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Villa debuts for Watkins, Cash and Martínez as Burke deployed OOP

Aston Villa have handed Premier League debuts to three key new signings for their first match of the 2020/21 season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.0m) slots straight in at the apex of Dean Smith’s front-three, flanked by Jack Grealish (£7.0m) and Trézéguet (£5.5m).

Fresh from defensive improvements during Project Restart, the Villa defence features Matty Cash (£5.0m) at right-back for the first time while Arsenal’s post-lockdown goalkeeper Emi Martínez (£4.5m) is between the sticks.

Interestingly, Villa’s two most-popular Fantasy assets in Ørjan Nyland (£4.0m) and Keinan Davis (£4.5m) both miss out on a place in the starting XI.

Jed Steer (£4.0m) has been turned to as the second-choice goalkeeper, while centre-forward Davis backs up Watkins from the bench, where is joined by Anwar El Ghazi (£6.0m).

The exciting news coming out of the Sheffield United camp is a the position deployment of FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) up-front.

Chris Wilder has handed him a Blades’ debut in the front-two of his 3-5-2 formation alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Oliver Norwood drops to the bench as the Sheffield United manager goes with a midfield trio of John Fleck (£6.0m), Sander Berge (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m).

John Egan (£5.0m) is therefore handed the captain’s armband in Norwood’s absence, as he sits at the heart of an unchanged defence.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, McGoldrick.

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  1. Srv210
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    So is DCL gonna sustain his form or I should go for Richarlison as per the eye test ??

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      What exactly did DCL fail at on the eye test?

      1. Srv210
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Richarlison seems to be more electric on the pitch if not for his wastefulness he would have had more points

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          And due to DCL's precision, he has more points

          At a cheaper price

          Again, the question is what DCL has failed at on the eye test

    2. Third Eye Vision
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Get both.

  2. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Villa 1 shot on target against 10 men. Not sure if it's Sheffield's defence still nailed or Villa's attack is still crap.

    1. Old Bull
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      It’s more the midfield not supporting the attack enough.

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Oh well i jinxed it, but their attacking trio got nothing

    2. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Probably both.

  3. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    -16 done

    1. Stockport Hatter
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Surely you’re better wildcarding? Show us your moves and team bud.

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Nah I'm just kidding. only a -4. Already used my wildcard 😆 thanks for the concern 🙂

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          Any time!! 🙂

    2. GOTHAM City F.C.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Just need one hattrick to break even

      1. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Well now don't tempt me 😛

  4. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Should I have gone Foden over podence?
    Kinda decided Podence was good to go with the fixtures.
    But will need to be careful how I spend cash ITB as in a few weeks it might be Podence to Foden.
    Foden in theory represents the best value in the game.

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah maybe rotate Foden and decent 12th player?

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Good point having Foden means needing a bench.

  5. Ze_Austin
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Konsa G

  6. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Munze Konsa !

  7. fr3d
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy. Wolves wins this

  8. Meinhoff
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Ramsdale is not that good at goalkeeping

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Should try to get a move to Chelsea

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Konsa G
    Mings A

  10. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Konsa goal, called him being a great pick early on

    1. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Scoring one goal in your first GW does not make you a great pick.

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        No, I thought he would be across the season for CS potential. Had him since lockdown last year

  11. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 6 months ago

    Don't be fooled by Foden's price. He was absolutely shite even at 5.5 compared to the likes of KDB, Sterling, and Jesus during the restart

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Palace were shite during restart...

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        They were on the beach. Foden was fighting for his spot

    2. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      No david silva now

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        My point wasn't rotation. My point was that he blanked often even when he played. I remember because I owned him. Got me 1 goal from 3 weeks or something

        1. Threat Level Midnight
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 6 months ago

          One goal from 3 weeks for a 5.5 doesn't seem all that poor?

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            3 years, 6 months ago

            He did, but he didn't look a million miles away from the points

      2. LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Yep just cheap and a city asset, quite happy to have Ceballos for .5 less

      3. The Mandalorian
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Foden terrorised real Madrid in CL. Hes legit.

    3. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale is atrocious 😀

    4. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Davis sighting!!

    5. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale flapping like a salmon out of water

      1. Plant Based FPLer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        That was a cryptic, blistering header.

    6. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      How did Mings do that on purpose?

    7. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Konsa is a mad man for goal threat.

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Soucek at the back

    8. puhd
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Is Auba dropping tonight?

    9. Yome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      So Sterling not playing up front despite Kun injury. I think I will go KDB

      1. Srv210
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        I'm also confused between the two,maybe after the game we'll have better idea

    10. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale, Pickford, Kepa and Leno are worst GKs in the league.

      1. ivantys
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mccarthy?

    11. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Saiss to Konsa for -4???

      1. BenDavies
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        yes

      2. Pep Roulette
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        And captain him

    12. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Omg... To the man who was selling me Kona over Targett as my 4.5 replacement for Vinagre I'd just like to say, I went with Ayling.... *facepalm*
      29 points all out, what a week

      1. JohnnyRev7
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        32 points. Charlie coming in for Alli. Look on the bright side.

    13. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Praet likely to keep ticking along? Or rotation threat

    14. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale and McCarthy the bandwagon template keepers despite being absolutely useless

      1. Chazz69
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        yep

    15. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Ramsdale had no chance of stopping that one. And I mean Ramsdale.

    16. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Double Villa defence on all the WCs this week.

    17. Vazza
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 6 months ago

      Who is likely to score more points this season

      A. Foden
      B. VVD

      1. Chazz69
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        A

      2. Yome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        B

      3. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Probably B

      4. LarryDuff
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        B

    18. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Mings dropped in price too didn't he? Or was very close. Lots of people burnt this week, absolutely scorched never seen anything like it

      • Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Thats it.

        WC it is.

      • TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Ramsdale is a pretty bad keeper, isnt he? Well done on fooling Sheffield into buying him

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 6 months ago

        Hot topic this:

        Wanted: Mods