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Fulham vs Aston Villa lineups

Looking for the match at Villa Park on 31 October? See Aston Villa vs Fulham lineups.

Fulham host Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on 23 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 22 of the Premier League. They last met on 31 October 2026, when Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1.

Fulham vs Aston Villa match facts

Kick-off
Sat 23 Jan 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Craven Cottage, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 22

Fulham vs Aston Villa 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.

Fulham vs Aston Villa head to head

9
Fulham wins
5
Draws
12
Aston Villa wins

28–33 on goals in 26 meetings since 6 November 2010

Recent Fulham vs Aston Villa results

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

All in the Premier League

Fulham vs Aston Villa history

Fulham have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Aston Villa last won at Craven Cottage on 19 October 2024, by 3-1. The clubs have already met one time this season, in the Premier League. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five.

Craven Cottage

Fulham play at Craven Cottage in London. The ground holds 29,589. Aston Villa have won there three times in eight visits, most recently in October 2024. Fulham have won five of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Aston Villa's most recent visit was on 25 April 2026, a 0-1 defeat.

Last meeting: Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham, October 2026

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Aston Villa, 4-2-3-1
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Fulham, 4-2-3-1
Aston Villa crest
Aston VillaFormation 4-2-3-1
  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

Fulham crest
FulhamFormation 4-2-3-1
  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

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Fulham in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. John McGinn, Nicolas Jackson and Zion Suzuki scored. Zion Suzuki and Bernd Leno started in goal.

Fulham vs Aston Villa lineups — common questions

When is Fulham vs Aston Villa?
Fulham vs Aston Villa kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 23 January 2027 at Craven Cottage in London. The match is Matchweek 22 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Fulham vs Aston Villa match?
In the meeting before this one, Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1 on 31 October 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Fulham won 1-0 on 25 April 2026 in the Premier League. Fulham have won 9 of the 26 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 12.

Aston Villa vs Fulham at Villa Park

Updated 1 November 2026