Both clubs are under new management as they look to get off to a winning start.
Fulham team news
Bobby Zamora will lead the Fulham attack despite having a broken hand.
The England striker suffered the injury playing at NK Split in the
Europa League two weeks ago, but played the return leg while wearing a
protective cast and will do the same on Saturday.
John Arne Riise is likely to make his Barclays Premier League debut
for the Cottagers but his brother Bjorn Helge is out with a minor
hamstring problem and Simon Davies (knee) is also unavailable.
Aston Villa team news
Manager Alex McLeish has virtually a full squad to pick from. Striker
Darren Bent and central defender James Collins have recovered from
shoulder and back injuries respectively which prevented their
involvement with England and Wales this week.
Charles N'Zogbia and Shay Given are poised for their league debuts
following their summer arrivals with Rangers target Carlos Cuellar
(knee) the only player unavailable for selection.
squads
Fulham: Schwarzer, Somogyi, Kelly, JA Riise,
Hangeland, Baird, Senderos, Hughes, Salcido, Halliche, Sidwell, Kasami,
Murphy, Gecov, Duff, Etuhu, Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora, Dembele.
Aston Villa: Given, Young, Dunne, Collins, Warnock,
N'Zogbia, Makoun, Petrov, Heskey, Bent, Agbonlahor, Marshall, Clark,
Albrighton, Ireland, Bannan, Delph, Beye, Delfouneso, Guzan, Hogg,
Gardner, Herd, Lichaj.
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