SATURDAY lunchtime’s Premier League offering comes from Craven Cottage, as European hopefuls Fulham host fourth-placed Aston Villa.
The are looking to complete their third successive league double over the Cottagers, after claiming a 3-1 victory in the reverse fixture at Villa Park in September last year.
Fulham have failed to score in four of their last five Premier League matches, as many as in their previous 25 games combined.
Marco Silva’s side sit 12th in the table, but only three points behind Brentford in seventh and five behind Brighton in the sixth spot.
Aston Villa are all but certain to secure a fourth consecutive top-seven finish in the Premier League, and look for a second Champions League appearance in three seasons.
Coming off the back of a chaotic 4-3 victory against Sunderland at Villa Park, a victory tomorrow would see Villa climb above Man United in third.
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Fulham will be without Kevin and Kenny Tete due to injury, while Alex Iwobi will be assessed ahead of kickoff after picking up a thigh problem in the draw with Brentford last weekend.
As for Aston Villa, Boubacar Kamara remains sidelined with a long-term knee injury, and January signing Alysson is still dealing with a fitness issue, so he is not expected to feature this weekend.
