Week 12 features a match on Thursday Oct 20th, where Aston Villa and Fulham will play a match in London in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Fulham is fresh off their 2-2 draw against AFC Bournemouth. Dominic Solanke scored the first goal for AFC Bournemouth in the 2nd minute, then Issa Diop tied it up for Fulham in the 22nd minute . Fulham is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Aston Villa recorded a 0-2 loss against Chelsea. Mason Mount struck first for Chelsea in the 6th minute, then Mason Mount added another in the 65th minute In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Fulham and Aston Villa last played eachother at the Craven Cottage on Sat Jan 4th. Fulham won by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 13000 excited fans. Anthony Knockaert scored the first goal for Fulham in the 54th minute, but Anwar El Ghazi got the equalizer for Aston Villa in the 63rd minute.
Aston Villa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Leon Bailey and Jacob Ramsey each only have 1 goal in their last five. Fulham’s top weapon lately has been Aleksandar Mitrović, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches
Manor Solomon and Antonee Robinson are unavailable to play for Fulham, while Steven Gerrard’s squad will be without Ludwig Augustinsson and Diego Carlos.