English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 3, 2025
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Villa Park · 42,515 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Youri Tielemans goal gives Aston Villa crucial win over Fulham

Youri Tielemans headed the only goal as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 on Saturday to boost their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top five.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
3
48
Possession
52
11
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
349
Accurate Passes
389
396
Passes
445
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
9
Accurate Crosses
3
24
Crosses
13
0.4
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
46
29
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
6
24
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
3
19
Effective Clearances
27
19
Clearances
27

Head to Head

AVL leads series 5-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 44Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 33Antonee RobinsonLB
  5. 2Kenny TeteRB
  6. 8Harry WilsonAM
  7. 20Sasa LukicLM
  8. 16Sander BergeRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 30Ryan SessegnonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a corner.
  2. 31' Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 52' Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
  5. 59' Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marco Asensio.
  7. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces John McGinn.
  8. 66' Sander Berge (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
  10. 67' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
  11. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
  12. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
  13. 75' Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sander Berge.
  14. 76' Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Alex Iwobi.
  15. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
  16. 90'+9' Adama Traoré (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.

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