Fulham vs Aston Villa

Our expert backs Aleksandar Mitrovic to score in his betting tips for Thursday's Premier League clash between Fulham and Aston Villa.

Fulham should also have no trouble finding the back of the net, having scored at least two goals in four of their previous five at home. Mitrovic has found himself a home at Craven Cottage, scoring 29 goals there since the start of last season. It is no coincidence that Fulham’s run of poor results had coincided with Aleksandar Mitrovic's spell on the sidelines. Gerrard has managed to make his team tough to beat, but they have failed to score in two of their previous three. In pre-season Fulham were listed as one of the favourites to be relegated from the Premier League under Marco Silva. [Sky Bet sign-up offer](https://telegraph.bettingexpert.com/archives/147472)?

We're live in London as Aston Villa look to pick up their first win in four in what's a high-pressure game for head coach Steven Gerrard.

[Aleksandar Mitrovic](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-gerrard-owners-sawiris-25304521) is fit after recent injury trouble with the Serb having scored nine in his last eight games at Craven Cottage. - Villa have not had a winless away run of more than five games from the beginning of a Premier League season since 2011-12. - Since the start of 2019-20, no outfield player has made more errors leading to goals in the Premier League than the five by Villa's Tyrone Mings. A bullish Steven Gerrard says he’s “game” for the challenge ahead as pressure mounts over his future as Aston Villa head coach. Jacob Ramsey is a booking away from an automatic one-game ban. - A Fulham win would give them 11 points from their six home league fixtures this season, one more than they managed in the entirety of their most recent Premier League campaign in 2020-21. Our dedicated match blog will automatically update, below. - Their only two midweek Premier League victories in the past 17 attempts both came against Brighton at Craven Cottage. - In Saturday's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, Fulham ended a run of 18 consecutive Premier League home defeats when conceding the first goal. Everyone wants it and now we've got to go and execute it.” - Villa's 3-0 Premier League win at Craven Cottage in September 2020 ended a five-match away losing streak against Fulham in all competitions. Villa travel to Fulham later looking for their first win on the road this season in the Premier League and their first victory in four.

Aston Villa: Jan Bednarek is handed his full debut, replacing Matty Cash. Ashley Young makes his 400th Premier League appearance, while Philippe Coutinho ...

Of course we know their strengths, we know some weaknesses that we should exploit as well, and we are ready for the match. This is a big evening for the ageless wonder that is Ashley Young. Tonight begins what may prove to be the pivotal stretch of Villa’s entire season. Three wins in their next three, and Fulham could be sitting very pretty indeed. I’m here to fight every single minute of every day and I’ve got every belief and confidence in myself that I can change this situation. He is the 42nd player to reach that particular landmark. The oldest....Teddy Sheringham. Willian, Pereira and Palhinha are involved in some clever interplay before the ball finds it's way to De Cordova-Reid on the right. The hosts are really pressing now. He feeds Reed on the by-line whose cut-back pass finds an unmarked Mitrovic before a slip ruins his chance of getting his shot away cleanly. Fulham have dominated the first half. Chances at both ends following the goal.

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Fulham sits 12th with 12 points in its return to the Premier League, three points more than a 17th-place Villa side which expected much better this season.

Villa’s won the expected goals battle in four-straight matches including a loss to Chelsea last time out, but that’s only bagged Gerrard’s men five of nine points. Wide service has been a specialty for the Cottagers, with Neeskens Kebano, Kevin Mbabu, Kenny Tete, and Antonee Robinson all feeding the big Serbian forward. Silva’s Cottagers looking solid: Whether out-producing early-season performances or delivering points off superior displays, Fulham looks a lot better than it did at almost any point in its last Premier League season. So it was meaningful that his healthy players buzzed out of the gates on Thursday, showing support for the boss’ tenure (or at least pride). Villa took 13 of the first half’s 21 shots, putting seven on target. The Cottagers improved their goal differential to minus-1 with the win.

Fulham manager Marco Silva made one change from his side's 2-2 draw at Bournemouth on Saturday. Willian was brought into the side instead of Dan James for the ...

He has a go from a tight angle but blasts it straight over the bar. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) In the second half, Luiz was shown a straight red card after VAR's intervention after he leaned in as if to headbutt Mitrovic. Fulham move into the top half of the table into ninth as they end their winless run. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. Mings' own goal wrapped up the scoring late on, as he turned in Kebano's cross. The pressure mounts on Steven Gerrard as Fulham cruise to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Villa. Registration is a free and easy way to support our truly independent journalism Reed opened the scoring in the first half for the hosts, lifting his shot into the corner. They stay in 17th, but only on goals scored now as their goal difference is the same as Wolves'. Fulham vs Aston Villa Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is on the brink of being axed as Aston Villa manager after his side collapsed to a miserable 3-0 defeat to promoted Fulham.

But Harvey Barnes added the killer second goal in the 35th minute. A third Villa defender, Tyrone Mings, turned Neeskens Kebano’s cross into his own net in the 83rd minute to cap off Gerrard’s nightmare loss. [Ronaldo blasted as United boss responds to walkout](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/premier-league-2022-cristiano-ronaldo-tantrum-news-erik-ten-hag-reaction-thierry-henry-highlights-manchester-united/news-story/33c06c3b50f73109f1e0cc82714b0550) [Ronaldo axed from Man Utd squad after tantrum, club ready to cut ties](https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/teams/manchester-united/epl-2022-cristiano-ronaldo-axed-from-manchester-united-squad-after-tantrum-premier-league-news-transfer-erik-ten-hag/news-story/5ea44749a481ec44cfc7221e083264d5) I understand it.” Villa suffered a meltdown in the second half after Harrison Reed opened the scoring in the first half when Villa failed to clear a corner.

The former Liverpool captain departed after Villa's sixth defeat in 11 league games this season, with Mauricio Pochettino a potential replacement.

“I have been around the game a long time and I certainly understand the situation.” Villa ran out of steam last season, finishing 14th, and have made a poor start to this campaign. The 42-year-old has been in the job for less than a year and has been unable to make a success of his first management role in English football. It remains to be seen if the former Tottenham manager, who is out of work after being sacked by Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season, would be willing to enter a relegation battle. “We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future,” a Villa spokesman said. They were tactically poor and lacked effort.

Harrison Reed, Aleksandar Mitrovic and an own goal from Tyrone Mings gave Fulham a 3-0 win over Aston Villa, who had Douglas Luiz sent off.

There was a booking for Mings for cleaning out Willian and before play could restart Michael Oliver was going over to the pitchside monitor to watch a replay of Luiz butting Mitrovic. At least the goal stirred Villa into life, Bernd Leno denying Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings, but it was not enough to placate the travelling support. Villa were shapeless and Gerrard’s decision to play Bednarek looked misguided from the moment that Willian and Antonee Robinson began to team up on Konsa. The fans who travelled down to Craven Cottage summed up the darkening mood, booing their manager at half-time and after the final whistle, and on the evidence of their efforts here the players have also given up on Gerrard, who was unable to change anything about his team failing to match It was a night of indignities by the Thames. There was Douglas Luiz making it easy for Marco Silva’s rampant Fulham by letting the side down with a brainless red card.

Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored on either side of a Douglas Luiz red card as Fulham heaped misery on struggling Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.

Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be appearing for United after his actions in midweek, while Harry Maguire and Anthony Martial are working their way back to fitness. Wesley Fofana, Reece James and N’Golo Kante remain long-term injury absentees for Chelsea, while Conor Gallagher came off in the first half of their midweek draw at Brentford due to illness. Kepa Arrizabalaga has kept five clean sheets in a row in all competitions and made some superb saves against Villa and Brentford as he’s keeping Edouard Mendy out of the team. As for Manchester United, yet another Cristiano Ronaldo saga has dominated the last few days as he walked off early against Tottenham after being an unused sub and will not be in the squad to face Chelsea. It’s wins came against Everton and Southampton, both at Villa Park. 16:00 Arsenal v Wolves 16:00 Aston Villa v Brighton 16:00 Brentford v Man City 16:00 Chelsea v Newcastle 16:00 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest 16:00 Everton v AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Leeds v Spurs 16:00 Leicester v West Ham 16:00 Man Utd v Fulham 16:00 Southampton v Liverpool AFC Bournemouth v Crystal Palace Brighton v Arsenal Fulham v Southampton Liverpool v Leicester Man City v Everton Newcastle v Leeds Nottingham Forest v Chelsea Spurs v Aston Villa West Ham v Brentford Wolves v Man Utd Arsenal v West Ham Aston Villa v Liverpool Brentford v Spurs Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth Crystal Palace v Fulham Everton v Wolves Leeds v Man City Leicester v Newcastle Man Utd v Nottingham Forest Southampton v Brighton Below is the full schedule, as you can watch all 380 games across our NBC platforms. Villa’s won the expected goals battle in four-straight matches including a loss to Chelsea last time out, but that’s only bagged Gerrard’s men five of nine points. Wide service has been a specialty for the Cottagers, with Neeskens Kebano, Kevin Mbabu, Kenny Tete, and Antonee Robinson all feeding the big Serbian forward. Silva’s Cottagers looking solid: Whether out-producing early-season performances or delivering points off superior displays, Fulham looks a lot better than it did at almost any point in its last Premier League season.

Gerrard was appointed in November 2021 on a three-year contract but leaves following a poor start to the season that sees Villa only outside the Premier League ...

[A report](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/10/17/aston-villa-target-mauricio-pochettino-manager-steven-gerrard/) on Monday claimed former [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367) and [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) coach Mauricio Pochettino was wanted by Villa. [Bournemouth](/soccer/team/_/id/349/afc-bournemouth)), Thomas Tuchel ( [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363)) and Bruno Lage ( [Wolves](/soccer/team/_/id/380/wolverhampton-wanderers)). "Tonight was a tough night for me personally. [Philippe Coutinho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/130372/Philippe-Coutinho), [Lucas Digne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/160115/Lucas-Digne), [Diego Carlos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196860/Diego-Carlos), [Boubacar Kamara](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250936/Boubacar-Kamara) and [Leander Dendoncker](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/182680/Leander-Dendoncker) all arriving. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) captain endured chants of "getting sacked in the morning" by Fulham fans at Craven Cottage and [Harrison Reed](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/193246/Harrison-Reed) and [Aleksandar Mitrovic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/183209/Aleksandar-Mitrovic) scored for the home side on Thursday before a [Tyrone Mings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/181312/Tyrone-Mings) own goal completed Villa's misery. [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) manager, the club announced Thursday following a [3-0](/soccer/report?gameId=637934) defeat to [Fulham](/soccer/team/_/id/370).

His team slumped to a demoralising 3-0 Premier League defeat at Fulham yesterday.

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Harrison Reed, Aleksandar Mitrovic and a Tyrone Mings own goal saw Fulham romp to a 3-0 win over Aston Villa which saw Steven Gerrard sacked barely an hour after full-time. Villa were booed off at half and full-time by their frustrated sell-out travelling ...

"I've sent messages to the fans for the last few weeks because I share their frustration and pain. Every single match is a great challenge ahead of us, and it has to make us stronger and I'm sure that's what will happen with Steven. It's really important for us, and it's the perfect night. "I spoke to [Steven Gerrard] after the game, as we do usually after the game. I have been around the game a long time, I understand the situation and won't sugar coat the situation or give anyone false lines. I understand the fans' frustration and it was so far from how we looked at the weekend. "The performance was miles away from what I want, expect and stand for. "Clearly it was not a question Christian Purslow or the Villa board could answer either. But in the end, so too did his spell at Villa Park after a defeat which begged one too many questions about where his often rudderless squad were heading. "Villa have lost key figures to injury but that does not explain their rot, losing six of their 11 league games in 2022/23. Steven Gerrard made one change at Fulham from the encouraging defeat by Chelsea on Sunday, bringing in Jan Bednarek for Matty Cash. Gerrard had seen enough, and hooked Ezri Konsa for Cash at the break.

Fulham have piled even more pressure on Steven Gerrard after beating Aston Villa 3-0 at Craven Cottage.

His arm was away from his body, however, and Oliver points to the spot. Mitrovic gets a shot away from a tight angle and it strikes Cash on the hand at close range. Mitrovic got on the scoresheet not long afterwards, winning a penalty after catching Matty Cash on the hand with a shot inside the area. Luiz moved his head towards his opponent and Mitrovic went down in a heap, leaving Michael Oliver, the referee, with little choice but to show the Brazilian a straight red after a VAR review. Neither Martinez nor Mings were able to keep out Harrison Reed, however, with the Fulham midfielder scoring after a period of sustained pressure. Emi Martinez twice denied Willian and tipped over a curling free-kick from Andreas Pereira, while Aleksandar Mitrovic twice headed off target from menacing positions and, around the 15-minute mark, was only denied the opener after Tyrone Mings cleared off the line.

Get a report of the Fulham vs. Aston Villa 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

"Tonight was a tough night for me personally," Gerrard said. [Willian](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/178487/Willian) forced a great save from [Emiliano Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158626/Emiliano-Martínez) before Fulham went ahead when the keeper punched a corner out to Reed who took a touch and smashed a shot into the net. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) captain endured chants of "getting sacked in the morning" by the home fans and was even abused by the away contingent as [Harrison Reed](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/193246/Harrison-Reed) and [Aleksandar Mitrovic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/183209/Aleksandar-Mitrovic) scored for Fulham before a [Tyrone Mings](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/181312/Tyrone-Mings) own goal completed Villa's misery. [Douglas Luiz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/320074/Douglas-Luiz) was shown a red card in the 62nd minute for an off-the-ball clash with Mitrovic and Matty Cash conceded a penalty for handball trying to block a shot six minutes later. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363)] at the weekend, but I got the opposite," Gerrard told Amazon Prime. [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) manager Steven Gerrard as his listless side slumped to a demoralising 3-0 defeat at [Fulham](/soccer/team?id=370) after going down to 10 men in the Premier League on Thursday.

LONDON: Steven Gerrard's reign as Aston Villa manager ended yesterday as he was sacked shortly after his team slumped to a demoralising 3-0 Premier Le...

It’s a bad night for us,” he said. “I believe with time and patience he could have got to where that football club wants to go.” “It’s embarrassing to be part of.

Fulham sits 12th with 12 points in its return to the Premier League, three points more than a 17th-place Villa side which expected much better this season.

Pulisic was bright, daring, and did not lack for confidence in almost certainly raising Potter’s eyebrows moving forward. The USMNT winger did enough to get an assist but fellow sub Carney Chukwuemeka and his mates couldn’t supply the dagger. QUESTIONABLE: Allan Saint-Maximin (thigh). Newcastle had been buzzing along in attack until last week, when the scoreless draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford showed the strength of its defense. This will be controversial in some circles (Liverpool circles, really), but Kieran Trippier is playing better than any healthy English fullback in the Premier League right now. That Guimares bought into the project at all is impressive, but Newcastle will find it difficult to resist overtures for the Brazilian international if they can’t fast-forward their European ambitions. Almiron’s form, found: Atlanta United’s most-famous export has five goals this season including four in his last four, and he’s made the extended absence of Allan Saint-Maximin an afterthought. 16:00 Arsenal v Wolves 16:00 Aston Villa v Brighton 16:00 Brentford v Man City 16:00 Chelsea v Newcastle 16:00 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest 16:00 Everton v AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Leeds v Spurs 16:00 Leicester v West Ham 16:00 Man Utd v Fulham 16:00 Southampton v Liverpool Arsenal v West Ham Aston Villa v Liverpool Brentford v Spurs Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth Crystal Palace v Fulham Everton v Wolves Leeds v Man City Leicester v Newcastle Man Utd v Nottingham Forest Southampton v Brighton Below is the full schedule, as you can watch all 380 games across our NBC platforms. Villa’s won the expected goals battle in four-straight matches including a loss to Chelsea last time out, but that’s only bagged Gerrard’s men five of nine points. Wide service has been a specialty for the Cottagers, with Neeskens Kebano, Kevin Mbabu, Kenny Tete, and Antonee Robinson all feeding the big Serbian forward.

Read on for Anthony Dabbundo's Fulham vs. Aston Villa prediction & preview, featuring a play on the Draw No Bet line.

My power ratings have Fulham 17th in the league and their underlying numbers suggest that they shouldn’t be all the way up in 12th. Villa have been more than a half goal better than Fulham on a neutral this year and should be more of a road favorite here. One encouraging sign is that Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins played up top together in the last match and tallied eight shots between them. The Cottagers are the most direct attacking team in the league and rank sixth in crosses completed into the penalty area. You may not like Aston Villa’s attacking numbers, but by far the best unit in this match is the Villans’ defense. Villa have struggled to generate chances close to the goal all year but this could be the get right spot.

Cameron Archer is expected to be in Aston Villa's squad for the trip to Craven Cottage. The striker has recovered from a bug and is likely to be the only ...