English Premier League

Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Aston Villa
  • 37': Ollie Watkins
  • 49': John McGinn
  • 51': Emiliano Buendía
FT
3 - 1
Fulham
  • 3': Raúl Jiménez

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
  • 3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 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.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Raúl Jiménez because of an injury.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
  • 14': Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
  • 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 17': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 17': Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 18': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
  • 18': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
  • 21': Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Josh King (Fulham) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 22': Josh King (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 25': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
  • 25': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 25': Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Bassey.
  • 30': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
  • 31': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
  • 32': Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
  • 33': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 33': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 34': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 35': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 35': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 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.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh King.
  • 40': Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
  • 41': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
  • 41': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
  • 42': Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
  • 45'+1': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
  • 45'+4': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+4': Sander Berge (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Pau Torres.
  • 45'+7': Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 45'+9': Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Harvey Elliott.
  • 46': Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 53': Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
  • 54': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  • 55': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
  • 55': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Handball by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
  • 64': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lamare Bogarde.
  • 65': Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 65': Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Josh King.
  • 66': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  • 66': Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
  • 73': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
  • 73': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
  • 79': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
  • 80': Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
  • 80': Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Harry Wilson.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  • 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Evann Guessand.
  • 83': Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+2': Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donyell Malen.
  • 90'+5': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,350

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 15 +19 33
2 Manchester City 15 +19 31
3 Aston Villa 15 +7 30
4 Chelsea 15 +10 25
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5 Tyrone Mings
4 Ezri Konsa
12 Lucas Digne
2 Matty Cash
9 Harvey Elliott
26 Lamare Bogarde
7 John McGinn Yellow Card
11 Ollie Watkins
27 Morgan Rogers
29 Evann Guessand
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Jadon Sancho, Pau Torres, Donyell Malen, Boubacar Kamara, Victor Lindelöf, Bradley Burrowes, Marco Bizot, Ian Maatsen, Emiliano Buendía.

FUL Fulham (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bernd Leno (GK)
3 Calvin Bassey Yellow Card
5 Joachim Andersen
30 Ryan Sessegnon
21 Timothy Castagne
24 Josh King Yellow Card
16 Sander Berge
20 Sasa Lukic
7 Raúl Jiménez
17 Alex Iwobi
8 Harry Wilson Yellow Card
Fulham Substitutes:
Harrison Reed, Adama Traoré, Jorge Cuenca, Tom Cairney, Kevin, Emile Smith Rowe, Benjamin Lecomte, Samuel Chukwueze, Antonee Robinson.

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