Aston Villa vs Fulham predictions: Jackson can fire Villa to victory in 11.5/1 bet builder
Gareth Freeman
Aston Villa have 10 points from the last available 12
Fulham have lost two of their four Premier League away games
Nicolas Jackson has scored seven goals in 11 Villa appearances
Aston Villa ended Manchester City's perfect start to the season in the last round of fixtures but suffered EFL Cup disappointment in midweek as a rotated side were eliminated by Bournemouth.
Unai Emery's side will now try to respond when they host an improving Fulham side in an evening kick-off on Saturday.
The Cottagers failed to win any of their opening six Premier League games, but they head to Villa Park seeking a third straight league victory, although like their hosts they were eliminated from the cup in the midweek fixtures.
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Key Stats
Only four of Aston Villa's 11 points have come from their four home games
Fulham have lost their last five trips to Villa Park
Villa were unbeaten in seven across all competitions prior to their defeat at Bournemouth (W6, D1)
Just five goals have been scored in total across Fulham’s four away games
Both teams have scored in seven of Villa's last 10 games
The Cottagers have won just one of their last nine away Premier League games
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Score Prediction
Aston Villa 2-0 Fulham (17/2 with LiveScore Bet)
Team news
Emery made a number of changes to his team for the EFL Cup trip to Bournemouth but is likely to name the same side that overcame Man City for this league game, with Nicolas Jackson, Matty Cash and Pau Torres among those expected to be restored to the starting XI.
Amadou Onana is a long-term absentee, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Matteo Ruggeri remain sidelined.
Fulham also rotated for their midweek cup defeat to Palace and David Affengruber and Emile Smith Rowe are pushing for recalls after missing that game with minor issues.
Ryan Sessegnon is unavailable as he serves the final game of a three-match suspension.
Need to know
Aston Villa have won six of the last seven meetings between these two sides.
Fulham have scored just three goals across their last nine Premier League away games stretching back to last season.
Prediction
Villa endured a tough start to the new season as they claimed just one point from their opening four games but have hit form since.
The Villans are now unbeaten in four in the league, with three wins and should be able to pick up a fairly comfortable win over a Fulham side who have struggled in this fixture in recent seasons.
The Cottagers did grind out a 1-0 win in a reverse fixture when these sides last met last season, but Villa had won six in a row prior to that loss.
Fulham have picked up back-to-back wins over Hull and Coventry ahead of this game, but Villa represent a significant step up in class and the hosts appear well placed to claim maximum points.
Nicolas Jackson scored both of Villa's goals in their win over Man City and now has five goals in his last five games across all competitions.
He has four Premier League goals for the season and should come into the game fresh after a night off at Bournemouth, so he stands out as the top candidate for an anytime goal.
A card for Fulham's Timothy Castagne completes this bet builder as the Belgian defender has two bookings in seven league games this season.
Castagne averages 1.6 fouls per game in the league and two or more infringements could be enough for a card at Villa Park.
