Liverpool make one change to the side which defeated Chelsea last weekend, as Joe Gomez comes into defence allowing Fabinho to fill the absent Jordan Henderson's place in midfield.

Summer signing Thiago Alcantara is not in the squad.

Arsenal make four changes from their previous league game, a 2-1 victory over West Ham, as Mohamed Elneny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, David Luiz and Kieran Tierney start this one.

Full team news to come.

We have a save from Alphonse Areola.

John McGinn gets in all too easily once again and his low shot from the angle is kept out by the legs of the Fulham goalkeeper.

Damage limitation job now for Fulham.

They don't want this to get any uglier.

Villa have scored with all three shots on target.

Clinical.

Matt Upson
Former England and West Ham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Tyrone Mings was the only man to the ball. It was a very bizarre goal. it was a brilliant delivery and really good finish. It was very tight. Fulham's line is high but they allow Villa players to get behind them.

Yellow for Denis Odoi for tugging back Jack Grealish after the Villa skipper for the better of him.

Got to stop him somehow.

Off we go for the second half.

Fulham: 21

Aston Villa: 2

BBC World Service

Former Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Michael Thomas: “It’s going to be a tough bid for Liverpool, Leicester will be stronger this year and Manchester City will still be the challengers.

"Chelsea have got some fantastic signings but they will take time to gel. Arsenal, I said they’d be in the top six, but the way they go about their business is really astonishing. I think they look like the dark horses.

"Liverpool have bought well, they’ve gone back to the old Liverpool ways. They don’t say anything about buying anyone and then all of a sudden on the day, they’ve bought someone.

"That’s great and that’s the way it should be. The pressure is on Liverpool to be the greatest, they are great already but to win it back to back, not many teams have done that.”

The fun's not over after this, got a huge game on the cards...

This is the first time John McGinn has provided two assists in a game for Aston Villa in all competitions, in his 76th game for the club.

Matt Upson
Former England and West Ham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

It really has been a poor display by that Fulham backline in so many aspects.

Villa fully deserve their lead. It's comfortable. They're not having to work too hard. The centre-backs are dealing with the crosses.

Unless Fulham offer something different they're just going to see the game out.

Dread-ful from the hosts.

Aston-ishing from the visitors.

Fulham's Joe Bryan the latest to be booked for a lunge on John McGinn.

Not a great challenge.

It should be three and Villa should put the game to bed but Ollie Watkins gets his header from six yards all wrong and nods it wide of target.

You'd expect better from a £28m striker.

Fulham keep on putting these crosses in but there is no home player within five yards of the ball in the box.

It's allowing the Villa defenders to take their time in clearing the danger.

I say "danger"..

"Get on there and get some crosses in Abou, we've not had enough of them," seems to have been the instruction from Scott Parker to sub Aboubakar Kamara.