In the Premier League, Fulham will play host to Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on Thursday, October 20.
After a decent start to the season, the hosts have had a rough time of it recently.In their most recent league game, Fulham and fellow newly promoted Bournemouth played out a 2-2 draw.Aleksandar Mitrovic, the Cottagers’ leading scorer, and Issa Diop both scored as the Cottagers came back from behind twice to draw level.
With 12 points from ten games, Fulham is 11th in the standings and will hope to get even more this week. In contrast, Aston Villa have not lived up to expectations this season, and manager Steven Gerrard is now under more and more pressure. With just nine points, the visitors are 16th in the league. They are currently one point above the drop zone, and on Thursday, they will attempt to widen that gap.
Prediction
The team led by Marco Silva has not won in three games and has only won one of their last five league games. However, they will be hoping to make the most of their home advantage on Thursday as they have only lost one home game this season. In contrast, Villa has also lost their last three games and only one of their last eight league games. This season, they have not won on the road, but they could win here.
Prediction: Fulham 2-1 Aston Villa
Head-To-Head
| Team | Aston Villa | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 26 | 26 |
| Win | 8 | 9 |
| Draw | 9 | 9 |
| Lose | 9 | 8 |
| Score | 30:30 | 30:30 |
| Goals Scored | 1.15 | 1.15 |
| Goals Allowed | 1.15 | 1.15 |
Lineup
Fulham possible starting lineup:
- Leno;
- Decordova-Reid,
- Diop,
- Ream,
- Robinson;
- Palhinha,
- Reed;
- James,
- Pereira,
- Kebano;
- Mitrovic
Aston Villa possible starting lineup:
- Martinez;
- Cash,
- Konsa,
- Mings,
- Young;
- McGinn,
- Luiz,
- Ramsey;
- Buendia,
- Watkins,
- Coutinho
Betting Tips
In the Premier League standings, these two teams are just 3 points apart, so if the visitors win, they would level on 12 points.The majority of bookmakers have Aston Villa as a slight favorite to win Thursday’s matchup because they beat Fulham twice in the 2020/21 season.
Where To Watch Live
You can watch the Premier League match Fulham vs Aston Villa live on Amazon Prime Vedeo.