Aston Villa v Fulham, 31 October 2026

Score1-1
RefereeSam Barrott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance34,649

View Aston Villa v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 37 Aston Villa won: 17 Drawn: 12 Fulham won: 8 Aston Villa scored: 53 Fulham scored: 35 . Fulham failed in their attempt to win consecutive league meetings for the first time since April 2014 in the Premier League.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

1 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 39 G

Goals:

Zion Suzuki own goal 64 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
David Affengruber Defender
Calvin Bassey Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
Shea Charles Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Gonzalo García Forward

Substitutions:

Emi Buendía for Alysson 66
João Gomes for Johan Manzambi 66
Ibrahim Mbaye for Leon Goretzka 66
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 79
Alejandro Garnacho for John McGinn 87

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Alex Iwobi 75
César Palacios for Josh King 79
Kenny Tete for Oscar Bobb 79
Hugo Larsson for Timothy Castagne 87
Rodrigo Muniz for Gonzalo García 87

Cards:

Matty Cash 76 Y

Cards:

David Affengruber 30 Y
Calvin Bassey 45+4 Y
Tom Cairney 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Hugo Larsson
Midfielder Manuel Ángel
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

League position: 9th . Aston Villa had now drawn three of their last 14 home games in the Premier League (won five, lost six). . Villa had now scored in 34 of their last 48 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn nine of their last 34 home games in the Premier League played on a Saturday (won 23, lost two). . Aston Villa were awarded a penalty in the 13th minute following a VAR review. . John McGinn’s penalty in the 16th minute was missed.

Comments:

League position: 15th . Fulham failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2025. . The Whites had now scored one goal in each of five consecutive league games for the first time since January 2019 in the Premier League (five). . They had now scored in ten of their last 18 games in the Premier League.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Nicolas Jackson 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Zion Suzuki
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Midfielder Johan Manzambi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson

Substitutions:

Emi Buendía for Alysson 66
João Gomes for Johan Manzambi 66
Ibrahim Mbaye for Leon Goretzka 66
Ross Barkley for Boubacar Kamara 79
Alejandro Garnacho for John McGinn 87

Cards:

Matty Cash 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Brian Madjo
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 9th . Aston Villa had now drawn three of their last 14 home games in the Premier League (won five, lost six). . Villa had now scored in 34 of their last 48 games in the Premier League. . They had now drawn nine of their last 34 home games in the Premier League played on a Saturday (won 23, lost two). . Aston Villa were awarded a penalty in the 13th minute following a VAR review. . John McGinn’s penalty in the 16th minute was missed.

1 Fulham

Manager: Álvaro Arbeloa

Goals:

Zion Suzuki own goal 64 OG

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
David Affengruber Defender
Calvin Bassey Defender
Timothy Castagne Defender
Shea Charles Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Oscar Bobb Midfielder
Josh King Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Gonzalo García Forward

Substitutions:

Tom Cairney for Alex Iwobi 75
César Palacios for Josh King 79
Kenny Tete for Oscar Bobb 79
Hugo Larsson for Timothy Castagne 87
Rodrigo Muniz for Gonzalo García 87

Cards:

David Affengruber 30 Y
Calvin Bassey 45+4 Y
Tom Cairney 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Kenny Tete
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Hugo Larsson
Midfielder Manuel Ángel
Midfielder César Palacios
Midfielder/Forward Kevin
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Comments:

League position: 15th . Fulham failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2025. . The Whites had now scored one goal in each of five consecutive league games for the first time since January 2019 in the Premier League (five). . They had now scored in ten of their last 18 games in the Premier League.