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Grealish and Heaton fit to start in final match of Gameweek 13

Aston Villa take on Newcastle United at Villa Park this evening. Kick-off in the very last match of Gameweek 13 is at 20:00 GMT.

The Magpies are unbeaten in their last three fixtures and a win for Steve Bruce’s side would lift them above Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur into ninth.

Villa, on a three-game losing streak after a tricky run of matches, will be hoping to pull four points clear of the drop zone with victory tonight.

From a Fantasy perspective, the headline news sees the return of Tom Heaton (£4.5m) and Jack Grealish (£5.9m) from calf injuries.

Heaton missed out in Gameweek 12 and subsequently pulled out of the England squad, while Grealish hasn’t started a league game in a month.

Bjorn Engels (£4.5m) hasn’t recovered, however, so Ezri Konsa (£4.3m) starts again at centre-half.

Trezeguet (£5.2m) drops to the bench to make way for Grealish, while Conor Hourihane (£5.7m) replaces Marvelous Nakamba (£4.4m) in central midfield.

John McGinn (£5.9m), the only Fantasy Premier League asset who sits in more than 10% of squads, maintains his ever-present record.

Bruce’s only alteration from Gameweek 12 is an enforced one, with captain Jamaal Lascelles (£4.4m), who picked up a knee injury against Bournemouth, replaced by Paul Dummett (£4.4m).

Newcastle defenders have scored seven of their last nine league goals.

Not a single United player can boast a double-digit ownership, with bench fodder option Isaac Hayden (£4.4m) their most-owned player in FPL.

Aston Villa XI: Heaton; Guilbert, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; El Ghazi, Wesley, Grealish.

Newcastle United XI: Dubravka; Fernández, Clark, Dummett; Yedlin, Hayden, Shelvey, Willems; Almirón, Saint-Maximin; Joelinton.

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  1. War Cringes
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Gk Hendo has the more popularity than Mid Hendo. Lol.

    1. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why are you surprised?

  2. FabzGuitar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone know if Mount is nailed on. Seems like everyone is shipping him off for Pulisic.

    A) Tielemens + Mount > Pulisic + Sonyucu

    or

    B) Tielemens + Mount + Auba > Pulisic + Sonyucu + Son

    Not worried about the hit. Between now and January, not sure if these transfers are worth it.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I think Mount is nailed on.

      1. FabzGuitar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Guessing it was Lampard rotating. I’ll give Mount another game before i consider the transfer. Same with Son

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Think Chelsea could rotate fairly heavily in next few weeks. Mount pulisic willian will play most I think. Kovacic cho playing some. This includes ucl games where I think Kovacic might be preferred

      1. FabzGuitar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I’ll hold off on the Mount transfer. Still might do Auba + Tielemens > Son + Sonyucu after this weekend.

  3. FDMS All Starz
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    (Bottomed)My -4 team:
    Gtg? Who would you cap?

    Gazza
    TAA - Robbo - Soy
    Mane - Mount - Kdb - Son
    Vardy - Ings - Tammy

    Subs: Button - Lunds - Nakamba - Rico

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mane

    2. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Gtg, capo is a tricky one, Mane or Vardy for me...

      1. zotter
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Tammy son viable too. I am going Mane. Have all except son

      2. Kuzser
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        this. team is gtg

  4. DandyDon
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    22pts left on the bench is easily a season high for me. Heaton getting a CS would make me feel a lot better about leaving pope on the bench. Cantwell, who saw that coming but in hindsight should have played him ahead of Rico after a decent cameo last week. What a save big man keep them coming!

  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle have upped their game at start of 2nd half

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      But their attackers still can't score.. So poor.

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Villa always let the opposition do well in the 2nd half.

    3. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      We the Villa love letting teams get back in the game, it's our thing.

  6. FC Hakkebøf
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Kelly to Aurier? Leaves me with a full squad for the busy Christmas schedule (except a 2nd GK) and 0.7 itb to wiggle with. A benching headache, sure, but I think I will need all players at some point.

    Would give me this team:

    Gazza
    TAA Aurier Tomori
    Mane KDB Son Pulisic
    Vardy Abraham Jimenez
    ____
    Button; Soy Lundstram Hayden

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      That’s absolutely fine. Gtg

      1. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks Z.

        Benching order solid?

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Coin toss between first two

  7. Wheyyyy
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    2FT, 0.0itb -

    A - Mendy/Mount —> Taylor/Pulisic (+0.9m)
    B - Mendy/Hayden —> Taylor/Ward-Prowse (+0.2m)

    B heavily improves my bench but also gives a serious benching headache. Team below:

    Ryan/Button
    TAA - Rob - Soy - Lord - Mendy
    Mane - KDB - Tielemans - Mount - Hayden
    Vardy - Jimmy - Tammy

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      A easy

    2. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wouldnt do A just yet. If Mendy doesn't play tomorrow he is a great option this week

      1. Wheyyyy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That is true. Will keep an eye on the team sheet tomorrow. Thanks

  8. Ambu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Need to bench 2 defenders for this GW:

    A- Robertson vs brighton
    B- TAA vs brighton
    C- lord lundstrum vs wolves
    D- tomori vs westham
    E- Söyüncü vs Everton

    Thanks

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Close. Definitely play first two. I would go Soy

      1. Ambu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah I agree with Liverpool duo starting. Söyüncü has just had 4 cleansheets in a row so difficult to drop. But how do I bench lord lundstrum? I’ve done that before and it was painful.

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Who do you have mid and fwd

          1. Ambu
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Front 8

            Son- Mane- Maddison- mount- (cantwell)
            Vardy- Jimenez- Abraham

            Bench mount and play 4 at the back? I think mount plays this week and West Ham defence is looking suspect.

    2. Am sorry to say again it�…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      You have a horrible benching headache every week! You can never bench A,B & C. I'd bench D&E.

      1. Ambu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I know! It’s a really headache. Maybe I should get rid of one of them for a rubbish player to make things easier

    3. Ambu
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Would you play 4 at the back and bench Mount vs West Ham at home? Other midfielders are Son, Mane, Maddison (cantwell on bench)

  9. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Wilder has said that Mousset has a light hamstring and hope it is not damaged.

    We know where this is going...

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wtf does Deontay know about football.

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Apparently he is in the running to replace Emery

      2. FOO FIGHTER
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Lol

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Deontay by all accounts was a very talented football player and could have played in the NFL only for him being a nutter in school and not having much chance of getting into collage and then having a daughter born with Spina Bifida meant he had to go into boxing to take care of his family.

        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          not much money in collage anyway

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 5 months ago

            Maybe not but a football scholarship would have been a stepping stone for the young Deontay.He was also supposed to have been great at basketball.

            Just as well as he is one of the shinning lights of heavyweight boxing now in what has become a new golden age of the division.

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Mousset bandwagon left on the station just before the start.

  10. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Why so many people shifting Mount? Surely that was just a one off on the weekend?
    Should I hold on?

    1. fusen
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He just hasn't been performing recently where as other players have

    2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I would, but then again I only bought him this week lol.

      I'm looking forward to him being a bit of a differential either way!

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yip benched due to the world class opposition he was against

    4. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Reassess after weekend imo

    5. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      ok all makes sense

    6. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      I am keeping him for this weekend, if he can't get a decent score against WHU or if Pulisic outscores him again he's out.

    7. JoeSoap
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Undecided myself but tempted to give him one more week.

  11. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    How's Douglas Luiz looking?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Small

  12. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Uncle Vester is having a bit of a nightmare

  13. JustPark
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Those with Pope and a non-playing gk, stick or twist?

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Thinking to get Gazza or Hendo.

    2. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Stick for 1 more game.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Is he injured?

    4. 1justlookin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What do you mean?

      Is he injured??

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Bad fixtures.

        1. JustPark
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          This.

        2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Save points 🙂

    5. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What's wrong with Pope?

      1. JustPark
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Personal belief 😀

    6. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Nothing this week. The problem is that I should probably also ditch Auba and Mount next week 🙁

  14. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Newcastle are such a poor attacking unit. Heaton CS basically confirmed.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Yes. Unless one of their CBs score, they are f'd.

  15. Wizard of Ozil
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Please Take Mings off after 60 mins. I need a clean sheet from him. He`s only had 1 clean sheet since GW5 when I bought him. Newcastle are gonna score, I`m sure of it...I should have bought a sheffield defender to partner Lord Lundstram. Ah Hindsight.

  16. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    I can get Son for Martial, should I do it now or wait until after Man Utd play Villa this weekend?

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until at least European games over

    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      What are your score predictions for their games?

      1. 1justlookin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I don't know. What are yours?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Both nil nil.

    3. NotsoSpursy
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      agree with Zotter

  17. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Hayden SOT

  18. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Ryan (button)
    Taa soy lund (kelly lowton)
    Mount mane kdb son
    Ings vardy abraham

    Which?
    A) lowton to robo, bench soy
    B) mount to puli
    C) mount lowton -4 to puli lovren & bench 1 of soy

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      How much itb

      1. Nightf0x
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Currently 2.8 if a) 0.3 will be left, b) 2.1, c) 1.3

  19. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    LOL nearly Villa OG

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      only way Newcastle are going to score

  20. NotsoSpursy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    If I decided to shift Mount tonight I can use 2FT and do

    Mount -> Pulisic
    Wan Bis -> Dunk

    Any good? Utd look so awful at the back

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Better than Brighton though

    2. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Wait until ucl fixtures. Dunk fixtures stink so no rush

    3. All de Gea no iDier
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      And then next GW Pulisic to CHO

  21. George Sillett
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish not able to hit a barn door so far.

  22. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Auba > Vardy
    Maddison > James

    Worth a -4? Gets money in the bank for me to bring in Son the following week. Unfortunately Maddison has to be the one to go, seems odd to transfer him out but already got three Leicester players and can't have Vardy deal me another hammer blow.

    1. zotter
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why not just the first one now

      1. Jimmy Boy
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        As I said already got three Leicester so can't do it straight otherwise I would. Odd predicament indeed.

        1. zotter
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Ok. Then maybe Kane in this week ?

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Why not Maddison straight to Son?

    3. La RoRo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      As you've gone this long without Vardy, I'd be tempted to stick with Auba for one last week then do all those transfers next week. Arsenal (and Auba) not looking great but Norwich at home just ship goals. No home clean sheets in the PL this season at all, 10 conceded in the last 3 home games.

      All depends on if you can bear another Vardyless week though...

  23. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Andy Carrol essential?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      We used to TC him

      1. tiger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Those were the days

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      nope but Andy Carroll might be

  24. JBG
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Villa playing some attractive football tbf to them.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Standard.

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Grealish’s hair........

    1. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      He has the look of a spoilt teenager.

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        I would run away from home if my parent's ever spoilt me by giving me that hair cut.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 5 months ago

          Would be good to have enough hair to have the option.

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Haha!! Great player and all, just.....that hair, it’s like a taxidermists project gone wrong

  26. SomeoneKnows
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    According to fplstatistics Pulisic is already at 97.8 with a delta of 1278... No way his price rise is ocurrs only after their CL match right?

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      We had rises at 70-80% so...

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      It's going up 0.1m

      1. SomeoneKnows
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah decided to pull the trigger 🙂

        My second dilemma is doing Otamendi (-97.1) > PVA (-98.6)

        Already lost 0.2 on Otamendi...

  27. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    .Not sure why they are singing Hutton's name,

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Well they’re not going to sing Wesley’s are they?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        That's a fair point.

  28. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Love watching Grealish play.. he'd be some player if he could shoot.

  29. Ambu
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    With festive fixture rotation and GW18 Liverpool/West Ham blank no far away. Who are the best 5th midfielder options we should be targeting? I’ve currently got Cantwell who’s been a rotation risk lately. What’s the ceiling price for a 5th midfielder? 5m/5.5m?

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      There is no ceiling price. Get whatever you can afford. Some people have 5m more team value than others let alone having a ceiling of 5 for a player.

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      $7.5m if you're playing with a five man mid field. Probably Pulisic.

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 5 months ago

      Depends if I'm playing 352 by then.

      1. Ambu
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Very true. Assuming we have 5.5m left for 5th midfielder. Who should we be targeting?

        Fleck (4.8m) caught the eye last night. Traore (5.2) steadily getting assists. Any others at that price cap?

  30. dark91
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 5 months ago

    Is this GW the qualifying round for the open FFS cup?

    Remember reading this somewhere but can't find it now

      1. dark91
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks 🙂