English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 28, 2025
Fulham WLWWW 1
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Aston Villa LDLDW 3
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Villa Park · 40,350 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Aston Villa off the mark with convincing win over Fulham

Aston Villa came from a goal down to beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park as they picked up their first Premier League victory of the season.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
51.7
Possession
48.3
11
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
357
Accurate Passes
340
414
Passes
403
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
30
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
36
26
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
7
Effective Tackles
4
16
Tackles
10
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
7
23
Effective Clearances
26
23
Clearances
26

Head to Head

AVL leads series 5-0

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 9Harvey ElliottAM
  7. 26Lamare BogardeLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 29Evann GuessandAM-R

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 30Ryan SessegnonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 24Josh KingAM
  7. 16Sander BergeLM
  8. 20Sasa LukicRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 17Alex IwobiAM-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross following a corner.
  2. 11' Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Raúl Jiménez because of an injury.
  3. 22' Josh King (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 32' Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
  5. 34' Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 37' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a through ball.
  7. 45'+1' Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45'+5' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Harvey Elliott.
  10. 49' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
  11. 51' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  12. 55' Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Alex Iwobi.
  14. 65' Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Josh King.
  15. 72' Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
  16. 80' Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
  17. 80' Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Harry Wilson.
  18. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  19. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Evann Guessand.

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