Premier League: Fulham conquers Aston Villa 3-0
LONDON. Fulham was eventually too much to handle for Aston Villa.
LONDON. Fulham was eventually too strong for Aston Villa with the goal of H. Reed (36′), A. Mitrovic (67′ pen) and T. Mings (84′ own). Fulham took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In the presence of 23,508 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver with the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 12 degrees Celsius or 53.64 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 60% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Fulham won the contest.
Fulham shot 19 times, 8 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Fulham. On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (L. Bailey and T. Mings).
Also, Aston Villa didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (63′).
After playing this match, Fulham will have 12 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will stay with 9 points like Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers to stay in the 17th place.
Match Events
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36'36'
H. Reed
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46'46'
M. Cash
J. Bednarek
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57'57'
L. Bailey
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58'58'
E. Buendia
L. Bailey
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60'60'
T. Mings
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61'61'
Douglas Luiz (Card adjusted)
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62'62'
Douglas Luiz
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68'68'
Aleksandar Mitrović (Penalty)
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69'69'
Leander Dendoncker
D. Ings
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73'73'
Tom Cairney
Harrison Reed
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73'73'
Daniel James
Willian
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81'81'
Cameron Archer
J. Ramsey
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85'85'
Carlos Vinicius
A. Mitrovic
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84'84'
T. Mings
Neeskens Kebano
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85'85'
Harry Wilson
Neeskens Kebano
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87'87'
L. Harris
Andreas Pereira
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Fulham will play away against Leeds United on the 23rd of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (5 draws).
Aston Villa will host Brentford on the 23rd of October with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Brentford (4 draws).
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Bernd Leno , Bobby Reid , Issa Diop , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , João Palhinha , Willian , Andreas Pereira , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 5 changes: H. Reed for T. Cairney (73′), Willian for D. James (74′), A. Mitrovic for Carlos Vinicius (85′), N. Kebano for H. Wilson (85′) and A. Pereira for L. Harris (87′).
Best player: Bernd Leno
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 8.12. He performed 6 saves.
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the other side, Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez , Ezri Konsa , Jan Bednarek , Tyrone Mings , Ashley Young , Jacob Ramsey , Douglas Luiz , John McGinn , Leon Bailey , Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 4 changes: J. Bednarek for M. Cash (46′), L. Bailey for E. Buendia (58′), D. Ings for L. Dendoncker (69′) and J. Ramsey for C. Archer (82′).
Top player: Danny Ings
Probably the most impressive player in Aston Villa was Danny Ings.
His rating is with 14 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
