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Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Thursday 20 October 2022 22:03 BST
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The pressure piled up on Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard as his listless side slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday.

The former England captain endured chants of “getting sacked in the morning” by the home fans as Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored for Fulham before a Tyrone Mings own goal completed Villa’s misery.

Reed’s powerfully-struck shot in the 36th minute gave Fulham a deserved lead after they had gone close several times.

Villa’s cause was not helped when Douglas Luiz was shown a red card just past the hour mark for an off-the-ball clash with Mitrovic and Matty Cash unluckily conceded a penalty for handball trying to block a shot.

Mitrovic converted for his eighth league goal of the season and Villa’s night went from bad to worse when Mings deflected a Neeskens Kebano cross into his own net.

Fulham vs Aston Villa

20 October 2022 22:01

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That's all for today, goodbye!

20 October 2022 21:27

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20 October 2022 21:27

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Villa went off to more boos at the full-time whistle. They stay in 17th, but only on goals scored now as their goal difference is the same as Wolves'. Next up for them is Brentford at home. Fulham move into the top half of the table into ninth as they end their winless run. They travel to Leeds United at the weekend.

20 October 2022 21:26

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The pressure mounts on Steven Gerrard as Fulham cruise to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Villa. Reed opened the scoring in the first half for the hosts, lifting his shot into the corner. Mings also blocked Mitrovic's shot on the line before that. In the second half, Luiz was shown a straight red card after VAR's intervention after he leaned in as if to headbutt Mitrovic. The Serbian then dispatched a penalty with a big deflection off Martinez after Cash's handball. Mings' own goal wrapped up the scoring late on, as he turned in Kebano's cross.

20 October 2022 21:24

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FULL-TIME: FULHAM 3-0 ASTON VILLA.

20 October 2022 21:21

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20 October 2022 21:21

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20 October 2022 21:20

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Watkins cuts out Ream's attempted switch to De Cordova-Reid is cut out by Watkins, and he drags it past the Jamaican to get into the box. He has a go from a tight angle but blasts it straight over the bar.

20 October 2022 21:20

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Martinez goes for the more direct approach this time as he plays it over the top for Watkins. He's sandwiched between two defenders but does enough to win a corner off Diop, which comes to nothing.

20 October 2022 21:17

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