Fulham vs Aston Villa live stream and match preview, Thursday 20 October, 7.30pm BST
Fulham vs Aston Villa live stream live stream and match preview
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Marco Silva's side will be looking to return to winning ways after a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at the weekend. Fulham have now gone three games without a victory and have won just one of their last five outings, a run of form which has seen them drop into the bottom half of the table.
Survival remains the objective for the Cottagers this term, and Fulham have made a positive start to the season in that regard. But Silva will know that his team needs to tighten up at the back after conceding two or more goals in each of their last five games.
Aston Villa lost 2-0 to Chelsea on Sunday, although there were elements of his team's performance that will have pleased Steven Gerrard.
Individual errors ultimately proved costly for Villa, with Tyrone Mings and Emi Martinez both at fault for Mason Mount's brace. Villa were unfortunate to come up against an opposition goalkeeper at the top of this game, though, with Kepa Arrizabalaga making several superb stops to keep the home team out.
Gerrard now finds himself under pressure, after managing just one win in the last eight games. A defeat at Craven Cottage could spell the end for the former Rangers boss, with Villa reportedly eyeing an ambitious swoop for Mauricio Pochettino.
Fulham will have to make do without Kenny Tete, Layvin Kurzawa and Manor Solomon through injury, while Nathaniel Chalobah remains suspended.
Aston Villa will be unable to call upon the services of Lucas Digne, Boubacar Camara, Ludwig Augustinsson, Diego Carlos and Cameron Archer for this trip to London. Tyrone Mings is likely to be fit after sustaining a knock against Chelsea.
Fulham starting line-up
Formation: 4-2-3-1
17 Leno; 14 Reid, 31 Diop, 13 Ream, 33 Robinson; 6 Reed, 26 Palhinha; 20 Willian, 18 Pereira, 7 Kebano; 9 Mitrovic
Substitutes: 1 Rodak, 4 Adarabioyo, 5 Duffy, 8 Wilson, 10 Cairney, 21 James, 27 Mbabu, 30 Vinicius, 38 Harris
Aston Villa starting line-up
Formation: 4-3-3
1 Martinez; 18 Young, 4 Konsa, 20 Bednarek, 5 Mings; 41 Ramsey, 6 Luiz, 7 McGinn; 31 Bailey, 11 Watkins, 9 Ings
Substitutes: 2 Cash, 8 Sanson, 10 Buendia, 16 Chambers, 19 Nakamba, 23 Coutinho, 25 Olsen, 32 Dendoncker, 35 Archer
Form
Fulham: DLLWL
Aston Villa: LDDWD
Referee
Michael Oliver will be the referee for Fulham vs Aston Villa live stream.
Stadium
Fulham vs Aston Villa live stream will be played at Craven Cottage.
Other games
Leicester City vs Leeds United will also take place on Thursday night.
Kick-off and channel
Kick-off is at 7.30pm BST on Thursday 20 October and you can watch the match in the UK on Amazon Prime. See below for international broadcast options.
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International Premier League TV rights
• UK: Sky Sports and BT Sport are the two main players once again, but Amazon also have a slice of the pie in 2022/23.
• USA: NBC Sports Group are the Premier League rights holders, with the Peacock Premium streaming platform showing even more than the 175 games it aired last season. If you pick up a fuboTV subscription for the games not on Peacock Premium, you'll be able to watch every game.
• Canada: The way to watch Premier League football in 2022/23 is fuboTV, which has exclusive rights to all the action.
• Australia: Optus Sport will screen every game of the Premier League season. Non-subscribers can access the action via a Fetch TV box and other friendly streaming devices.
• New Zealand: Sky Sport are serving up all 380 games – plus various highlights and magazine shows throughout the week, as well as the Champions League.
