Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace: FPL picks for GW14

Should I pick an Aston Villa defender against Crystal Palace? ✅ Good pick. 27% clean-sheet chance, #6 of 20 this gameweek — best option Lindelöf (3.5 xP).

Should I pick an Aston Villa attacker against Crystal Palace? ✅ Good pick. 1.9 expected goals, #2 of 20 — best option McGinn (4.6 xP).

Should I pick a Crystal Palace defender against Aston Villa? ⛔ Avoid. 14% clean-sheet chance, #19 of 20 this gameweek — best option Richards (3.1 xP).

Should I pick a Crystal Palace attacker against Aston Villa? ⛔ Avoid. 1.3 expected goals, #15 of 20 — best option Wharton (3.1 xP).

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Aston Villa (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick27% clean sheet · #6 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick1.9 xG vs CRY · #2 of 20

GKSuzuki 3.8
DEFLindelöf 3.5 · Maatsen 2.5 · Mings 2.2
MIDMcGinn 4.6 · Buendía 3.5 · Kamara 3.3
FWDN.Jackson 4.4 · Abraham 0.5

Crystal Palace (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⛔ Avoid14% clean sheet · #19 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.3 xG vs AVL · #15 of 20

GKBenitez 1.9 · Henderson 1.8
DEFRichards 3.1 · Mitchell 3.0 · Khalaili 2.9
MIDWharton 3.1 · Kamada 3.1 · Yeremy 2.8
FWDStrand Larsen 2.3 · Nketiah 1.5

How these picks are made

Expected points (xP) come from each player's expected goals and assists, minutes, defensive contributions, bonus and the opponent's strength, using FPL's official scoring. Before every deadline we lock our picks and publish them with a tamper-proof timestamp, then score them after the gameweek — check our record.