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Brunt as a defender for Pulis' West Brom on all set pieces

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        6. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Carabao Cup final lineups

          Arsenal XI: Kepa, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Trossard; Gyökeres.

          Subs: Raya, Mosquera, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Madueke, Dowman, Martinelli, Jesus

          Man City XI: Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo (C), Semenyo, Cherki, Doku, Haaland

          Subs: Donnarumma, Reijnders, Stones, Marmoush, Kovacic, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Savinho, Foden

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          1. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            COYG!

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        7. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Interesting that all of Semenyo, Doku and Cherki start.
          O' Reilly LB

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          1. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            First time? I was also surprised.

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            1. Captain Mal
              • 1 Year
              2 months, 10 days ago

              Didn't look it up, but I think so.

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        8. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          The reassuring predictability of Watkins points dodging again.

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        9. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Terry Crews, I mean Adama coming on,

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          1. SpaceCadet
            • 12 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Terry!

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        10. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          VDV off

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          1. SpaceCadet
            • 12 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Benched him for diouf

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        11. F4L
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          surprised hes put bergvall on ahead of simons needing a goal or 2

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        12. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Rogers 60 mins. now HOLD that CS

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          1. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            That's what we got him for!

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          2. FOREST FOREVER 2
            • 1 Year
            2 months, 10 days ago

            I will consder 3 pts. from Rogers as highly acceptable.

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            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              That's a huge haul for me this week

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        13. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          MGW G

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            CHO A

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        14. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Forest 2-0

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        15. F4L
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          yess mgw goal

          cho a

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        16. F4L
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          3 in 4 for mgw

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        17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          They really are going down aren’t they

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        18. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Anyone watching Carabao Cup on ITV? I'm not getting any sound

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          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Don’t start till 4.30?

            Been on Sky 3 prem games & Cup to follow

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            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 13 Years
              2 months, 10 days ago

              The build up is on now on ITV.

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          2. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 13 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Yeah no audio on it. You think the clowns would be checking that 😆

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        19. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Vicario error. i don't care.

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        20. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Get Spurs in the Championship! Useless tin pot club anyway.

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        21. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          Watkins goal

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          1. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            2 months, 10 days ago

            Rogers assist

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        22. Nightcrawler
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 10 days ago

          watkins goal

          rogers assist

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