Sasa Lukic has committed 58 fouls across his 27 Premier League appearances this season (2.50 per 90) - more than any other player in the Fulham squad. He’s picked up 12 yellow cards across the season, which is also more than any other player in the league this campaign.

We’re putting him up against Boubacar Kamara, who has committed 23 fouls across his 22 Premier League appearances this season (1.51 per 90). Neither player featured in the initial meeting between the sides, which ended in a 3-1 win for Aston Villa with two red cards in the game. Sander Berge in the Fulham midfield committed three fouls on that occasion, which suggests that it will be busy for Lukic in the middle of the park at Villa Park. 

Villa committed 11 fouls in the initial meeting between the sides, but are likely to be the side on the receiving end of late challenges, seeing as they have won more fouls than any other side in the Premier League this season. Lukic committed two fouls in just 45 minutes in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Southampton last time out, which highlights just how reckless the 28-year-old can be with his challenges.  

McGinn has won 63 fouls across his 30 Premier League appearances this season (2.84 per 90). His ability to draw fouls is informed by his unique style of shielding the ball, in which he uses his body very well to draw contact from the opposition, and winning his team crucial set pieces from which Aston Villa have been quite successful this season. 

We’re pitting him up against Raul Jimenez who has won 36 fouls across his 34 Premier League appearances this season (1.51 per 90) - still a respectable record but dwarfed when compared to McGinn’s numbers. McGinn also has the advantage of playing for a Villa side that win more fouls than any other team in the Premier League and should be spurred on by their hunt to finish in a Champions League position for next season after a series of inconsistent results. 

McGinn will be up against Sasa Lukic who is averaging 2.50 fouls committed per 90 in the Premier League this season. McGinn has won a foul in each of his last five Premier League appearances, adding fuel to the suggestion that he will be hauled down more often than Raul Jimenez here.