🆚 Aston Villa
🏟 Craven Cottage
🏆 Premier League
🗓 Saturday 19th October
⏰ 3pm (BST)
#️⃣ FULAVL
The opposition
Following an impressive campaign last season which saw them qualify for the Champions League, Villa look well-positioned to challenge for the top four again.
It’s early days, but Unai Emery’s side have lost just once in the Premier League – a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal – and have started their Champions League campaign with two wins from two.
Team News
🤍 Saša Lukić [shoulder] and Timothy Castagne [hamstring] returned from international duty with injuries and will be unavailable for Saturday's match. Jorge Cuenca and Carlos Vinícius remain sidelined.
🟣 Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara are both in contention following long-term injuries. Amadou Onana and John McGinn are also available after missing out against Manchester United, as is defender Ezri Konsa, who was forced off after 12 minutes during the draw with the Red Devils. Goalkeeper Robin Olsen is the only absentee.
Kits
Both sides will be wearing their home kits this weekend.
Coverage
Worldwide FFCtv subscribers can listen to commentary from Gentleman Jim and Jamie Reid. Stateside fans can watch on Peacock.
Weather
While rain is forecast for the morning, it is likely to be dry by kick-off. Temperatures are set be around 16 degrees with sunny intervals throughout the afternoon.
Digital ticketing
Fans are reminded to have their digital tickets downloaded in advance of arriving at the ground and to arrive early. Opening times and early bird offers will be once again extended, as well as a number of new initiatives to help supporters, as summarised below.
Matchday programme
Joachim Andersen takes centre stage in the official matchday programme. The defender reveals his reasons for switching to SW6 in the summer, discusses his upbringing in Denmark and reflects on Fulham’s fine start to the season.
Elsewhere in the publication, Alex Iwobi answers some random questions, Women’s star Anisha Hill spills the beans and Fulham legend Rob Wilson pens his new column.
