FULHAM welcome Champions League-chasing Aston Villa to Craven Cottage on Saturday for a high-stakes early kick-off in the capital.
The Cottagers are looking to snap back into form in time to make a charge towards the European places four points above them.
Aston Villa face a trip to Craven Cottage as they hope to win the race for Champions League football Credit: PA
Villa arrive in West London sitting fourth in the table and full of confidence thanks to their stellar recent form, including a chaotic clash with Sunderland last weekend which saw them notch four goals on the way to victory.
Unai Emery’s side are yet to drop a point in their last six outings against Fulham, and with the stakes so high for both teams, he will be eager to see that continue.
Match Details
Kick-off: 12:30 BST
Date: Saturday April 25th, 2026
Venue: Craven Cottage
TV Details: TNT Sports
Referee: Michael Oliver
Head-to-Head
- 28/09/2025: Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham (Premier League)
- 03/05/2025: Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham (Premier League)
- 19/10/2024: Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa (Premier League)
- 17/02/2024: Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa (Premier League)
- 12/11/2023: Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham (Premier League)
Recent Form
Fulham
League Position: 12th
Recent Results: D-L-W-D-L
The Cottagers have found goals hard to come by recently, scoring in just one of their last five league outings, a 3-1 win over Burnley.
Aston Villa
League Position: 4th
Recent Results: W-W-D-W-W
Unai Emery’s side are in fine form as they push for a top-four finish, going unbeaten in their last five matches including last week’s 4-3 thriller against Sunderland.
Team News
Fulham
Marco Silva is sweating on the fitness of Kenny Tete and Alex Iwobi, both of whom are considered major doubts for the early kick-off. Brazilian winger Kevin remains sidelined with a long-term foot injury and is not expected to return until late May.
Aston Villa
The visitors are relatively healthy but will be without Boubacar Kamara, who remains out with a knee injury.
Big Match Stats
- Aston Villa have won each of their last six Premier League games against Fulham, their best winning streak against the Whites since a run of seven between 1995 and 1998.
- Fulham have struggled for efficiency in front of goal lately, failing to find the net in four of their last five Premier League matches.
- Since the turn of the year, Fulham have scored just four first-half goals in the Premier League, the joint-lowest total in the division alongside Wolves.
- Unai Emery maintains a perfect 100% record against Fulham, winning all eight of his Premier League meetings with the Cottagers.
- Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno has started each of the club’s last 145 Premier League matches, the longest ongoing run of any player in the competition.
Fulham: 13/8
Draw: 5/2
Aston Villa: 29/20
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