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Vestergaard absent for Southampton as Konsa returns on Villa bench

Jannik Vestergaard (£5.0m) misses out for Southampton’s trip to Fulham today after Ralph Hasenhüttl reported a knee problem.

In his pre-match press conference, the Saints boss revealed there was fluid on the joint and that the issue would need further investigation before confirmation could be made about his fitness.

With the glut of fixtures between now and the end of the calendar year, Hasenhüttl is taking no chances, going without Vestergaard for the first time since the Gameweek 2 home drubbing by Spurs.

Jack Stephens (£4.6m) comes in for the Danish defender, sitting alongside Jan Bednarek (£4.7m) in Southampton’s back-four.

With Danny Ings (£8.3m) still on the sidelines, Shane Long (£5.1m) comes into the side to pair with Che Adams (£6.1m) up-front.

That is because an injury to Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) has forced Theo Walcott (£5.8m) to continue operating on the flanks of midfield with Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m).

Southampton visit a Fulham side going with the so-called makeshift attack that spurred them on to win at Leicester and draw with Liverpool.

Ivan Cavaleiro (£5.3m) is back up-front as an out-of-position Fantasy Premier League midfielder, supported by an attacking midfield trio of Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m) and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (£5.3m).

Aston Villa welcome Ezri Konsa (£4.8m) back against Crystal Palace today although the centre-back is fit enough only for the bench following an illness.

Tyrone Mings (£5.4m) and Kortney Hause (£4.4m) occupy the heart of Villa’s defence for the third consecutive Premier League match, flanked by Matt Targett (£4.6m) and Matt Cash (£5.0m).

Jack Grealish (£7.8m) appears to be in a central attacking midfield position for the visit of Palace, Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) and penalty taker Anwar El Ghazi (£5.7m) either side of him and Ollie Watkins (£6.1m) up-front.

The Eagles shape up in a 4-4-2 formation with Wilfried Zaha (£7.5m) out of position as a striker once again.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Hause, Cash; Luiz, McGinn; El Ghazi, Grealish, B Traoré; Watkins.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita; van Aanholt, Dann, Kouyaté, J Ward; Eze, McArthur, Milivojevic, Schlupp; Zaha, Benteke.

Fulham XI: Areola; A Robinson, Adarabioyo, Andersen, Aina; Anguissa, Reed; Lookman, Loftus-Cheek, De Cordova-Reid; Cavaleiro.

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Walker-Peters; Armstrong, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Walcott; Adams, S Long.

1,963 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Weak Become Heros
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lets go Che!

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

      Yes please got him in this week

  2. Rolls-Royce
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    One of the most templatish season of FPL. Every team has basically got a core of similar 7-8 players. Difficult to make ground if you are chasing.

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

      That is gonna change starting from now. Lots of different approaches to GW18/19 that will see some pretty big deviations imo.

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

      Don't we say this every year?

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Last year was pretty variant until the end of the season.

    3. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Same as every year, in a month we will see a new template

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

      Without WC I'm taking differential approach preparing now for blank and free hitting DGW

    5. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nonsense

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        That's all you got to say dumbass?

        1. I Must Break You
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Feeling a bit defensive today, are we?

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

    Best midfielder up to 6.5? With a DGW19

    A) Bowen
    B) Raphina
    C) Soucek
    D) Someone else

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

      Raphinha.

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

        Thank you!

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

      B

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

        Cheers!

    3. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      JWP? Redmond?

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

        Not for me. Thanks though!

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

    Selling bruno to get salah in hindsight was prob not my finest hour.
    At least as a utd fan I can still take some pleasure from bruno doing well, as not having salah, it was just all bad news.

  5. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Che and jack lets gooo

  6. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Salah (C) fail

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

      Can you post something different getting boring

      1. R.C
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Calm down

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

          He's got a point to be fair

          1. DycheDycheBaby
            • 8 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Yeh of course he does. Salah hasn't even played yet...

  7. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Today is the day Matthew Targett finally hauls

  8. dimo_fpl
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Let’s say they give it as an OG, and Vardy gets the assist, will he get any bps?

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Nah

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

        Welp 🙁

  9. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    gutted, looks like i missed a great game.
    how was leicester v man utd?

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

      A great game.

    2. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Enjoyable

  10. tafrère
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Keeping Konsa has been a pain in the ass. Especially watching Villa keeping clean sheet after clean sheet. And now he'll be back for Chelsea and they'll concede 4.

  11. InSaneMan-e
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys. Anyone know when is the latest I can play my WC before I lose it?

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

      GW16.

  12. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Premier League gives it as OG now, don't think it'll change in FPL, will it?

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

      They should

      1. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Would be a great relief

    2. tafrère
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It'll change.

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

      Of course it will.

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

      They have to

    5. Weak Become Heros
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yes it will.

  13. drughi
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Its 5 or 8 points for vardy not a big deal

    1. Party time
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Points in the bag my man

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

      How could so many on here think it was and own goal if in fact it wasn't. Strange.

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

        Because it was.

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

        you could see it in tv lol

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

      Justice served.

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Pipe down kiddo

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

          😆

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

      And there we have it.. final confirmation that Mark has infinite influence over FPL. Dead game with all this corruption.. fuming.. what's the point..

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It is what it is

      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        huh

      3. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Why are you whining on his site then? 😉

      4. Big boy Bowen
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        It’s based on Opta?

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

          They take advice from Mark

          1. Big boy Bowen
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 3 months ago

            Really? I doubt it

      5. Ozzy smith
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Crying this much over 3pts lol

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

        Ur own fault why are u owning players mark doesn't own

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

        Brosstan trolling still undefeated 😆

        Enjoy the bites my friend.

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

          He keeps pulling it off, incredible 😆

      8. Bennyboy1907
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Ahahah feels better seeing you like tbis than my Bruno haul and being a United fan

    5. Aidan269
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Officially an OG on Fpl

    6. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      changed to OG Yesss

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

      Surely only casuals have Vardy anyway?

      😉

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

      Pair of BAPs for Luke Shaw.

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        He played well.

    9. dshv
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Should i bring robertson and vardy in WC ? Maybe remove kdb

    10. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Dear Ollie Watkins,

      I don't like you and you don't like me. But we're stuck together because of BGW18. Otherwise you would've been long gone. So do something you muppet!!!

    11. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      So Vardy owners didn't swear on their daughter's life?

    12. Surfeit of Lampteys
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta be at least the third game this season where you're left scratching your head as to how Fernandes hasn't been sent off. Feels like different rules for him.

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

      Righto - 1-0 Villa win, with a Martinez pen save and a KWP OG

      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        And McCarthy red

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

          That’ll do

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

      So how many goals for Adams and Watkins?

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

        2 and 1

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        None

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

        Zero.

        Don't get your hopes up. Another Watkins 'offside' goal incoming.

    15. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Best defender for Chilwell?

      Preferably between 4.5-5.0 in order to make funds.

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

        Dier
        Stones
        Dallas

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

          Got Dallas.

          Dier it is.

    16. HARLEY
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Best Lamptey replacement?

      a) Dallas
      b) Coufal
      c) Taylor

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

      No need to stream at 3pm for one game 🙂

      Villa game on BBC Fulham on SKY

    18. Muchentuchel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Ward-Prowse owners unite!
      Today we feast!