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Aston Villa vs Man City: FPL picks for GW8

Should I pick an Aston Villa defender against Man City? ⛔ Avoid. 14% clean-sheet chance, #20 of 20 this gameweek — best option Lindelöf (2.6 xP).

Should I pick an Aston Villa attacker against Man City? ⛔ Avoid. 1.2 expected goals, #17 of 20 — best option Buendía (3.8 xP).

Should I pick a Man City defender against Aston Villa? ✅ Good pick. 29% clean-sheet chance, #4 of 20 this gameweek — best option Guéhi (4.5 xP).

Should I pick a Man City attacker against Aston Villa? ✅ Good pick. 2.0 expected goals, #1 of 20 — best option Haaland (6.4 xP).

Aston Villa v Man City

Aston Villa (home)

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

Attack (MID/FWD)⛔ Avoid1.2 xG vs MCI · #17 of 20

  • GKSuzuki 3.4
  • DEFLindelöf 2.6 · Mings 1.7 · Cash 1.7
  • MIDBuendía 3.8 · McGinn 3.2 · Kamara 2.9
  • FWDN.Jackson 2.7 · Abraham 0.9

Man City (away)

Defence (GK/DEF)✅ Good pick29% clean sheet · #4 of 20

Attack (MID/FWD)✅ Good pick2.0 xG vs AVL · #1 of 20

  • GKDonnarumma 3.6
  • DEFGuéhi 4.5 · Gvardiol 4.2 · Rúben 3.6
  • MIDCherki 3.5 · Anderson 3.5 · Ndiaye 3.4
  • FWDHaaland 6.4

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.