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One change apiece for Villa and Southampton as Walcott starts over Redmond

Bertrand Traore (£5.9m) has been handed his first league start since signing for Aston Villa, replacing Trezeguet (£5.4m) for Sunday lunchtime’s hosting of Southampton.

Head coach Dean Smith had stuck with the same starting XI when facing Liverpool, Leicester and Leeds but has opted to select the summer arrival from Lyon.

The back five have kept three clean sheets from five matches, a total only passed by a Wolves side who have played seven times. Emiliano Martinez (£4.8m) is FPL’s highest-scoring and most-selected goalkeeper, boosted by his penalty save against Sheffield United.

Ahead of him, both Tyrone Mings (£5.2m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.7m) have already contributed a goal to Villa’s impressive start, whilst talisman Jack Grealish’s (£7.3m) 24-point haul against Liverpool has played him into almost 30% of teams.

That incredible 7-2 victory over the champions also brought a goal from Ross Barkley (£6.0m), who provides an interesting cheaper route into the Villans midfield. With consistent minutes and the possibility of penalty duty, the loanee could soon be an enticing option.

The big question is whether Patrick Bamford’s (£5.9m) hat-trick for Leeds last week has brought them back down to Earth after a 100% winning start.

Southampton’s only change is to replace Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) from the side which beat former leaders Everton 2-0 at St Mary’s. The winger missed earlier matches due to an ankle injury but remains on the bench here, with Theo Walcott (£5.8m) taking his place.

With knocks to only Moussa Djenepo (£5.4m) and Will Smallbone (£4.5m) and a lack of match fitness for new signing Mohammed Salisu (£4.3m), manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has also been able to name consistent line-ups.

The clean sheet against the Toffees was their third from four matches, responding brilliantly to their 5-2 collapse against Tottenham in Gameweek 2.

This has provided regular returns for the popular Alex McCarthy (£4.5m) and Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.5m), although the latter has already collected three yellow cards.

Up front, only a trio of strikers have amassed more points than Danny Ings (£8.5m). Despite a large pre-season price hike, he still provides a reliable option up front for Fantasy managers. His 22 goals of last season have been added to with four this time, taking a break last week to assist both goals against Everton.

ASTON VILLA XI (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; Douglas Luiz, McGinn; Traore, Barkley, Grealish; Watkins

SOUTHAMPTON XI (4-4-2): McCarthy; Walker-Peters, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Bertrand; Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Walcott; Adams, Ings

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1,368 Comments Post a Comment
  1. HVT
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Hoping for a 1-0 villa win (Og).

    1. Doctor Evil
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Well you got your 1 nil

      1. Doctor Evil
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Og but wrong way lol

  2. Joey Tribbiani
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Time to put potential to points Jacky

  3. HVT
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish points really inflated by that Pool win ain’t it?

    1. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He’s the talisman for Villa. Scored against Fulham as well...

      1. Amey
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Two bad defenses then ...

        1. Qaiss
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Yea but he’s a very good pick.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Long term holders dont care. Knee jerkers who brought in after Pool are probably annoyed with him

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Great fixtures and good injury record so will keep over JRod.

  4. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Huge performance from Martinez is coming.

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, will get 3pts instead of 2

      1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        maybe 4 points, we can dream

      2. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

    2. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Been told Bamford left his boots at Villa Park for Ings.

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

    Its Ziyech hype now but after todays games everyone will want Rashford in their team.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Already ahead of the game, baby 😀

      Got Rashford this week.

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

        Great pick. I wanted him too but didnt had enough cash so as I didnt want to take a hit I went...Pulisic 🙂

      2. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Same

    2. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Got Ziyech in on Friday.

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They may well .
      Hes likely to do good....while he plays through the middle.
      He'll be pushed out wide again very soon though.

  6. adstomko
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Could do with an Aguissa hat-trick tomorrow.

    1. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      *Anguissa

    2. F_Ivanovic
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And I could do with winning the lottery next week. Probably more likely to happen too.

  7. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Think Saints will win this one, they have the same kind of energy as Leeds and that troubled villa last week.

    1. adstomko
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Same. They quite to Leeds.

      1. adstomko
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        *equate

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins haul

    3. Amey
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Villa were unlucky vs Leeds.
      I see a high scoring draw

      1. Hattrick Harry
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Shots 12-27 unlucky? No

  8. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Foden, Saiss -> Ziyech, Creswell (-4)?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Tempting

  9. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Che Adams to score a couple today.

    Found his goalscoring boots, he’s ex-Birmingham and I owned him GW1. And now I own Martinez.

    Guaranteed haul.

  10. dshv
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    WC TIME?

    Mccarthy
    Chilwell justin mitchell taylor lamptey
    Sterling salah son bruno soucek
    Watkins dcl davis

    Did TAA to chilwell before the rise

    1.8 itb..

  11. Rhodes your boat
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Too late to jump on the Kane bandwagon? Would probably lose sterling to get him, have son

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Not too late imo

    2. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't, only one good game left, then you'll want City players in GW10

  12. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Who needs to go first?

    A) Hamez
    B) PVA
    C) Lamptey
    D) Saïss

    1. Big Hands Barry
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D

    3. Murder on Zidane's Flo…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D. B needs to stay.

    4. Miguel Sanchez
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D

  13. Puntillimon
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ollie Watkins my only differential. Let’s go!

  14. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Kind of amazing how low owned Ings is. On his current points he's well on course to match if not better last seasons return. I remember watching black box this week and Az talking about Werner replacements and how there's only Kane that's more expensive and then they looked at cheaper options sub 7m but completely ignored the possibility of moving to Ings.

    8.5m and 200 points - how is that not good value? Yes, there are other forwards doing well in the cheaper price bracket, but how long is that going to last? I remember both Maupay and Watkins being both popular bandwagons and they've disappointed in recent weeks. It's unlikely any of them are going to hit 200 points where-as both Ings and Jimenez have already proven they can.

    1. Flair
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They're 2.5M lower...

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah but they aren't going to get close to 200 points are they? What midfielder for that price bracket is going to get 200 points? I don't think any of the Chelsea mids will do that.

    2. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      If you own the template midfield Ings is too expensive

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        The template allows decent defenders. Main reason being there's just better value than Mings, even in his own team.

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I feel he's a better pick than DCL. But people trust Everton and Ancelotti more.

    4. Firmino
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      His striker partner is 5.8. Don't you think he is better value?

      1. F_Ivanovic
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe better value in terms of points per £ but you can't just own all the value picks - you have to use up your money somewhere and I think the extra for Ings is more than worth it.

    5. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      And he has penalties this season well worth the extra.

    6. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Sold him on wc when soton was the whipping boys, regretting.

  15. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton can score against anyone I'm not expecting a CS from Villa

  16. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Need a Martinez and Grealish master class.

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Martinez and Barkley*

    2. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Watkins !

  17. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon Watkins. Time to prove you're not a one game wonder.

  18. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Saïss >

    A) Coufal
    B) Cresswell
    C) Masuaku

    1. Catastrophe
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A or B for me - A if you need the money. Not considering Zouma?

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Already have Chilwell and fixtures are turning

  19. Don Kloppeone
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Got Grealish and Martinez playing and KWP coming on autosub for Pulisic.

    I guess I want a 0-0 draw best case scenario?

  20. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    I am so happy about my team after I did my rage transfers.

    Martinez
    Robbo Chilwell Zouma
    Salah Son Ziyech Grealish
    Kane DCL Bamford

    (Steer Ayling Justin Bissouma)

  21. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Ings shot, Mings block

  22. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    JRod to Rashford next week, anyone else

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Good move

    2. HippY
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Quite possibly

  23. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Soton on fire

  24. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jannik ya beaut!!!!!!

    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      VAR ya beaut!!!!!!

  25. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Rip my double villa defence

  26. Firmino
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Has to be Adams goal right?

    1. Pukki Blinders
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Afraid not

  27. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    VAR?

  28. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Villa CS gone. Beautiful.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Damn it. VAR.

    2. david31058
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Beautiful timing

  29. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Offside

  30. El Matador
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Chalked off no goal

    1. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Thank god for that