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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. Marcin the Pole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Injury dependent, I've decided Podence will go instead of Mitro this week. Everton defence is leaky so Mitro afforded a final hurrah. Question is, who is the best Podence replacement? Likely to only be fairly short term, as WC still in the bank.

    A) Grealish
    B) Ziyech
    C) Jota
    D) Hamez
    E) Eze (save cash for elsewhere)

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

      A, the talisman theory

    2. The Train Driver
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      D
      B
      A

    3. Neves say Neves
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      B

    4. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A or B

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

      A but not gonna give Podence 1 final game?

      1. Marcin the Pole
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Nope. Soton good defensively and Podence not looking like scoring for me.

  2. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is there a chopper hovering above the stadium or is the sound on my TV messed up?

    1. antis0cial
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      It sounds like there is!

  3. Homer21
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Jaysus, the whinging and moaning on here is like listening to a bunch of six year olds!!!

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

      This

      1. Right In The Stanchion
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Are you whinging and moaning about this

        1. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          Caught 😉

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      First time on here?

      Everyone hates VAR until it helps them keep a CS

      1. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        God no, but maybe it's particularly bad tonight?

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          I think you’re just seeing the notable trolls tonight cause of the high profile games, usually not around for a WBA FUL game

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      He started it.

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

      Commentator literally said according to stats most people would get rid off VAR, not just about fantasy player not getting points

      1. Scholes Out For Summer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        It’s the rules that VAR is being forced to enforce and the refs inconsistently calling them. I’d rather this than seeing refs miss blatant fouls and offsides

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

          hell no

          1. Scholes Out For Summer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Ok good argument

            It’s either them using instant replay to dissect how to enforce badly made rules, or see an instance with Henry’s handball against Ireland and not being able to call it back

            Pick your poison

        2. Homer21
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 4 months ago

          This

      2. Homer21
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        VAR is just the new person to whinge at, before VAR it was the Ref/Assistants to the same extent

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

          before you could blame refs for being blind etc. but then you just accept it human nature to get things wrong during fast game.
          Now theres a HUUGE delay and they still make weird decisions, boring and takes the emotion and fun out of all this

          1. Homer21
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 4 months ago

            Yep, not a fan of the delays or weird decisions but more adverse to a perfect goal being disallowed incorrectly or let stand incorrectly- don't know what the answer is but I do know there is no perfect solution

  4. Neves say Neves
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Bottomed
    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. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      No chance! Son ➡️ KDB and you still have a quality team!

      1. Neves say Neves
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for the reply fella, yeah I think that's what I'll do and hold my WC in case of disaster

    2. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely not. Team looks in very good shape, who would you be looking to bring in on WC that you couldn't with that money ITB?

      1. Neves say Neves
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks for replying, I'd probably want Bruno, KDB and get rid of Reguilon for a city def or Bellerin.

  5. JONALDINHO
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    A) Maupay and Stephens to Ziyech and Brewster
    B) Kane and Stephens to Bruno and Bamford (Bench Maupay)

    1. Marcin the Pole
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      A

  6. Right In The Stanchion
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Why can’t arsenal ever win convincingly anymore.

    Used to steamroll teams like villa years gone by. Everything just seems a struggle these days.

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

      Arteta happened. Extremely boring philosophy

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      They rarely look like losing under arteta though

      They rarely look like they’ll win mind you

  7. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish overachieving. Settle down, owners.

    😀

  8. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TAA, Robbo, Foden, Podence to Coufal, KWP, Ziyech, Rashford (C) for -12?

    1. Andy Mac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      I think you know the answer.... 😉

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

      You know you wont get this week’s points, right?

    3. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Other than the Rashford captain, would’ve been great this week

    4. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      This guy took some crack

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

        Just some red wine with my Sirloin.

  9. FFSbet.com
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Pep feel terrible,VVD now TAA injured...he might quit

    "Alexander-Trent Arnold? He is injured. It's a disaster"

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

      ?

    2. MGMT
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      You mean klopp?

  10. Vazza
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    McCarthy (Fodder)
    Robbo Bellerin Zouma (Fodder x2)
    Son Salah Grealish JRod (Bissouma)
    Kane DCL Jimenez

    WC to this ? =>

    McCarthy (Fodder)
    Cancelo Coufal Zouma (Struijk, Fodder)
    KDB Bruno Salah Grealish JRod
    Martial DCL (Brewster)

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

      Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. I’m very confused as to what to do..

  11. Zimo
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Is the trent injury serious? I need an excuse to get Reece James

    1. LC1
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yup! Get rid ASAP!!!

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

      He wont play for Liverpool next week, confirmed.

    3. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Wait for the scan...but Klopp seems to think it will keep him out beyond the IB

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

        Ok

      2. Zimo
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks

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

      Reece James is not coming to my team this season and I truly wonder why anyone would get him

      1. Seanigula
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        If he keeps his place he’s a good pick

      2. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 4 months ago

        Why? 5.0m is great value for him.

    5. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      confirmed out for international break at least

  12. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling and Wilson to Zyiech and Vardy for free.

    1. Right In The Stanchion
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good. Vardy gets as many pens as Bruno 19-20

  13. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Grealish (C) gw9 on the verge!

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

      Wow

    2. Seanigula
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Typical Shart Team

  14. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Arsneal and wolves are basically the same team

    Tedious predictable system. All games decided by a single goal scored or conceded. Terrible to watch

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

    The worst thing about the disallowed goal is that now Arsenal can continue with their boring game plan...

  16. sergioaguero67
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    James Rodriguez dropping in price tonight
    Before 3 tempting fixtures
    WHY? :'(

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

      That's good for your rank. U shouldn't care about price. If he hauls he'll go back up again anyways

  17. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    How nailed is Rob Holding (£4.4m)?

    I am between him and Kilman or William's as Robbo replacement.

    Thanks

  18. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    boring boring Arsenal
    boring boring Arsenal

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

    Trez goal

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

      Target assist

  20. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    YESSSSSS BELLERIN CS GONE

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

      Go suck a lemon. 😛

    2. BeaversWithAttitude
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      For the second time...

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

    Getting fed up with FPL as a Bamford and Grealish owner. It’s a lottery at this point.

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

      Bamford has 7 goals and 2 assists in 7 games and was 5.5m at one stage. What more do you want?

    2. Simon69
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Grealish has played less than half a game and scored what... 15 points last GW?

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

      They're 6m and 7.4m.. you have to expect blanks at that price. Even the premiums blank

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

    Trezeguet differential, wow

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Trezegeut goal

  24. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OG?

  25. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    Target assist

  26. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    TARGET ASSIT????

    1. Pukki Party
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

  27. The Train Driver
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    OG for sure

  28. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 4 months ago

    looks like Saka OG to me

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

    this will probably be ruled out for something. someones eye lash is off side!!!!! F**K VAR and i`m an Arsenal fan.

  30. @persecuted_by_mods
      3 years, 4 months ago

      Saka OG?