Aston Villa vs Fulham: Premier League Preview, Form and Key Stats

Aston Villa host Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October, 23:00 (Mecca time). The hosts are 9th in the table and the visitors 15th. This preview uses the season's Premier League results to compare how both sides score, defend and perform at home and away.

Where the two sides stand

Aston Villa are 9th on 11 points (goal difference -3) and Fulham are 15th on 8 (-2); Aston Villa are 3 points ahead of Fulham. Aston Villa trail the leaders Man City by 10, while Fulham trail the leaders Man City by 13.

What is at stake

On points alone (goal difference separates ties, and other results will move the table too): if Aston Villa win they reach 14 points, at best 5th; if Fulham win they reach 11, at best 6th. A draw would take Aston Villa to 12 (at best 6th) and Fulham to 9 (at best 13th).

Aston Villa at home

Aston Villa have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats at home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.5 per game. They kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score in 1 of those 4.

Current streaks for Aston Villa: 2 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 5.

Fulham away from home

Fulham have 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats away from home (4 points from 4 games, 1.0 per game), scoring 0.5 and conceding 0.75 per game. They kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score in 2 of those 4.

Current streaks for Fulham: 2 straight wins, 2 clean sheets in a row.

Recent form

Aston Villa's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 2-1 vs Man City (1st, W); 1-0 at Newcastle (8th, W); 2-2 vs Brentford (6th, D); 3-2 at Tottenham (14th, W); 1-2 vs N.Forest (18th, L). That is 10 points from a possible 15, with 9 goals scored and 7 conceded.

Fulham's last 5 results in the Premier League, newest first (opponent position in brackets): 1-0 at Coventry (19th, W); 1-0 vs Hull City (10th, W); 1-2 at Ipswich (12th, L); 1-1 vs Man United (16th, D); 0-0 at Liverpool (4th, D). That is 8 points from a possible 15, with 4 goals scored and 3 conceded.

Against top-half opponents Aston Villa have 2W 2D 2L (1.33 points per game from 6 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 0D 1L (1.5 per game from 2).

Against top-half opponents Fulham have 1W 1D 1L (1.33 points per game from 3 games); against the bottom half it is 1W 1D 3L (0.8 per game from 5).

When the goals come

Aston Villa's 10 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 0-15 (3 goals); 5 (50%) came after half-time and 2 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (4 of 11 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.

Fulham's 7 league goals are spread by minute band, with the most productive spell 31-45 (2 goals); 3 (43%) came after half-time and 1 after the 75th minute. they have conceded most between minutes 76-90 (3 of 11 goals), including 4 after the 75th minute.

Late goals could matter: Aston Villa have scored 2 after the 75th minute and Fulham have conceded 4 there, while Fulham have scored 1 and Aston Villa have conceded 4. Before half-time, Aston Villa have scored 5 and Fulham have conceded 3; Fulham have scored 4 and Aston Villa have conceded 4.

Tactics and discipline

Aston Villa's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Fulham's most used formations: 4-2-3-1 (8 games).

Aston Villa have collected 18 yellow and 1 red cards.

Fulham have collected 16 yellow and 1 red cards.

Players to watch

Aston Villa's players to watch: N. Jackson (4 goals and 0 assists in 7 appearances); J. Manzambi (2 goals and 2 assists in 5 appearances).

Fulham's players to watch: Joshua King (2 goals and 1 assist in 8 appearances); A. Iwobi (1 goal and 0 assists in 8 appearances).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Aston Villa won 8, Fulham won 2 and 0 were drawn, averaging 2.7 goals per game. Both teams scored in 5 of them and 6 had more than 2.5 goals. The most recent was Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa in the Premier League (2026).

Recent meetings, newest first: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa (2026); Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham (2025); Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham (2025); Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa (2024); Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa (2024).

Goals outlook

Blending Aston Villa's home scoring rate (1.25) with Fulham's away conceding rate (0.75) gives about 1.0 goals for Aston Villa; the reverse calculation gives 1.0 for Fulham, a combined 2.0. Both teams scored in 3 of Aston Villa's 4 home games and 1 of Fulham's 4 away games, and over 2.5 goals appeared in 3 and 1 of them. These are season-average calculations, not a forecast.

Our read

On the numbers, the form lines are close (Aston Villa 10 points, Fulham 8). Aston Villa collect 1.0 points per home game while Fulham take 1.0 per away game, which keeps the contest balanced.