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Watkins leads Villa line as Barkley benched for Leeds trip

Ollie Watkins (£6.5m) leads the Aston Villa attack for their first Double Gameweek 26 match: a trip to Leeds.

Any pre-deadline rumours about an injury for the forward were assuaged as he was named on the team-sheet this afternoon.

Dean Smith has still tweaked his Villa side though, moving to a 4-3-3 which involves a drop to the bench for Ross Barkley (£5.9m), who has failed to impress of late.

Anwar El Ghazi (£5.3m) and Bertrand Traoré (£5.9m) flank Watkins while Jacob Ramsey (£4.5m), Marvelous Nakamba (£4.3m) and John McGinn (£5.5m) comprise the central midfield trio.

Matt Targett (£4.9m) is the most fashionable member of Villa’s back-four with 13.4% ownership while the 0.4%-owned Ahmed El Mohamady (£4.3m) offers a differential route at right-back.

Leeds assets may only have one fixture in Double Gameweek 26 but they do come into the round full of confidence.

Marcelo Bielsa makes just one change from the win over Southampton, affording himself the line-up that won the second half 3-0 on Monday night.

Hélder Costa (£5.0m) comes in for Jack Harrison (£5.5m) on the left-hand side of midfield while Pascal Struijk (£4.0m) continues in the holding role.

Patrick Bamford (£6.9m) remains in 52.7% of Fantasy Premier League teams worldwide, Stuart Dallas (£5.0m) still backed by 21.0%.

Double Gameweek 26 Line-ups

Leeds United XI (4-1-4-1): Meslier; Dallas, Cooper, Llorente, Ayling; Struijk; Costa, Roberts, Klich, Raphinha; Bamford.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Elmohamady; Ramsey, Nakamba, McGinn; El Ghazi, Watkins, B Traoré.

Double Gameweek 26 so far…

West Bromwich Albion recorded a much-needed second clean sheet of the campaign as they beat Brighton 1-0.

Crucially, it makes for back-to-back shutouts for the first time this season, good news for those who invested in either the out-of-position Ainsley Maitland-Niles (£4.6m) for Double Gameweek 26.

The Arsenal loanee was deployed on the right-hand flank of attacking midfield once again and enjoyed a decent chance to score in the first half.

Still, it was an interesting afternoon for Sam Johnstone (£4.5m) owners. They benefitted from the Baggies’ clean sheet and also secured a raft of extras, two for saves and two bonus (provisional).

However, his Double Gameweek 26 score could have already stood at close to 20 points had Brighton’s penalties gone a different way on Saturday.

Pascal Groß (£5.8m) and Danny Welbeck (£5.5m) both missed spot-kicks but each of them struck the woodwork, denying Johnstone the chance to earn a Fantasy reward in each instance.

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  1. Nightcrawler
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Reg needs to start booking these villa morons

    Always breaking play at crucial stages with cynical fouls

  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    Was that another 2 saves for Martinez 😆

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

      So easy!

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Crosses 😀

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

    Looking like a BB fail...

  4. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Insider

    @insider_fpl

    ·

    6h

    [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred OUT their own teammate Salah! #FPL #GW26

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

      Salah to Auba?

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah? Irrelevant. Targett transfered Grealish in aswell.

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

      30 min is enough

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

      To make space for himself maybe?

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

        No, he got Philips i thinkn

    5. A-L
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Surely they'd know better than this days after Villa players got a telling off

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

        Mark also doesn't own Salah

  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 1 month ago

    FPL Insider
    @insider_fpl
    ·
    6h
    Warning signDown-pointing red triangle [2021-02-27] [SOU] Scott (Head Performance Analyst) has transferred OUT their own teammate McCarthy! #FPL #GW26

    Forster anyone ?

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      I had him before my WC team 😀

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

      lol i thought they shut down the bot

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

        No, they only banned the actual Villa players to play the game

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

      Just signed a new contract, very unlikely he's dropped imo

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

        He’s just aware that McCarthy is shite

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Torres just signed a contract and is not playing

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

          Ferran?

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Or he just analysed mccarthys performances

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

          This!

      • Forlorn Hope
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Or he is playing his bench boost and needed a keeper,who plays twice this week!

    5. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Dallas into mid or subbed soon.

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Struijk 1 pointer.

    6. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Alioski on, Dallas to MF.

    7. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Struijk 1 pointer

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

      Struijk clean sheet banked

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

        Dirty sheets

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Denied Number 2 points

    9. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Jota transfer Salah out
      Salah TCers in tears 😉

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

        Imagine the SCENES had he transferred himself in for him

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Mark is also Salah-less

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

          Mark knows 😉

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

        What?

      4. AzzaroMax99
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        link? 😀

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

        Everyone has KdB instead of Salah surely?

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

          Stop it

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

            Sorry couldn't resist lol

      6. Salarrivederci
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Stop it will you? 😀 Another one of these posts? Really?

        [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred IN their own teammate Robertson! #FPL #GW26
        [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred IN their own teammate Phillips! #FPL #GW26
        [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred OUT their own teammate Salah! #FPL #GW26
        [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred OUT their own teammate Phillips! #FPL #GW26
        [2021-02-26] [LIV] Diogo Jota has transferred IN their own teammate Adrián! #FPL #GW26

        All for this GW.
        Does this seem like 'trolling' to you OR a pro player earning millions playing FPL very dedicated? 😀

    10. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Has Bertrand contributed anything tonight?

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

        Flair?

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

          Hair?

    11. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Now Strujk won't give me that 0.1m price rise. Should have went that Burnley dude ?

    12. rokonto
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 1 month ago

      Bottomed
      What's this about Jota transferring out Salah?
      I'm worried now....

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Players can transfer out team mates without them being dropped or injured, and nothing you can do about it now anyway

        • Gobigorgohome
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          you cant do anything about it anyway..

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

          What can you do about it? Absolutely nothing.

        • Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          hahaha seriously are you actually worried cause that's ridiculous

        • Big boy Bowen
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Everyone has KdB over Salah anyway so wouldn't worry

          1. Pep bites Kun
            • 7 Years
            3 years, 1 month ago

            Naughty!

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

              I'm so gonna pay for this when Salah hauls big time!

              1. Pep bites Kun
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 1 month ago

                You're bringing on your own karma downfall 😉

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

        OK who had WBA vs Brighton being the most entertaining game of the day?

        This is dross.

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          8pm is the big one.

          Season defining.

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

          There were several posters on here saying that they had no intention of watching the WBA v Brighton match and would come back for the excitement of Leeds v Villa. That went well.

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

            It’s not been a barn burner.. 25 min in

      3. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Bit worried about starting triple Leeds now....

      4. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Tyler roberts is dreadful so out of place in the premier league

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          End of him then.

      5. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Roberts YC

      6. _Ninja_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Targett yc

      7. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Targett YC

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

        Madness

      9. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        GOAT YC

        1. Wolverine
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Never seen one of them. Can goats get jaundice?

      10. g40steve
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        YC, Roberts, Targett

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

        Targett YC

      12. Nightcrawler
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Villa are the dirtiest team in the league

        Foul foulf foul foul foul foul foul foul foul foul

        1. Bushwhacker
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          Don’t disagree but nothing wrong with what Targett did ; Roberts should be off. As an aside Leeds play the tactical foul game just as badly when winning.

      13. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        CS points for Emi

      14. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        3 - El Ghazi (29)
        2 - Martínez (27)
        1 - Llorente (23)

        Targett (22)
        Mings (20)

      15. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        How is that not red?

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

          Charitable from the ref

        2. Mweene
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          For Targett for acting like a complete prat?

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

        Martinez 2 BPS away from his customary 3 BAPs

      17. badgerboy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Get Roberts off ffs.

      18. Sim Simma
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 1 month ago

        Dallas YC

        1. Sim Simma
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          *Klich

        2. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 1 month ago

          To be fair, it's very hard to tell Leeds players apart.

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

            Look for the man bun