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Premier League · Matchweek 9

Aston Villa vs Fulham lineups

Aston Villa host Fulham at Villa Park on 31 October 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 9 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 April 2026, when Fulham won 1-0.

Aston Villa vs Fulham match facts

Kick-off
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 20:00
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 9

Aston Villa vs Fulham lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Aston Villa vs Fulham head to head

12
Aston Villa wins
4
Draws
9
Fulham wins

32–27 on goals in 25 meetings since 6 November 2010

Recent Aston Villa vs Fulham results

  1. Fulham1–0Aston VillaCraven Cottage
  2. Aston Villa3–1FulhamVilla Park
  3. Aston Villa1–0FulhamVilla Park
  4. Fulham1–3Aston VillaCraven Cottage
  5. Fulham1–2Aston VillaCraven Cottage

All in the Premier League

Aston Villa vs Fulham history

Aston Villa have won four of the last five, with none drawn. Fulham have not won any of their seven visits to Villa Park. Three of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Aston Villa hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, seven meetings.

Villa Park

Aston Villa play at Villa Park in Birmingham. The ground holds 42,824. Fulham have not won there in seven visits. Aston Villa have won seven of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Fulham's most recent visit was on 28 September 2025, a 1-3 defeat.

Last meeting: Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa, April 2026

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Fulham, 4-2-3-1
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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
Fulham crest
FulhamFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 21Timothy CastagneD
  3. 5Joachim AndersenD
  4. 3Calvin BasseyD
  5. 30Kouassi SessegnonD
  6. 20Saša LukićM
  7. 16Sander BergeM
  8. 8Harry WilsonM
  9. 32Emile Smith RoweM
  10. 19Samuel ChukwuezeM
  11. 7Raúl JiménezF

Bench

  1. 23Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 10Thomas CairneyM
  3. 31Issa DiopD
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonD
  5. 14Oscar BobbM
  6. 24Joshua KingM
  7. 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF
  8. 6Harrison ReedM
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF

Coach: Marco Silva

Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 23Damián MartínezG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 4Ezri KonsaD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 12Lucas DigneD
  6. 26Lamare BogardeM
  7. 8Youri TielemansM
  8. 7John McGinnM
  9. 27Morgan RogersM
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaM
  11. 11Oliver WatkinsF

Bench

  1. 40Marco BizotG
  2. 6Ross BarkleyM
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 5Tyrone MingsD
  5. 31Leon BaileyF
  6. 21Douglas LuizM
  7. 22Ian MaatsenD
  8. 18Tammy AbrahamF
  9. 19Jadon SanchoF

Coach: Unai Emery

Fulham lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Aston Villa in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 25 April 2026 in the Premier League. Fulham won 1-0. Kouassi Sessegnon scored. Bernd Leno and Damián Martínez started in goal. Marco Silva and Unai Emery picked the sides.

Aston Villa vs Fulham lineups — common questions

When is Aston Villa vs Fulham?
Aston Villa vs Fulham kicks off at 20:00 UK time on 31 October 2026 at Villa Park in Birmingham. The match is Matchweek 9 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Aston Villa vs Fulham match?
In the meeting before this one, Fulham won 1-0 on 25 April 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Aston Villa won 3-1 on 28 September 2025 in the Premier League. Aston Villa have won 12 of the 25 meetings between the clubs and Fulham have won 9.

Fulham vs Aston Villa at Craven Cottage

Updated 22 September 2026