Aston Villa predicted line-up — Gameweek 2
Last updated: 26 August 2026 · By Clive Smalls · Confidence: Low
We expect Aston Villa to start in a 4-5-1 at home to Arsenal in Gameweek 2. The XI below blends scraped predicted line-ups and injury tables with our own expected-minutes model, so every name carries a start probability and a projected Fantasy Premier League points total rather than a gut-feel guess.
Match projection
Predicted XI (4-5-1)
| GKPMartinez£5.0m | 54% start | 1.9 |
| DEFCash£4.5m | 79% start | 1.6 |
| DEFPau£4.5m | 51% start | 1.1 |
| DEFMaatsen£4.5m | 50% start | 1.4 |
| DEFLindelöf£4.5m | 41% start | 1.1 |
| MIDMcGinn£5.5m | 69% start | 1.7 |
| MIDBuendía£6.0m | 59% start | 1.8 |
| MIDKamara£5.0m | 51% start | 1.2 |
| MIDBarkley£5.0m | 39% start | 1.0 |
| MIDGeorge Hemmings£4.5m | 37% start | 1.0 |
| FWDWatkins£8.0m | 60% start | 2.0 |
Likely bench
- DEFWan-Bissaka37% start
- GKPM.Bizot36% start
- MIDGarnacho27% start
- DEFMings24% start
- MIDBogarde21% start
- GKPSuzuki18% start
- MIDAlysson17% start
Injuries, suspensions and doubts
No Aston Villa players are currently flagged as injured or suspended in the sources we scrape.
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Aston Villa predicted line-up FAQs
What is Aston Villa's predicted line-up this Gameweek?
We project Aston Villa to line up in a 4-5-1: Martinez, Cash, Pau, Maatsen, Lindelöf, McGinn, Buendía, Kamara, Barkley, George Hemmings, Watkins. Martinez is the expected goalkeeper and start probabilities for every name are listed on this page.
Who is injured or suspended for Aston Villa?
No Aston Villa players are currently flagged as injured or suspended in the sources we scrape, though late fitness tests can still change the XI.
Which Aston Villa player is the best FPL pick?
Our model projects Watkins highest at 2.0 expected points for the next Gameweek, ahead of Martinez (1.9) and Buendía (1.8).
How likely is a Aston Villa clean sheet?
Our Poisson match model gives Aston Villa a 14% chance of a clean sheet at home to Arsenal, with 0.88 expected goals scored.
Related Aston Villa pages
Fantasy Premier League
- Arsenal predicted line-up — the other side of this fixture.
- Predicted line-ups for all 20 Premier League clubs
- Aston Villa team news, injuries and suspensions
- FPL captaincy picks for Gameweek 2
- Projected points for every Aston Villa player
- Aston Villa fixture difficulty over the next five Gameweeks
- Low-ownership FPL differentials
- FPL Insights hub
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