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Fulham vs Aston Villa lineups

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Fulham host Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on 23 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 22 of the Premier League. They last met on 25 April 2026, when Fulham won 1-0.

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
4
Draws
12
Aston Villa wins

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

Recent Fulham vs Aston Villa 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

Fulham vs Aston Villa history

Fulham have won one of the last five, with none drawn. Aston Villa last won at Craven Cottage on 19 October 2024, by 3-1. 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.

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: 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.

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, 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. Fulham have won 9 of the 25 meetings between the clubs and Aston Villa have won 12.

Aston Villa vs Fulham at Villa Park

Updated 22 September 2026