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remain unbeaten on the road this season and just one defeat in eleven in all competitions following their 1-3 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage yesterday afternoon.
Rewind two years, and Aston Villa sacked then-manager Steven Gerrard following a 3-0 defeat against Fulham. It’s been quite an upward trajectory since then, and they do say things happen for a reason. Unai Emery replaced the departing Gerrard and the rest is history.Despite our consistency and form since the appointment of Emery I still approached yesterday’s game with caution. Fulham, before yesterday, were unbeaten at home and despite Villa’s recent form, in recent years, these are the kind of games we don’t turn up. It wasn’t to be. The win saw Villa rise into the top four and just a point off table-topping Liverpool.
Despite our consistency and form since the appointment of Emery I still approached yesterday’s game with caution. Fulham, before yesterday, were unbeaten at home and despite Villa’s recent form, in recent years, these are the kind of games we don’t turn up. It wasn’t to be. The win saw Villa rise into the top four and just a point off table-topping Liverpool.
Report: Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa
Emery proudly stated in his press conference on Friday afternoon that he had a full squad to choose from, even if some lacked match fitness. When the team sheet was released, the bench looked as strong as I think I have ever seen it and there was still no place for Tyrone Mings who is still recovering from a long-term injury. The defender did travel though and watched on from the sidelines.
The home side got off to a dream start when they took the lead in the fifth minute. Fulham keeper, Bernd Leno sent a long ball upfield for Raúl Jiménez who was able to hold off a challenge from Pau Torres before slotting the ball into the back of the net off the right post.
Despite a sloppy start from Villa, they were level just four minutes later when Morgan Rogers ran at the Fulham back four before shooting from the edge of the box. His effort took a deflection to leave Leno wrong-footed to make it 1-1.
Against the run of play, Fulham then found themselves being awarded a penalty when the ball was judged to have hit Matty Cash’s hand via VAR. Andreas Pereira stepped up to take the penalty but Emiliano Martínez was equal to the tame effort and kept the scores level.
The visitors should have got themselves ahead just before the half-time interval when Jacob Ramsey picked out Rogers in the middle of the goal but the England-u21 spurred his effort wide when it looked easier to score.
