Aston Villa v Fulham, 04 April 2021

Score3-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Kick-off: 4.30pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 28 Aston Villa won: 11 Drawn: 11 Fulham won: 6 Aston Villa scored: 39 Fulham scored: 26 This was the first game in the Premier League to be played when every player in the starting line-ups were born after the first game was played in the competition on 15 August 1992. [c/o Opta]

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

1 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Trézéguet 78 G
Trézéguet 81 G
Ollie Watkins 87 G

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Trézéguet for Anwar El Ghazi 62
Keinan Davis for Morgan Sanson 67
Jacob Ramsey for Douglas Luiz 74

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Ademola Lookman 47
Josh Maja for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 83
Josh Onomah for Mario Lemina 83

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 15 Y

Cards:

Joachim Andersen 16 Y
Bobby Decordova-Reid 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fabri
Defender Terence Kongolo
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Josh Maja

Comments:

League position: 9th Aston Villa had scored one goal in their preceding four games in the Premier League. Trézéguet became third player to score two or more goals for Villa in a game in the Premier League as a substitute; also Dwight Yorke versus Liverpool on 7 May 1994 and Julian Joachim versus Derby County on 28 September 2000. Former Fulham loanee Matt Targett made his 100th career Premier League appearance. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty after 45 minutes but was reversed after a VAR review as no foul was committed.

Comments:

League position: 18th A win in this game would have taken Fulham out of the bottom three in the Premier League table for the first time since 20 December 2020. The Whites had now dropped 16 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season. Aleksandar Mitrović made his 200th club appearance in England in all competitions (70 goals).

3 Aston Villa

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Trézéguet 78 G
Trézéguet 81 G
Ollie Watkins 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Morgan Sanson
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Trézéguet for Anwar El Ghazi 62
Keinan Davis for Morgan Sanson 67
Jacob Ramsey for Douglas Luiz 74

Cards:

Douglas Luiz 15 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tom Heaton
Defender Björn Engels
Defender/Midfielder Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder Neil Taylor
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Midfielder Trézéguet
Midfielder/Forward Marvelous Nakamba
Forward Keinan Davis

Comments:

League position: 9th Aston Villa had scored one goal in their preceding four games in the Premier League. Trézéguet became third player to score two or more goals for Villa in a game in the Premier League as a substitute; also Dwight Yorke versus Liverpool on 7 May 1994 and Julian Joachim versus Derby County on 28 September 2000. Former Fulham loanee Matt Targett made his 100th career Premier League appearance. Aston Villa were awarded a penalty after 45 minutes but was reversed after a VAR review as no foul was committed.

1 Fulham

Manager: Scott Parker

Goals:

Aleksandar Mitrović 61 G

Starting lineup:

Alphonse Areola Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Bobby Decordova-Reid Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Ademola Lookman Forward

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Ademola Lookman 47
Josh Maja for Ruben Loftus-Cheek 83
Josh Onomah for Mario Lemina 83

Cards:

Joachim Andersen 16 Y
Bobby Decordova-Reid 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fabri
Defender Terence Kongolo
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Josh Onomah
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Josh Maja

Comments:

League position: 18th A win in this game would have taken Fulham out of the bottom three in the Premier League table for the first time since 20 December 2020. The Whites had now dropped 16 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season. Aleksandar Mitrović made his 200th club appearance in England in all competitions (70 goals).