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LONDON. Aston Villa prevailed over Fulham to win 2-1. O. Watkins was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Aston Villa to strike first with a goal of Ollie Watkins at the 23′. Then Ollie Watkins scored again for Aston Villa in the 56′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Rodrigo Muniz reduced the distance for Fulham (63′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,401 spectators. The referee was Lewis Smith who was helped by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was light shower snow. The temperature was freezing at -6.12 degrees Celsius or 20.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 4 On Target 3
- 10 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 92 Attack 67
- 54 Dangerous attack 35
- 70 Ball safe 77
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Fulham was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fulham was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Aston Villa found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Fulham shot 15 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 5 yellow cards (Adama Traoré, Harry Wilson, Sasa Lukic, João Palhinha and Timothy Castagne). On the other side, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Álex Moreno and John McGinn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Fulham stays with 29 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will has 49 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away against Manchester United on the 24th of February with a 23-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Aston Villa will host Nottingham Forest on the 24th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
76'
89'
63'
Fulham adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno , Timothy Castagne , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , João Palhinha , Tom Cairney , Bobby De Cordova-Reid , Andreas Pereira , Willian and Rodrigo Muniz .
The home team had on the bench: Marek Rodak, Calvin Bassey , Tosin Adarabioyo, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson , Adama Traoré , Fodé Ballo-Touré, Alex Iwobi and Sasa Lukic.
Substitutions
Fulham made 5 changes: Willian for Alex Iwobi (46′), Bobby De Cordova-Reid for Harry Wilson (64′), Andreas Pereira for Adama Traoré (75′), Tim Ream for Calvin Bassey (76′) and João Palhinha for Sasa Lukic (89′).
Player of the match: Rodrigo Muniz
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Rodrigo Muniz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
Also Aston Villa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Clément Lenglet , Pau Torres , Álex Moreno , Leon Bailey , John McGinn , Douglas Luiz , Jacob Ramsey , Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Calum Chambers, Joe Gauci, Moussa Diaby , Nicolò Zaniolo, Robin Olsen, Morgan Rogers, Kaine Kesler, Tim Iroegbunam and Lucas Digne .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: Leon Bailey for Moussa Diaby (81′), Álex Moreno for Lucas Digne (81′) and Youri Tielemans for Tim Iroegbunam (90′).
Player of the match: Ollie Watkins
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Nottingham Forest – West Ham United – 2-0
- Newcastle United – AFC Bournemouth – 2-2
- Manchester City – Chelsea – 1-1
- Fulham – Aston Villa – 1-2
- Burnley – Arsenal – 0-5
- Brentford – Liverpool – 1-4
