Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
Aston Villa maintain hot form with Fulham win
An own goal by Antonee Robinson and strikes from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins helped Aston Villa to cruise to a 3-1 Premier League win over Fulham on Sunday, matching the club's 40-year-old record of 13 home league wins in a row.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 4': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 8': VAR Decision: No Penalty Aston Villa.
- 11': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 13': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 13': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 17': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 18': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 21': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 22': Offside, Fulham. Willian tries a through ball, but Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
- 24': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 25': Offside, Fulham. João Palhinha tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 25': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 27': Own Goal by Antonee Robinson, Fulham. Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0.
- 30': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
- 30': Pau Torres (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 33': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 35': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 41': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Pereira.
- 45'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Fulham 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 48': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 48': Attempt missed. Willian (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 52': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 52': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 52': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 54': Offside, Fulham. Antonee Robinson tries a through ball, but Harry Wilson is caught offside.
- 56': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 57': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 58': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Offside, Fulham. Andreas Pereira tries a through ball, but Calvin Bassey is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Willian (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a fast break.
- 62': Offside, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara tries a through ball, but Moussa Diaby is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 63': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 64': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Fulham 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a fast break.
- 64': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 66': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 67': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 73': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 74': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 74': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 74': Substitution, Fulham. Carlos Vinícius replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 75': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinícius is caught offside.
- 76': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 76': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Harry Wilson (Fulham).
- 78': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 81': Offside, Fulham. Alex Iwobi tries a through ball, but Carlos Vinícius is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 82': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Willian.
- 83': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from very close range misses to the right.
- 84': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 85': Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Antonee Robinson is caught offside.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Offside, Aston Villa. Emiliano Martínez tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 90'+4': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 90'+4': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Carlos Vinícius (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Foul by Harrison Reed (Fulham).
- 90'+6': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Harrison Reed (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
Statistics
 FUL |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 4 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 49.3 | Possession | 50.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 413 | Accurate Passes | 425 |
| 489 | Passes | 511 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 14 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 13 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,608
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,608
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 26 | +30 | 53 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 26 | +10 | 50 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 26 | +10 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa  |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 22 | Alex Iwobi |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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