Aston Villa vs Fulham, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 1
3 - 1
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
 FUL |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,350
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 5 | Joachim Andersen |
| 30 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 24 | Josh King |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 20 | Sasa Lukic |
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Harry Wilson |
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