Fulham v Aston Villa, 17 February 2024

Score2-1 to Aston Villa
RefereeLewis Smith
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance24,401

View Fulham v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 32 Fulham won: 7 Drawn: 11 Aston Villa won: 14 Fulham scored: 31 Aston Villa scored: 45 . Aston Villa had now won on two of their last 11 visits to Craven Cottage in all competitions since January 2010 (lost six).

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Rodrigo Muniz 63 G

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 23 G
Ollie Watkins 56 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Willian
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Clément Lenglet Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Iwobi for Willian 46
Harry Wilson for Bobby Decordova-Reid 64
Adama Traoré for Andreas Pereira 75
Calvin Bassey for Tim Ream 76
Saša Lukić for João Palhinha 89

Substitutions:

Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 81
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 81
Tim Iroegbunam for Youri Tielemans 90+4

Cards:

João Palhinha 86 Y
Timothy Castagne 89 Y
Saša Lukić 90 Y
Adama Traoré 90+3 Y
Harry Wilson 90+4 Y

Cards:

John McGinn 33 Y
Alex Moreno 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender/Midfielder Fodé Ballo-Touré
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

League position: 12th . Fulham had now won one of their last eight games in all competitions (lost four). . The Whites had now taken 29 points from their 25 games so far in this Premier League season; ten fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . They had now scored more than one goal in nine of last 26 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now won two of their last five games in all competitions (lost three). . Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023. . They now remained unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League played in London (won six).

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Rodrigo Muniz 63 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Issa Diop
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder João Palhinha
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Willian
Forward Rodrigo Muniz

Substitutions:

Alex Iwobi for Willian 46
Harry Wilson for Bobby Decordova-Reid 64
Adama Traoré for Andreas Pereira 75
Calvin Bassey for Tim Ream 76
Saša Lukić for João Palhinha 89

Cards:

João Palhinha 86 Y
Timothy Castagne 89 Y
Saša Lukić 90 Y
Adama Traoré 90+3 Y
Harry Wilson 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marek Rodák
Defender Tosin Adarabioyo
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender/Midfielder Fodé Ballo-Touré
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré

Comments:

League position: 12th . Fulham had now won one of their last eight games in all competitions (lost four). . The Whites had now taken 29 points from their 25 games so far in this Premier League season; ten fewer than at the same stage of the previous season. . They had now scored more than one goal in nine of last 26 games in the Premier League.

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ollie Watkins 23 G
Ollie Watkins 56 G

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Clément Lenglet Defender
Pau Torres Defender
Alex Moreno Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Leon Bailey Midfielder
Douglas Luiz Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Jacob Ramsey Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey 81
Lucas Digne for Alex Moreno 81
Tim Iroegbunam for Youri Tielemans 90+4

Cards:

John McGinn 33 Y
Alex Moreno 74 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joe Gauci
Goalkeeper Robin Olsen
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Digne
Defender/Midfielder Kaine Kesler-Hayden
Midfielder Tim Iroegbunam
Midfielder Nicolò Zaniolo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Diaby
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Rogers

Comments:

League position: 4th . Aston Villa had now won two of their last five games in all competitions (lost three). . Villa avoided losing consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2023. . They now remained unbeaten in their last eight games in the Premier League played in London (won six).