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Aston Villa v Fulham team news: Elliott starts, no Muniz

28 September 2025 417 comments
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Aston Villa continue in their search for their first Premier League win of the season on Sunday, as they welcome Fulham to Villa Park.

Kick-off is at 14:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Harvey Elliott gets his first Premier League start since signing for Aston Villa.

He’s one of two changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Sunderland last week, with Lamare Bogarde also coming into the starting XI.

Emiliano Buendia and Boubacar Kamara drop to the bench.

Emiliano Martinez, meanwhile, returns to the starting line-up after missing Thursday’s UEFA Europa League win over Bologna with a muscle problem.

Marco Silva also makes two changes from the 3-1 win over Brentford.

Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete at right-back, while Raul Jimenez comes in for Rodrigo Muniz.

Neither Tete nor Muniz are in the matchday squad.

LINE-UPS

Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, McGinn, Bogarde, Guessand, Elliott, Rogers, Watkins

Subs: Bizot, Kamara, Maatsen, Pau, Sancho, Buendia, Lindelof, Malen, Burrowes

Fulham XI: Leno, Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Wilson, King, Iwobi, Jimenez

Subs: Lecomte, Cuenca, Robinson, Reed, Cairney, Smith Rowe, Adama, Chukwueze, Kevin

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  1. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 2 days ago

    Watkins, Salah -> Semenyo, Haaland (TC). Watkins is gonna have to break records to make that a bad couple of transfers for us who got rid.

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    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Can't I just enjoy the moment? 🙂

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  2. Jordan.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 months, 2 days ago

    i have a number 5 under watkins name in my team ,this is a great screensaver

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    1. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Wait and see what happens in another 15 mins.

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      1. Yes Ndidi
        • 6 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        He’ll get booked

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  3. Mr. Eko
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 2 days ago

    CRAZY!! Villa are yet to make a tackle in this game

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  4. Prinzhorn
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 2 days ago

    Best LiveScore app? FotMob fail. Need to switch.

    One that shows DefCon?

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    1. z13
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Sofascore shows almost everything including heatmaps

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    2. WVA
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Fuming, sold Watkins for Haaland TC!

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    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      buendia on
      elliot off

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    4. Khalico
      • 10 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Play 3 out of these, which ones?

      Andersen, Guehi, VDV, Alderete, Senesi

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    5. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Elliot subbed at HT he has got to go

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    6. nanxun
      • 4 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Oh lord. Buendia on for Elliott.

      I cannot stand watching Buendia because I don't really rate him, but Unai must see something in him during training, etc.

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      1. Pep Roulette
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Goal and assist in 2 minutes

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      2. G0SS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        This comment is hilarious now

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      3. Loðbrók
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        That aged well

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      4. nanxun
        • 4 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Wiping off the prodigious amounts of egg on my face! 😉

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    7. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      mcginn g
      buendia a

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    8. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Waiting for that Ollie brace. Either today or next week is fine as well.

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    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      it was a pen man, ffs. jimenez injury so crap as well

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    10. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Who got the assist?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        buendia then watkins

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          6 months, 2 days ago

          *my bad rogers

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      2. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Rogers or Watking looks like

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    11. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Another Vila

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    12. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Good Ebening after all !

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    13. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      buendia g
      watkins a

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        *my bad, think rogers assist. thought just hit bassey

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    14. Waynoo
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Villa are back

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    15. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Rogers air kick. Super involved in celebrations tho

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    16. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Super Johnnn! Villa have remembered how to score after all!

      And the Watkins faith (ish) finally pays back a little. Trouble is, now difficult to ditch him for Gyokeres with Burnley up next… Pedro might be on the chopping block.

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    17. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Roger’s hand A

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    18. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Hits Rogers hand. Does he get an assist for that?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        will do

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    19. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Rogers assist 😆

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        He won't get it. Watkins given

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          6 months, 2 days ago

          Already got it

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      2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Did he touch it?
        If so his only contribution is getting in the way of a Watkins assist

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    20. lilmessipran
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Rogers masterful assist with his hand

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      1. g40steve
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        HTF does a hand count as an A, VAR is cooked

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        1. Mr. O'Connell
          • 13 Years
          6 months, 2 days ago

          It'll get removed and be Watkins otherwise they're admitting the goal should have been chalked off

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    21. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Buendia doing more in 10mins than Elliot in 45

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    22. FPL Scoop
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Up the Villa!!!

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    23. F4L
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      no booking for watkins diving? of course

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        refs in this league are a joke. would forgive silva for getting out asap

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    24. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      No Saliba

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      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        benched

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    25. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Saka Gyok Start

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    26. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Villa improving just in time for their horris fixtures

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      1. Bobby Digital
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        horrid*

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    27. henrysquire
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 2 days ago

      Rogers stealing the assist.

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      1. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 2 days ago

        Nutz

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