English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
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Craven Cottage · 27,606 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Sessegnon strike edges Fulham past Aston Villa

Fulham boosted their hopes of European qualification as Ryan Sessegnon's first-half goal earned them a 1-0 win over a lacklustre Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
2
5
Saves
1
61.1
Possession
38.9
10
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
456
Accurate Passes
276
529
Passes
337
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
15
0.1
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
36
24
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
12
13
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
16
9
Effective Clearances
25
9
Clearances
25

Head to Head

AVL leads series 5-0

Lineups

FUL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 3Calvin BasseyCD-L
  3. 5Joachim AndersenCD-R
  4. 30Ryan SessegnonLB
  5. 21Timothy CastagneRB
  6. 32Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 16Sander BergeLM
  8. 20Sasa LukicRM
  9. 7Raúl JiménezF
  10. 19Samuel ChukwuezeAM-L
  11. 8Harry WilsonAM-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Fulham 1, Aston Villa 0. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 46' Timothy Castagne (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 49' Pau Torres (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 66' Substitution, Fulham. Rodrigo Muniz replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  5. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  6. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces John McGinn.
  7. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jadon Sancho replaces Youri Tielemans.
  8. 74' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  9. 76' Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  10. 76' Substitution, Fulham. Oscar Bobb replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
  11. 80' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
  12. 81' Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ryan Sessegnon because of an injury.
  13. 90'+1' Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+4' Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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