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Benitez provides injury updates on Richarlison, Coleman and Pickford

The most-played fixture in English football history, Aston Villa v Everton, brings Saturday’s Gameweek 5 action to a close.

Kick-off at Villa Park is at 17:30 BST.

Everton were already without the sidelined Dominic Calvert-Lewin for tonight’s match but Rafael Benitez has been hit by a further three injury blows in the run-up to the trip to Villa, with Jordan Pickford, Richarlison and Seamus Coleman all absent.

“With the tackle of Tarkowski, Richarlison was complaining about his knee during the week and he couldn’t do it.

“Pickford has a problem with his shoulder, he couldn’t do it.

“Seamus Coleman. At the end of the training session, he was a little bit tight, he felt his hamstring.

At the moment we think it would be 2/3 weeks minimum [for Richarlison, Pickford and Coleman] and after we will see.” – Rafael Benitez

Asmir Begovic, Alex Iwobi and Salomon Rondon start in place of that absent trio but there have been no other unenforced changes from the win over Burnley on Monday.

Dean Smith makes one alteration from Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Chelsea, with goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez returning to the starting XI in place of Jed Steer after completing his 10-day quarantine period in Croatia.

Emiliano Buendia is also back but only makes the bench.

GAMEWEEK 5 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Targett, Konsa, Mings, Luiz, McGinn, Watkins, Tuanzebe, Ings, Ramsey

Subs: Steer, Buendia, Traore, Young, Nakamba, El Ghazi, Hause, Bailey, Archer

Everton XI: Begovic, Keane, Allan, Gray, Digne, Mina, Townsend, Doucoure, Iwobi, Godfrey, Rondon

Subs: Lonergan, Kenny, Holgate, Gomes, Gordon, Davies, Branthwaite, Simms

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  1. The Train Driver
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Do I get Graelish points for that goal?

    1. dshv
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yes

  2. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Time for a Digne YC...

  3. Reacher
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Luca Dingbat..weak as urine

  4. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Jota to Gray?

    Yes or no?

    1. Reacher
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Only if u already own Greenwood or Pogba

  5. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne haul

  6. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Not sure why I own Targett, but I’ll take that

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Though Cash or Mings clearly better 🙄

  7. 3 A
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Goal again! Everton is crap

  8. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne goal...own one

  9. el polako
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    C.R.E.A.M

    Cash rules everything around me.

    1. Goodfeathers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Love it

  10. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Bailey from a corner...

  11. Stimps
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Torres to Gray?

  12. _Ninja_
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne og

  13. Thanos
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    So who got Digne in their teams?

  14. mezza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne og lol

  15. Firmino
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Piss off Digne

  16. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne hahaha

  17. Zilla
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne OG

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      This is why u never pick Digne people, you’d expect people to know what Digne is like after 3/4 seasons but people still pick him

  18. dshv
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Cheers for that pts digne

  19. jack88
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Cash looks like grealish, i thought this is highlights

    1. diabydoesgallas
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Grealish wishes

  20. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Salah assist?

    1. Gunneryank
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      😀

  21. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne all set to get his usual 2 pointer.

    1. Eh, just one more thing ...
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      He is a proper troll the lad. Never again after last season.

  22. Ron_Swanson
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Digne OG!

  23. Bushwhacker
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    You couldn’t write it

  24. R.C.
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Hahaha Digne OG

  25. Liberate HK - antichinazi
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Classic Digne. 2G 1A next game.

  26. Collie01
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    And I just said Digne had no goal threat lol

  27. CrouchDown
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Does it matter that it was going in?

    1. CrouchDown
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Or on target at least

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

    Anyone still have Digne?

    1. Tasty Jerk
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Still? anyone had him at all?

    2. Zalk
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      11.6%

      1. Tasty Jerk
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        wow - casuals maybe.

    3. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      Yep

    4. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      11.6%

  29. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    Lmao Digne

  30. SADIO SANÉ
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 3 days ago

    On target that surely

    1. Rainer
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 3 days ago

      He didn't shoot.

      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 3 days ago

        How do you know?