Confirmed teams and full lineup in the Premier League, TV channel, live broadcast
Fulham and Aston Villa have named their squads for their Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
A second successive home win would send the Cottagers level on points with eighth-placed Chelsea, although Marco Silva’s side have won one of their last six games in all competitions, failing to pick up five points along the way.
Fourth-placed Villa start level on points with third-placed Manchester United and three off Liverpool, having won their last two matches as part of a six-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
101GreatGoals.com has live coverage from Fulham vs Villa in the 2025/26 Premier League, along with details on how to watch.
Fulham have confirmed their starting line-up vs Villa
Raul Jimenez and Sander Berge come on for Fulham, with Alex Iwobi out after suffering a hamstring problem in last Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Brentford and Rodrigo Muniz on the bench.
Right back Kenny Tete and tight end Kevin have ankle injuries.
Fulham starting XI: Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Ryan Sessegnon, Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic, Harry Wilson, Emile Smith Rowe, Samuel Chukwueze, Raul Jimenez
Fulham substitutions: Benjamin Lecomte, Issa Diop, Antonee Robinson, Harrison Reed, Tom Cairney, Joshua King, Oscar Bobb, Rodrigo Muniz, Jonah Kusi-Asare
Full line-up for Aston Villa vs Fulham
Midfielder Boubacar Kamara is out for the season with a knee injury for Villa, who made four changes in their 4-3 home win over Sunderland six days ago.
Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley and Lamare Bogarde go to the bench and Amadou Onana is not in the matchday squad.
Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde and Emiliano Buendia enter. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez made his 200th appearance for the club.
Aston Villa starting XI: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Lamare Bogarde, Youri Tielemans, John McGinn, Emiliano Buendia, Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins
The Villa instead of: Marco Bizot, Victor Lindelof, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham, Jadon Sancho, Douglas Luiz, Ian Maatsen, Leon Bailey
Where to watch Fulham vs Villa: TV channel, live streaming online
Kick-off is on Saturday at 12:30 BST (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and HBO Max.
Live streaming on the HBO Max app. TNT Sports costs £30.99 a month and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.
Fulham vs Aston Villa stats
- Having lost two of their first 13 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (W5 D6), Fulham have now been beaten in three of their last four at Craven Cottage (W1).
- Fulham have failed to score in four of their last five Premier League games, equaling their previous 25 combined. They have had 71 shots in these five games and conceded just three goals for a conversion rate of 4.2%
- Since the start of 2026, no team has scored fewer goals in the first half of the Premier League than Fulham (4, level with Wolves). Between August and December this season, only seven teams have scored more first-half goals than the Cottagers (11)
- Seven of Fulham’s last eight Premier League wins have come against teams who started the day in the bottom half of the league. They have won one of their last nine against teams that started in the top half (D2 L6)
- Fulham’s Bernd Leno has started each of the last 145 Premier League games, the longest such streak by any player at any side. Only five players have played longer games in Premier League history: Brad Friedel (310), Tim Howard (210), Pepe Reina (183), David James (twice, 166 and 158), and Kasper Schmeichel (149).
- Villa have won their last six Premier League games against Fulham since losing 3-0 in October 2022. Only against Coventry have they won back-to-back in the competition (7 between 1995 and 1998).
- They have won one of their last seven Premier League games (D3 L3) and are without a win in four (D2 L2), ending their long winless run on the road in November and December 2024 (5 defeats).
- The Villans have conceded at least three goals in their last five Premier League games – as many as they have in their 38 games combined. They have averaged less than a goal per game conceded in those 38 games (0.95), compared to more than two per game in the last five (2.2).
- Manager Unai Emery has won all eight of his Premier League games against Fulham – only Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has a better 100% record against opposition in the competition (12/12 vs Fulham, 10/10 vs Watford)
- With six goals in nine Premier League games against Fulham, Villa striker Ollie Watkins has scored more goals against Brighton (9) and Arsenal (7)
