Head coach Unai Emery of Aston Villa has announced his starting lineup for this afternoon’s match at Craven Cottage against Fulham.
He has made two changes to the team that was defeated 2-1 by Manchester United the previous game. Boubacar Kamara and Diego Carlos have been replaced by Pau Torres and Youri Tielemans, who are both injured. Carlos strained his hamstring during practice earlier this week, while Kamara suffered an ACL tear last weekend that will keep him out of action for the remainder of the campaign.
After crushing Sheffield United 5-0 at Bramall Lane two weeks prior to the heartbreaking 2-1 loss to United, Villa is aiming to win two straight away league games on the road for the first time this season. Last Sunday, Villa was the superior team, but they chose not to take any chances, thus today their With 14 league games left this season, the margin of victory against the Red Devils has been reduced to only five points.
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In all competitions, Fulham has defeated Villa six times in their last seven home games; in contrast, the Cottagers have triumphed five times in their last seven home league games, scoring eighteen goals in those wins. Villa has dropped three of its last four games in all competitions, although they have won two and drawn two of their four away games.
