Here is our Aston Villa predicted lineup for their Premier League fixture against Fulham on Saturday, October 19.
Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs. Fulham
How Aston Villa Have Lined up Recently
Unai Emery’s team selections this season have been very settled and, largely due to limited options, this is likely to continue to be the case. Despite being their top-scorer with six across all competitions, Jhon Durán has still only started once, this an EFL Cup tie at Wycombe Wanderers, in which he, of course, found the net.
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The Colombian then also scored off the bench as los Cafeteros smashed Chile 4-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Barranquilla on Tuesday, adding to his super-sub status. Nevertheless, Durán could be left on the bench once more, with Ollie Watkins leading the line.
Having netted home and away against Fulham last season, another goal here would make Watkins the first player since Johnny Dixon in 1952 to score in three successive meetings between these two clubs.
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Against Manchester United a fortnight ago, Matty Cash returned to the side, his first outing since 24 August due to a hamstring injury, a timely boost considering all the other injury issues ravaging Villa’s squad, that we’ll come onto shortly.
Aston Villa’s Recent Form and Tactics
Can Aston Villa get back to winning ways?
The Claret and Blue Army come into this clash following successive draws, held by both Ipswich at Portman Road and then Manchester United last time out, the latter a diabolically dull goalless draw, albeit a historic 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich in-between means the mood is still sky-high.
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Next on up Tuesday, Emery’s side welcome Bologna to Birmingham, looking to make it three wins out of three in the Champions League, but before then are aiming to extend their unbeaten Premier League streak to six matches, currently fifth, knowing any positive result would see them leapfrog Chelsea, even if only for 24 hours or so.
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Villa have never won back-to-back visits to Craven Cottage, a statistic they’ll be seeking to change on the banks of the River Thames.
Aston Villa Injuries to Consider
Emery could be short of midfield options, with Amadou Onana, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Boubacar Kamara and now Jaden Philogene all potentially sidelined; the latter picked up an injury representing England U21s last Friday.
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Thus, Ross Barkley will remain Youri Tielemans’ midfield partner, while it remains to be seen how Emery will reconfigure his forward line.
At the back meanwhile, Ezri Konsa hobbled off just four minutes into the Manchester United clash, meaning Diego Carlos will deputise.
Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Fulham
GK: Emi Martínez.
RB: Matty Cash.
CB: Diego Carlos.
CB: Pau Torres.
LB: Lucas Digne.
CM: Ross Barkley.
CM: Youri Tielemans.
RW: Leon Bailey.
LW: Morgan Rogers.
CF: Jhon Durán.
ST: Ollie Watkins.
