Aston Villa - Fulham | 28 Sep 2025

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13:00, Sun 28 Sep

Villa Park

Andy Madley

(HT 1 - 1)

Aston Villa

Watkins (37`)
McGinn (49`)
Buendía (51`)

Fulham

Jiménez (3`)

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Victory! 😆
90+5' Full time

We had to wait a while for it but the first Premier League win of the season arrives, and in good style too!

Villa fell behind after just three minutes but fought back to take the points with goals from Watkins, McGinn and Buendía.

Get in there! 😆

Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
Full time

Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
90'+7' End of Second Half

Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
90'+5' free kick lost

Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
90'+5' free kick won

Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Donyell Malen.
90'+2' free kick won

Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2' free kick lost

Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
90'+1' miss

Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
90' added time

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'

Six minutes have been added on, with the board raised moments after Chukwueze fires an effort wide.
86' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
86' miss

Attempt missed. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothy Castagne with a cross.
86'

Villa are holding Fulham at arm's length as we tick into the final minutes. The visitors are unable to create any major openings as the time drifts away.
83' free kick lost

Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
83' free kick won

Calvin Bassey (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Evann Guessand.
82' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Victor Lindelöf replaces Lamare Bogarde.
82' Substitute

And here come the changes... Bogarde and Guessand make their way off to be replaced by Malen and Lindelöf.
82' miss

Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
80' substitution

Substitution, Fulham. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Harry Wilson.
80' substitution

Substitution, Fulham. Antonee Robinson replaces Ryan Sessegnon.
80'

We're into the final ten minutes here, with Emery getting a couple more substiutes ready.
79' free kick won

Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79' free kick lost

Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
79' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
75'

Unai was happy with his skipper's display 😬
73' free kick won

Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73' free kick lost

Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
72' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces John McGinn.
71' Substitute

A tremendous performance from McGinn earns him a standing ovation as he departs. Kamara is on in his place.
66' free kick lost

Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
66' free kick won

Kevin (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65' substitution

Substitution, Fulham. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Josh King.
65' substitution

Substitution, Fulham. Kevin replaces Alex Iwobi.
64' miss

Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lamare Bogarde.
64'

Villa Park is a much happier place after a flying start to the second half, and now it's Fulham who are having to chase the game. Marco Silva brings on Kevin and Smith-Rowe in response.
60'

Leading by example, as always!
58' free kick lost

Handball by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
57'

Some serious hangtime for Emi on the cele! 😆
55' yellow card

Calvin Bassey (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55' free kick won

John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' free kick lost

Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
54' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
54' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
54' Shot blocked

A big let-off for the home side as Konsa clears Lukic's shot off the goalline after Villa lost the ball in the box.
53' free kick lost

Foul by Evann Guessand (Aston Villa).
53' free kick won

Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53'

Villa Park is ROCKING!
51' goal

Goal! Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
51' Goal

ANOTHER ONE!

A swift double has Villa in control, Buendía turning the ball in from close-range.

Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham
49' goal

Goal! Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
49' Goal

YOU BEAUTY! 🥽

What a hit from McGinn! The captain drives towards the box and rattles a low shot into the bottom corner.

Get in!

Aston Villa 2-1 Fulham
46' offside

Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
45' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Harvey Elliott.
46' Kickoff

The second half begins as Fulham kick us off, with Buendía replacing Elliott at half-time.

Let's go, Villa! 💪
45+8' Half time

Lucas Digne has a free-kick saved by Leno with the final action of a breathless first half.

Villa trailed early but have dragged themselves level via Watkins' first goal of the season. It's all to play for after the break.

Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
45'+9' End of First Half

First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1.
45'+9' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
45'+7' free kick won

Evann Guessand (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+7' free kick lost

Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
45'+5' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Pau Torres.
45'+5' yellow card

John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4' free kick lost

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
45'+4' free kick won

Sander Berge (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3' miss

Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sasa Lukic.
45'+1' yellow card

Harry Wilson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
45'+1' free kick won

Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1' free kick lost

Foul by Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
45' added time

Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
45'

EIGHT minutes of stoppage time to play here...

Plenty of time for another Villa goal!
43' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
43' Saved

Emi is there to collect King's glancing header as Fulham look to respond.
43' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa). Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
42' free kick lost

Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
42' free kick won

Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41'

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41' free kick lost

Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
41' free kick won

Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' offside

Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
40' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh King.
37' goal

Goal! Aston Villa 1, Fulham 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a through ball.
37' Goal

GOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!

Watkins finds the back of the net with a superb dink over Leno from Digne's lofted through ball.

Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham
35' free kick won

Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35' free kick lost

Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
35' miss

Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
34' Missed

Cash picks up the pieces outside the box as a set piece is cleared, firing in a half-volley that flies wide of the target.
34' yellow card

Sasa Lukic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34' free kick won

Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34' free kick lost

Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
33' free kick won

Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33' free kick lost

Foul by Sasa Lukic (Fulham).
32' substitution

Substitution, Aston Villa. Pau Torres replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
32' Substitute

Mings limps off and is replaced by Torres. It's not clear how he suffered the injury at the moment.
31' free kick won

Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' free kick lost

Foul by Adama Traoré (Fulham).
30' offside

Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
30'

Half an hour gone at VP and tensions are rising among the home fans following a succession of decisions from the officials. Got to keep calm and work more openings before the break!
29' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Bassey.
29' end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
27'

A long ball from Emi drops out of the sky and onto the toe of Rogers, who is just unable to control the ball before he gets taken out by Bassey. That was off the ball, but the referee immediately waves away claims of a foul.
27' offside

Offside, Fulham. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
25' free kick lost

Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
25' free kick won

Joachim Andersen (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
23' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Matty Cash.
23' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22' yellow card

Josh King (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
22' free kick lost

Josh King (Fulham) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
21' free kick won

Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21' free kick lost

Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
22' Yellow card

A very cynical attempt to win a penalty from King, who nudges the ball round Emi and throws himself over in the box. He earns a yellow for his performance.
18' free kick lost

Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
18' free kick won

Sasa Lukic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Missed

A huge chance for the skipper!

McGinn does brilliantly to win the ball back on the edge of the box before curling one just wide of the post.
17' miss

Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
17' free kick lost

Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
17' free kick won

Harry Wilson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
16' attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
16' Shot blocked

McGinn swings a corner to the back post where Elliott, who finds himself unmarked, sees a volley blocked on the line.
16' corner

Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
14' offside

Offside, Fulham. Harry Wilson is caught offside.
12' attempt saved

Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
12' Saved

King leaves Bogarde behind with a lovely spin on the halfway line before surging into the box and seeing a shot saved by Martínez.
11' Substitute

An early entrance for former Villan Adama Traore, who replaces the injured goalscorer Jiménez.
11' substitution

Substitution, Fulham. Adama Traoré replaces Raúl Jiménez because of an injury.
11' end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
8' start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
7'

Not the start Villa would have liked to have made here, but they've got plenty of time to overcome the early setback.
3' goal

Goal! Aston Villa 0, Fulham 1. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sasa Lukic with a cross following a corner.
3' Goal

A disastrous start for the hosts as Jiménez runs to the near post and glances a header across goal and in to give Fulham the lead.

Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham
3' corner

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
2' offside

Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
First Half begins.
1' Kickoff

We're up and running in B6.

Up The Villa! 🟣
The Premier League music rings out as the players enter the arena, with Villa looking for a first league win of the campaign 👊
HI HO ASSTTTTONNN VILLLLAAAA 🎵
The players head back inside as we approach kick-off here in a sun-drenched Villa Park. We're just ten minutes away now!
Harvey Elliott makes his first top flight start as a Villan against the club where he burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old, prompting a few jeers from the away end when his name was read out over the tannoy.
Heading out for warm-ups...
Emi is back between the posts today 👊
Ezri makes his 100th Premier League appearance for the club today, becoming just the 11th Villan to do so. 👏
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Today's team in full...

Aston Villa: Martínez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Bogarde, McGinn (c); Elliott, Rogers, Guessand; Watkins.

Substitutes: Bizot; Pau, Lindelöf, Maatsen, Bogarde, Buendía, Burrowes, Sancho, Malen.
Harvey will make his first Premier League start for Aston Villa 👊
VP. 🏠💜
"The coach is one of the best coaches in the Premier League, tactically. Always very demanding in everything about how they are playing with the ball, without the ball. We will need (to) stay very organised in attacking with the ball in our positioning, of course defensively as well to try to stop them. Fulham, more or less, the three years I am here, with Marco Silva, we were in the table always in similar positions, fighting to be in Europe, top 10. I think this year again, Fulham, they started, with the last two victories they had, they started more or less with confidence and the expectation to be in the top 10.”

Unai on today's opponents 🗣️
Today's programme cover is a beauty, featuring Ollie Watkins and Matty Cash among fans in the Holte End 😍
Aston Villa have won seven of their last eight Premier League meetings with Fulham, including their last five in a row since a 3-0 defeat in October 2022. The Villans last won six successive league meetings against any side when doing so against rivals Birmingham City from October 2005 to April 2010.

A promising stat 👊
The Premier League is back at Villa Park! 🙌

Following quickly on from a Europa League success on Thursday night, we're on home soil again to face Fulham.

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