Aston Villa defeats Fulham 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa defeats Fulham 3-1.

November 13, 2023

BIRMINGHAM. Aston Villa prevails over Fulham 3-1. Aston Villa was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Antonee Robinson (27′), John McGinn (42′) and Ollie Watkins (64′). Fulham reduced the distance with a goal (70′) by Raúl Jiménez, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.

Match Statistics

Aston Villa

3 - 1

Fulham

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

12 Total 9
6 On Target 5
5 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 0

81 Attack 102
29 Dangerous attack 38
89 Ball safe 79

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 7

Fouls

5 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

1 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Aston Villa was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Fulham was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this contest.

Aston Villa shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa). Talking about the opposition, Fulham received 5 yellow cards (Carlos Vinícius, Antonee Robinson, Alex Iwobi, Harrison Reed and João Palhinha).

Match Timeline

82'

27'

Antonee Robinson(own-goal)

John McGinn(goal)

42'

46'

Harry Wilson- sub ->Bobby Reid

52'

João Palhinha- Yellow

Leon Bailey- sub ->Moussa Diaby

62'

Ollie Watkins(goal)Leon Bailey

64'

65'

Antonee Robinson- Yellow

Ollie Watkins- Yellow

66'

70'

Raúl Jiménez(goal)Antonee Robinson

74'

Alex Iwobi- Yellow

74'

Tom Cairney- sub ->Andreas Pereira

74'

Ezri Konsa- Yellow

83'

82'

Harrison Reed- sub ->Alex Iwobi

82'

Adama Traoré- sub ->Willian

90'

Harrison Reed- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this contest, Aston Villa will have 25 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Fulham will stay with 12 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away with Crystal Palace on the 19th of May with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Fulham will play away agasint Luton Town on the 19th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Fulham (2 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.1

Matty Cash 2.Poland

7.3

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.0

83'

Lucas Digne 12.France

6.7

Pau Torres 14.Spain

7.0

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

7.1

John McGinn 7.Scotland

8.4

42'

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

7.3

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

6.4

Ollie Watkins 11.England

7.1

66'

64'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

7.0

62'

Substitutes

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Álex Moreno 15.Spain

Calum Chambers 16.England

C. Lenglet 17.France

Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

7.7

62'

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Unai Emery Etxegoien decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (7.1), Matty Cash (7.3), Ezri Konsa (7.0), Pau Torres (7.0), Lucas Digne (6.7), Boubacar Kamara (6.4), Douglas Luiz (7.1), John McGinn (8.4), Youri Tielemans (7.3), Moussa Diaby (7.0) and Ollie Watkins (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Bertrand Traoré, Álex Moreno, Calum Chambers, Clément Lenglet, Nicolò Zaniolo, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen, Leon Bailey (7.7) and Leander Dendoncker.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made only 1 change substituting Moussa Diaby for Leon Bailey Butler (62′).

Best player: John McGinn

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was John McGinn.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 30 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 22. He performed 1 cross.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham

Bernd Leno 17.Germany

6.8

Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria

7.0

Tim Ream 13.United States

6.3

Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium

7.1

Antonee Robinson 33.United States

7.0

65'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

6.3

46'

Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil

7.0

74'

Willian 20.Brazil

6.7

82'

Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria

6.4

82'

74'

João Palhinha 26.Portugal

6.4

52'

Raúl Jiménez 7.Mexico

7.5

74'

70'

Substitutes

Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia

Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands

Fodé Ballo-Touré 12.Senegal

Harrison Reed 6.England

6.6

82'

90'

Harry Wilson 8.Wales

7.3

46'

Tom Cairney 10.Scotland

6.7

74'

Saša Lukić 28.Serbia

Adama Traoré 11.Spain

6.8

82'

Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil

6.4

74'

90'

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (6.8), Timothy Castagne (7.1), Calvin Bassey (7.0), Tim Ream (6.3), Antonee Robinson (7.0), Alex Iwobi (6.4), João Palhinha (6.4), Bobby Reid (6.3), Andreas Pereira (7.0), Willian (6.7) and Raúl Jiménez (7.5).

They had on the bench: Marek Rodák, Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed (6.6), Harry Wilson (7.3), Tom Cairney (6.7), Adama Traoré (6.8), Fodé Ballo-Touré, Saša Lukić and Carlos Vinícius (6.4).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Andreas Pereira for Tom Cairney (74′), Raúl Jiménez for Carlos Vinícius (74′), Bobby Reid for Harry Wilson (46′), Alex Iwobi for Harrison Reed (82′) and Willian for Adama Traoré (82′).

Best player: Raúl Jiménez

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fulham was Raúl Jiménez.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.