English Premier
2026-04-25 - Fulham vs Aston Villa
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Saturday 25th April 2026 - Kick Off 12:30pm
This game is live on TV
Fulham
A couple of big saves helped Fulham earn a point at the home of West London rivals Brentford, but Marco Silva will be demanding more from his players. There is a real opportunity in front of Fulham to return to European Football, but they have not seized it yet and need to start turning a few draws into wins to really make a move up the Premier League standings.
The table could look very different when Fulham kick off as European chasing rivals Brighton and Bournemouth both play earlier in the week, but they ended the last weekend in 12th place and 3 points behind rivals Chelsea in the top six. The side have a 9-2-5 record at Craven Cottage with games beginning to run down.
Fulham have won 1 of the last 6 games in all competitions and they have suffered 3 defeats in that time, although one of those was in the FA Cup Fifth Round. After losing 3 of 4 at Craven Cottage, Fulham fought back from a goal behind to beat Burnley 3-1 in their last fixture played here.
Kenny Tete and Alex Iwobi are both doubts for this weekend.
Aston Villa
After scoring a couple of early goals in the second half, Unai Emery would have felt his Aston Villa team were in complete control of their Premier League fixture against Sunderland. However, there were still some very nervy moments as Aston Villa first conceded twice to blow the 3-1 lead, only to then score an injury time winner to earn a vital three points.
No one has denied the importance of returning to the Champions League for Aston Villa Football Club and the win last weekend has given them a 10 point lead over Chelsea in 6th place. That gap could be close with some of those chasing the top five places in action on Tuesday and Wednesday, but with five League games left, Aston Villa are in a very strong position. The Villans have a 6-5-5 record away from home in the top flight.
Aston Villa have picked up some serious momentum as they have put together a 6 game unbeaten run, during which time they have won on 5 occasions. There have been some big away wins produced in the run to take Aston Villa into the Europa League Semi Final, but they have not won any of the last 4 away Premier League games.
There look to be no new injury concerns in the Aston Villa squad.
Head to Head
Aston Villa came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 at home earlier in the season.
They have now won the last 6 Premier League fixtures against this opponent.
Fulham have been beaten in 3 of the last 4 at Craven Cottage against Aston Villa, including the last 2 in a row.
Prediction
The late goal scored by Aston Villa last weekend feels like it could have broken the back of the chase to return to the Champions League and Unai Emery's team could have one eye on the upcoming Europa League Semi Final.
However, the manager may be reminding the players that they were in control of a Champions League spot last season and still missed out on the final day and he will not want Aston Villa to be chasing points next month.
This is a match up that has favoured Aston Villa in recent times and they are in the stronger form of the two teams.
One concern has to be the run of 4 away Premier League games without a win, but Aston Villa have had a number of days to prepare for this one and have enjoyed recent visits to Craven Cottage.
Marco Silva and his Fulham players will certainly have something to say about that, but recent results have not been enough to see them pushing much higher up the Premier League table. There is still a chance that a strong finish will earn them some form of European Football, but a single win in 6 games in all competitions has been a poor run of form at a bad time of the season.
Last weekend the lack of intensity would have been a real worry for Fulham fans considering how much that can still be achieved- the didn't defend too badly, but needed big saves to keep them level at the end of the draw with Brentford, while Fulham have lost 3 of the last 5 here.
Scoring enough goals has been the big problem for Fulham, who have now failed to hit the back of the net in 5 of the last 6 in all competitions.
Fulham have been struggling for the right balance at both ends of the field and this Aston Villa team can take advantage at what looks a big price.
If it wasn't for the recent issues in the final third for the home team, you could make a serious case for at least three goals to be shared out.
Aston Villa have looked a little vulnerable defensively even after key players have returned, while 8 of the last 10 between these clubs have ended with at least three goals shared out.
The other big recent trend is the number of wins Aston Villa have produced against Fulham and they can make big odds count in their favour here.
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The Pick :
Fulham 1-2 Aston Villa
