Aston Villa go to Craven Cottage this weekend to face Fulham, who have only lost once at home in six Premier League games.
Marco Silva’s team is coming off an excellent 3-1 win over Bournemouth and has scored 22 goals at home this season, more than Manchester United, Chelsea, Wolves, and West Ham. Villa hammered bottom club Sheffield United 5-0 at Bramall Lane in their last away encounter, and they travel to the capital hoping to win after a devastating 2-1 defeat to United.
Villa didn’t deserve to lose the match, given their domination in the second half, but they didn’t capitalize on their chances. Ezri Konsa missed the game with a knee injury, while Boubacar Kamara will be out for the remainder of the season after suffering a possible ACL rupture on Sunday.
Diego Carlos is the latest Villa player to be sidelined with an injury, having suffered a hamstring injury in training this week. Here is Emery’s current Fulham squad ahead of his press conference on Friday afternoon, during which he will provide a team news update.
Goalkeepers
Emi Martinez, Robin Olsen, and Joe Gauci.
Defenders
Matty Cash, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Clement Lenglet, Pau Torres, Calum Chambers, Lucas Digne, and Alex Moreno.
Midfielders: Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Moussa Diaby, Leon Bailey, Jacob Ramsey, and Tim Iroegbunam.
Forwards
Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers, and Nicolo Zaniolo.
Unavailable
Diego Carlos (hamstring), Jhon Duran (hamstring), Ezri Konsa (knee), Boubacar Kamara (knee), Emi Buendia (knee), and Tyrone Mings.
