Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Result and reaction from Premier League fixture today

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Aston Villa celebrate their third goal (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Fulham are taking on Aston Villa this evening at Craven Cottage as Scott Parker’s newly promoted side search for their first points of the season.

Fulham struggled against Arsenal on the opening day but were much improved against Leeds, eventually going down 4-3. But they will need to tighten up defensively, having already shipped seven goals and looking highly susceptible at the back, something which proved their undoing in the Premier League two years ago.

Villa got off to the perfect start beating Sheffield United and will be eager to continue that momentum in what could well be a battle between two relegation fighters come the end of the season. Follow all the action below:

Line-ups

• Fulham: Areola; Tete, Hector, Odoi, Bryan; Ream, Anguissa; Cairney, Cavaleiro, Cordova-Reid; Mitrovic
• Aston Villa: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett; McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Hourihane; Trezeguet, Watkins, Grealish
• Match kicks off 5.45pm BST

[28 September 2020 21:42 · Callum Rice-Coates]

83 min

Salah burts inside from the right and plays a perfect ball through to Jota. The former Wolves man takes a touch and plants his finish into the side netting, enough to fool the fake crowd noise into a premature celebration. 

[28 September 2020 21:40 · Callum Rice-Coates]

82 min

Jota, fed by Firmino, looks for an immediate impact, cutting onto his right foot and getting a shot off. It flashes a fair way wide of the far post.

[28 September 2020 21:38 · Callum Rice-Coates]

80 min

A double sub for Liverpool: Keita and Mane - slightly surprisingly - are replaced by Milner and Jota, who makes his Premier League debut for the club.

[28 September 2020 21:37 · Callum Rice-Coates]

78 min

Arsenal win a rare corner, which is wasted by Pepe. His delivery doesn’t clear Robertson at the near post and then Bellerin’s foul throw gives possession back to Liverpool.

[28 September 2020 21:35 · Callum Rice-Coates]

76 min

Arsenal almost get in behind again, this time Nketiah racing onto a through ball. But Alisson races out quickly to clear before the youngster can reach it.

Firmino goes close at the other end, dragging a deflected shot narrowly wide of the far post.

[28 September 2020 21:32 · Callum Rice-Coates]

74 min

Lacazette makes way having missed that big chance earlier in the half. Nketiah replaces him.

[28 September 2020 21:32 · Callum Rice-Coates]

73 min

Robertson floats the free kick to the back post, where Van Dijk attacks it. It’s well defended by Tierney and then Lacazette.

[28 September 2020 21:31 · Callum Rice-Coates]

72 min

Mane has been almost unplayable tonight and he causes more problems for Arsenal on the left, winning a free kick off Ceballos, who goes into the book. Liverpool will have a set piece just outside the box, and Robertson will deliver.

[28 September 2020 21:28 · Callum Rice-Coates]

70 min

Mane does well to keep the ball in play on the left, nudging it past Ceballos and then trying a curling shot from a tight angle. Leno saves fairly comfortably at his near post.

[28 September 2020 21:27 · Callum Rice-Coates]

69 min

Arsenal bring on Nicolas Pepe for Willian.