Aston Villa vs Fulham pre match thread - Sunday, April 4th - 4.30pm

[Toronto Villa]

We all hope the expected return of captain Jack will galvanize the club and all of us and get us back to winning ways. Nobody is expecting a ten game win streak like last time he was out for a significant spell as we are playing at a much higher level. But I hope it will at least reignite our stuttering season starting with a win this weekend against a much improved Fulham side that has Newcastle in its sights. This won’t be easy at all but I think we will get a much needed victory.

I’ll go 2-0 - Watkins and Konsa.

[JuanMartinez]

4-2

Jack 2, Ollie, Ginnie.

[Ads]

Martinez

Targett
Mings
Konsa
Cash

Luiz
Sanson

McGinn

Grealish
Watkins
Traore

4-0 Villa, with all four goals coming I'm the first half. Or a win, any win.

[Legion]

0-2.

[Drummond]

I'd like us to start without Grealish. Hammer them then bring him on for a late hat-trick cameo...

Could be tight.

[ChicagoLion]

Massive game for Fulham. I expect them to get something from it.
We are the sort of team you want to play if you are in a relegation scrap, poor form and nothing to play for.

[Nev]

This feels like a bit of a reset moment, particularly with the return of Grealish. One would hope that this will galvanise a strong finish to the season, in fact I've held the belief that our season will pan out this way. Following a good start we would dip (I didn't legislate for the captain being injured though) and then finish well. Hopefully this will be the case starting on Easter Sunday.

3-1

[eamonn]

March is over, no fcuking excuses. Let's have an April like 2008/2019.

[brontebilly]

Will be interesting to see where Grealish is picked. On left or at 10. Likely to be the former given how poor our other options have been in that position. Important game for us. Think we should be leaving McGinn on the bench after the hectic week he had with Scotland. Sanson and even Barks have had the benefit I hope of some intensive training and maybe should be given a go.

----------Martinez
Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett
------Luiz, Nakamba
Sanson, Barkley, Grealish
-----------Watkins

[N'ZMAV]

Hopefully get Barkley and Grealish back in the team for this. I'd go....

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

Nakamba
McGinn

Traore
Barkley
Grealish

Watkins

[Brend'Watkins]

Fulham are no mugs, they have a good attacking threat.  With Jack back we'll be too strong for them though.  We will win.

[Damo70]

Fulham are a real Jekyll & Hyde team. They were a shambles in the opening weeks of the season and can still look shambolic at times but recently I have also seen them put in far better performances than Newcastle, Albion and Sheffield United have lately.

Villa to win by the only goal of the game.

[Sexual Ealing]

Wrong thread!

[darren woolley]

I'm going for a 2-0 win with Watkins and Traore scoring.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish
Grealish

4-0 at halftime, take Grealish off. Win 10 in a row