Aston Villa v Fulham: 4 losses and 5 doubts
Aston Villa will hope to end the week on a strong note when they host Fulham at Villa Park in the Premier League on Sunday, November 12.
The Villains are in a good position to progress to the last 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League after when defeating AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night.
Villa fell behind to Vangelis Pavlidis’ effort, but Diego Carlos equalized and then Ollie Watkins won it with 10 minutes remaining.
Villa remain second behind Legia Warszawa but six points ahead of Zrinjski and Alkmaar, and a win next time would confirm their place in the next stage.
Fulham will hope to capitalize on Thursday’s tired legs and go into the game off the back of a late defeat to Manchester United.
Bruno Fernandes scored in injury time at Craven Cottage to leave the Cottagers empty-handed after being stunned for much of the match.
Ten places and 10 points separate the two teams ahead of the match with Villa fifth and Fulham 15th.
Marco Silva’s side are six points above safety, while Villa are just two points off the Champions League places.
Last week’s defeat to Nottingham Forest slowed Villa’s progress slightly, but after their midweek win they should be in high spirits as they aim to finish on the top before the international break in Nov.
The last time the two teams met, each team won one victory in the 2022/23 campaign.
Fulham won 3-0 in October 2022 with Steven Gerrard in charge, then Tyrone Mings scored the only goal as Villa beat Fulham in their last meeting in April 2023.
There were clashes What needs to be considered in Villa’s victory over Fulham Alkmaar?
Are there any Fulham players recovering from the loss to United?
Without further ado, here’s the latest injury and team news from Aston Villa and Fulham ahead of Sunday’s game.
1. Jacob Ramsey – out
Jacob Ramsey has suffered a recurrence of that broken metatarsal injury he suffered whilst on duty with the England under-21’s in the summer.
2. Jacob Ramsey – out (continued)
Unai Emery said on November 8: “After the next international break, I think he’s going to be available to start training with the players and to be close to being in the squad for the matches.”
3. Diego Carlos
Scored in the 2-1 win against Alkmaar but was replaced in stoppage time by Pau Torres which seemed to be an enforced change. He’s already had a brief spell out this season in September, missing three games.
4. Diego Carlos – doubtful
Unai Emery said on November 10: “He was telling us a small problem but I don’t have any more information. “Hopefully small injury, we have to check tomorrow to see his injury.”
