Notebook Preview: Aston Villa

Looking back at last season Managed just 48 goals (13th) which conceding 59 (14th) in what was a pretty mediocre fantasy season in the midlands. Three of the top five points scorers from last season (Downing, Young and Friedel) have all moved on. Villa players racked up 40 assists last season, 20 of which came from Downing (9) and Young (11). After moving to Villa, Bent added 9 goals in 16 games with a 5.4 PPG . He continued his career trend of contributing little outside of goals though (1 assist, 9 bonus points). Villa racked up just 7 clean sheets (14th) though all of them came at home which ranked 7th in the league. At 5.0m the price tags might be low enough to warrant spot starting them at home this year if this trend continues. Only Blackburn had a bigger differential between home (1.00 GPG ) and road (2.11) goals allowed. After Bent joined the team in January, Villa scored in every game but one. Villa 'keepers ranked 8th in P$ at home but 19th on the road. Given is...