Fulham lost this very game 2-1 in February last season – they have never lost consecutive home league games against Aston Villa before.

Aston Villa have won five of their last six Premier League games against Fulham (N1), including their last three in a row. That's more wins than in the last 19 games against the Cottagers in the top flight (W4, D10, L5), while they have never won four times in a row against them in their league history.

Aston Villa have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games in London (W8 D3), a 5-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on the final day of the 2023/24 season. Their eight wins in this period (all under Unai Emery) are as many as in the previous 48 top-flight games in the capital.

Fulham are unbeaten in their three Premier League home games so far this season (W2, D1). They most recently had a long run without defeat at Craven Cottage since the start of the 2011/12 season (4).

Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last five league games (W3 D2), although their 0-0 draw with Manchester United in their last outing was their first clean sheet in 12 Premier League games. They last recorded back-to-back league losses in December last season.

Fulham are the only team to have scored from set pieces (excluding penalties) this Premier League season, while only Arsenal (4) have scored more such goals than Aston Villa (3).

No team has scored more goals from crosses in the Premier League this season than Aston Villa (5). No player has scored more such goals than Ollie Watkins (2), while Lucas Digne and Youri Tielemans each have two such assists – only Bukayo Saka (4) has more.

Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins has scored five goals against Fulham in his English league football career, including three in the Premier League last season. Only against Brighton (6) did he score more goals.

No player has made more passes (including crosses) into the opposition penalty area in the Premier League this season than Fulham's Andreas Pereira (64), with the Brazilian also creating the most chances from set pieces (16).

Aston Villa's Jhon Durán has scored four goals in just 184 minutes of play in the Premier League this season, averaging a goal every 46 minutes so far. This is the best minutes per goal ratio of any player who has played at least 90 minutes this season.