Aston Villa v Fulham, 25 April 2023

Score1-0 to Aston Villa
RefereeTom Bramall
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVilla Park
Attendance41,046

View Aston Villa v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 30 Aston Villa won: 12 Drawn: 11 Fulham won: 7 Aston Villa scored: 40 Fulham scored: 29 . Fulham had now lost on 11 of their last 19 league visits to Villa Park (won one).

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Tyrone Mings 21 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Tim Ream Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
João Palhinha Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Dan James Midfielder/Forward
Manor Solomon Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 77
Bertrand Traoré for Jacob Ramsey 77
Calum Chambers for Ashley Young 85

Substitutions:

Bobby Decordova-Reid for Harry Wilson 17
Carlos Vinícius for Manor Solomon 67
Tom Cairney for Andreas Pereira 68
Cédric Soares for Kenny Tete 68
Neeskens Kebano for Harrison Reed 83

Cards:

Ashley Young 74 Y
Emiliano Martínez 88 Y
Bertrand Traoré 89 Y

Cards:

Bobby Decordova-Reid 45 Y
João Palhinha 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Tommi O'Reilly
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa were now in the top five of the Premier League for the first time since December 2020. . Since manager Unai Emery's first game on 6 November 2022, Villa had now won 13 games in the Premier League; the most in the division in the same period along with Arsenal. . They had now won five consecutive home games in the top division without conceding for the first time since April 1983 in League Division One.

Comments:

League position: 9th . 31 goals had now been scored in Fulham's 14 games in the Premier League so far in 2023 (15 for, 16 against); fewer than any other team in the division except Chelsea (27). . The Whites had now failed to score in six of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of nine of their last 17 games in the Premier League (none in five of the other eight). . Willian was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Manor Solomon was promoted to the starting XI with Neeskens Kebano taking his place on the bench.

1 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Tyrone Mings 21 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Tyrone Mings
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Emi Buendía
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder John McGinn
Midfielder Jacob Ramsey
Forward Ollie Watkins

Substitutions:

Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 77
Bertrand Traoré for Jacob Ramsey 77
Calum Chambers for Ashley Young 85

Cards:

Ashley Young 74 Y
Emiliano Martínez 88 Y
Bertrand Traoré 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo
Defender Diego Carlos
Defender Seb Revan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Midfielder Tommi O'Reilly
Midfielder/Forward Bertrand Traoré
Forward Jhon Durán

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa were now in the top five of the Premier League for the first time since December 2020. . Since manager Unai Emery's first game on 6 November 2022, Villa had now won 13 games in the Premier League; the most in the division in the same period along with Arsenal. . They had now won five consecutive home games in the top division without conceding for the first time since April 1983 in League Division One.

0 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Tosin Adarabioyo Defender
Tim Ream Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
João Palhinha Defender/Midfielder
Harrison Reed Defender/Midfielder
Antonee Robinson Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Dan James Midfielder/Forward
Manor Solomon Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Bobby Decordova-Reid for Harry Wilson 17
Carlos Vinícius for Manor Solomon 67
Tom Cairney for Andreas Pereira 68
Cédric Soares for Kenny Tete 68
Neeskens Kebano for Harrison Reed 83

Cards:

Bobby Decordova-Reid 45 Y
João Palhinha 79 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Shane Duffy
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Neeskens Kebano
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 9th . 31 goals had now been scored in Fulham's 14 games in the Premier League so far in 2023 (15 for, 16 against); fewer than any other team in the division except Chelsea (27). . The Whites had now failed to score in six of their last 13 games in the Premier League. . They had now conceded one goal in each of nine of their last 17 games in the Premier League (none in five of the other eight). . Willian was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Manor Solomon was promoted to the starting XI with Neeskens Kebano taking his place on the bench.