Fulham v Aston Villa, 25 April 2026

Score1-0 to Fulham
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance27,606
Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 36 Fulham won: 8 Drawn: 11 Aston Villa won: 17 Fulham scored: 34 Aston Villa scored: 52 . Aston Villa failed in their attempt to equal their club record of winning seven consecutive meetings against the same opposing team in the Premier League: previously against Coventry City from September 1995 to October 1998.

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 43 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 66
Oscar Bobb for Samuel Chukwueze 76
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 76
Antonee Robinson for Ryan Sessegnon 81

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Emi Buendía 74
Ross Barkley for John McGinn 74
Douglas Luiz for Lamare Bogarde 74
Jadon Sancho for Youri Tielemans 74
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 81

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 46 Y
Harry Wilson 90+1 Y

Cards:

Pau Torres 49 Y
Douglas Luiz 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Josh King

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League against a team in the top half of the table (lost six). . The Whites had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 16 games in the Premier League. . They had now won two of their last six games in the Premier League (lost two).

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa now remained without a win in five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . Villa had now lost 13 of their last 49 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to score in 11 of their last 35 games in the Premier League.

1 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Calvin Bassey
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Samuel Chukwueze
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Harry Wilson
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Rodrigo Muniz for Raúl Jiménez 66
Oscar Bobb for Samuel Chukwueze 76
Josh King for Emile Smith Rowe 76
Antonee Robinson for Ryan Sessegnon 81

Cards:

Timothy Castagne 46 Y
Harry Wilson 90+1 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder Oscar Bobb
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Josh King

Comments:

League position: 10th . Fulham had now won two of their last ten games in the Premier League against a team in the top half of the table (lost six). . The Whites had now kept a clean sheet in three of their last 16 games in the Premier League. . They had now won two of their last six games in the Premier League (lost two).

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
Pau Torres Defender
Lamare Bogarde Defender/Midfielder
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Digne Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Youri Tielemans Midfielder
Morgan Rogers Midfielder/Forward
Ollie Watkins Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Bailey for Emi Buendía 74
Ross Barkley for John McGinn 74
Douglas Luiz for Lamare Bogarde 74
Jadon Sancho for Youri Tielemans 74
Tammy Abraham for Ollie Watkins 81

Cards:

Pau Torres 49 Y
Douglas Luiz 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Ian Maatsen
Defender Tyrone Mings
Midfielder Leon Bailey
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 5th . Aston Villa now remained without a win in five consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2024 (five). . Villa had now lost 13 of their last 49 games in the Premier League. . They had now failed to score in 11 of their last 35 games in the Premier League.