Aston Villa vs Fulham
Ref: Andy Madley, EnglandVilla Park, Birmingham · 42,824 cap
Match recap
Aston Villa beat Fulham 3–1 in their Premier League fixture. Watkins, McGinn, and Buendía scored for Aston Villa; Jiménez replied for Fulham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.11 for Aston Villa versus 0.92 for Fulham. Aston Villa sit 4th in the Premier League table while Fulham are 11th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Jiménez
Assist: Lukić
11'
⇄
Jiménez
22'
King
Yellow Card
⇄
Mings
34'
Lukić
Yellow Card
⚽
Watkins
Assist: Digne
45+1'
Wilson
Yellow Card
McGinn
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Elliott
⚽
McGinn
Assist: Buendía
⚽
Buendía
Assist: Rogers
55'
Bassey
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Iwobi
65'
⇄
King
⇄
McGinn
80'
⇄
Wilson
80'
⇄
Sessegnon
⇄
Bogarde
⇄
Guessand
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 3 |  Manchester United | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 |  Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | +10 | 60 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 |  Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 |  Newcastle | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 49 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Aston VillaFulham
5Won
Statistical edge
5–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.11VS0.92
Attack1 · 4 won
9
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
4
4
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
403
Total passes
414
340
Accurate passes
357
84%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
3
-1
Goals prevented
-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1
Fulham
4-2-3-1
Aston Villa
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 5T. MingsD
- 7J. McGinnM
- 9H. ElliottM
- 11O. WatkinsF
- 12L. DigneD
- 23E. MartínezG
- 26L. BogardeM
- 27M. RogersM
- 29E. GuessandM
Substitutes
- 3V. LindelöfD
- 10E. BuendíaM
- 14Pau TorresD
- 17D. MalenF
- 19J. SanchoF
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 40M. BizotG
- 44B. KamaraM
- 83B. BurrowsM
Fulham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 3C. BasseyD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 7R. JiménezF
- 8H. WilsonM
- 16S. BergeM
- 17A. IwobiM
- 20S. LukićM
- 21T. CastagneD
- 24Joshua KingM
- 30R. SessegnonD
Substitutes
- 6H. ReedM
- 10T. CairneyM
- 11Adama TraoréF
- 15Jorge CuencaD
- 19S. ChukwuezeF
- 22KevinF
- 23B. LecomteG
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 33A. RobinsonD
Aston Villa
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGinn(C) | M | 72 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ollie Watkins | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Lucas Digne | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Emiliano Martínez | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harvey Elliott | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Cash | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tyrone Mings | D | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamare Bogarde | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Evann Guessand | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bradley Burrowes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jadon Sancho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Bizot | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ian Maatsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emiliano Buendía | M | 45 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pau Torres | D | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubacar Kamara | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Lindelöf | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Fulham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl Jiménez | F | 11 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Harry Wilson | M | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Iwobi | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joshua King | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/3 |
| Sander Berge | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Saša Lukić | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Calvin Bassey | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bernd Leno | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joachim Andersen(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Sessegnon | D | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timothy Castagne | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tom Cairney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Reed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Lecomte | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorge Cuenca | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emile Smith Rowe | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Antonee Robinson | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Adama Traoré | F | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Samuel Chukwueze | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |