Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipJohn Terry opens Aston Villa account in victory over Fulham
John Terry opens Aston Villa account in victory over Fulham
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Robert Snodgrass is caught offside.
- 6': Dangerous play by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
- 6': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 6': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 9': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Oliver Norwood (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
- 13': Attempt missed. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
- 15': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 15': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
- 15': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Rui Fonte (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 17': Hand ball by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 17': Attempt missed. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 18': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 22': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 22': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0. John Terry (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 24': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 24': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 25': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 27': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
- 28': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
- 31': Attempt missed. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 35': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 35': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Onomah with a through ball.
- 38': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 38': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Robert Snodgrass.
- 40': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 41': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 42': Delay in match Floyd Ayité (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
- 44': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
- 45'+1': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
- 46': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 46': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 47': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Aston Villa. Josh Onomah tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
- 49': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 52': Offside, Fulham. David Button tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt saved. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
- 60': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Oliver Norwood.
- 61': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 61': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
- 62': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
- 64': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
- 65': Attempt missed. Rui Fonte (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Josh Onomah.
- 68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 68': Attempt missed. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Fulham. Ibrahima Cissé replaces Stefan Johansen because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
- 74': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 77': Attempt missed. Rui Fonte (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
- 78': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
- 78': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
- 78': John Terry (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Rui Fonte.
- 80': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ritchie de Laet replaces Robert Snodgrass.
- 82': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
- 82': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
- 85': Attempt saved. Ritchie de Laet (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 85': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Button.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Albert Adomah.
- 87': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
- 88': Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1.
Statistics
 FUL |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 68.2 | Possession | 31.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 531 | Accurate Passes | 198 |
| 616 | Passes | 286 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 22 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 11 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 19 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 30,724
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 30,724
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| 18 | Josh Onomah  |
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | David Button (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 26 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks |
| 6 | Kevin McDonald |
| 8 | Stefan Johansen |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 47 | Aboubakar Kamara |
| 11 | Floyd Ayité |
| 9 | Rui Fonte |
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