Aston Villa host Fulham at Villa Park on Saturday, October 31 (4:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM PT).
Aston Villa will be without the injured Amadou Onana, Matteo Ruggeri and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for this one, while Modou Keba Cisse is a doubt with a groin issue. Nicolas Jackson, who has scored 4 goals this season, leads the home attack, with John McGinn – who has created 13 chances and set up 3 goals – pulling the strings in midfield. Fulham arrive with the suspended Ryan Sessegnon sidelined and Emile Smith Rowe a doubt, leaning instead on Joshua King, who has scored 2 goals from 21 shots, and Alexander Iwobi, whose 18 chances created leads every player involved in this fixture.
This looks set to be a tight contest at Villa Park. Aston Villa have taken 11 points from 8 games this season, 3 clear of Fulham’s 8 points from the same number of matches, but neither side has found the net freely – Villa sit on a goal difference of -3 and Fulham on -2. With goals proving hard to come by at both ends, expect territory and moments to count for more than open, end-to-end play.
Aston Villa vs Fulham: Best Bets & Predictions
Villa Park hosts a cagey Midlands test as Villa's home form meets Fulham's modest away output.
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Season Form & Standings
Aston Villa have taken 11 points from 8 games this season, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. Fulham sit on 8 points from the same number of matches, having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| Fulham | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
Aston Villa vs Fulham Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Fulham
4-2-3-1Potential Match-Winners
- Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa): Villa’s main central threat, Jackson has scored 4 goals from 19 shots, 7 of them on target, in 551 minutes this season.
- John McGinn (Aston Villa): A reliable creative outlet, McGinn has created 13 chances and provided 3 assists to go with 1 goal in 637 minutes.
- Joshua King (Fulham): Fulham’s sharpest attacking midfielder, King has scored 2 goals from 21 shots with 10 on target and created 11 chances this season.
Recent Form
Aston Villa: L W D W W
- 2026-10-24: Aston Villa 2-1 Manchester City (W, home)
- 2026-10-17: Newcastle 0-1 Aston Villa (W, away)
- 2026-10-10: Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford (D, home)
- 2026-09-19: Tottenham 2-3 Aston Villa (W, away)
- 2026-09-12: Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest (L, home)
Villa’s run of L W D W W features a 1-2 home loss to Nottingham Forest, a 3-2 win at Tottenham, a 2-2 draw with Brentford, a 1-0 win away at Newcastle, and a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Villa Park.
Fulham: D D L W W
- 2026-10-24: Coventry City 0-1 Fulham (W, away)
- 2026-10-17: Fulham 1-0 Hull City (W, home)
- 2026-10-10: Ipswich Town 2-1 Fulham (L, away)
- 2026-09-20: Fulham 1-1 Manchester United (D, home)
- 2026-09-12: Liverpool 0-0 Fulham (D, away)
Fulham’s D D L W W sequence includes a 0-0 draw at Liverpool, a 1-1 home draw with Manchester United, a 2-1 loss away at Ipswich Town, a 1-0 home win over Hull City, and a 1-0 win away at Coventry City.
Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction
Expect a tight, low-scoring afternoon at Villa Park. Aston Villa’s 11 points from 8 games put them 3 clear of Fulham’s 8, and with both sides carrying modest goal differences, -3 for Villa and -2 for Fulham, goals should be in short supply. Jackson’s threat up top gives Villa the edge needed to find the single goal that separates the sides. 1-0 to Aston Villa.