Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2017-18 English League Championship, Final

· English League Championship

Aston Villa

FT
0 - 1

Fulham

23': Tom Cairney
70': Denis Odoi

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Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
1': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
8': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
8': James Chester (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
12': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
15': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
15': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
16': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a set piece situation.
19': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
19': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
22': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa).
22': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Goal! Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a through ball.
24': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
25': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
25': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Offside, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
29': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
29': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
30': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Offside, Aston Villa. Sam Johnstone tries a through ball, but Robert Snodgrass is caught offside.
32': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
34': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
35': Attempt missed. Matt Targett (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
37': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
38': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
38': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Denis Odoi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a through ball following a set piece situation.
40': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
41': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
43': Attempt missed. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
44': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
44': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
44': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1.
48': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
49': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
52': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
52': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Offside, Fulham. Marcus Bettinelli tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
55': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
56': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
57': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
59': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
60': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
62': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
63': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
63': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
65': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Chester.
66': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a corner.
67': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
68': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
70': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
70': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
70': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Second yellow card to Denis Odoi (Fulham) for a bad foul.
71': Delay in match Stefan Johansen (Fulham) because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Fulham. Oliver Norwood replaces Stefan Johansen because of an injury.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
74': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Chester.
76': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
76': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Fulham. Tomas Kalas replaces Aboubakar Kamara.
77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Ahmed El Mohamady.
77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Josh Onomah replaces Mile Jedinak.
78': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
78': John Terry (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Delay in match Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Conor Hourihane because of an injury.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
82': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Substitution, Fulham. Cyrus Christie replaces Ryan Fredericks.
84': Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
85': Offside, Aston Villa. Robert Snodgrass tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
86': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
86': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
88': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt missed. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
90': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
90': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
90'+4': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
90'+5': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1.

Statistics

FUL		AVL
15	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	2
51.1	Possession	48.9
15	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
343	Accurate Passes	311
420	Passes	392
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
9	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.4
47	Long Balls	54
21	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	12
35	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 85,243

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
26	John Terry
5	James Chester
15	Mile Jedinak
21	Alan Hutton
27	Ahmed Elmohamady
10	Jack Grealish
14	Conor Hourihane
37	Albert Adomah
7	Robert Snodgrass
45	Lewis Grabban

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Glenn Whelan, Scott Hogan, Mark Bunn, James Bree, Jonathan Kodjia, Josh Onomah, Birkir Bjarnason.

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13	Tim Ream
4	Denis Odoi
21	Matt Targett
2	Ryan Fredericks
6	Kevin McDonald
8	Stefan Johansen
10	Tom Cairney
32	Aleksandar Mitrovic
3	Ryan Sessegnon
47	Aboubakar Kamara

Fulham Substitutes:

Cyrus Christie, David Button, Tomás Kalas, Rui Fonte, Floyd Ayité, Oliver Norwood, Lucas Piazon.

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