Aston Villa v Fulham - Championship play-off final preview and possible lineups

Aston Villa: Ahmed Elmohamady is battling to be fit after missing the second leg of the semi-final against Middlesbrough with a hamstring problem and could replace James Bree, who deputised for him at Villa Park, is he manages to overcome the problem. Other than that, Steve Bruce is not expected to make any further changes.

Fulham: Slavisa Jokanovic must decide which of his six loanees will miss out on a place in the squad, with either Lucas Piazon or Sheyi Ojo the most likely to watch this one from the stands. Floyd Ayite could return to the starting lineup after being dropped in favour of Aboubakar Kamara for the second leg of the semi-final win over Derby County.

Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce:

"I've thoroughly enjoyed the challenge of my 19 months here. Can we now top it off by getting where we want to be?

"We have to have a healthy respect for Fulham but not be fearful of them.

"We have an attacking threat that can cause any team problems.

"We've beaten everybody this season but it's a case of when that big chance comes, can you take it?"

Fulham Boss Slavisa Jokanovic:

"We're the youngest team. We must try to dominate the situation and put them under stress.

"We're probably the team with more energy. Experience in life is important but it's not everything - all of us can make mistakes.

"It's a massive challenge ahead of us and we believe in our style.

"At the end of two and a half years we have an important chance in front of us, and we will find our best performance."

Did you know:

The game will be Fulham's first appearance in a play-off final.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce will manage in his third play-off final, having won promotion in the last two wheen in charge of Birmingham and Hull respectively.

Possible lineups:

Aston Villa: Johnstone; Elmohamady, Terry, Chester, Hutton; Jedinak, Graelish, Hourihane; Snodgrass, Grabban, Adomah.

Fulham: Bettinelli; Fredericks, Odoi, Ream, Targett; Johansen, McDonald, Cairney: Ayite, Mitrovic, Sessegnon.