Having lost just two of their first 13 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (W5 D6), Fulham have now lost three of their last four against them at Craven Cottage (W1).
Aston Villa have won their last six Premier League games against Fulham, since a 3-0 loss in October 2022. Only against Coventry have they won more consecutively in the competition (7 between 1995 and 1998).
Fulham have failed to score in four of their last five Premier League matches, as many as in their previous 25 combined. They’ve had 71 shots over these five games and scored just three times, a conversion of 4.2%.
Aston Villa have won one of their last seven away Premier League games (D3 L3) and are winless in four (D2 L2). They last had a longer winless run on the road in November/December 2024 (5 defeats).
Since the start of 2026, no team has scored fewer first half Premier League goals than Fulham (4, level with Wolves). Between August and December this season, only seven teams had more first half goals than the Cottagers (11).
Aston Villa have conceded at least three goals in three of their last five Premier League matches – as many as they had in their previous 38 games combined. They averaged under a goal per game conceded in those 38 games (0.95), compared to over two per game in the last five (2.2).
Seven of Fulham’s last eight Premier League wins have come against sides who started the day in the bottom half of the league. They’ve won just one of their last nine against teams starting in the top half (D2 L6).
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has won all eight of his Premier League games against Fulham – only Pep Guardiola has a better 100% record against an opponent in the competition (12/12 vs Fulham, 10/10 vs Watford).
Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins has six goals in nine Premier League appearances against Fulham – he has only scored more against Brighton (9) and Arsenal (7).
Fulham’s Bernd Leno has started each of their last 145 Premier League matches, the longest ongoing run of any player for any side. Only five players have had longer runs of starts in Premier League history: Brad Friedel (310), Tim Howard (210), Pepe Reina (183), David James (twice, 166 and 158), and Kasper Schmeichel (149).
