Premier League: Fulham aiming to end 12-year losing run in Aston Villa away trip

Fulham volition beryllium aiming to extremity a 12-year losing tally successful Saturday's Premier League meeting with Aston Villa astatine Villa Park.

Like Villa, Fulham caput into the league brushwood connected the backmost of a midweek decision successful the EFL Cup 4th round.

The Cottagers fell to a constrictive 1-0 nonaccomplishment against Crystal Palace astatine Craven Cottage, denying them a 2nd consecutive quarter-final appearance.

Fulham volition present crook their absorption to their pursuit of a 3rd consecutive Premier League triumph aft signaling back-to-back 1-0 victories implicit Hull City and Coventry City.

They person the accidental to clinch 3 consecutive Premier League victories without conceding for the archetypal clip since April 2019.

Fulham aiming to extremity agelong hold for Villa Park win

However, if they are to execute their feat, the West London nine volition person to extremity their 12-year hold for a triumph astatine Villa Park.

Their astir caller distant triumph against Villa took spot successful April 2014, erstwhile Kieran Richardson and Hugo Rodallega netted successful a 2-1 success. 

Since then, Fulham person suffered 7 consecutive defeats astatine Villa Park, 5 of which took spot successful the Premier League. 

In fact, they person failed to people much than 1 extremity successful immoderate of those 7 losses, portion they person conceded astatine slightest 2 goals successful 4 of those defeats.

They slumped to a 3-1 decision successful past season's distant gathering contempt taking a third-minute pb done Raul Jimenez. 

Fulham searching for back-to-back distant wins

Fulham person struggled connected their travels successful 2026, having won conscionable 2 of their 14 distant league games successful the calendar twelvemonth (D5, L7).

However, 1 of those victories took spot successful their astir caller roadworthy travel against Coventry, which means Fulham present person the accidental to triumph back-to-back distant league games for the archetypal clip since December 2025. 

In respect to squad news, Fulham brag Alvaro Arbeloa has confirmed determination are nary caller wounded concerns aft the midweek decision to Palace.

Ryan Sessegnon volition service the last crippled of his three-match prohibition aft being sent disconnected successful the closing stages against Hull.