English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 17, 2024
Aston Villa DLWLL 2
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Fulham DLDDW 1
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FUL011
Craven Cottage · 24,401 att.

Match Report

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Watkins' 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

AVL leads series 4-1

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 17Bernd LenoG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 31Issa DiopCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 18Andreas PereiraAM
  7. 10Tom CairneyLM
  8. 26João PalhinhaRM
  9. 19Rodrigo MunizF
  10. 20WillianAM-L
  11. 14Bobby De Cordova-ReidAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Calvin BasseySUB
  2. 6Harrison ReedSUB
  3. 22Alex IwobiSUB
  4. 12Fodé Ballo-TouréSUB
  5. 8Harry WilsonSUB
  6. 28Sasa LukicSUB
  7. 1Marek RodákSUB
  8. 11Adama TraoréSUB
  9. 4Tosin AdarabioyoSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 17Clément LengletCD-R
  4. 15Álex MorenoLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 8Youri TielemansAM
  7. 6Douglas LuizLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Morgan RogersSUB
  2. 16Calum ChambersSUB
  3. 12Lucas DigneSUB
  4. 29Kaine Kesler HaydenSUB
  5. 19Moussa DiabySUB
  6. 18Joe GauciSUB
  7. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  8. 47Tim IroegbunamSUB
  9. 22Nicolò ZanioloSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 32' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Fulham. Alex Iwobi replaces Willian.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 64' Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
  7. 74' Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Andreas Pereira.
  9. 75' Substitution, Fulham. Calvin Bassey replaces Tim Ream.
  10. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces Leon Bailey.
  11. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
  12. 86' João Palhinha (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 89' Substitution, Fulham. Sasa Lukic replaces João Palhinha.
  15. 90' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+3' Adama Traoré (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+4' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tim Iroegbunam replaces Youri Tielemans.
  18. 90'+4' Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

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