Gameweek 8 report · Sat 24 Oct, 12:30 · TNT Sports
Aston Villa 2–1 Man City
Aston Villa beat Man City 2–1. Goals: AVL — N.Jackson (2); MCI — Haaland. Assists: McGinn, Mbaye and Ndiaye.
Aston Villa came into it 12th with form DLWDW; Man City were 1st (WWWWW). The game rated it a 4 for AVL and a 3 for MCI on its five-point difficulty scale.
Suzuki made 6 saves.
Bonus points: N.Jackson 3, Haaland 2 and McGinn 1.
What it meant for FPL managers
For Aston Villa the FPL returns were led by N.Jackson (13 points, owned by 26.2%) and McGinn (6 points, owned by 3.3%). For Man City the FPL returns were led by Haaland (8 points, owned by 79%) and Ndiaye (5 points, owned by 5.5%).
N.Jackson (26.2%) and Haaland (79%) scored for a big share of the game.
FPL points
| Player | Club | Pos | Pts | Mins | Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Jackson | AVL | FWD | 13 | 81 | 26.2% |
| Haaland | MCI | FWD | 8 | 90 | 79% |
| McGinn | AVL | MID | 6 | 65 | 3.3% |
| Ndiaye | MCI | MID | 5 | 68 | 5.5% |
| Kamara | AVL | MID | 4 | 90 | 0.4% |
| Suzuki | AVL | GKP | 4 | 90 | 3.1% |
| Mbaye | AVL | MID | 4 | 31 | 0.1% |
| Cash | AVL | DEF | 3 | 90 | 4% |
Haaland carried the most armbands in the game this week and returned 8 points here — 16 doubled.
The table
Aston Villa move from 12th to 9th; Man City stay 1st. Aston Villa next face Man Utd (A) on Sun 8 Nov; Man City next face Nott'm Forest (A) on Sat 7 Nov.