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Dugout Discussion September 21

Villa debuts for Watkins, Cash and Martínez as Burke deployed OOP

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Aston Villa have handed Premier League debuts to three key new signings for their first match of the 2020/21 season.

Ollie Watkins (£6.0m) slots straight in at the apex of Dean Smith’s front-three, flanked by Jack Grealish (£7.0m) and Trézéguet (£5.5m).

Fresh from defensive improvements during Project Restart, the Villa defence features Matty Cash (£5.0m) at right-back for the first time while Arsenal’s post-lockdown goalkeeper Emi Martínez (£4.5m) is between the sticks.

Interestingly, Villa’s two most-popular Fantasy assets in Ørjan Nyland (£4.0m) and Keinan Davis (£4.5m) both miss out on a place in the starting XI.

Jed Steer (£4.0m) has been turned to as the second-choice goalkeeper, while centre-forward Davis backs up Watkins from the bench, where is joined by Anwar El Ghazi (£6.0m).

The exciting news coming out of the Sheffield United camp is a the position deployment of FPL midfielder Oliver Burke (£4.5m) up-front.

Chris Wilder has handed him a Blades’ debut in the front-two of his 3-5-2 formation alongside David McGoldrick (£5.5m).

Oliver Norwood drops to the bench as the Sheffield United manager goes with a midfield trio of John Fleck (£6.0m), Sander Berge (£5.0m) and John Lundstram (£5.5m).

John Egan (£5.0m) is therefore handed the captain’s armband in Norwood’s absence, as he sits at the heart of an unchanged defence.

Aston Villa XI (4-3-3): Martínez; Targett, Mings, Konsa, Cash; Hourihane, D Luiz, McGinn; Grealish, Watkins, Trézéguet.

Sheffield United XI (3-5-2): Ramsdale; O’Connell, Egan, Basham; Stevens, Fleck, Berge, Lundstram, Baldock; Burke, McGoldrick.

FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 2

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  1. Strchld
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Can I survive one more week without hitting WC?

    McCarthy
    TAA - Davies - Taylor
    KdB - Salah - Hamez - ASM
    Werner - Martial - Adams

    Have Mitchell off the bench if ASM won't play.
    Worried too that one of Davies or Adams is dropped. Other bench players Bissouma and Justin.
    Players I would like to get are rising and Adams and Werner atleast dropping..

    WC or not?

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  2. tiger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    E-Gone?

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  3. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    So who has egan

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    1. Plant Based FPLer
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Me. Just turned on the game 1 minute before the red.

      The attacker would never get called for using his arm like that and gaining an advantage, so the red for the defender is BS. It went both ways, let it go. Completely different than the Christensen red.

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  4. g40steve
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan RED?

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  5. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    VAR review incoming for penalty

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan red

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  7. TRIPOS TOPPER
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FML

    every time I own Egan he gets a RC

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  8. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Brosstan in heaven....

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      😆

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  9. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan? More like Egone.

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  10. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That's more wildcards wielded now.

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    1. JamTart
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      That's my nights plans changed!

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  11. Baby Face Nelson
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Stupid from Egan. very stupid

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  12. Sharkytect
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    All I need is a Burke hattrick or more to make this an ok gameweek

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    1. Sharkytect
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Ah. No chance of that now

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      1. Zimo
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Tbf there wasn't much chance before either

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        1. Sharkytect
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Well now we will never know, will we?

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  13. EmreCan Hustle
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    This looks harsh.

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  14. JamTart
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    McCarthy, Button
    TAA, Egan, Dier, Saiss, Mitchell
    Auba, Salah, Rodriguez, Soucek, Bissoouma
    Werner, Martial, Vassilev(!)

    1ITB

    To WC or just do Auba to Sterling/KdB and wait a week until the window closes? Feels like TV will be hammered if I don't move now but want to keep Werner one more week then potentially move for Pulisic if he's fit and go DCL over Hames?

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    1. JamTart
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Just saw the Egan red, WC it is

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  15. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    No doubt imo RED

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  16. Pedram
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan owners in shamble

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  17. Ze_Austin
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Robinson 4.5

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  18. DantheManinaPan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Disgraceful decision

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    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Correct decision IMO

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    2. Leonard hatred
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      "if you're gonna kill us just kill us next time"

      kills them in the 10th minute.

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    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Correct decision. But bit soft

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  19. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What about this no TAA WC?

    Martinez
    Saiss, James, Justin
    Salah, Sterling, Son, Rodriguez
    DCL, Ings, Jimenez

    Subs: Steer, Inguissa, Lamptey, Mitchell

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sexy.

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    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good. But you'll want some Chelsea soon.

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        He has Reece

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    3. clodhopper
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Some cheapies looking good but many have him

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    4. The Handsome Hunk
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      would downgrade Rodri to Leeds or Trosaad and upgrade 4.5 to Robbo

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  20. FPL Daniel
    • 15 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Eagan owned by fpl Tips

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      What about FPL_Oven and FPL_Polaroid?

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Loool

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      2. OLB
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Polaroid will change for a snapshot decision and over will cook his alternative choice over for a bit.

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  21. JIMMY TUGGINS
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    That's why Villa bought Watkins, that doesn't go down as a goalscoring opportunity if it's Samatta or Wesley.

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lmfao

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    2. Vazza
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Or Davis for that matter

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  22. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egone

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Look up Grandad.

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      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Fu 😛

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  23. Bielsa's Bucket
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    lmao

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  24. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    FPL is a great game that involves a lot of skill

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    1. clodhopper
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Lol

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    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Who can predict that though... I dont think the game is designed for you to predict red cards

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    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      but enjoy skill or no skill

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    4. Pedram
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Said no one ever

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    5. Leonard hatred
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      It's all statistical genius and raw football management skill..

      If you refer back to the xRc table for Egan inthe members area, you'll see he's actually predicted 2.6 more red cards this match, although i suspect he'll be lucky to get over 1.7 red cards per game over the whole season.

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    6. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Only casuals own Egan when Saiss and James are also options at 5.0m.

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      1. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Both worse options pre season based on stats and nailedness. But of course with the casual nature of this game I should have known he would become the worst pick out of the 3.

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  25. Flair
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    LOL Egan owners

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      stop that fella

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  26. KGFC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sheffield can we pls now have all 10 players behind the ball... Many thanks from a Ramsdale owner 🙄

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  27. fc_skrald
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Egan, easy to wildcard now...

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  28. Angin out the Begović
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hendrick --> Zaha for a hit ?

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  29. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Egan red is the last straw. WC will soon be active. Can’t come quickly enough this season.

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  30. diesel001
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Harsh on Egan owners, but him getting sent off two GWs in a row, given his ownership levels, is funny.

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