Fulham v Aston Villa - as it happened
Join us for live coverage of this Premier League clash between Fulham and Aston Villa at Craven Cottage. Fulham look to secure their first points of the season.
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Match report in news
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FinishedFT: Villa held a solid defence against a resurgent Fulham who struggled to convert chances into goals.
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90'90+3: Fulham are throwing everything they have forwards, desperately trying to get at least 1 back.
Yellow card
a Fulham
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90'Kamara booked for challenge on Mings.
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90'Bryan almost got one back from a belter of a shot from inside the area. Martinez made an excellent save.
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89'Villa will be happy to keep a clean sheet after facing pressure from a resurgent Fulham.
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88'Fulham push the attack down the wings, looking to salvage something from today.
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85'Mings heads it downwards from a cross out wide but Areaola pushes it over the bar on its bounce.
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84'Villa seek a penalty after Watkins falls in the area, there was nothing to it.
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81'And Konsa puts it wide after a dangerous attack by Villa.
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80'Corner after a blocked Villa shot puts fulham under pressure.
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80'Ramsey fouled by Kamara to give Vila a freekick in a potentially dangerous position out wide.
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77'Foul given in Villa's favour after a flurry of passes and flurry of tackles from both teams in the centre of the pitch.
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76'Ramsey comes on for a Villa that is being tested by a resurgent Fulham.
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75'Grealish was almost scrapping with Odoi at the corner flag. Tempers are getting flaired!
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71'Villa seem to be on the back foot but Fulham are lacking the precision to take advantage of their attacking momentum. Another missed header from Mitrovic.
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68'Fulham are picking up pace with their attacks but Villa look comfortable defending their 3-0 lead.
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65'Grealish couldn't get on top of a cross to the back post and puts it well wide. Villa are looking much more dangerous on the attack.
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63'Konsa has Mitrovic's number. Yet another header defended from a cross by Villa.
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61'Another header from Mitrovic, another miss. Villa are leaving him no space to maneuver.
Yellow card
a Aston Villa
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59'Mcginn with a dangerous sliding tackle takes out Bryan down the wing. Clear yellow.
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55'Martinez fumbles a long shot and Fulham were there to bag it. Mitrovic's foul in the box means that the goal is disallowed.
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53'Fulham continue their attacks down the wings and crosses into the middle to no avail. Villa defence is still looking solid.
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51'Fulham waste a good opportunity with 2 players left in space from a corner. I don't know if that was a shot or a cross back out wide!
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47'Mings taps it in after a good run on to the ball from the freekick given away moments earlier by Odoi!
Yellow card
a Fulham
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47'Odoi is given a yellow.
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46'Watkins runs into Kamara just seconds after this whistle. Play will restart.
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46'Second half here we go!
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45'45+3: Some great runs from Villa paired with a good defensive performance has put them a deserved 2 goals ahead.
Yellow card
a Fulham
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45'45+2: Bryan was lucky it was only yellow after a tough tackle on the Villa winger.
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45'Trezeguet makes a great attacking run down the wing and switches it to the inside, ends it with a sketchy pass to nowhere.
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42'Fantastic end to end stuff at Craven Cottage with both teams countering the others counterattacks!
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40'Kamara puts in a dangerous cross just minutes after coming on. Villa are putting in a good performance in the air, unfortunately for Fulham.
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37'Tete will come off after issues with what seems to be his hamstring. Kamara to come on.
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36'Mitrovic gets the ball in the area, at least 3 Villa players were on him immediately. Poor Mitrovic!
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35'Villa look to counter but Watkins puts it over, he should do better than that.
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34'Great team effort and passing by Fulham ends in another cleared cross.
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32'Cavaleiro sends it into space after being forced into a long shot from outside the area. Good pressure by Villa.
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29'Fulham are positioning well and putting in crosses, Mitrovic has been well man-marked by Villa!
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26'Another fantastic run from Grealish leaves most of the Fulham squad trailing. What a game it's been for the player.
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25'Mitrovic almost managed to get on to the end of a long ball but Martinez put a firm stop to the run.
Yellow card
a Fulham
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23'Yellow card for Cairney after a silly challenge that stopped a Villa attacking move in its tracks.
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20'Fulham's game plan seems simple, cross it to Mitrovic enough times and let him do his job.
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19'Another header from Mitrovic blocked, if he keeps this up one's bound to go in eventually.
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18'Fulham should be worried that Grealish has so much space to keep on making runs like that.
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17'Foul on Grealish after he makes another threatening run which looked eerily similar to his last one which got him an assist!
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14'GOAL, Grealish gets an assist for Hourihane after a great attacking run into the area and short pass.
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11'Mitrovic couldn't get enough power behind the header from a cross out wide. Villa have been let off easy there.
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10'Foul on Tete from Targett as the two players collide at high speed.
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7'Fulham look vulnerable to a counterattack with the number of men they are committing up front, they remain in control for now.
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7'Fulham look like they want to equalise with multiple crosses into the box being blocked or cleared by Villa.
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4'Parker should be worried after that, Grealish made an unchallenged run into the box and Fulham paid for it!
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3'Blink and you'll miss it! Grealish scores after a great ball into the centre of the box, leaves Fulham's defence scratching their heads!
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1'Mitrovic is fouled after an intense start to the match.
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1'And it begins!
Start of match
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PRVWMitrovic will be looking to add to his tally for the season today!
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PRVWPlayers are in the tunnel, not long now!
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PRVWScott Parker 'it's going to be a tough game for us'
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PRVWVilla come off the back of a 1-0 win against Sheff Utd and will want to keep up the momentum.
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PRVWWhen these 2 sides met in January it was fulham that came away with 3 points in a 2-1 win.
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PRVWFulham will want to recover from there 4-3 loss to Leeds last week, they've yet to get any points this season!
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PRVWAston Villa XI: Martínez (GK), Mings, Konsa, Targett, Cash, Luiz, Mcginn, Hourihane, Grealish, Watkins, Trezeguet
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PRVWFulham XI: Areola (GK), Odoi, Hector, Bryan, Tete, Ream, Anguissa, Reid, Cavaleiro, Cairney, Mitrovic.
Pre-match
28 September 2020, 18:45
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Stadium: Craven Cottage
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PRVWHello and welcome to our live coverage of Fulham v Aston Villa at Craven Cottage