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Premiership Game 26 - Fulham v Aston Villa 15.00 - Saturday 08/02/2003
	Fulham
	Aston Villa
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Aston Villa (The Villians) Stadium: Villa Park Played 26 - 11th in Prem on 35 pts	Manager: Graham Taylor (Feb '02) Games: 48 - W 35%, D 21%, L 44%
4 wins in last 7 League and Cup games Won 5 of last 9 Premiership matches Drawn 1 of last 15 in all competitions 1 draw in last 12 top flight encounters Lost 5 of last 10 confrontations 1 defeat in last 6 top division duels Failed to score in 1 of last 8 contests Failed to find the net in 2 of last 8 League clashes 3 clean sheets in last 12 Managed 2 clean sheets in last 6 top tier League outings WON LAST 2 - both Prem CLEAN SHEETS: 12 Premiership: 8 FAILED TO SCORE: 14 Premiership: 12 RED CARDS: 2 Premiership: 2 EVER PRESENTS: 0 Aston Villa travel to Loftus Road intent on proving to an out-of-sorts Fulham that their new found form in no mere fluke. Having notched their first win away from home in the Premiership and more than doubled their scoring ratio with the 2-5 eclipse of Middlesbrough, Graham Taylor's side went on to thrash Blackburn 3-0 at home. Bouyed by eight goals in two games, Villa now aim to ensure Fulham suffer a third defeat on the bounce. The Cottagers followed a heavy loss at Manchester City with last Saturday's odd goal in three defeat at leaders Arsenal. Villa have not beaten Fulham away in the top flight for over 37 years and the Cottagers have looked decidedly stronger in front of their home fans with successive victories over Birmingham and Charlton in the FA Cup, separated by a 1-0 home League success over Middlesbrough. Villa's veteran striker Dion Dublin has scored an impressive seven goals in seven League games. Victory for the Villains would complete a second 'double' of the season, after home and away victories over Middlesbrough. Won last two Premiership games. Last defeat was 0-1 at home to Tottenham in the Premiership on 18 January. Last away defeat was 3-1 at Manchester City in the Premiership on Boxing Day. One of three clubs to have failed to score in most Premiership games (12). The others are Birmingham and Sunderland. One of four clubs to have won the fewest number of away Premier League games (1). The others are Fulham, Middlesbro and Sunderland. One of three clubs to have built the longest drawing sequence in away top League outings (3). The others are Southampton and Sunderland. One of two clubs to have sustained the longest sequence without a win in away Premier League games (11). The other is Sunderland. One of four clubs to have scored as many as five goals in a single Premiership game. That was in the 2-5 away win over Middlesbrough on 28 January. Fired 172 shots off target in Premiership matches this season. That's more than any other club. 2002/2003 PERFORMANCE P W D L GF GA All competitions 35 14 6 15 49 40 All competitions - away 15 2 5 8 13 21 Premiership 26 10 5 11 30 27 Premiership - away 12 1 4 7 9 18
Best Scenario at the end of day - Up 1 to 10th If Aston Villa win. Worst Scenario at the end of day - Down 1 to 12th If Aston Villa lose, and Blackburn win at home to Southampton.
CAREER MILESTONES If he plays, Mark DELANEY will be making his 150th career club appearance. If involved Steve STAUNTON will be making his 400th career League appearance. If on the field at the opening whistle, Ronny JOHSEN will be making his 100th start in the English League.
TOP SCORERS Dublin - 13, Vassell - 9, Also: Hitzlsperger - 4. Last Seasons Top Scorers: Angel - 16, Vassell - 14, Dublin - 6.
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Fulham FC - (The Cottagers) Stadium: The Cottage on Loftus Road Played 25 - 15th in Prem on 27 points	Manager: Jean Tigana (Jul 2000) Games 144 W46%, D27%, L27%
4 wins in last 12 League and Cup games Won 1 of last 8 Premiership matches Drawn 2 of last 8 in all competitions 2 draws in last 6 top flight encounters Lost 5 of last 10 confrontations 5 defeats in last 8 top division duels Failed to score in 5 of last 11 contests Failed to find the net in 4 of last 8 League clashes 3 clean sheets in last 10 Managed 2 clean sheets in last 4 top tier League outings LOST LAST 2 - both Prem WON LAST 3 AT HOME - 1 Prem, 2 FAC CLEAN SHEETS: 15 Premiership: 7 FAILED TO SCORE: 12 Premiership: 10 RED CARDS: 5 Premiership: 5 EVER PRESENTS: 0 Lost last two Premiership games:- 29 Jan Man City A 1-4 L 01 Feb Arsenal A 1-2 L Last win was 3-0 at home to Charlton in the FA Cup Fourth Round on 26 Janaury. Last Premiership win was 1-0 at home to Middlesbrough on 19 January. One of three clubs to have suffered the longest losing sequence in the top flight (4). The others are Leeds and Liverpool. One of the two clubs whose players have been shown most red cards this season (5). The other is Everton. Hold the weakest disciplinary record in the top League (5 reds, 38 yellows). Been caught off side 58 times in Premiership matches this season. No other clubs have been caught offside on so few occasions. Conceded six penalties in Premiership matches this season. That's more than any other club. A handy seven point gap separates Jean Tigana's side from the relegation zone, and they will be eager to maintain that with their next home games being against struggling West Brom and Sunderland. Those follow Burnley's visit for next Saturday's FA Cup Fifth Round clash. The Cottagers still have Man Utd, Liverpool, Newcastle and Chelsea to play, and may therefore still get sucked into the relegation issue. 2002/2003 PERFORMANCE P W D L GF GA All competitions 43 17 12 14 56 47 All competitions - home 22 13 5 4 32 16 Premiership 25 7 6 12 26 33 Premiership - home 12 6 2 4 14 10
Best Scenario at the end of day - Up 1 to 14th If Fulham win, and Middlesbro lose with a six or seven goal swing away at Liverpool. Worst Scenario at the end of day - Down 2 to 17th If Fulham lose, and Birmingham win at home to Chelsea, and Bolton win away at West Brom] with a seven goal swing.
TOP SCORERS Malbranque - 10(4 Lge, 3 FAC, 3 Euro), Marlet - 9(4 Lge 5 Euro), Junichi Inamoto 6(2 lge, 4 Euro), Sava 6(5 lge, 1 fac), Also: Sylvain Legwinski 5(3 lge, 2 Euro), Davis - 4(3 Lge 1 Euro), Boa Morte - 4(1 Lge 1 Lc, 2 Euro), Hayles/Saha 3, Clark/Stolcers - 2 Last Seasons Top Scorers: Hayles - 12, Malbranque - 10, Marlet/Saha - 9
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Fulham are unbeaten in four home League meetings with Villa since 1972. The Midlanders' last League win at Craven Cottage was 0-2 in the old Third Division on 28 November, 1970 - their only maximum in seven League visits to the West London club. Villa's last and only top flight victory at Fulham was 3-6 in the old League - Division One on 18 September, 1965. No player has ever been sent off in this fixture. The Villains are in line to complete only a second 'double' over the Cottagers since they first met for League combat in 1936. The first was in the 1970/71 campaign. Fulham's biggest win in this corresponding fixture was 5-1 on 12 November, 1966. Aston Villa's biggest win in a League match at Fulham was 3-6 on 18 September, 1965. Both matches were in the old League - Division One. The last player to bag a hat trick in this identical fixture was Graham Leggatt. He scored all of Fulham's goals in that 3-6 top flight defeat on 18 September, 1965. HEAD TO HEAD TOTALS All Fulham Draws Villa Total meetings 41 15 12 14 Premiership 3 0 1 2 League+ 37 14 11 12   ASTON VILLA AT FULHAM   All Fulham Draws Villa Total meetings 19 10 7 2 Premiership 1 0 1 0 League 18 10 6 2 Match report - Aston Villa v Fulham - Premiership 09 Nov 2002 Match report - Fulham v Aston Villa - Premiership 02 Feb 2002

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