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Over half of the top 10k hoping for Grealish returns in final Gameweek 8 match

The Premier League signs off for a fortnight after tonight’s match at the Emirates, as Arsenal v Aston Villa brings Gameweek 8 to a close.

Kick-off in north London is at 19:15 GMT.

Jack Grealish (£7.4m) is the most-owned Fantasy Premier League player in this match, both overall and within the top 10,000.

A further 320,000+ FPL managers brought Grealish into their squads after his 15-point haul against Southampton, which lifted his overall ownership figure to 32.6%.

That figure stands at 57.85% in the top 10k.

The England international is part of a Villa side that shows only one change from Gameweek 7, with Trezeguet (£5.3m) replacing the injured Bertrand Traore (£5.9m).

The Arsenal team news is even more uncomplicated, as Mikel Arteta has named exactly the same line-up as he did in the win at Old Trafford.

That means that Rob Holding (£4.4m) keeps his place at the heart of the Gunners’ defence, with the fit-again David Luiz (£5.5m) only among the substitutes.

Holding is part of an Arsenal backline that is the meanest in the division this season, with Arteta’s troops conceding on just seven occasions in as many Gameweeks.

Villa had also started the season in excellent defensive form, keeping clean sheets in three of their first four matches of 2020/21.

The Villans are yet to concede a single goal on the road.

Seven goals have flown past Emiliano Martinez (£4.8m) in the last two Gameweeks, however.

Martinez faces his former club tonight and remains the most-popular goalkeeper in FPL, with just over one in four of us owning the Argentine.


Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, Tierney, Gabriel, Holding, Partey, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Luiz, McGinn, Grealish, Barkley, Trezeguet, Watkins.

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  1. Firminooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I CANT TAKE THIS ANYMORE

    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      N'golo Kante can

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

    Ridiculous

  3. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Barkley back to his trolling ways.

  4. The Senate
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    how thick can VAR get?

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

    Clear offisde.

  6. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    F@@k off VAR stop ruining the game

  7. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As a mcginn owner.. having a crap season, thanks Ross...thanks very much.

  8. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Footballs dead. They should think of a new name for it.

    1. Tomerick
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Fun Destroy Ball

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Angry shouty fan ball?

  9. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Have the refs ever stucj with the original call after watching the telly??

    Such a waste of time

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

    How to get Bruno in?

    Martinez Steer
    PvA Lamptey Justin Taylor Lewis
    Salah KdB Rashford Grealish Soucek
    Werner Richarlison Brewster

    1.3 ITB for Vardy in GW 10.

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Gotta be KDB then innit?

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

      Rashford the obvious.

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

      Rashford to Bruno

  11. Begbie.
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    As a Grealish and Bellerin owner I'm probably better off with that disallowed but as a football fan it's just nonsense. Puts me right off watching these days. I like VAR but the way they use it is appalling and the quality of the refs using it even more so.

  12. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Barkley so forward?

  13. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Why is everyone moaning? If Barkley had not been in the way Leno would have caught the ball with both hands

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      nonwayyy nonsensee

    2. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Cmon mate, cmon

    3. Duke Silver ☑
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      😆 happy fishing

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        🙂

  14. JJO
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    If this is a regular league 75% of those refs would be banned for whole season for idiotic decisions they make every single gw

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      they are following idiotic rules, what can they do ?

      1. The Train Driver
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        The rule is that the goal is disallowed if the player in offside position affects the goal, they can decide he doesn't.

  15. Peter Ouch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    This is ridiculous
    Completely puts me off

    1. Joey Tribbiani
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      yep

  16. Scots Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Good call

  17. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Out come all the brags and high scores

    1. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Grealish brace incoming anyway.

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

      Beats the moans.

    3. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      55pts with Grealish to come.

  18. Brosstan
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Turned off the game. Football is gone. Joke, brain dead refs ruining everything

    1. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Be honest, your wife is making you drive her to Weight Watchers

      1. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        Im 100% positive im fitter than you

        1. Seanigula
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          and don’t you just know it (but your response doesn’t make sense anyways...like usual)

  19. C_G
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    1 FT, 0 ITB, should I WC this lot? I want Bruno

    Martinez Steer

    Chilwell Zouma Lamptey Justin Mitchell

    Podence Salah Son JRod Jorginho

    Vardy Kane DCL

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

      Easy WC imo. If you don’t use it now you never will

  20. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would not be surprised at all to see VAR abolished after this season

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

      It's not Vars fault. It's the idiots in charge of operating it.

      1. Joey Tribbiani
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 5 months ago

        football better without var, there are no people in the world who could make it good enough

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 5 months ago

          Yup, it’s not the same. The human error element and debate is caused is part of the passion of the game, it’s gone now and instead you have to wait when goals go in etc

  21. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    56 points so far with Grealish and Martinez playing and a 50k red arrow, tough this week! Only at 500k aswel

  22. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Leno would have easily saved that if Barkley had been 1 inch further away from him

    1. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      "I had a dream" - Abba

  23. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    All live football should be scrapped and just play Fifa instead.

  24. mookie
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Trumpesque decisions by the referees this week.

  25. LILIOMFI
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    The problem is double standard. Last time Mane offside, Jota goal stands. Now it is disallowed. This happens gameweek to gameweek, irrespective of which team is playing.

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

      Mane didn’t affect anyone and he wasn’t in the line of sight unlike Barkley. I’m annoyed too as a Grealish owner but I see why it was disallowed

  26. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Martinez save

  27. Kodap
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Would you do Trent & Son > Cancelo & KDB?

    Martinez (Steer)
    Trent - Coufal - Lamptey (Dallas & Taylor)
    Salah - Son - Zaha - Podence (Burke)
    DCL - Kane - Werner

    1. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Sounds good, I don't know how nailed Cancelo is though?

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    0-0 too much to ask for?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      Or 1-0 Villa

  29. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    Have been planning to WC during the IB for a while now, should I still go through with it?

    McCarthy
    Chilwell Reguilon Cresswell
    Salah Son Ziyech Grealish Soucek
    Kane DCL

    Nyland Justin Brewster Ferguson
    2.8ITB 1FT

    1. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 5 months ago

      I'd say no, looking in very good shape your team

  30. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 5 months ago

    I hate Arsenal but at least no damned Grealish points again (yet.....)