LONDON (SE) - Aston Villa is going to be looking to move nearer to safety once they welcome Fulham to Villa Park on Saturday morning. Paul Lambert's Villa (8-9-15) have won three of their last four games to move from the relegation zone, but remain only two items above Wigan in 18th. With six games of the growing season remaining, the Villa boss praised his young side and insisted he continues to be confident of staying up. "I think that youth gives you that playing with no fear," explained Lambert in his pre-match press conference. "There have been games where we've played effectively and got nothing, games where we have conducted and probably got a spot. "The participants give you anything you've got. They have fought right back. I've always had the feeling that the will give you everything they've got. I believe if you thought we do not appear to be getting anywhere near anyone it'd be described as a different story. You only have to keep thinking in what you are doing to get and try results." Fulham (10-9-12) have lost one among their last seven games, but manager Martin Jol is wary of Villa and under no illusions that his team are yet to secure their Premier League standing for another time. "If you see Villa's results, they've got quality," said Jol before Saturday's game. "They 've got Christian Benteke, Andreas Weimann, Gabriel Agbonlahor, actually Darren Bent on the seat. People keep telling me that they're small, but I do believe they changed their program as well. They have had some amazing results. "I believe we are in need of still another gain because you never know," included the Dutchman. "Realistically we are fine, but if everyone were to start winning within the last few six or seven fits then you might get an issue. But hopefully we shall get yourself a handful of results next week or so." Accommodation have injury uncertainties over Chris Herd (ankle), Ciaran Clark (neck), Agbonlahor (hip) and Marc Albrighton (ankle), but Richard Dunne (crotch) and Gary Gardner (knee) stay out. Fulham have doubts over Eyong Enoh (hit), Mladen Petric (crotch) and Ashkan Dejagah (foot) Lambert's side have managed only 15 targets at home this season (only QPR have managed fewer, with 12), and will be the only team in the department to have picked up more points far from home (17) than at their particular ground (16). The Cottagers have managed just two wins inside their last ten away games and won just six targets because run. Apartment striker Benteke has obtained the most goals with a Belgium international in Premier League history (15), and has found the web in four straight league games. He has never obtained in five consecutive matches in his career. Fulham won 1-0 at Craven Cottage when these teams achieved in October, with Chris Baird rating the champion with six minutes remaining. Fulham got 20 pictures to Villa's 12, with the visitors managing to get one among these efforts on target. The absent team has won one among the past 17 conferences between those two clubs.
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