Fulham confirmed starting team vs Villa

Raul Jimenez and Sander Berge come in for Fulham, with Alex Iwobi out after suffering a hamstring problem during the 0-0 draw at Brentford last Saturday and Rodrigo Muniz moving to the bench.

Right-back Kenny Tete and winger Kevin have ankle injuries.

Fulham starting XI: Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Ryan Sessegnon, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Samuel Chukwueze, Raul Jimenez

Fulham substitutes: Benjamin Lecomte, Issa Diop, Antonee Robinson, Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Joshua King, Oscar Bobb, Rodrigo Muniz, Jonah Kusi-Asare

Aston Villa full line up vs Fulham

Midfielder Boubacar Kamara is out for the season with a knee injury for Villa, who make four changes from their 4-3 home win over Sunderland six days ago.

Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Lamare Bogarde move to the bench and Amadou Onana is not in the matchday squad.

Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde and Emiliano Buendia come in. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez makes his 200th appearance for the club.

Aston Villa starting XI: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins

Villa substitutes: Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham, Jadon Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Ian Maatsen, Leon Bailey

Where to watch Fulham vs Villa: TV channel, live online streams

Kick-off on Saturday is at 12:30 BST (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max.

Streaming is on the HBO Max app. TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.

Fulham vs Aston Villa stats

• Having lost two of their first 13 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (W5 D6), Fulham have now been beaten in three of their last four against them at Craven Cottage (W1)
• Fulham have failed to score in four of their last five Premier League matches, which is as many as in their previous 25 combined. They’ve had 71 shots over these five games and scored just three times for a conversion rate of 4.2%
• Since the start of 2026, no team has scored fewer first-half Premier League goals than Fulham (4, level with Wolves). Between August and December this season, only seven teams had more first-half goals than the Cottagers (11)
• Seven of Fulham’s last eight Premier League wins have come against sides who started the day in the bottom half of the league. They’ve won one of their last nine against teams starting in the top half (D2 L6)
• Fulham’s Bernd Leno has started each of their last 145 Premier League matches, which is the longest ongoing run of any player for any side. Only five players have had longer runs of starts in Premier League history: Brad Friedel (310), Tim Howard (210), Pepe Reina (183), David James (twice, 166 and 158), and Kasper Schmeichel (149)
• Villa have won their last six Premier League games against Fulham since a 3-0 loss in October 2022. Only against Coventry have they won more consecutively in the competition (7 between 1995 and 1998)
• They have won one of their last seven away Premier League games (D3 L3) and are winless in four (D2 L2), last enduring a longer winless run on the road in November and December 2024 (5 defeats)
• The Villans have conceded at least three goals in three of their last five Premier League matches – as many as they had in their previous 38 games combined. They averaged under a goal per game conceded in those 38 games (0.95), compared to more than two per game in the last five (2.2)
• Manager Unai Emery has won all eight of his Premier League games against Fulham – only Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has a better 100% record against an opponent in the competition (12/12 vs Fulham, 10/10 vs Watford)
• With six goals in nine Premier League appearances against Fulham, Villa striker Ollie Watkins has only scored more against Brighton (9) and Arsenal (7)