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Aston Villa v Fulham team news: Jackson starts

31 October 2026 174 comments
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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. have you seen cyan
    16 mins ago

    We deserve a Jackson hatti I think.

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 mins ago

      We = 2.4m new owners + all the managers that had him last week?

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      1. have you seen cyan
        8 mins ago

        everyone.

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        1. have you seen cyan
          8 mins ago

          I had him last week 😀

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    2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      12 mins ago

      Who cares who else owns, as long as you do it don’t matter.

      Better to look at it from the perspective of if you didn’t own.

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    3. Eightball
      11 mins ago

      you sheep deserve a red card.

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    4. Deer-in-headlights
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 mins ago

      Entitlement United.

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  2. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    15 mins ago

    Palmer & Jackson goals, is it 2021

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  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    14 mins ago

    Jackson on pens now too we think?

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  4. Feanor
    13 mins ago

    Thrilled with Jacko

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  5. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    13 mins ago

    I like it when that Bemba Da trolling BS goes wrong

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    1. have you seen cyan
      12 mins ago

      He did it on purpose, its reverse jinx. We should thank him.

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      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        10 mins ago

        There’s no way Jackson and Manzambi get anything else from this game

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      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        8 mins ago

        Its not. It's expert, well rehearsed trolling. Kind of funny.

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  6. Qaiss
    9 mins ago

    Not blaming anyone but I come on here to see some discussion yesterday and it was about Jackson not being in training pics

    People love fear mongering. Really is best to just block all noise out

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    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      7 mins ago

      Yep, I was posting Emerys comments that implied he was training after the PC but still ended shifting the armband from him.

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      1. Qaiss
        5 mins ago

        I was going to bring him in and captain but the first sort of FPL discussion I see for the week, is people worried he’s not in training

        Now he scores. I like this site a lot but there’s too much fear mongering

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        1. have you seen cyan
          4 mins ago

          I get your point, but did you read what Emery said? He said Jackson would start didn't he?

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          1. have you seen cyan
            3 mins ago

            I might be mixing that up with Arteta team comments though. Can't remember now.

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    2. RICICLE
      7 mins ago

      I never bought it for a second, it’s quite incredible how that happens, pure scaremongering like ya say

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    3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
      7 mins ago

      There’s no way Jackson is going wasn’t gonna play after having 2.4m new owners

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  7. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    5 mins ago

    Hold Villa hold!!

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  8. tuturututu
    5 mins ago

    Went with Thiago and Evanilson over Jackson on a FH. Supporting Manzambi behind the couch

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  9. FDMS All Starz
    1 min ago

    I know it’s a bit late to the party, but would you do Pedro —> Jackson now? Or Isak? Have 4FTs and can get either with 1Ft

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  10. Bobby Digital
    1 min ago

    Want more from the Villa duo!

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  11. Count of Monte Hristo
    just now

    Manzambi + Jackson double up 😎

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  12. Pep Roulette
    just now

    When is Joao Pedro getting back from injury?

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