Gameweek 8 preview · Sat 24 Oct, 12:30 · TNT Sports
Aston Villa v Man City
Aston Villa sit 19th on 1 points (form LLDL); Man City are 2nd on 12 (WWWW). Kick-off is 12:30 UK time on Sat 24 Oct, live on TNT Sports.
The numbers
Aston Villa have scored 1 goal and conceded 7 in 4 games, from chances worth 4.6 expected goals, with 1 clean sheet. Man City have scored 8 goals and conceded 2 in 4 games, from chances worth 7.9 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 4 for AVL and a 4 for MCI (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Aston Villa's leading FPL assets are Buendía (21 pts, 0.9%, £5.9m), McGinn (17 pts, 2.2%, £5.4m) and Suzuki (16 pts, 1.8%, £5.0m). The market's pick this week is Manzambi, bought by 11,462 managers since the last deadline. Buendía is on penalties.
Man City's leading FPL assets are Gvardiol (33 pts, 26.2%, £5.7m), Haaland (33 pts, 73.4%, £15.6m) and Guéhi (26 pts, 18.5%, £6.0m). The market's pick this week is Gvardiol, bought by 45,915 managers since the last deadline. Haaland is on penalties.
Availability
- Maatsen (AVL) — Ankle injury - Unknown return date
- Pau (AVL) — Hamstring injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Madjo (AVL) — Unspecified injury - Unknown return date
- M.Bizot (AVL) — Back injury - Expected back 10 Oct
- Alysson (AVL) — Unspecified injury - 75% chance of playing
- Foden (MCI) — Suspended until 17 Oct
- Doku (MCI) — Calf injury - 75% chance of playing
Last season
Aston Villa 1–0 Man City (GW9) and Man City 1–2 Aston Villa (GW38).
Watching it
The Saturday 12:30 slot is TNT Sports'. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.