Up to date injury and squad news before Aston Villa’s Premier League matchup with Fulham
On Sunday, November 12, Aston Villa hosts Fulham at Villa Park in the Premier League in an attempt to cap off a successful week.
After overcoming AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night, the Villains have put themselves in a strong position to go to the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout stages. Vangelis Pavlidis’ effort put Villa ahead, but Diego Carlos pulled one back, and Ollie Watkins sealed the victory with ten minutes remaining. Villa is six points ahead of Zrinjski and Alkmaar, and a victory the next time out would guarantee their spot in the next round. They are currently in second place behind Legia Warszawa.
Fulham, who entered the game fresh off a close loss to Manchester United, is looking to capitalize on any tired legs from Thursday. After being behind for the whole of the match, Bruno Fernandes scored in stoppage time at Craven Cottage to leave the Cottagers empty-handed.
With Villa in fifth place and Fulham in fifteenth, there are ten positions and ten points separating the two teams entering the game. While Villa is only two points out of a Champions League position, Marco Silva’s team is six points above safety. Villa’s progress was somewhat halted by their loss to Nottingham Forest last week, but they should be optimistic after their midweek victory since they want to close the season strong heading into the November international break.
The two teams split the 2022–2023 season when they last faced off. When Steven Gerrard was managing Fulham, they won 3-0 in October 2022. In their most recent match, which took place in April 2023, Tyrone Mings scored the lone goal to lead Villa past Fulham.
Are there any drawbacks from Villa’s victory over Alkmaar to take into account? Are any Fulham players recovering from injuries sustained during the United loss? Here is the most recent information on injuries and the squads from both the Fulham and Aston Villa camps before Sunday’s kickoff.
