Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction and Beting Tips Predictions

Aston Villa vs Fulham Prediction

Gameweek 35 of the Premier League season starts with a cracker, as Aston Villa welcome Fulham to Villa Park with both sides still in the run in for European qualification.

Unai Emery’s Villans have had an eventful time in recent weeks, getting knocked out of the Champions League by PSG despite a heroic effort in the second leg before being dumped out of the FA Cup by Crystal Palace, suffering a dismal 3-0 defeat. A controlled display against Newcastle recently has however, kept them in with a chance to qualify for the Champions League still.

Marco Silva’s Cottagers will be searching for all three points here to keep them in with a chance of not only closing the gap on Villa but increasing their lead on the chasing pack behind them. They come into this game off a last-minute winner in what was a poor performance by their standards against already relegated Southampton.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

How to Watch Aston Villa vs Fulham

Here is everything you need to know in order to watch Aston Villa vs Fulham via television and live streaming platforms.

TV channel

You will be able to watch this match on Saturday afternoon on TNT Sports and be able to catch the highlights on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

• Date: Saturday 3, May
• Kick-off: 12:30 BST
• Channel: TNT Sports 1

Key Statistics

• Ollie Watkins is the top bagsman for the hosts, netting 15 this term

• Antonee Robinson currently places joint-third for most assists, with 10

• Despite scoring most, Watkins has also missed the most big chances of any striker this season, with 24- three more than anyone else

• Aston Villa have made their home a fortress this season, winning their last six there in all competitions

• Fulham have struggled away from home recently, winning just once in their last four away matches, losing the other three

Aston Villa Preview, Form and Standout Players

Aston Villa Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Digne, Torres, Konsa, Cash; Tielemans, Kamara; McGinn, Asesnio, Rogers; Watkins.

Marcus Rashford is expected to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury.

The Claret and Blues are coming into this match on a two-game losing streak. A 2-1 defeat at the Etihad last midweek was followed by an FA Cup exit. Before this however, they went three wins in a row- away to Southampton, was followed by an impressive 3-2 win against PSG and an excellent 4-1 win at home to Newcastle.

Ollie Watkins was fuming after not starting either leg against PSG, however, he started the semi-final against Palace and he failed to register a shot all game, so will want to prove a point on Saturday lunchtime. Emiliano Martinez is ever reliable for Villa in goal, however, was helpless in their defeat to Palace, so will be looking to put in a much better performance here.

Fulham Preview, Form and Standout Players

Fulham Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Leno; Robinson, Bassey, Andersen, Tete; Lukic, Berge; Iwobi, Pereira, Sessegnon; Jimenez.

Both Rodrigo Muniz and Reiss Nelson are expected to miss the rest of the season through injury.

Fulham have been faced with some tricky opposition in recent weeks, hosting both Chelsea and Liverpool, while making a trip to Arsenal. They lost to Arsenal and Chelsea by 2-1 scorelines, and lost to Bournemouth by 1-0. A 90th minute winner was the difference against Southampton, whereas a much more impressive performance against the Champions Liverpool saw them win deservedly 3-2.

Fulham sit mid table for both goals scored and conceded which shows they are quite solid as a unit and as a result, an eighth-place league position is very good reflection. Ryan Sessgenon has been excellent in recent weeks, picking up two goals and two assists in his last four games. He has really taken a more forward role in Marco Silva’s set up well, and it is paying off for him now.

Head-to-head Comparison

Goals is the theme in recent head-to-head meetings. No clean sheets for either side in the last three and an average of 2.8 goals in the past five meetings. However, there is one clear winner in all five, Aston Villa. All matches are in the Premier League unless stated otherwise.

Recent Meetings:

• Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa, 19th October 2024

• Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa, 17th February 2024

• Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham, 12th November 2023

• Florida Cup- Fulham 0-2 Aston Villa, 27th July 2023

• Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham, 25th April 2023

Betting Tip for Aston Villa vs Fulham

As seen from recent meetings, this game has only gone one way. Aston Villa are also the better side and are more consistent.

Therefore, we have gone for Aston Villa to Win as the best tip for this match.

Final Prediction

Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham