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Fulham
Fulham midfielder Lee Clark misses out after his attempt at a comeback
from an Achilles problem was put back a fortnight.
Sean Davis continues to be sidelined with a broken nose following surgery
on Monday.
Former Chelsea full-back Jon Harley is likely to get a rare outing as
Rufus Brevett is suspended for one game after accumulating 5 yellow cards.
Portuguese winger Luis Boa Morte is fit again after ankle trouble.
Fulham (from):
Edwin van der Sar(G),
Steve Finnan(D), Andy Melville(D), Alain Goma(D), Jon Harley(D),
Sylvain Legwinski(M), Zak Knight(D/M), John Collins(M), Steed Malbranque(A/M),
Bazza Hayles(A), Steve Marlet(A),
Maik Taylor(G), Abdeslam Ouaddou(D), Boa Morte (M/A), Louis Saha(A), Andrejs
Stolcers(A).
Aston Villa
Caretaker boss Stuart Gray was today singing Peter Enckelman’s praises
as the Finnish international prepared to deputise once more for Peter Schmeichel
at Fulham. Schmeichel is again missing after failing to shrug-off the shoulder
injury that ruled him out of the midweek goalless draw with Everton.
The Dane missed Wednesday's goalless draw with Everton with to a finger
injury. If he is ruled out Finnish international Peter Enckelman will continue
to deputise.
Striker Darius Vassell will undergo a fitness test having been forced off
with a stomach upset at half-time during the clash with Everton. Former
England international striker Dion Dublin will make a rare start if Vassell
is sidelined.
Aston Villa
Peter Enckelman(G), Boaz Myhill(G),
Mark Delaney(D), Olof Mellberg(D), Steve Staunton(D), Jlloyd Samuel(D),
Gareth Barry(D), Alan Wright(D),
Paul Merson(M/A), George Boateng(M), Lee Hendrie(M), Steve Stone(M),
Juan Pablo Angel(A), Moustapha Hadji(A), Darius Vassell(A), Dion Dublin(A),
Bosko Balaban(A),
Topmen
In Juan Pablo Angel Aston Villa have a finisher doing better than anything
Fulham have to offer at the moment. He is their top shooter and has been
offside an impressive 35 times. All in all if he plays today and is in form
then our defence will be busy. Darius Vassell is also a useful striker as
we know from when he scored against us at Villa Park earlier in the season.
Outside of the strikers it seems that George Boateng is Villa's main player
being best passer, tackler and fouler. Four Villians have 4 yellow cards
against them going into today's game Steve Stone, Lee Hendrie, George Boateng
and Fehmi Alpay Ozalan.
There is no change in Fulham's Top Men although Sylvain Legwinski and Steed
Malbranque are continuing to creep up the goals scored and shots on target
leader boards. Sylvain Legwinski is also increasing his successful tackles
total.
| League
stats |
Fulham |
Aston
Villa |
| Goal
Scorers |
Bazza Hayles (6)
Steed Malbranque(5)
Louis Saha (5)
Sylvain Legwinski(3) |
Juan Pablo Angel(10)
Darius Vassell(7)
Five players with 2 goals |
| Shots
on Target |
Louis
Saha (18)
Bazza Hayles (15)
Sylvain Legwinski(13)
Steed Malbranque(12) |
Juan
Pablo Angel(19)
Lee Hendrie(13)
Hassan Kachloul(10)
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| Successful
passes |
Steve
Finnan (975)
John Collins (936)
Rufus Brevett(910)
Steed Malbranque(694) |
George
Boateng(850)
Lee Hendrie(785)
Paul Merson (503)
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| Successful
Tackles |
John Collins (79)
Sylvain Legwinski(54)
Steve Finnan (50)
Luis Boa Morte (47) |
George Boateng(84)
Mark Delaney(45)
Fehmi Alpay Ozalan(38)
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| Fouls
won |
Louis Saha (68)
Steed Malbranque(48)
Luis Boa Morte (45)
Bazza Hayles (44)
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George Boateng(41)
Hassan Kachloul(32)
Mark Delaney(23)
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| Fouls
conceded |
Barry
Hayles (61)
Luis Boa Morte (37)
Sylvain Legwinski(37)
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George
Boateng(55)
Hassan Kachloul(28)
Juan Pablo Angel(27)
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Yellow
Cards
(all comp's) |
Barry Hayles (7)
Luis Boa Morte (5)
Rufus Brevett(5)
Sean Davis (5)
Sylvain Legwinski(4) |
Alan Wright(5)
Darius Vassell(5)
Steve Stone(4)
Lee Hendrie(4)
George Boateng(4)
Fehmi Alpay Ozalan(4)
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| Red
Cards |
Luis Boa Morte (1) |
Dion Dublin (1)
David Ginola (1) |
| stats
from opta.co.uk |
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