BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa overcomes Fulham 1-0 after T. Mings scored just 1 goal (22′).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 41,046 spectators. The referee was Thomas Bramall who had the assistance of Derek Eaton and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 14 Total 1
- 3 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 101
- 35 Dangerous attack 42
- 89 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 18
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 2 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Fulham shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (A. Young, Emiliano Martínez and Bertrand Traoré ). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (Bobby De Cordova-Reid and João Palhinha).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Aston Villa will have 54 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Fulham will stay with 45 points to remain in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).
Fulham will play away agasint Southampton on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Ashley Young , Ezri Konsa , Tyrone Mings , Álex Moreno , Leander Dendoncker , Douglas Luiz , John McGinn , Emiliano Buendía , Jacob Ramsey and Ollie Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Digne , Bertrand Traoré , Tommi O’Reilly, Calum Chambers, Robin Olsen, Sebastian Revan, Diego Carlos, Jhon Durán and Viljami Sinisalo.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 2 changes: J. Ramsey for Bertrand Traoré (77′) and Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (77′).
Best player: John McGinn
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was John McGinn even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Fulham – Formation
Also Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno , Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Harry Wilson , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Manor Solomon , Daniel James .
These were the players on the bench: Saša Lukić, Cédric Soares , Tom Cairney , Shane Duffy, Issa Diop, Marek Rodák, Carlos Vinícius , Bobby Decordova-Reid and Neeskens Kebano.
Substitutions
Fulham made 6 changes: Harry Wilson for Bobby Reid (17′), Manor Solomon for Carlos Vinícius (69′), Kenny Tete for Cédric Soares (68′), Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (68′), Harrison Reed for Neeskens Kebano (83′) and Harrison Reed for Calum Chambers (86′).
Best player: João Palhinha
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was João Palhinha.
His rating is with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Aston Villa – Fulham – 1-0
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Crystal Palace – 2-0
- Leeds United – Leicester City – 1-1