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If you need some guidance ahead of GW18, sit back and take their advice on board…
Ahead of the Gameweek 18 deadline, Ollie Watkins (£7.9m) had registered over one million new Fantasy Premier League managers. For those who had brought in Watkins, alongside other popular Villa players ahead of the deadline, it was disappointing to see the game postponed.
However, Aston Villa assets are for life not just for Gameweek 18 and therefore managers who invested in the Villans will look forward to seeing them play on Boxing Day against Chelsea.
Villa have scored nine goals since Gameweek 12, the sixth-highest number across the division. However, except for Leicester City, all those above have played an extra match.
51 chances have been created in the same period, which makes Villa attacking options very appealing ahead of the next FPL deadline.
Likewise, the Villa defence also look promising, keeping two clean sheets and conceding just five goals since Gameweek 12.
Over the season so far, Matty Cash (£5.0m), Tyrone Mings (£5.0m) and Matt Targett (£4.7m) have registered 2,755 touches between them.
When you compare their heatmaps, it is clear these touches are not purely defensively minded, making them great FPL options for a combination of their defensive work and attacking potential, as well as additional bonus points that they can pick up.
