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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 He’s been replaced by Freddie Potts.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:

Villa v West Ham/Spurs v Forest team news: Cash, Richarlison + Solanke start 1

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  1. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    Show and Tel

  2. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

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

  3. Bigbars
    • 15 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

    And Anderson getting DC's already.. nice !

  4. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    23 days, 1 hour ago

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

    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

    2. Raoul Nogues
        23 days, 1 hour 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)

    3. FOREST FOREVER 2
      • 1 Year
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Spurs Pen check. Not given. Nervy Moments.

    4. Captain Mal
      • 1 Year
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

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

        should be a good second half given whats on the line

    5. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Predictions for the Carabao Cup Final?

      Hoping for a score draw with extra time and penalties.

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

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

        1. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 1 hour 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.

          1. Revival
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            23 days, 1 hour ago

            Oh just spotted Guehi is cup tied aswell 😀

    6. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

      Hard to get the 50/50s right this season

      1. Captain Mal
        • 1 Year
        23 days, 1 hour ago

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

        1. Not again Shirley
          • 9 Years
          23 days, 53 mins ago

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

    7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

    8. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

    9. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Josh.E
        • 4 Years
        23 days, 31 mins 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.

    10. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      kepa starting isnt great.

      city without dias though. guehi ineligible

      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 12 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

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

    11. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      23 days, 1 hour ago

      Remember that power 5 midfield of

      Bale, Hazard, Walcott, Michu, Fellaini

      Suarez and RVP up top. Those were the days.

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 6 Years
        23 days, 1 hour ago

        it was mata not hazard that season

        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Ah yeah, right you are.

        2. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          but a great fpl season. prime walcott was fpl gold

        3. Moon Dog
            23 days, 55 mins ago

            Oh yeah this was it

        4. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          I was thinking about Hazard the other day.

        5. Moon Dog
            23 days, 56 mins ago

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

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

          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            23 days, 52 mins ago

            fpl doesnt hit like it used to, thats for sure

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              23 days, 51 mins ago

              I dunno

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

          • tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            23 days, 51 mins ago

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

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              23 days, 50 mins ago

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

        6. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          23 days, 1 hour 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

          1. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            23 days, 45 mins ago

            COYG!

        7. Captain Mal
          • 1 Year
          23 days, 1 hour ago

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

          1. BobbyDoesNotLook
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            23 days, 1 hour ago

            First time? I was also surprised.

            1. Captain Mal
              • 1 Year
              23 days, 1 hour ago

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

        8. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          The reassuring predictability of Watkins points dodging again.

        9. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          Terry Crews, I mean Adama coming on,

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 12 Years
            23 days, 56 mins ago

            Terry!

        10. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          23 days, 1 hour ago

          VDV off

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 12 Years
            23 days, 55 mins ago

            Benched him for diouf

        11. F4L
          • 11 Years
          23 days, 56 mins ago

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

        12. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          23 days, 47 mins ago

          Rogers 60 mins. now HOLD that CS

          1. The Philosopher
            • 5 Years
            23 days, 46 mins ago

            That's what we got him for!

          2. FOREST FOREVER 2
            • 1 Year
            23 days, 46 mins ago

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

            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              23 days, 45 mins ago

              That's a huge haul for me this week

        13. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          23 days, 45 mins ago

          MGW G

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            23 days, 44 mins ago

            CHO A

        14. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          23 days, 45 mins ago

          Forest 2-0

        15. F4L
          • 11 Years
          23 days, 44 mins ago

          yess mgw goal

          cho a

        16. F4L
          • 11 Years
          23 days, 43 mins ago

          3 in 4 for mgw

        17. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 43 mins ago

          They really are going down aren’t they

        18. The Reptile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          23 days, 43 mins ago

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

          1. g40steve
            • 8 Years
            23 days, 41 mins ago

            Don’t start till 4.30?

            Been on Sky 3 prem games & Cup to follow

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              23 days, 40 mins ago

              The build up is on now on ITV.

          2. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            23 days, 41 mins ago

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

        19. FOREST FOREVER 2
          • 1 Year
          23 days, 43 mins ago

          Vicario error. i don't care.

        20. Count of Monte Hristo
          • 12 Years
          23 days, 42 mins ago

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

        21. tiger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          23 days, 41 mins ago

          Watkins goal

          1. tutankamun
            • 16 Years
            23 days, 40 mins ago

            Rogers assist

        22. Nightcrawler
          • 6 Years
          23 days, 40 mins ago

          watkins goal

          rogers assist