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The penultimate Premier League match of the day takes place at Villa Park, where Liverpool are the visitors.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

Liverpool go into this match 15 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, having played the same number of games.

They’ve also won only once on the road all season, although that did come in their previous away fixture in Gameweek 15.

Jurgen Klopp has made six changes to his side from the Carabao Cup fourth-round loss to Manchester City on Thursday, and it’s more like a first-choice XI from the players he has at his disposal.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is fit enough to start after illness, taking his place in a pretty much full-strength defence.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain joins Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez in the front three.

As for the hosts, Robin Olsen starts in goal in the absence of World Cup-winning Argentina international Emiliano Martinez.

£4.5m midfielder Leon Bailey is again deployed up top by Unai Emery, who has won his first two league matches in charge of Villa.

GAMEWEEK 17 LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Olsen, Young, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Luiz, Kamara, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Bailey.

Subs: Marschall, Cash, Ings, Chambers, Bednarek, Coutinho, Dendoncker, Archer, K Young.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Thiago, Henderson, Fabinho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Nunez.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Keita, Elliott, Tsimikas, Carvalho, Bajcetic, Phillips, Doak.



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  1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    So van dijk shot was on target then?
    Nunez no assist coz bajetic took 2nd touch or what?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Because Darwin was a cross off target rather than a shot on target

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Nunez was aiming for Salah.

      1. el polako
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Not sure aiming and Nunez goes in the same sentence.

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      No van dijk shot was not on target
      Nunez shot/cross was not on target

    4. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Cross which is blocked. Not in the slighest chance that is assist. Nunez owner.

    5. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 17 days ago

      Fanteam gave it. They also gave Kulu assist, still not sure why FPL chalked that one off.

  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Digne skinned!

  3. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Any guesses will VVD keeps the goal that was clear og?

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Keep*. Would love the edit functionality.

    2. Zalk
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I think he'll keep it. If they change it it's usually done within a couple of minutes.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Weird. Seemed quite clear. Salah got 6pts from that goal.

        Br Nunez owner

  4. CheesyZoot
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez MOTM is pretty funny

    1. el polako
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Joke of the match.

    2. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      It's not funny when you have him lol. So bluddy annoying he is.

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

      How in God's name has that happened

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      They are idiots. He could have cost them the game

  5. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Lol …. Townsend has just given Nunez MoM …. Sweet Jesus.

  6. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Nunez out (could not stand watching him missing every chance again) for Mitro.

  7. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Max 4.7 to replace that waste of space Bailey. Summerville?

    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Or Andreas

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        A lot of people own him though

        1. Scapegoat Salah
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          For good reason

    2. tsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Tavernier maybe?

    3. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Maybe get a bottle of Baileys

    4. Sandy Ravage
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Summerville, Longstaff, Garnacho could be useful bench fodder

    5. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Andreas or cheap it out with a as much as possible.

  8. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Actually can't believe I've been robbed of a Kulu and Darwin assist. When Salah gets his for a clear own goal. It's actually disgusting. FPL lost its integrity today

    1. Chalobah's Witness
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      same here!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You didn't really expect a Darwin assist for that?

      1. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Kane would have gotten it tbh

      2. Baps Hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Before seeing replay I did 😉

    3. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Did not see the Kulu thing, but that was not an assist for Darwin. Unless you're saying he was trying to score?

    4. GENERATION X
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Today? It was years ago they lost any credibility. It should not be you win some you lose some its easy enough with all the tech to see if a shot is on target or not

    5. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      All of them weren’t assists. Nunez and Kulu bec of rules and Salah’s bec it was an OG

      1. Paqueta Rice
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        The annoying thing is the consistency of them being awarded and not awarded.

        1. Shark Team
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Yeah but in case of Salah’s assist it was given because Premier League gave the goal to Van Dijk so of course Salah gets the assist in FPL. Despite not owning him I understand that (earlier I got a Mitro assist which was clear handball)

  9. fantasist
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Player of the Match... Nunez

  10. Ninja Škrtel
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Christ owning Darwin is quite the experience.

    1. putana
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      i dont even own him and that still tempted me to bring him in

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      More fun than watching Kane to score without touching the ball.

    3. Shark Team
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You just keep him and when he manages to score a bloody goal you sell him right away, he is such a headache

  11. TomSaints
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Ah well. Nunes is a 3 game punt to match Salah. It’s not started well but I think he’s going a huge haul in him.

    That or a red card anyway

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      No chance. He blanks in next two.

  12. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Totally forgot to do my team this morning and ended up keeping Robertson, Salah, Almiron and Sanchez

    Not too shabby. Nice green so far

    1. Lieutenant Frank Columbo
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Surprised that’s a green tbh

      1. Steve The Spud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        That alone is almost the 10k average so not sure how that’s surprising you

        1. Clintymints
          • 16 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Totally forgot to do the team. Prob would've removed 2/3 from that bunch. Nice surprise to get some baps after missing the unlimited transfer jazz

  13. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Salah max BAPS?

    1. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yup

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        sweet

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      For the moment.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Thanks both

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Should not keep the assist and baps because it was clear og.

      1. CheesyZoot
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        You probably should release the footage you are sitting on that 'clearly' confirms this as I'm sure FPL are looking for it right now

  14. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Is 40 points with Haaland cap and 4 other players to go any good?

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Huge. I’ve got 14 with 9 left to play

    2. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      About average I suspect, maybe just above

    3. AARON-1
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I'm on 33 after 3 players with Martinelli, Rashford, De Bruyne, Haaland (c), Martial, James, Walker , De Gea to go.

      I have no idea what the average is at the moment.

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Depends on the 4 players.

    5. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Doesn’t feel great

    6. mdm
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Above average

    7. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Dunno. Has someone got a team link with 40 points?

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Mine has about that, maybe few more

        1. GreennRed
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          46. 5 left. Haaland captain.

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 18 days ago

            Yes annoyingly White 3rd on bench

    8. Zimo
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I'm on 40 with 7 and Haaland cap to go so no.

    9. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Don't know. 26 with 7 left to play including Haaland captain.

  15. Old Bull
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    I don’t care if Nunez gets 3 in the next game, I don’t want to ever go through that level of misses as his owner again

  16. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    To all you Darwin bashers, I yawn at thee. I yawn with every fibre of my existence. I yawn with the power of a thousand suns. I yawn from here to the ends of the earth. YAWN.

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      u spelt YNWA wrong there at the end

  17. Clintymints
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Where that Nunez assist be at?

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Next game

  18. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Let's go White and Martinelli!

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Where you off to?

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Nahh Saka and Gabriel masterclass incoming. 😉

    3. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I have White on my team for some reason, I'll sign up for this

    4. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Just Martinelli

  19. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    5 away wins in 6 games so far

    4 of the away teams scored 3 goals.

    Bad news for arsenal chelsea and united assets?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      bowen hatty incoming

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Followed by a Big Dom Solanke Brace

    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Nope

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

      not really. Newcastle, liverpool are the much better teams. Fulham were two men up

  20. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    i hope everyone moaning about darwin sells him

    then when he gets his hatty he will be a differential

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Leicester are there for the taking.

      Amartey and Faes will have a hard time containing Salah and Nunez

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I agree. Darwin’s play was good today and he will haul once finishing clicks- the more sellers the merrier

  21. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Okay, after seeing replay I admit Salah being intended target 😉

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Want to see Van Dijk goal from different angles. At goaltime looked deflected, camera behind the goal. But two angles in front of the goal looked like it went in unhindered.

  22. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Kane or Darwin out for Mitro?

    1. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Why would you get rid of Kane?

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Spurs are a mess.

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      You just know Darwin will get a monster haul as soon as you sell him

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Don't care. Mitro will get more monster hauls.

    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Darwin. But he'll improve slowly and prob be worth getting back in later. Mitro needs to avoid YC for 2 more GW.

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Don't care. I saw Mitrovic at Selhurst Park today and he's a season keeper. Absolute beast. Unplayable.

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          Gutted I fell for Silvas basic lying about his injury

  23. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Under the rules it's not a Darwin assist but it's far more of an 'assist' than one that skims off a bootlace.

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      I agree. It was more assist than for example just passing Son ball near own box just to see him run through the field like Maradona once. Rules aren't fair.

  24. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Can someone explain why VVD has been given the goal (and Salah the assist) when his shot was off target?

    1. FlyingWithoutIngs
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Fpl towers own vvd but don’t own nunez or Kulu

    2. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Mark owns VVD

    3. Vinyl78LP
      • 16 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Yet to see any camera angle that confirmed it was going wide.

      1. ryacoo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Looked clear on Prime, from the reverse angle behind the goal

      2. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        Camera behind the goal shows it’s not going in until it takes a deflection

    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      VVD cunningly imparted a very powerful swerve on the ball and it was going to go ..... er ...... straight in.

    5. putana
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      salah owners would cry

  25. FlyingWithoutIngs
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Boxing Day been poor for me so far, only way it can get worse is martinelli hauling so if anyone owns him, I congratulate you for his 10+ points already

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      today begins arsenals drop back to 6th

      1. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I hope you’re right!

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      not a chance, 2 or 3 points.

      1. FlyingWithoutIngs
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        I hope your luck is better than mine haha

    3. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Everybody has Martinelli, so won’t make any difference

  26. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 18 days ago

    Need Arsenal to concede because got White 3rd on bench due to server going down

    1. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      He would have been there anyway.

      1. Scapegoat Salah
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 18 days ago

        No would have started him over Patterson, with Arsenal defense ownership

        1. Old Man
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          3 years, 18 days ago

          er, pardon?

          1. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 18 days ago

            Wanted to start White over Patterson

    2. maditass
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

      Servers going down or you were late with your changes before the deadline?!?!