Club report · GW8 · 2026/27

AVL36 players

Aston Villa

Fixture difficulty, expected points and the full squad for Aston Villa, from SmartPlay's attack and defence model. Lower ratings are easier.

3 GW
6.8
6 GW
6.1
10 GW
5.6
Improving

Attack and defence combined.

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GW8

MCI home, difficulty 8.5 out of 10

GW9

FUL home, difficulty 5.3 out of 10

GW10

MUN away, difficulty 6.2 out of 10

GW11

SUN home, difficulty 4.0 out of 10

GW12

IPS away, difficulty 4.7 out of 10

GW13

EVE home, difficulty 6.9 out of 10

Top projected picks · overall

  1. 1McGinnMID£5.43.4
  2. 2N.JacksonFWD£6.63.3
  3. 3BuendíaMID£5.93.0

Goalkeepers

Goalkeepers in the Aston Villa squad, with price, expected points and ownership.
PlayerPricexPtsOwn
Suzuki£52.81.9%
M.Bizot£4.50.10.1%
Wright£40.00.3%

Defenders

Defenders in the Aston Villa squad, with price, expected points and ownership.
PlayerPricexPtsOwn
Lindelöf£4.52.20.3%
Cash£4.42.14.2%
Mings£4.52.00.4%
Wan-BissakaDoubtful (75% chance)£4.51.10.2%
Pau£4.40.80.3%
Harwood-Bellis£4.50.30.0%
A.García£40.21.4%
Rowe£40.10.2%
DigneUnavailable£4.50.00.0%
MaatsenInjured£4.40.00.4%
NedeljkovicUnavailable£40.00.1%
RuggeriInjured£4.50.00.1%

Midfielders

Midfielders in the Aston Villa squad, with price, expected points and ownership.
PlayerPricexPtsOwn
McGinn£5.43.42.8%
Buendía£5.93.01.3%
Gomes£5.52.80.0%
ManzambiDoubtful (75% chance)£62.72.6%
Kamara£52.70.3%
Mbaye£61.60.1%
Barkley£51.40.2%
Alysson£4.91.10.0%
George HemmingsDoubtful (75% chance)£4.50.70.9%
Goretzka£5.90.60.0%
Garnacho£5.70.50.3%
Bogarde£4.90.20.1%
Burrowes£4.40.10.5%
BaileyUnavailable£5.40.00.0%
Iling JrUnavailable£50.00.0%
LynchUnavailable£4.50.00.1%
OnanaInjured£4.90.00.0%

Forwards

Forwards in the Aston Villa squad, with price, expected points and ownership.
PlayerPricexPtsOwn
N.Jackson£6.63.34.1%
Abraham£5.51.10.2%
Madjo£5.40.30.2%
WatkinsUnavailable£7.80.02.3%

Underlying form · last 7 matches

xG
1.27
xGA
1.87
npxGD
-0.59
xG home / away
1.1 / 1.5
How to read this page. Fixture ratings run 1–10 where lower is easier, and come from SmartPlay's opponent model — recent expected goals for and against, pressing and territory, split by home and away form — not from the official difficulty banding. Expected points are per gameweek; 3GW sums the next three. Availability flags are the official FPL ones. Compare clubs on the fixture planner or the club board.
Aston Villa FPL — Fixtures, Squad & Projections (2026/27) — SmartPlay