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ASTON VILLA take on Fulham tonight in the Premier League.
Unai Emery‘s men are looking to continue their superb form after picking up four wins from their last five games.
Fulham arrive in the Midlands on the back of back-to-back victories following a worrying start to the season under Alvaro Arbeloa.
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Mirroring his Spanish counterpart, Arbeloa makes a single alteration in midfield following the side’s win at Coventry.
Larsson drops out of the Tottenham starting XI to take a place among the substitutes, with Berge coming in to make his seventh start of the season.
Following their brilliant victory over Manchester City, Unai Emery makes only one change to his starting line-up.
Gomes drops down to the bench, as Goretzka steps in to make his first Premier League start.
On the bench for Fulham: Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Cesar Palacios, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Kevin, Hugo Larsson, Manuel Angel and Benjamin Lecomte.
Fulham shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, David Affengruber, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Shea Charles, Sander Berge, Oscar Bobb, Josh King, Alex Iwobi and Gonzalo Garcia making up the starting XI.
On the bench for Aston Villa: Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tyrone Mings, Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía, Alejandro Garnacho, Ibrahim Mbaye, Joao Gomes, Brian Madjo and Marco Bizot.
ASTON VILLA STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Zion Suzuki is selected alongside Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen, Leon Goretzka, Boubacar Kamara, Alysson, Johan Manzambi, John McGinn and Nicolas Jackson.
Following a difficult opening to the campaign, consecutive victories have lifted Fulham clear of the drop zone.
Having secured a 1-0 win against Hull at Craven Cottage, they travelled to the CBS Arena and defeated Coventry by the exact same scoreline.
New manager Alvaro Arbeloa is aiming to win using his own style, with Fulham registering 58% average possession, 505 successful passes per game and an 86.7% passing accuracy—their best Premier League figures on record since 2003-04.
Tonight’s hosts occupy 12th position in the Premier League, sitting on 11 points after their opening eight fixtures.
Following a testing start, they’ve put together a four-match unbeaten sequence in the division, claiming three victories.
They head into this after standout wins, overcoming Newcastle 1-0 at St. James’ Park before defeating Manchester City 2-1 at Villa Park.
Three points tonight would lift them into seventh place and sustain their bid for European football.
We are live from Villa Park for tonight’s Premier League action as Aston Villa play host to Fulham.
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