Aston Villa vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction
Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham: Unai Emery’s Villa defeated the Cottagers to get back to winning ways
Aston Villa kept the pressure on the top four with a confident victory over Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. Unai Emery’s men needed a response after losing to Nottingham Forest last time out and dominated from the start against the Cottagers.
The deadlock was broken through an Antonee Robinson own goal which was the result of constant pressure from Villa before John McGinn doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time.
When Ollie Watkins added a third four minutes after the hour mark, Villa had the game well in hand meaning a simple miss from Watkins later in the match didn’t cost them. Raul Jimenez pulled one back for Fulham who started to click with quarter of an hour to go but there wasn’t enough time left in the match for them to truly trouble Villa.
Relive all the action from Villa Park below:
Aston Villa vs Fulham
Relentless in their dominance at fortress Villa Park, Aston Villa post their 13th straight home win in the Premier League, seeing off struggling Fulham despite performing a little below their best. Unai Emery's side cruised to a two-goal lead at half-time, but even after extending their advantage with a rapid counter-attack, their visitors continued to test them and deservedly notched a consolation strike as Jimenez scored his first league goal for well over a year. The Villans start a league campaign with six straight home wins for the first time since 1959, and they will resume with a tough test at Tottenham after the upcoming international break. Fulham, meanwhile, will next host Wolves having suffered back-to-back defeats. That's all from our live coverage today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
Aston Villa vs Fulham
Popping up on the left flank, Douglas Luiz drives into a dangerous position before flashing his cross just past several bodies inside Fulham's six-yard box; it eventually skips away to safety.
Aston Villa vs Fulham
There will be at least seven minutes of added time at the end of this second half, as Aston Villa close in on their 13th straight home win in the Premier League.
Aston Villa vs Fulham
At full stretch just outside his own area, Ream does well to intercept a raking pass by Douglas Luiz towards the lurking Watkins, who is keen to expose Fulham's stretched defence.
Aston Villa vs Fulham
Having been helped off the pitch, Bailey has been assessed and is fit enough to resume his role in Villa's attack. We are back under way. That's added a chunk of stoppage-time on to the end of this game.
Aston Villa vs Fulham
After a frantic period of play at Villa Park, the action is momentarily paused as Bailey drops to the turf with what looks like a possible muscular injury. He requires treatment from the medics.
Aston Villa vs Fulham
OFF THE BAR! Villa almost grab their fourth goal! McGinn evades Bassey on the left byline, then cuts the ball back into the box; it strikes Joao Palhinha before spinning up onto Leno's crossbar - then Watkins somehow nods the rebound off-target. Bailey then flashes a follow-up shot wide!!
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