By Geoff Pruce

Aston Villa v Fulham | Sunday 12th November | 2pm | Villa Park | #AVLFUL

The opposition

  • It’s been a fine start to Unai Emery’s first full campaign in charge at Aston Villa, with seven wins from their opening 11 matches seeing them sit fifth in the standings.
  • Villa Park has been an absolute fortress for the team, who have won their last 12 league games on home soil, with a 4-2 defeat by Arsenal in mid-February the last time they dropped points there.
  • Villa actually head into the weekend having lost their previous Premier League outing 2-0 at Nottingham Forest, but they responded with victory in the Europa Conference League in midweek, coming from behind to defeat AZ Alkmaar 2-1.
Unai Emery celebrates with fans

Aston Villa team news

Diego Carlos picked up an injury against AZ and will miss the weekend, while Jacob Ramsey is not yet ready for a return. Alex Moreno is back in contention, though.

Fulham team news

Rodrigo Muniz and Issa Diop will miss out, but Tosin, Kenny Tete and Adama Traoré all have a chance of making the matchday squad.

Tickets

This match is now off sale, with no tickets available to purchase from the ground on the day.

Weather

There is a chance of light rain on Sunday, with temperatures around eight degrees at kick-off.

Player insight

Despite Villa’s imposing home form, Bobby De Cordova-Reid insists Fulham will be going after all three points on Sunday.

“The manager, since he’s been in, I think he’s got the best home record in the Premier League, so we understand it’s a tough place to go,” he said.

“We’ll respect them, but we’re going out to win the game. We’ll have a gameplan and play on their weaknesses, and hopefully with a bit of luck we’ll get the three points.”

Parking

Fans driving to the game can purchase official parking here.

Coverage

FFCtv subscribers can listen to live commentary from Jamie Reid.

Form

Aston Villa: WWWLW

Fulham: WLDWL

Top scorers

Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz, Ollie Watkins (5)

Fulham: Bobby De Cordova-Reid, João Palhinha (2)