English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2024-25 English Premier League

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Aston Villa
  • 12': Youri Tielemans
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1 - 0
Fulham

    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.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
    • 6': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
    • 6': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
    • 10': Alex Iwobi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
    • 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
    • 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.
    • 14': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ian Maatsen.
    • 16': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
    • 16': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
    • 18': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
    • 19': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 19': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Youri Tielemans.
    • 25': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
    • 25': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 30': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Offside, Fulham. Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 33': Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
    • 35': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
    • 40': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Offside, Fulham. Kenny Tete is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
    • 44': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
    • 44': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez with a headed pass.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
    • 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
    • 50': Hand ball by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
    • 52': Foul by Kenny Tete (Fulham).
    • 52': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Kenny Tete (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a through ball.
    • 56': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
    • 56': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
    • 59': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John McGinn.
    • 59': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
    • 59': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marco Asensio.
    • 61': Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces John McGinn.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a through ball.
    • 62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a corner.
    • 64': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 64': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Bassey with a cross.
    • 66': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
    • 66': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
    • 66': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Sander Berge (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Timothy Castagne replaces Kenny Tete.
    • 67': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Harry Wilson.
    • 68': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Ollie Watkins.
    • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
    • 75': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
    • 75': Substitution, Fulham. Harrison Reed replaces Sander Berge.
    • 76': Substitution, Fulham. Willian replaces Alex Iwobi.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Joachim Andersen (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Harrison Reed (Fulham).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Harrison Reed went off injured after Fulham had used all subs.
    • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Youri Tielemans.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Rogers following a fast break.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
    • 90'+5': Dangerous play by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
    • 90'+5': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0.
    • 90'+9': Adama Traoré (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 42,515

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 38 +45 84
    2 Arsenal 38 +35 74
    3 Manchester City 38 +28 71
    4 Chelsea 38 +21 69
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    14 Pau Torres
    4 Ezri Konsa
    22 Ian Maatsen
    2 Matty Cash
    21 Marco Asensio
    8 Youri Tielemans
    44 Boubacar Kamara
    11 Ollie Watkins
    27 Morgan Rogers
    7 John McGinn
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley, Amadou Onana, Tyrone Mings, Andrés García, Leon Bailey, Robin Olsen, Jacob Ramsey, Donyell Malen.

    FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
    5 Joachim Andersen
    33 Antonee Robinson
    2 Kenny Tete Yellow Card
    8 Harry Wilson
    20 Sasa Lukic
    16 Sander Berge Yellow Card
    7 Raúl Jiménez
    17 Alex Iwobi
    30 Ryan Sessegnon Yellow Card
    Fulham Substitutes:
    Steven Benda, Jorge Cuenca, Adama Traoré, Tom Cairney, Willian, Harrison Reed, Emile Smith Rowe, Carlos Vinícius, Timothy Castagne.

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