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Gameweek 26 will be a big turning point for many FPL managers, with eight teams playing twice. While Aston Villa don’t double this week, managers should be cautious of forgetting the single Gameweek players during their quest to own as many Double Gameweek players as possible.
Since Steven Gerrard took the helm before Gameweek 12, Villa have kept three clean sheets. Only six teams have more in that period.
Villa have conceded 45 shots from outside the box under Gerrard. Just Liverpool, Man City and Watford have allowed fewer. They have also faced a low 47 shots on target in the same period, bettered only by three teams.
This makes the Villa defence look like an attractive investment for the clean sheet potential that comes from having so few shots on target against them.
Lucas Digne (£5.1m) arrived at Villa Park for Gameweek 22. Since then, he has taken nine corners and has had three attempts on goal - all of which have been from inside the box and one was on target.
His 163 passes is the fourth most amongst the Villa squad since Gameweek 22. Of those, 64 have been from inside the box and a club-leading 32 were in the opponent's half.
Digne is also top at Villa for crosses with 25. He has created seven chances for his team-mates - one every 51 minutes - and has already registered an assist. His 101 touches in the final third is team leading, and midfielder Emi Buendia (£6.2) is second with 71 touches.
However, it isn’t just Digne who makes a good defensive pick from Villa. Matty Cash (£5.1m) has put in the most successful crosses, with six. Cash is also second, behind Digne, for crosses with 11.
Tyrone Mings (£5.0m) has registered 234 passes since Gameweek 22, the most across the Villa squad. Mings also leads the Bonus Points baseline at Villa, meaning he is likely to score bonus points if he keeps a clean sheet or registers an attacking return. Outside of the attacking players, Mings has registered more attempts than any other player since Gameweek 22 with four.
