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Premier League · Matchweek 9

Aston Villa vs Fulham lineups

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Aston Villa line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fulham in a 4-2-3-1. Aston Villa are without Amadou Onana and Matteo Ruggeri; Fulham are without Kouassi Sessegnon and Kouassi Sessegnon. Kick-off is 20:00 on 31 October 2026 at Villa Park.

Aston Villa vs Fulham match facts

Kick-off
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 20:00
Stadium
Villa Park, Birmingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 9
Days since last match
Aston Villa 3, Fulham 3

Aston Villa confirmed lineup

Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 2Matthew CashD
  3. 3Victor LindelöfD
  4. 14Pau TorresD
  5. 22Ian MaatsenD
  6. 8Boubacar KamaraM
  7. 27L. GoretzkaM
  8. 47Alysson EdwardM
  9. 7John McGinnM
  10. 44Johan ManzambiM
  11. 11Nicolas JacksonF

Bench

  1. 35João GomesM
  2. 17Alejandro GarnachoF
  3. 39Brian MadjoF
  4. 19Ibrahim MbayeF
  5. 40Marco BizotG
  6. 4Taylor Harwood-BellisD
  7. 5Tyrone MingsD
  8. 6Ross BarkleyM
  9. 10Emiliano BuendíaM

Coach: Unai Emery

Aston Villa started in a 4-2-3-1. Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and 3 others were out. Zion Suzuki, Matthew Cash and Victor Lindelöf and 6 others came into the eleven after not starting away to Bournemouth. Unai Emery set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Fulham confirmed lineup

Fulham crest
FulhamFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 21Timothy CastagneD
  3. 22David AffengruberD
  4. 3Calvin BasseyD
  5. 33Antonee RobinsonD
  6. 16Sander BergeM
  7. 19Shea CharlesM
  8. 14Oscar BobbM
  9. 24Joshua KingM
  10. 17Alexander IwobiM
  11. 7Gonzalo GarcíaF

Bench

  1. 2Kenny TeteD
  2. 5Joachim AndersenD
  3. 10Thomas CairneyM
  4. 20Manuel ÁngelM
  5. 15Hugo LarssonM
  6. 8César PalaciosM
  7. 11KevinF
  8. 23Benjamin LecomteG
  9. 9Rodrigo MunizF

Coach: Álvaro Arbeloa

Fulham started in a 4-2-3-1. Kouassi Sessegnon and Kouassi Sessegnon were out. Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne and David Affengruber and 3 others came into the eleven after not starting at home to Crystal Palace. Álvaro Arbeloa set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Aston Villa vs Fulham form guide

Last 5, all competitions
Aston Villa crestAston Villa
  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. L

Aston Villa won four of their last five matches, drew none and lost one. They scored 12 goals and conceded 5 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 0-3 defeat away to Bournemouth on 28 October 2026.

Fulham crestFulham
  1. D
  2. L
  3. W
  4. W
  5. L

Fulham won two of their last five matches, drew one and lost two. They scored 4 goals and conceded 4 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in one of them. Their most recent match was a 0-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on 28 October 2026.

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. 18J. 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

What was the score in Aston Villa vs Fulham?
Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1 at Villa Park in Birmingham on 31 October 2026. The match was Matchweek 9 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Samuel Barrott. Before it, Aston Villa had won 12 of the 25 meetings between the clubs and Fulham 9.
Who was missing for Aston Villa?
Aston Villa were without Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka and 3 others. The reasons given were knee injury and muscle injury. Fulham had two unavailable and none doubtful. Aston Villa last played three days before this match, a 0-3 away defeat by Bournemouth.
What formation did Fulham play?
Fulham started this match in a 4-2-3-1. Bernd Leno started in goal, with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front. Álvaro Arbeloa picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Fulham vs Aston Villa at Craven Cottage

Updated 1 November 2026