Premier League · AVL
Aston Villa
19th in the table on 1 points after 4 games (0 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost), form LLDL. The next 6 fixtures rate as a mixed run on the game's difficulty scale (average 3.2 out of 5).
How they're playing
Aston Villa have scored 1 goal in 4 matches — 0.3 a game against a league average of 1.4, from an expected-goals total of 4.6, so they are scoring less than their chances deserve. At the other end they've conceded 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet; their goalkeepers have faced chances worth 9.2 expected goals.
Manzambi leads the scoring with 1, while McGinn has the most assists with 2. The club's most-owned FPL asset is Cash, in 5.0% of teams at £4.4m; the most expensive is N.Jackson at £6.5m.
Set pieces: Buendía on penalties, Cash on corners and Buendía on direct free kicks.
FPL assets
Every Aston Villa player in the game, ranked by points this season. Price and ownership are the game's current figures.
| Player | Pos | Price | Owned | Pts | Mins | G | A | CS | Bonus | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buendía | MID | £5.9m | 0.9% | 21 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.2 |
| McGinn | MID | £5.4m | 2.2% | 17 | 434 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Suzuki | GKP | £5.0m | 1.8% | 16 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Kamara | MID | £5.0m | 0.3% | 15 | 443 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Manzambi | MID | £5.9m | 0.2% | 14 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 |
| N.Jackson | FWD | £6.5m | 1.3% | 10 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Mings | DEF | £4.5m | 0.4% | 10 | 261 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Barkley | MID | £5.0m | 0.3% | 10 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 |
| George Hemmings | MID | £4.5m | 1.2% | 9 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Maatsen | DEF | £4.5m | 0.5% | 9 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Lindelöf | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 8 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Alysson | MID | £5.0m | 0.1% | 8 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Cash | DEF | £4.4m | 5.0% | 6 | 296 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Wan-Bissaka | DEF | £4.5m | 0.2% | 6 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Ruggeri | DEF | £4.5m | 0.1% | 5 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Abraham | FWD | £5.5m | 0.2% | 4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Pau | DEF | £4.5m | 0.3% | 3 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Garnacho | MID | £5.8m | 0.3% | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Availability
Players the game currently flags:
- Maatsen — Ankle injury - Unknown return date
- Pau — Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Madjo — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- M.Bizot — Back injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Alysson — Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
- Onana — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Goretzka — Knee injury - Expected back 10 Oct
Results
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW1 | Brighton | A | 0–4 | L | Report |
| GW2 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | L | Report |
| GW3 | Hull City | A | 0–0 | D | Report |
| GW4 | Nott'm Forest | H | 1–2 | L | Report |
Fixtures
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Difficulty | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW5 | Spurs | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW6 | Brentford | H | 3 | Preview |
| GW7 | Newcastle | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW8 | Man City | H | 4 | Preview |
| GW9 | Fulham | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW10 | Man Utd | A | 4 | Preview |
In your mini-league
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