Aston Villa Vs Nottingham Forest FPL: Who Hauled And What It Means
The call — Villa 1-2 Forest: Igor Jesus scores in 15 minutes, Gibbs-White takes max bonus Igor Jesus came off the bench at Villa Park on 12 September, played 15 minutes, and scored. That goal plus two bonus made him seven points. He costs £5.9m. Hardly anyone owns him — fewer than 1 in 10.
Forest won 1-2. The FPL story sits almost entirely on their side.
Gibbs-White was the top scorer in the match. He played 90 minutes, assisted, and took all three bonus for eight points. He costs £7.9m. About 1 in 10 managers own him. Four points from an assist match, plus max bonus — that is the return line, and he did it over the full 90.
Delap played 90 minutes and scored. A yellow card cut him to five points. He costs £5.5m and is owned by fewer than 1 in 10. Murillo assisted from defence, took a yellow, and finished on six points at £5.5m.
Now the line most readers came for. N.Williams — the most-owned player in this fixture at about 1 in 10 — blanked. He played 90 minutes, returned two points, and the clean sheet went with Alysson's goal. His owners paid £5.0m for an appearance and nothing else. Forest conceded once. That is a hold, not a sell, on one match.
Villa lost, but two players returned. McGinn played 90, assisted, and took a bonus point for six. He costs £5.4m and is owned by roughly 2 in 100. Alysson scored in 45 minutes for six points at £5.0m. His ownership is zero. Both are watch-list entries, not transfers — Villa scored once and lost at home.
On Igor Jesus: 15 minutes is 15 minutes. He is not a confirmed starter. Delap played the 90 up front. We do not buy a forward on a quarter of an hour, whatever the finish. Wait.
The call the facts force: Gibbs-White played every minute, created the winner, and took maximum bonus at £7.9m with 9 in 10 managers not owning him. He is the buy from this fixture. N.Williams owners hold. Igor Jesus stays on the list until his minutes say otherwise.