Fulham lost this exact fixture 2-1 in February last season – they’ve never lost consecutive home league games against Aston Villa before.
Aston Villa have won five of their last six Premier League games against Fulham (L1), including the last three in a row. It’s more wins than they’d managed in their previous 19 against the Cottagers in the top-flight (W4 D10 L5), while they’ve never won four in a row against them in their league history.
Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games in London (W8 D3), a 5-0 loss to Crystal Palace on the final day of 2023-24. Their eight wins in this time (all under Unai Emery) are as many as they’d managed in their previous 48 top-flight games in the capital.
Fulham are unbeaten in their three Premier League home games so far this season (W2 D1). They last had a longer run without defeat at Craven Cottage from the start of a campaign in 2011-12 (4).
Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last five league games (W3 D2), though their 0-0 draw with Manchester United last time out was their first clean sheet in 12 Premier League matches. They last recorded back-to-back league shutouts in December last season.
Fulham are the only side yet to score from a set-piece situation (excluding penalties) in the Premier League this season, while only Arsenal (4) have scored more such goals so far than Aston Villa (3).
No team has scored more goals from crosses than Aston Villa in the Premier League this season (5). No player has scored more such goals than Ollie Watkins (2), while Lucas Digne and Youri Tielemans have two such assists each – only Bukayo Saka (4) has more.
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has scored five goals against Fulham in his career in English league football, including three in the Premier League last term. Only against Brighton (6) has he netted more.
No player has played more passes (including crosses) into the opposition box than Fulham’s Andreas Pereira in the Premier League this season (64), with the Brazilian also creating the most chances from set plays (16).
Aston Villa’s Jhon Durán has four goals in just 184 minutes of action in the Premier League this season, averaging a goal every 46 minutes so far. This is the best minutes-per-goal ratio of anyone to feature for at least 90 minutes this term.
