Fixtures
- Fulham Vs. Aston Villa – Sat, Feb 17th 2024, 15:00
At A Glance
Aston Villa travel to Craven Cottage on Saturday for a Premier League clash against Fulham.
Unai Emery’s team will be looking to build on their strong away record, which has seen them pick up 18 points from 12 matches.
A 5-0 victory against Sheffield United in the team’s last away outing was followed by home defeats to Chelsea and Manchester United.
Fulham picked up their first league win of 2024 at the fourth attempt last time out, beating Bournemouth 3-1.
It was the side’s seventh home win in the top flight this term, sitting alongside a draw and four defeats on their overall home record.
Bobby De Cordova-Reid has been Fulham’s main goal threat, netting six times during the current campaign.
Standout Stats
Fulham have won six of their past seven home games against Aston Villa in all competitions, losing the other.
Villa have won four of the five most recent Premier League meetings, with the exception being a 3-0 loss at Craven Cottage last season.
Fulham are on a three-match unbeaten run in the top flight, winning one and drawing two.
Villa are unbeaten in four away matches, winning two and drawing two.
The Cottagers have won five of their past seven home league matches (D1, L1), scoring 18 goals in those victories.
The Villans have won their last nine Premier League fixtures against London opposition, including their previous three trips to the capital this season.
Marco Silva’s side have faced 46 shots in their past two home fixtures – 21 versus Everton and 25 against Bournemouth – which amounts to a third of the efforts they’ve faced at Craven Cottage this season.
Unai Emery is set for his 50th league game in charge of Aston Villa – he’s won 29, drawn eight and lost 12 of the previous 49.
Rodrigo Muniz has three goals in his last two Premier League games after failing to score in his first 10 appearances.
Ollie Watkins has scored in five of his last six top-flight appearances in London.
The Last Meeting
Aston Villa brushed Fulham aside 3-1 at Villa Park back in November.
Youri Tielemans saw his cross turned in by Antonee Robinson to give the hosts the lead after 27 minutes.
Unai Emery’s side kept the pressure on during a strong first half display and were rewarded with a second goal when John McGinn buried a shot from just outside the box.
Substitute Leon Bailey created Villa’s third of the game after 64 minutes, laying the ball across for Ollie Watkins to finish.
Raúl Jiménez pulled one back with 20 minutes to play.
Team News
Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara have been added to Villa’s injury list, which includes Tyrone Mings, Emi Buendia, Ezri Konsa and Jhon Duran.
Pau Torres and Lucas Digne are both available for the trip to west London having returned to Villa’s matchday squad last weekend.
Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi are available for Fulham after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Kenny Tete have also recovered from minor issues but Raul Jimenez remains out.
The Boss
“I like Fulham. I respect a lot their coach, Marco Silva. He has experience and uses it to be very, very competitive. He’s an intelligent coach. Tactically he’s very good and they are a very organised team. They were successful at home against Arsenal, against Bournemouth in their last match. Of course, they’ve lost some matches, like against Newcastle, but that can happen. When we played at home against them, they showed their potential and their structure.” – Unai Emery
