Aston Villa v Fulham, 03 May 2025

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance42,515

View Aston Villa v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 34 Aston Villa won: 16 Drawn: 11 Fulham won: 7 Aston Villa scored: 49 Fulham scored: 32 . Aston Villa had now won seven of the last eight meetings in the Premier League, including the last five.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Youri Tielemans 12 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Marco Asensio 60
Amadou Onana for John McGinn 61
Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 71
Donyell Malen for Ollie Watkins 71
Ross Barkley for Youri Tielemans 83

Substitutions:

Emile Smith Rowe for Ryan Sessegnon 57
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 67
Adama Traoré for Harry Wilson 67
Harrison Reed for Sander Berge 75
Willian for Alex Iwobi 76

Cards:

Cards:

Ryan Sessegnon 31 Y
Kenny Tete 52 Y
Calvin Bassey 59 Y
Sander Berge 66 Y
Adama Traoré 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 7th . Aston Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since May 2023. . Villa had now equalled the club record of 17 consecutive home games in the Premier League without defeat; previously between March and December in 2023. . They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their 35 games in the Premier League so far this season in 2024-25.

Comments:

League position: 9th . Having used all their substitutions, Harrison Reed had to go off injured on the 83rd minute, meaning Fulham played the remainder of the game with ten players. . The Whites had now lost five of their last 14 away games in the Premier League (won six). . They had now conceded one goal in each of 18 of their 35 games in the Premier League so far this season in 2024-25.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Youri Tielemans 12 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Pau Torres
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Boubacar Kamara
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Youri Tielemans
Midfielder/Forward Marco Asensio
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Jacob Ramsey for Marco Asensio 60
Amadou Onana for John McGinn 61
Lucas Digne for Ian Maatsen 71
Donyell Malen for Ollie Watkins 71
Ross Barkley for Youri Tielemans 83

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Andrés García
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Amadou Onana
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Donyell Malen

Comments:

League position: 7th . Aston Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the second time since May 2023. . Villa had now equalled the club record of 17 consecutive home games in the Premier League without defeat; previously between March and December in 2023. . They had now kept a clean sheet in seven of their 35 games in the Premier League so far this season in 2024-25.

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Saša Lukić Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Emile Smith Rowe for Ryan Sessegnon 57
Timothy Castagne for Kenny Tete 67
Adama Traoré for Harry Wilson 67
Harrison Reed for Sander Berge 75
Willian for Alex Iwobi 76

Cards:

Ryan Sessegnon 31 Y
Kenny Tete 52 Y
Calvin Bassey 59 Y
Sander Berge 66 Y
Adama Traoré 90+9 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 9th . Having used all their substitutions, Harrison Reed had to go off injured on the 83rd minute, meaning Fulham played the remainder of the game with ten players. . The Whites had now lost five of their last 14 away games in the Premier League (won six). . They had now conceded one goal in each of 18 of their 35 games in the Premier League so far this season in 2024-25.