Fulham vs Aston Villa Prediction & Betting Tips (19 October)

Back in the elite in 2022, Fulham had no difficulty in securing its retention during the previous two years. The Cottagers hope to reach a new milestone this season and the start of the championship is promising. Indeed, they now occupy 8th place in the Premier League with 11 points taken in 7 matches. Just before the international break, they lost, undeservedly, in the lair of Manchester City 3-2 . This expected result put an end to a good dynamic of 5 games without a setback in the league, 3 wins and 2 draws. Particularly to its advantage since the arrival on the bench of Unai Emery in October 2022, Aston Villa is required to increasingly as a stronghold of English football .

Last year, the Birmingham-based team achieved a superb performance by taking 4th place in the Premier League, synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. Eager to confirm this season, the Villans are currently 5th in the table and have only lost to Arsenal so far 0-2 . Subsequently, they had 3 wins over Leicester, Everton and Wolverhampton before sharing points with Ipswich 2-2 and Manchester United 0-0 in the last 2 days. In the Champions League, Aston Villa started their campaign perfectly by dominating Young Boys 0-3 and especially Bayern Munich 1-0 .

For this meeting, Fulham must do without replacement striker Carlos Vinicius and defender who arrived at the club this summer but is still unused Jorge Cuenca, injured. On the attacking front, the experienced Raul Jimenez (3 goals and 1 assist in PL) should still take his place. Distrust all the same because his replacement Rodrigo Muniz (1 goal and 1 assist in PL) scored after coming into play on the last day. The flagship recruit of the off-season Smith Rowe (2 goals and 1 assist in PL) could find a place in the starting 11 where we find in particular the Brazilian international Andreas Pereira (1 goal in PL). On the side of Aston Villa , captains Konsa and McGinn fill the ranks of the infirmary while incumbents Onana and Ramsey are announced as doubtful.

On the other hand, defensive executives Mings and Kamara are back on their feet. The English international Watkins (4 goals and 2 assists in the PL) is obviously key for the Villans, as is his sidekick Rogers (1 goal and 2 assists in the PL). Furthermore, striker Duran (4 goals in PL, 1 goal in C1) has played the role of supersub perfectly since the start of the season.