Villa vs Fulham – Match preview
Both teams go into the game sitting in a league position that is above what would be expected from them, Villa being top four, when no-one expects the usual four to be interfered with, and Fulham being 9th, when many had them pegged as relegation battlers. The season is still early though and a lot can change yet, so this is a game that they’ll both be looking for three points in.
Fulham (even more so than Villa) have really struggled to get any form of consistency going all season, but both teams gained a valuable point against a top four side last week and both have come away victorious against Arsenal, helping to add to Arsene Wenger’s migraine.
With a different challenge compared to the last two games, what team will O’Neill go for against Fulham?
The last two games have been against top four sides and O’Neill has chosen the same formation and almost the same team (Cuéllar’s thigh niggle being the cause) for both. It’s a formation that is attacking but at the same time loads the midfield, so at the same time errs on the side of caution. When we are on the back foot, we have Milner and Young to drop back and help to defend the danger and when we attack they are both bombing down the wings to try and break through defences. This is only possible with players such as Milner and Young as a huge amount of pace and stamina is required to play it effectively.
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