With less than a month to go until the beginning of the 2022/23 Premier League season, fans are once again free to pick their Fantasy Football teams, with the price of all players now being revealed. 

Die-hard fans across the land will be working out which Aston Villa players to include in their team from the off, while true loyalists will be maxing out their squad with the full quota of 3 players allowed from each team. 

With a limited budget of 100, making the most of every penny is key to going the distance in Fantasy Football. So let’s take a look at each Villa player ranked in terms of points-per-price. 

Matty Cash – best value for money

Matty Cash is the outright leader of the pack, with an impressive 29.4 points per pound spent on him. Not only that, but the Polish Cafu is also outright in terms of overall points, his total of 147 comfortably beating second-highest points-earner Ollie Watkins’ 131. With prices of 5 and 7.5 respectively, Cash becomes a clear choice, again illustrated by Watkins’ relatively low 8th position for points-per-price. 

Going beyond pure numbers, Cash is also an appealing choice to Villa fans for 3 further reasons. First, there is no real competition for his place at right-back, with Guilbert’s current return to Bodymoor Heath unlikely to turn into a regular place in the starting lineup. 

Second, Matty Cash loves a goal, and has made no secret about trying to increase his goal contributions, something every Fantasy player should be delighted to hear. 

Third, there has been significant investment in Villa’s backline since January 2022. Lucas Digne arrived at left-back in January, with Diego Carlos’ arrival from Sevilla this summer meaning that Villa have a much stronger looking defence than we saw this past season. Add fellow newboy Boubacar Kamara in defensive midfield, and Matty Cash should be earning you more clean sheet points this season than last. 

Tyrone Mings – a cunning money-saver

Keeping on the theme of defence, and Tyrone Mings doesn’t look a bad option either, as Villa’s second-highest player for points-per-price. At a price of just 4.5, there are only 3 other defenders in the league available for the same price with higher scores. Villa’s defensive recruitments mentioned above also applies to Mings, and gives reason to be optimistic that he can climb the points ranking this season. Mings therefore represents a bargain squad-member that allows you to save budget for big hitter up-front or in midfield. 

Philippe Coutinho – a big season ahead?

Another player surely on the minds of every Villa fan out there as they pick their teams is none other than Philippe Coutinho. At first glance, his points-per-price of 11.9 looks incredibly low, and has him sitting way down the Villa ranking in 12th. 

However, it must be taken into consideration that the Brazilian only played in 19 games last season. Gerrard has shown that he likes to change between having Coutinho and Emiliano Buendía play together, to rotating the two players. For that reason, it’s a reasonable assumption to say that Coutinho will probably play around 30 games next season, barring any unforeseen injuries. 

If we take Coutinho’s points tally from last season and model it from his 19 games played to a 30-match estimate, his stats begin to look a lot better. His estimated total points tally of 131 puts him level with Watkins at second overall, while his slightly lower price of 7 means his points-per-price is also marginally better than the striker’s. 

At 18.7, his estimated points-per-price is still relatively modest, and puts him behind the likes of Jacob Ramsey and John McGinn, but with a half-season now under his belt we could see a more consistent Coutinho this season. 

Which Aston Villa players are you going to pick for your Fantasy Football team? Let us know in the comments below!