Fulham vs. Aston Villa

The Premier League is back! Fulham will host Aston Villa with kickoff Saturday morning at 10am EDT on Peacock.

After being almost entirely healthy the first few weeks of the season, injuries will finally make an impact on Silva's starting choices. Something about these being international break injuries makes them even more frustrating. The big one is Lukic's shoulder injury that could keep him out for weeks. He's been a regular feature anchoring the midfield. Berge could come on in the same position or Silva could tweak things a little in the midfield. Castagne also suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out.

Meanwhile Villa will have a number of players available again after suffering injuries, including Mings, Kamara, and Konsa. They'll only be without backup keeper Olsen.

Fulham looked really good against Manchester City before the break and they are undefeated at home this season. Fulham also have six points so far against teams currently in the top half while Aston Villa have zero. You could easily argue Fulham should be favored to win this one. If that should happen, it would put Fulham even on points with Villa and possibly even in a European spot if Newcastle and Brighton draw. However, I think that Fulham will miss Lukic too much and face defeat at home for the first time.