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Dugout Discussion January 30

Hasenhüttl welcomes Romeu and Bertrand back as Smith selects Sanson on Villa bench

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Ralph Hasenhüttl welcomes back some key personnel to his Southampton team for their Gameweek 21 meeting with Aston Villa.

Ryan Bertrand (£5.0m) missed the midweek defeat to Arsenal through suspension and makes an immediate return at left-back.

With Kyle Walker-Peters (£4.8m) out for an indeterminate amount of time, the right-back berth is tonight occupied by central midfielder Ibrahima Diallo (£4.5m) now that Hasenhüttl has more options in his preferred position.

Oriol Romeu (£4.5m) is the other key returnee tonight, starting next to James Ward-Prowse (£6.1m) for the first time since Gameweek 16 in Southampton’s 4-4-2 system.

Meanwhile, Nathan Redmond (£6.4m) features on the flanks of midfield with Stuart Armstrong (£5.5m) as Theo Walcott (£5.8m) moves up the pitch to play up-front with Danny Ings (£8.4m). That sees Che Adams (£5.9m) drop to the Southampton bench.

As is to be expected, Aston Villa are unchanged with Jack Grealish (£7.7m) and Ollie Watkins (£6.2m) in the left-wing and centre-forward roles respectively.

However, all eyes will be on their bench as Morgan Sanson is named among the substitutes and is thought to be challenging John McGinn (£5.5m) and Douglas Luiz (£4.9m) for central midfield berth in the near future.

Southampton v Aston Villa Line-ups

Southampton XI: A McCarthy; Bertrand, Bednarek, J Stephens, Diallo; Redmond, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong; Walcott, Ings.

Aston Villa XI: Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; McGinn, D Luiz; Grealish, Barkley, B Traoré; Watkins.

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  1. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    GET IN MARTINEZ!!!!!!

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    1. Botman and Robben
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oh yeah!

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      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Boom!!!!! Nice one

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    2. HonestBlatter
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

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  2. Mika-eel
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    That 4th save taking Martinez to top of the baps now. Nice!

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Even better.

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  3. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Yeees,Emiliano and Dias saving me from total disaster today

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    1. RedAlpha10
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      SAMEE.

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  4. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks Villa for making up for DCL captain fail. I know it was a silly chioce.

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  5. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else bench Areola 10 for Martinez 1 last week and then reverse it this week?

    After rotating keepers for the first time ever (post-BB), back to set and forget.... 🙁

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    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Rotation = tears

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Indeed. Why I’ve never done it in the past. Only had a playing second keeper because of BB19. & only played Areola this week partially because Fulham were improving defensively and because really, the fixtures called for it this week... 🙁

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    2. Pat Bonner
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      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I sometimes think that BB hinders your team more than benefits it sometimes. The planning, transfers needed in gws before and after when you’d target other players and then benching players like in your example

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      1. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        I’d agree tbh especially this season. Resulted in me benching Soucek last week too when I’d been playing him in my XI every week beforehand 🙁

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

    Just as I had sold Mings for Stones ! Cs and 2 bonus points

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  7. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Get in

    Martinez + Grealish

    😀

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  8. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who else has Mcarthy blocking Martinez?

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  9. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martinez owner, but RIP Football if that's offside.

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    1. _Ninja_
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      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The linesman flagged so it would have been offside with no Var...

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Which is why linesman have to go. Incapable of doing their jobs.

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      2. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        True, but I'm sure they were just guessing at where to draw the lines.

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  10. Rash
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Double Villa defence saving me.

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  11. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Targett keeping me inside top 1m.. thanks ....

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  12. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I would play in a vest.

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

    I would be fuming if I owned Ings.

    A wrong decision and a ridiculously tight call away from a 13 pointer.

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    1. DycheDycheBaby
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Desperately unlucky.

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    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Dreadful decision. Utterly rigged.

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  14. Shark Team
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Who's the best Villa Def to double up with Martinez ? No money issues

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    1. Bram
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Probably Konsa with nothing to choose between them may as well go cheapest - Targett I guess may be worth the 0.1m though

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    2. tbos83
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Targett

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

    Who advances in the Cup?

    A) Robertson, Salah(C), Maddison, Son, Antonio
    B) TAA, Creswell, Harrison, Salah, Son(C) +9 points

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  16. Bram
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    FT Grealish & Martinez + Konsa off my bench - Villa may have just saved my gw after my disastrous Everton double striker punt 🙂

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      You weren’t alone. I captain DCL. 🙁

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  17. TheDragon
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Imagine not owning Martinez

    Player of the season

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Own him, happy for that, shocking by the officials.

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

      Bought him this week

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  18. Bushwhacker
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Game is rigged. Appalling officiating and VAR yet again.

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      PMSL.

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

    Well in what has been an awful gameweek my transfer of McCarthy to Martinez paid off nicely at least

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  20. Forever In Our Shadow
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Each Martinez point was a 10k rise for me. Lovely job.

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  21. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    44 points after Martial>>kane (ft), kane>>DCL(-4)

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  22. Manani
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    still got Adams, at this point may as well keep him? Looks threatening when he came on, and walcott injured surely means back to starting lineup? Also, not many good striker replacement

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Their squad is weak. Until KWP is back and Redmond is out the team they will continue to struggle IMO.

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      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Struggle? How they didn’t win today only the officials know.

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        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          This is classic Southampton. They flatter to deceive. They went on a hot streak for 12-14 GWs. But for a decade now, Southampton create loads of chances and don't score. They were the same with Tadic and Gabbiadini.

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  23. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Look forward to the season ending and stopping this terrible and sinful habit

    FPL

    It’s evil and wrong

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    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only if you pick the wrong players. Even then it’s the manager not the game.

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    2. The Suspended One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I was wondering what could have been had they not had the postponements.. I was triple Villa with 11 for blank gw17 and 11 defs for 18 locked and loaded and the Covid situation screwed me. Sold Watkins and jack.

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      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Reply fail below

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  24. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Don't worry. People will pile into Villa assets in their DGWs down the line and Villa will let them down.

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    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      If they play like that for sure.

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    2. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Don’t see it being that bad. Won’t be massive but will be acceptable. They are a reasonable side.

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

      Martinez and Grealish are such solid picks

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  25. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    18 from Holding and Emi

    Jam

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  26. F_Ivanovic
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    39 (-4) from 7 so far. Salah (C) , Bam bam, Antonio and Dier to go.

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  27. Casual Player
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo for my first -4 of the season

    Also have Stones, so I’ll end up playing with 10 if R James isn’t selected.

    Holding went out for Cancelo.

    So that’s a -12 then. What a game.

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  28. Paqueta Rice
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Any chance Kepa starts over Mendy?

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  29. Champions League Varane
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    31 with 4 to go and Captain. Not bad

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    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Alright mate

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    2. Paqueta Rice
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      23 with Mendy, Chillwell, Justin and Salah captain to go.

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    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      38 -4

      5 to go

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  30. WVA
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Selling Holding for Cancelo couldn't have gone worse ever, crazy bad luck

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    1. Casual Player
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Haha did the same... for a -4

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