Fulham vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWatkins' double downs Fulham to send Villa into top four
Ollie Watkins scored twice as Aston Villa held off a late fightback from Fulham to move into the top four of the Premier League with a 2-1 away win on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 3': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 5': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 8': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
- 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 11': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a through ball.
- 19': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 19': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Offside, Fulham. João Palhinha is caught offside.
- 23': Goal! Fulham 0, Aston Villa 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Andreas Pereira (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 28': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 32': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Foul by Andreas Pereira (Fulham).
- 36': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 40': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Offside, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno is caught offside.
- 43': Hand ball by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 45'+3': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a through ball.
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 45'+7': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
- 45'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 45'+8': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Willian.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Offside, Fulham. Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
- 52': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 54': Hand ball by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 55': Attempt missed. Issa Diop (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Pereira with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Goal! Fulham 0, Aston Villa 2. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 61': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 61': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 63': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 63': Goal! Fulham 1, Aston Villa 2. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 64': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
- 68': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
- 70': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 70': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Álex Moreno (Aston Villa).
- 74': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Andreas Pereira.
- 75': Substitution, Fulham. Calvin Bassey replaces Tim Ream.
- 76': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 79': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
- 79': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 80': Offside, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 82': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 82': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 83': João Palhinha (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by João Palhinha (Fulham).
- 85': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt blocked. João Palhinha (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 89': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces João Palhinha.
- 89': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
- 90': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Muniz with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 90'+2': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Adama Traoré (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 90'+4': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
- 90'+5': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Aston Villa 2.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Aston Villa 2.
Statistics
 AVL |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 360 | Accurate Passes | 384 |
| 425 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 10 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 28 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,401
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,401
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 13 | Tim Ream |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne  |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 26 | João Palhinha |
| 19 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 20 | Willian |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 17 | Clément Lenglet |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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