Aston Villa vs Fulham Predictions

• Villa have won 12 straight home games in the Premier League
• The hosts have conceded in eight of their last nine league games
• Villa have won four straight league games at Villa Park while conceding
• Fulham have lost 12 of their last 14 meetings with sides in the top six

Villa’s incredible run

Aston Villa head into this weekend’s clash with Fulham having won each of their last 12 home games in the Premier League. That’s their longest winning run at Villa Park in the top flight since 1983. The Villains head into this clash with Fulham aiming to keep that going, which would see them win their first six home matches of the top-flight campaign for the first time since 1932.

Those records show the incredible job Unai Emery has done at Villa. They kept things rolling in midweek, securing a 2-1 win over AZ to continue their strong showing in the Europa Conference League. However, they find themselves in Champions League contention heading into this weekend, as they head into the round just two points shy of fourth.

Tough trip for Fulham

With Villa flying, this is a difficult trip for a Fulham side who have had a mixed start to the campaign. The Cottagers are doing just enough to steer clear of trouble, but each of their three league wins have come against sides below them in the table.

The visitors have lost five of their seven games against the top 10 heading into the weekend. On top of that, Fulham have lost 12 of their last 14 top-flight clashes with sides starting the day in the top six.

This has rarely been a happy hunting ground for the Cottagers, who have lost 11 of their last 19 league visits to Villa Park. Given that they visit a side who are averaging four goals per game at home this term, Marco Silva’s men are in a tough spot this weekend.

Luiz to lead Villains victory

While Villa are in fantastic form, they have a habit of throwing caution to the wind under Emery. That’s personified in Douglas Luiz, signed from Manchester City as a holding midfielder. However, Emery has made Villa adventurous from back to front, which has seen Luiz involved in a goal in each of his last seven Premier League appearances at Villa Park.

Luiz has scored seven times in that run and he’s thriving in a team who are racking up the goals at home. He’s likely to push forward again this weekend, but that does tend to come at a cost for the hosts. Each of Villa’s last four league wins at VIlla Park have seen them concede, while they’ve managed one clean sheet in nine league outings.

Fulham are capable of getting a goal in this trip, but the hosts should prove too strong. Back Villa to win another thriller, with Luiz an excellent anytime scorer selection.

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