Premier League · AVL
Aston Villa
10th in the table on 12 points after 9 games (3 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost), form WDWWD. The next 6 fixtures rate as an easy run on the game's difficulty scale (average 2.3 out of 5).
How they're playing
Aston Villa have scored 10 goals in 9 matches — 1.1 a game against a league average of 1.4, from an expected-goals total of 10.9, so they are scoring about what their chances are worth. At the other end they've conceded 13 goals and kept 2 clean sheets; their goalkeepers have faced chances worth 15.1 expected goals.
N.Jackson leads the scoring with 5, while McGinn has the most assists with 3. The club's most-owned FPL asset is N.Jackson, in 26.2% of teams at £7.0m.
Set pieces: Buendía on penalties, McGinn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Jackson | FWD | £7.0m | 26.2% | 43 | 637 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8.2 |
| Manzambi | MID | £6.1m | 7.2% | 38 | 384 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6.0 |
| McGinn | MID | £5.4m | 3.3% | 34 | 720 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Suzuki | GKP | £5.0m | 3.1% | 31 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Kamara | MID | £5.0m | 0.4% | 30 | 791 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Buendía | MID | £5.9m | 1.2% | 29 | 583 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Lindelöf | DEF | £4.5m | 0.6% | 24 | 810 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Cash | DEF | £4.3m | 4.0% | 18 | 656 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Mings | DEF | £4.5m | 0.4% | 18 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Barkley | MID | £5.0m | 0.2% | 14 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Maatsen | DEF | £4.4m | 0.4% | 13 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Wan-Bissaka | DEF | £4.5m | 0.2% | 13 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Alysson | MID | £4.9m | 0.1% | 12 | 259 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Gomes | MID | £5.5m | 0.1% | 12 | 390 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 |
| George Hemmings | MID | £4.4m | 0.7% | 9 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mbaye | MID | £6.0m | 0.1% | 9 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Pau | DEF | £4.4m | 0.3% | 8 | 380 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Ruggeri | DEF | £4.4m | 0.1% | 6 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
Availability
Players the game currently flags:
- Cash — Suspended until 21 Nov
- Wan-Bissaka — Hamstring injury - Expected back 21 Nov
- Ruggeri — Hamstring injury - Expected back 2 Jan
- Onana — Knee injury - Unknown return date
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 |
| GW5 | Spurs | A | 3–2 | W | Report |
| GW6 | Brentford | H | 2–2 | D | Report |
| GW7 | Newcastle | A | 1–0 | W | Report |
| GW8 | Man City | H | 2–1 | W | Report |
| GW9 | Fulham | H | 1–1 | D | Report |
Fixtures
| GW | Opponent | Venue | Difficulty | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GW10 | Man Utd | A | 3 | Preview |
| GW11 | Sunderland | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW12 | Ipswich Town | A | 2 | Preview |
| GW13 | Everton | H | 3 | Preview |
| GW14 | Crystal Palace | H | 2 | Preview |
| GW15 | Coventry City | A | 2 | Preview |
In your mini-league
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