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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. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    5 or 6 saves for Martinez?

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Defo 6!!!

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

        Why hasn't it been added?

        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, is v.strange...

    2. beetlejuice
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Either there is some delay or it’s stolen

    3. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Six

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

    McCarthy should be on 3 saves, 3bps ?,?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah mate! Why happened???

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

    Nice 4 point downswing for McCarthy

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Why??

    2. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Anyone know why?

  4. PL Ball
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins you Muppet.

    Criminal that Grealish only has 3 points.

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

      Championship player.

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

    Here comes the dagger 🙁

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

      Nah we good 🙂

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

    Anyone watching that can tell us if McCarthy made 3 saves or not?

    Dropped down from 3 to 1 save in the last few mins :S

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

      Watching - looked like 3 legit saves to me, although I'm never quite sure with how exactly they classify them

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I was watching most of that game though he had at least 2 ? strange

    3. Tcheco
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      I saw his 3rd safe & it was rather soft because I think it was a cross not a shot

    4. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      How do you unsave a shot?

    5. F4L
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      3rd one was a RLC cross so was probably taken away

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

    How have they given 3 saves for McCarthy and then taken them away? Can someone watching the match confirm he had 3 saves?

    1. thegame983
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Well Fulham only had 1 shot on target so whatever that means

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

      Fulham had only 1 shot on target.

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

      Maybe shots that were off target. But still strange, never seen something like that.

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

      He has made 2 saves 100% and a third shot / cross save. I assume it counts as a save as goes in without a keeper

    5. Nanoelektronicar
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      Martinez owner rigging the FPL hahaha

      1. Das Boot
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Best move I made double Villa defence from 5 weeks ago.

  8. Bilbao Baggins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Watkins man of the match haha I thought he had been pretty poor.. Maybe why I'm not a pundit but wow he's so wareful.

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

      He has been poor. Missed so many big chances. Hause has been MotM.

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        Two big chances missed towards end of the game and a few others throughout.

    2. Random Name
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      wasteful doesn't translate into poor. He was the focal point of the attack and dangerous throughout the whole game. Hitting the woodwork a couple of times is just unlucky. No clue what game you're watching

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

        So as a striker.. His header assist was poor should have scored, poor touch for second assist should have scored. Missed multiple easy chances.. He ran a lot and made some decent runs I guess.. Not a motm performance I didn't think. Probs either Grealish, Martinez, Targett I'd say.

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

    Zaha drop-goal attempt

  10. beetlejuice
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Did they steal Martinez’s save point? That save worth 2 points

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

      We'll write a letter of complaint if it's not recorded.
      Definitely 2 extra saves, we all saw it.

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

    Rubbish games and results do far =[

    1. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      United and Villa matches were very entertaining

  12. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Southampton = 0.17 xG

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

    Should have had another Liverpool-esque haul here from Watkins ffs

  14. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    #prayforMcCarthyowners

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

    Watkins 3 assists with no baps lmao

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

      Owner here. He deserves no bonus

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

        He deserves points deduction for killing football.

    2. Jamb0
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      And rightly so! I’m taking the points and running.. next week he’s gone

  16. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Still can’t get over Mings. Could have been a great start to the game week. Have had terrible luck.

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

    Is Martinez on 5 or 6 saves?

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

      666666

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

      6.

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

    Palace are garbage. Roy's job is surely beginning to look like it's in trouble.

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

      Nahh, he's a good gaffet

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

        *gaffer

  19. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Grealish to Maddison or Barnes ?

    Palace and Newcastle away looks about as plum as it comes right now

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

    Watkins will score hattie next game. I'm removing him now.

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

    YESSS MARTINEZZ 10 POINTERSSS

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

      GET THE EFF IN!!!!!

    2. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 months ago

      11 no?

  22. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Something dodgy went on there at FPL towers

  23. korbendallas82
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Grealish/Watkins now? three tough matches ahead.

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

      I'm likely moving Watkins for a hit now....

      Kdb and Watkins to kane and raphinha as part of dgw19 plans.

      1. korbendallas82
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 3 months ago

        They will have to make in my team to, as it looks. But watkins is a easy transfer in again after dgw. Grealish to.

  24. Jersey Boy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Why has McCarthy just been randomly robbed of 4 points?! Joke

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

      Mad annoying

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

      Fulham had 1 shot on target.

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

    Just how awful are Palace?

  26. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    With that Watkins miss he’s now out of the bonus altogether.

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

      Rightly so, what a donkey.

  27. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    Martinez is a beast

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

    One of Martinez’ saves was a cross...

  29. Dannyb
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 months ago

    It's a joy owning Martinez.

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

    Martyyyyyy