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Aston Villa v Fulham

Premier League, Regular season, Matchday 9. Kick-off Saturday 31 October, 20:00 UK time, at Villa Park, Birmingham.

Our call

We looked at this match and did not find a call worth making. That can change as team news comes in: calls are looked at again every fifteen minutes until kick-off, so one can change or come down, and each closes when the match starts. the bet slip stays exactly as posted.

Nothing to take on Aston Villa against Fulham. There is a likely outcome here, but every bookmaker has it shorter than it deserves, so there is nothing to take.

Preview

Fulham play better football than their results show, creating superior chances yet underperforming their finishing. They waste openings while Aston Villa ride the red-hot form of Nicolas Jackson, whose recent brace against Manchester City powers a run of four wins from six. Fulham control matches through clever movement and create plenty, but poor finishing masks their true threat. They will carve open a depleted Villa defence missing crucial bodies across the backline and central midfield. Without a shield in front of the defence, Villa will concede territory. Fulham take control here, and their overdue goals arrive at last.

Form

Head to head

42 meetings between them: Aston Villa won 19, Fulham won 12, 11 were drawn. Last time: Fulham 1–0 Aston Villa, April 2026.

The table

Aston Villa are 9th and Fulham 15th.

Expected line-ups

Aston Villa: Zion Suzuki, Ian Maatsen, Victor Lindelöf, Tyrone Mings, Matty Cash, João Gomes, Boubacar Kamara, Emiliano Buendía, Johan Manzambi, John McGinn, Nicolas Jackson.

Fulham: Bernd Leno, Antonee Robinson, Calvin Bassey, David Affengruber, Timothy Castagne, Alex Iwobi, Shea Charles, César Palacios, Josh King, Oscar Bobb, Gonzalo García.

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