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Aston Villa v Fulham team news: Jackson starts

31 October 2026 326 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. SINGH
    2 hours, 50 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.

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 hours, 36 mins ago

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

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      1. Gandalf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        2 hours, 33 mins ago

        Yeh 5 big chances missed and 1.92 xG

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  2. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 48 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

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    1. WVA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 hours, 20 mins ago

      Muharamovic needed

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  3. F4L
    2 hours, 47 mins ago

    time for the josh king show

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  4. Radulfo28773
    2 hours, 42 mins ago

    1-1. Jackson and King goals

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  5. WVA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 39 mins ago

    That De Cuyper ‘assist’ lol

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      2 hours, 38 mins ago

      Very jammy

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    2. F4L
      2 hours, 27 mins ago

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

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  6. Gudjohnsen
    2 hours, 39 mins ago

    Give Cherki Nottingham Forest away or get rid?

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    1. iFash@FPL
      2 hours, 17 mins ago

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

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    2. Utopsis
      1 hour, 16 mins ago

      The headache is not worth it

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  7. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 38 mins ago

    Bringing in Evanilson for a hit worth it?

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    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 hours, 34 mins ago

      No

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  8. have you seen cyan
    2 hours, 33 mins ago

    Schade>Tav is a pretty sensible move right?

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

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  9. Gudjohnsen
    2 hours, 32 mins ago

    Cherki to Tavernier?

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    1. Gudjohnsen
      2 hours, 32 mins ago

      Got Evanilson

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    2. iFash@FPL
      2 hours, 31 mins ago

      Done! And yes, I also have Evanilson.

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  10. F4L
    2 hours, 31 mins ago

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

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  11. DA Minnion (Former great)
    2 hours, 27 mins ago

    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.

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    1. NZREDS
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Same for me.. rubbish week so far. Benching MDC was a mare.

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    2. Josh.E
      1 hour, 25 mins ago

      if only DCL had scored that goal, I had Justin as well. That hurt

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  12. RICICLE
    2 hours, 25 mins ago

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

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    1. have you seen cyan
      2 hours, 10 mins ago

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

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      1. RICICLE
        2 hours, 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

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      2. threeputt
        2 hours, 6 mins ago

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

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        1. RICICLE
          2 hours, 4 mins ago

          Gonna have to bring him in, I must break him

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          1. have you seen cyan
            2 hours, 3 mins ago

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

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  13. Henning
    2 hours, 24 mins ago

    Would you drop any defender for Van Hecke?

    Silva Konsa Calafiori Muharemovic De Cuyper

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    1. FantasyTony
      1 hour, 29 mins ago

      No not really

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 11 mins ago

      Nah, too many defender options right now

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  14. g40steve
    2 hours, 22 mins ago

    Iwobi row Z

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  15. threeputt
    2 hours, 22 mins ago

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

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  16. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    2 hours, 17 mins ago

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

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    1. Bobby Digital
      1 hour, 23 mins ago

      Rudoni on pens

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    2. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 9 mins ago

      I’ve got Belloumi but would go Rudoni if choosing now

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  17. FPL Sanky
    2 hours, 16 mins ago

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

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    1. BECKS TO THE FUTURE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      1 hour, 46 mins ago

      Good moves but always a risk to go this early

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      1. FPL Sanky
        1 hour, 43 mins ago

        Yeah...money is not an issue for now but doing these moves will save me 1m which will enable me to do Leif Davis to Van Hecke/ BOU defender/ Jacquet during the international break

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    2. GCHILD2K16
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Why do you still have MGW when I said sell him 4 weeks ago?

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      1. FPL Sanky
        1 hour, 22 mins ago

        One of my worst buys this season....him and Gonzalo Garcia

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  18. g40steve
    2 hours, 15 mins ago

    Pen check

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    1. g40steve
      1 hour, 22 mins ago

      Going to be given

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  19. Bobby Digital
    2 hours, 14 mins ago

    Hope Jackson takes it

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  20. RUUD!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 14 mins ago

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

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    1. NZREDS
      1 hour ago

      Here’s hoping! The silver lining is there seems to be quite a few of us with MDC on the bench so shared misery.

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  21. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    2 hours, 13 mins ago

    Penalty to Villa

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  22. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 13 mins ago

    No McGinn...give it Jackson!

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    1. Bobby Digital
      2 hours, 12 mins ago

      Exactly

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    2. tiger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      2 hours, 12 mins ago

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

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      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        2 hours, 12 mins ago

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

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  23. g40steve
    2 hours, 12 mins ago

    Miss flol

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    1. g40steve
      1 hour, 18 mins ago

      In form striker ignored

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  24. Bobby Digital
    2 hours, 12 mins ago

    Effing McGinn

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    1. Bobby Digital
      2 hours, 11 mins ago

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

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  25. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 11 mins ago

    Samples the Woodwork

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  26. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
    2 hours, 11 mins ago

    Jackson would’ve done a panenka

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  27. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    2 hours, 9 mins ago

    That was a ridiculous penalty.

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    1. Utopsis
      1 hour, 15 mins ago

      Couple of inches lower and it would've been the best penalty you've ever seen

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  28. Feanor
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

    Who got fouled for the pen?

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    1. Bobby Digital
      2 hours, 8 mins ago

      Serge hand ball

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      1. Bobby Digital
        2 hours, 7 mins ago

        Berge*

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    2. Bobby Digital
      2 hours, 5 mins ago

      Goretzka header

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  29. Mighty Duck
    2 hours, 8 mins ago

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

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    1. Bobby Digital
      2 hours, 7 mins ago

      Jacko has taken one pen in his career and scored it

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      1. Bobby Digital
        2 hours, 7 mins ago

        Manzambi has taken four and scored all of em

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  30. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    2 hours, 7 mins ago

    Jackson is a dud

    How is he not even stepping up for pens

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    1. have you seen cyan
      1 hour, 51 mins ago

      Its because of what he did at Chelsea. He is showing he has grown as a player.

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      1. have you seen cyan
        1 hour, 51 mins ago

        And a person.

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          1 hour, 49 mins ago

          Always feel if you don’t take pens as a striker you are lacking that killer instinct

          He should be fighting for every goal. Not saying on the pitch but he should be the one who puts himself forward

          Mcginn isn’t exactly a pen taker

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          1. have you seen cyan
            1 hour, 47 mins ago

            Maybe he gets them now. I think he is just being respectful and probably reflected on the Chelsea situation. I get your point, but I think he will get them anyway.

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