Aston Villa team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Aston Villa play away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sat 19 Sep, 13:30. 7 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Aston Villa a 26% chance of winning that match and a 20% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Aston Villa injury news and expected return dates
7 players are currently unavailable for Aston Villa. Andres Garcia is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Amadou Onana is the longest absentee, around Tue 1 Jun. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Garcia | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Joao Gomes | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Matty Cash | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Leon Goretzka | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Brian Madjo | FWD | Sat 17 Oct |
| Ian Maatsen | DEF | Sat 21 Nov |
| Amadou Onana | MID | Tue 1 Jun |
Aston Villa predicted line-up — away to Tottenham Hotspur
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 10 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Matty Cash is the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Suzuki | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Tyrone Mings | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Victor Nilsson Lindelöf | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Boubacar Kamara | MID | 99% | 85 |
| John McGinn | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Emiliano Buendia | MID | 99% | 71 |
| Matteo Ruggeri | DEF | 98% | 88 |
| Nicolas Jackson | FWD | 96% | 59 |
| George Hemmings | MID | 94% | 57 |
| Ross Barkley | MID | 92% | 69 |
| Matty Cash | DEF | 52% | 53 |
Aston Villa fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Aston Villa win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Aston Villa to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Viking at 66% to win; the hardest looks away to Tottenham Hotspur at 26%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sat 19 Sep, 13:30 | at Tottenham Hotspur | 26% | 48% | 1.15 | 20% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 16:00 | vs Brentford | 39% | 35% | 1.49 | 25% |
| UCL 2 | Wed 14 Oct, 21:00 | vs Fenerbahçe | 54% | 21% | 1.83 | 34% |
| PL 7 | Sat 17 Oct, 18:30 | at Newcastle United | 31% | 43% | 1.35 | 20% |
| UCL 3 | Wed 21 Oct, 21:00 | vs Viking | 66% | 15% | 2.34 | 35% |
Best Aston Villa picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Emiliano Buendia is Aston Villa's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 3.8 points, 0.3 clear of John McGinn. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Buendia | MID | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| John McGinn | MID | 5.4 | 3.5 |
| Zion Suzuki | GK | 5.0 | 3.2 |
| Nicolas Jackson | FWD | 6.5 | 3.1 |
| Tyrone Mings | DEF | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Ross Barkley | MID | 5.0 | 3.0 |
Aston Villa price changes tonight
Our projection for which Aston Villa players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- N.Jackson (FWD, 6.5) — 34% chance of a price rise tonight
- Suzuki (GKP, 5.0) — 24% chance of a price rise tonight
- George Hemmings (MID, 4.5) — 15% chance of a price rise tonight
- Abraham (FWD, 5.5) — 3% chance of a price rise tonight
- Wan-Bissaka (DEF, 4.5) — 2% chance of a price rise tonight
- Ruggeri (DEF, 4.5) — 86% chance of a price fall tonight
- Watkins (FWD, 7.8) — 80% chance of a price fall tonight
- Bogarde (MID, 5.0) — 74% chance of a price fall tonight
- Pau (DEF, 4.5) — 68% chance of a price fall tonight
- Kamara (MID, 5.0) — 60% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Aston Villa?
Andres Garcia, Joao Gomes, Matty Cash, Leon Goretzka, Brian Madjo, Ian Maatsen are currently unavailable. Andres Garcia is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Aston Villa's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Zion Suzuki, Tyrone Mings, Victor Nilsson Lindelöf, Boubacar Kamara, John McGinn. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Aston Villa play next?
Away to Tottenham Hotspur on Sat 19 Sep, 13:30. Our model gives them a 26% chance of winning and a 20% chance of keeping a clean sheet.