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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. Flair
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Wtf Watkins WTF

  2. Bees4Lyf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Ouch Watkins!

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

    Thanks Grealish but goodbye

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

    Watkins should have been on a hat-trick by now

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    They need Mitrovic in order to score

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

    LOL Watkins so unlucky

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

    WITCHCRAFT

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

      WATcraft

  8. BenDavies
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    With that save McCarthy is now on a 10 pointer and KWP sneaks into 1 BAP

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

      Hasn’t counted as a save?

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      It’s been taken away 🙁

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

      What happened, says 1 save now?

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

    Grealish should have like 3 or 4 assists here.

  10. MagicMessi
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Lolly wasting everything

  11. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    watkins you tw*t

  12. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins is actually useless.

  13. el polako
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins is such a donkey, just imagine what would Grealish do if he had a striker playing in front of him.

  14. Kellz86
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins wasting 3 Grealish assists

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

      Ugh

  15. AzzaroMax99
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    CP is a pathetic team.

  16. Cok3y5murf
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    looooool

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

    Watkins spurns TWO JACK ASSISTS IN 30 seconds

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

      Sigh I have both

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

    Yes watkins yes! Be sh!te! Don't give Grealish any points!

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

    THIS IS COMICAL 😀

  20. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Better striker in this Villa team can get 20-25 goals

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

      Benteke

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

    At least he's getting the chances

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Fpl managers don't get pts for chances

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

    Ffs Watkins should have had a 20 point haul before I kicked you out . Fking useless

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

      And all the Grealish assists you fu$ked up

  23. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins cursed.

  24. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Damn Grealish is so unlucky

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

    Watkins damn how many Jack assists can you mess up?

  26. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins owners sooo unlucky

    1. el polako
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      They are lucky ones, shite footballer with jammy assists.

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

    Kept JWP for this game, out you go despite the dgw.

  28. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins is cursed

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

    This is painful as a Watkins and Grealish owner. Should be on 20 more points

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

      Don't be greedy. 3 assists from Watkins is a solid return!

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

      Can't agree more

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

        Very unlucky

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

    Grealish xA King.