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Good news for the new owners of the most transferred-in player ever in Fantasy Premier League (FPL) – Nicolas Jackson starts tonight.

The Senegalese striker was bought by over 2.3 million managers in the lead-up to Saturday’s Gameweek 9 deadline. No one has ever amassed more ‘transfers in’ in a single Gameweek.

Some ambiguous press conference comments from Unai Emery and an absence from training photos set tongues wagging about his availability this evening, but he’s fit and he starts against Fulham.

Kick-off in tonight’s clash at Villa Park is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Emery makes just one change from Aston Villa’s last Premier League game, the 2-1 win over Manchester City.

Leon Goretzka starts, with Joao Gomes dropping to the bench.

There’s also just the one alteration from the Cottagers’ last Premier League outing at Coventry City.

Sander Berge, reduced to substitute duty because of illness in Gameweek 8, is back in the starting line-up. Hugo Larsson makes way.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Suzuki, Cash, Torres, Lindelof, Maatsen, Goretzka, Kamara, Alysson, McGinn, Manzambi, Jackson.

Subs: Bizot, Harwood-Bellis, Mings, Barkley, Buendia, Garnacho, Mbaye, Madjo, Gomes.

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Bassey, Affengruber, Robinson, Charles, Berge, Bobb, King, Iwobi, Garcia.

Subs: Lecomte, Andersen, Tete, Angel, Palacios, Cairney, Larsson, Muniz, Kevin.

LIVE GAMEWEEK 9 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE

Jackson starts

You can follow all the day’s action via the Live Gameweek page, which you can find in the FPL Toolkit section.

Here you can track 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.

And there’s also the all-new Match Centre to explore. Here, you’ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.

A lot is free for all, with Chief Scout Members getting full access.

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  1. SINGH
    42 mins ago

    Imagine not starting your best creative player in Cherki and then wondering why you can't win games. Same thing at Chelsea, another bald fraud.

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 mins ago

      Take it you didn’t watch the game, wasn’t that they didn’t create chances, just awful finishing and great saves

      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        4 mins ago

        Yeh 5 big chances missed and 1.92 xG

  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    40 mins ago

    So glad I finally got on the 5m defender train with Van Hecke, Silva and Vuskovic
    Seems like the trend of this season

    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      just now

      Muharamovic needed

  3. F4L
    39 mins ago

    time for the josh king show

  4. Radulfo28773
    34 mins ago

    1-1. Jackson and King goals

  5. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    32 mins ago

    That De Cuyper ‘assist’ lol

    1. Gudjohnsen
      19 mins ago

      Very jammy

    2. F4L
      8 mins ago

      yeah but tbh just abit thankful he missed that second half chance

  6. Gudjohnsen
    31 mins ago

    Give Cherki Nottingham Forest away or get rid?

    1. iFash@FPL
      2 mins ago

      He’s out of my team for Tav. And I don’t care what he does going forward… 🙂

  7. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    30 mins ago

    Bringing in Evanilson for a hit worth it?

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      just now

      No

  8. have you seen cyan
    25 mins ago

    Schade>Tav is a pretty sensible move right?

    Schade from has dropped off a cliff, less minutes, and garbage fixtures.

  9. Gudjohnsen
    24 mins ago

    Cherki to Tavernier?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      3 mins ago

      Got Evanilson

    2. iFash@FPL
      1 min ago

      Done! And yes, I also have Evanilson.

  10. F4L
    23 mins ago

    on the pens discussion for everton, was it barry likely to be on them or not known?

  11. Benched De Cupyer.
    Played Kinsky but Van Hecke hauls.
    Dcl goal chalked off.
    Davis 1 point against Hull ffs.
    Mgw rubbish as usual.
    Captain fails.
    Got in Jackson so
    Don't be expecting much.

  12. RICICLE
    18 mins ago

    Just tuned in again, of course Van Hecke Scored, of course

    1. have you seen cyan
      10 mins ago

      I know right lol. I got Kinsky in this week for the CS, then bloody Van Hecke.

      1. RICICLE
        7 mins ago

        Just can’t write it, rival has now taken over me, albeit my nothing major, but sick to death of his effin luck

      2. threeputt
        5 mins ago

        had Kinsky from the start, feeling cheated that Van Hecke stealing the points

        1. RICICLE
          4 mins ago

          Gonna have to bring him in, I must break him

          1. have you seen cyan
            3 mins ago

            Yea. IDK I might get him, De Cuyper and Van Hecke being annoying. Might sell Gvard and get them both.

  13. Henning
    16 mins ago

    Would you drop any defender for Van Hecke?

    Silva Konsa Calafiori Muharemovic De Cuyper

    1. FantasyTony
      3 mins ago

      No not really

  14. g40steve
    15 mins ago

    Iwobi row Z

  15. threeputt
    14 mins ago

    relieved Jackson plays whether he does something or not as I suspect quite a few would have De Cuyper first sub

  16. Rudoni or Belloumi as 8th attacker, would have to go tonight if the latter

    1. Bobby Digital
      2 mins ago

      Rudoni on pens

  17. FPL Sanky
    8 mins ago

    J.Pedro + MGW to Isak + Tav for free before the price changes?

  18. g40steve
    7 mins ago

    Pen check

    1. g40steve
      3 mins ago

      Going to be given

  19. Bobby Digital
    6 mins ago

    Hope Jackson takes it

  20. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    6 mins ago

    Chances of Calafiori missing out tomorrow? Have him in front of De Cuyper on bench for Bobby Thomas

  21. Penalty to Villa

  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 mins ago

    No McGinn...give it Jackson!

    1. Bobby Digital
      just now

      Exactly

    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      just now

      He missed it...told him, but just wouldn't listen!

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        just now

        Take pens away from him and give them to Jackson from now on

  23. g40steve
    4 mins ago

    Miss flol

    1. g40steve
      3 mins ago

      In form striker ignored

  24. Bobby Digital
    4 mins ago

    Effing McGinn

    1. Bobby Digital
      3 mins ago

      Was his first penalty in the prem too... Why tf did he take it?!

  25. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    3 mins ago

    Samples the Woodwork

  26. Jackson would’ve done a panenka

  27. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    1 min ago

    That was a ridiculous penalty.

  28. Feanor
    just now

    Who got fouled for the pen?

    1. Bobby Digital
      just now

      Serge hand ball

  29. Mighty Duck
    just now

    Surely Jackson gotta be the first pen-taker now. Right in this game please.