Newcastle vs Aston Villa: FPL picks for GW7

Should I pick a Newcastle defender against Aston Villa? ✅ Good pick. 31% clean-sheet chance, #3 of 20 this gameweek — best option Hall (5.1 xP).

Should I pick a Newcastle attacker against Aston Villa? ⚠️ OK. 1.5 expected goals, #8 of 20 — best option Wissa (4.5 xP).

Should I pick an Aston Villa defender against Newcastle? ⚠️ OK. 21% clean-sheet chance, #13 of 20 this gameweek — best option Lindelöf (3.0 xP).

Should I pick an Aston Villa attacker against Newcastle? ⛔ Avoid. 1.2 expected goals, #18 of 20 — best option Buendía (3.8 xP).

Newcastle v Aston Villa

Newcastle (home)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick31% clean sheet · #3 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⚠️ OK1.5 xG vs AVL · #8 of 20

GKHorníček 3.7
DEFHall 5.1 · Botman 4.1 · Thiaw 3.7
MIDBarnes 4.1 · L.Miley 3.4 · Willock 3.1
FWDWissa 4.5 · Fernandez-Pardo 1.4

Aston Villa (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)⚠️ OK21% clean sheet · #13 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs NEW · #18 of 20

GKSuzuki 3.4
DEFLindelöf 3.0 · Cash 2.0 · Mings 1.9
MIDBuendía 3.8 · McGinn 3.2 · Kamara 3.0
FWDN.Jackson 2.7 · Abraham 0.9

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.