Fulham v Aston Villa: Can Lambert get the better of Jol?
On New Year's Eve, 2011, Aston Villa visited the capital and beat the mighty Chelsea 3-1 in their own backyard. It was meant to be the start of something special. Unfortunately, Villa have only gone on to win one further Premier League match on the road - and that was against Wolves on January 21!
This weekend Paul Lambert's men head to the Cottage to face a Fulham side that has only lost twice at home throughout 2012. The champions Manchester City showed them their class by coming from behind to win three weeks ago, but there's not much love out there for a Villa win.
Fulham's home form has been exceptional throughout the past 10 months. Not only are they hard to beat and well organised, Martin Jol's men also possess a number of goals. With Berbatov back from injury, Fulham will be looking to send the Villa packing empty-handed.
Villa haven't lost this fixture since May 2009. Unfortunately the majority of our pundits are going for a home win.
Fulham v Aston Villa; Kick Off 3pm October 20 2012
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Josh Ben Moshe |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
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Aston Villa |
Frank Pattison |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Fulham |
Neil Springate |
1 |
V |
0 |
|
Liverpool |
Dave Disciascio |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
0 |
|
Man United |
Alex Richert |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Newcastle |
Greg Hall |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Norwich |
Sue Read |
4 |
V |
1 |
|
QPR |
John Jaycock |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Reading |
Jon Keen |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Southampton |
Andy Saunders |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Stoke City |
Jack Heaney |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
|
Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Swansea |
Jim Barry |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Spurs |
Mike Richards |
TBA |
V |
TBA |
|
West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
West Ham |
Matt Beeby |
3 |
V |
1 |
|
Wigan |
Jimmy Shine |
3 |
V |
1 |
|
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OUR EXPERTS |
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|
Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
3 |
V |
0 |
|
Writer |
Steve Coulter |
2 |
V |
2 |
|
Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Writer |
Mitch Waddon |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Writer |
Chris Pettitt |
3 |
V |
2 |
|
Writer |
Sarshar Hosseinnia |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Blackburn fan |
Terry Kennedy |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Bolton fan |
David Blackburn |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
West Ham fan |
Nigel Telfer |
1 |
V |
2 |
|
Wolves fan |
Chris Cox |
2 |
V |
1 |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
1 |
Panel Verdict
Home win for the Cottagers.
Home: 27; Draw: 5; Away: 1. TBA 3.
* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d love to hear from you.
