At A Glance
A 13th consecutive home Premier League victory is the prize on offer to Aston Villa against Fulham on Sunday.
The team’s imperious form at Villa Park dates back to March, and they’ll be looking to ensure it continues after a 2-0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest last weekend.
Dutch side AZ Alkmaar were beaten 2-1 in the Europa Conference League on Thursday night as Villa returned to winning ways.

Fulham come into the game ten points adrift of Villa after picking up 12 points from their first 11 league matches.
The west Londonders have won three, drawn three and lost four ahead of their trip to B6.
Marco Silva’s team are on a three-match winless run following a 1-0 loss to Manchester United last time out.
Standout Stats
Fulham's only league victory in their past 19 visits to Villa Park came in April 2014 (D7, L11). They have lost on all four subsequent trips.
Aston Villa are on a run of four straight home wins against Fulham: two in the Premier League and two in the Championship.

Fulham have only won five of their 85 Premier League away fixtures against sides starting the day in the top six (D22, L58).
Villa are vying to win a 13th top-flight home game in a row for the first time in 40 years.
All three of Fulham’s league victories this season were against teams who start the weekend below them in the table.
Unai Emery's side can equal the club record of 21 Premier League victories in a calendar year, set in 1998. Only Manchester City have won more often in 2023.
Fulham only have nine league goals this season and are on a run of seven successive games without scoring in the first half.
Villa could also start a season with six straight home league wins for the first time since 1959. They last managed this in the top flight in 1932.
Aston Villa have scored three goals or more in each of their five Premier League home matches in 2023-24. The only side to do so in six successive home fixtures from the beginning of a season is Manchester City last year.

The Villans are unbeaten in the past 19 Premier League games in which they took the lead, including seven wins out of seven this season.
A sixth league win in a row against London opposition would be an unprecedented feat for Aston Villa.
Douglas Luiz has provided a goal or assist in each of Villa's seven home league matches since the 1-0 win against Fulham in April. It's the longest run ever by an Aston Villa player in the Premier League.
The Last Meeting
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A number of records were broken when Aston Villa entertained Fulham in B6 back in April.
Tyrone Mings’ header saw the hosts claim a fifth successive home victory, netting his first goal in claret and blue since November 2021.
The centre-back flicked home captain John McGinn’s corner midway through the first half to score the only goal of the game.
It ensured Villa continued their run of scoring in all 20 Premier League fixtures under Unai Emery, the longest streak from the start of a manager’s tenure in the competition’s history.
The win also marked the first time the Villans had won five consecutive top-flight matches on home soil without conceding a goal since 1983.
Team News

Unai Emery says it's unlikely Diego Carlos will be available after he was substituted with a minor injury during Thursday's win over AZ.
Jacob Ramsey, Emi Buendia and Tyrone Mings remain sidelined.
Rodrigo Muniz faces several weeks out for Fulham after injuring his knee against Manchester United last weekend.
Tosin Adarabioyo, Kenny Tete and Adama Traore could return to the matchday squad but are unlikely to start.
The Boss
“I respect Fulham a lot. The history of Fulham, the players of Fulham and the coach, who is a very good coach, experienced coach. They’re a very organised team, competitive team, they’re playing well. They lost against Manchester United at home in their last match but they deserved more. They drew against Arsenal one month ago at the Emirates and everything they were doing, everything we’re analysing of them, really is to be admired and to respect them a lot. On Sunday, I know it’s going to be a very difficult match and the players always have to be confident, have to practice trying to feel confident like we are playing. And very focused and very demanding in 90 minutes."
Unai Emery