On Apr 25th, Fulham will travel to Birmingham to battle Aston Villa in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Newcastle United. Jacob Ramsey struck first for Aston Villa in the 11th minute on a feed from Ollie Watkins, then Ollie Watkins added another in the 64th minute In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Aston Villa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aston Villa ended the match with the shutout victory. Aston Villa looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while 10th placed Fulham is fresh off their 3-1 win against Everton. Harrison Reed struck first for Fulham in the 22nd minute on a feed from Daniel James, then in the 35th minute, James Garner sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dwight McNeil. Fulham is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Fulham and Aston Villa last played eachother at the Craven Cottage on Oct 20th. Fulham won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 24000 excited fans. Harrison Reed struck first for Fulham in the 36th minute, then Aleksandar Mitrović added another in the 68th minute on a penalty In the end, Aston Villa couldn’t muster any offence and Fulham ran away with the shutout win.
Fulham hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Aleksandar Mitrović and Andreas Pereira, and they each have 1 goal. Ollie Watkins has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Aston Villa
Aston Villa will be without Philippe Coutinho and Jed Steer, while Fulham will be without Layvin Kurzawa and Aleksandar Mitrović.