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- HTHalf-time round-upAston Villa1-0Fulham4 minutes were added on
Aston Villa take a deserved lead into the break after a half in which they created the clearer chances. McGinn will rue his missed penalty, rattling the bar in the 16th minute, but Jackson made amends four minutes before the interval, turning in Manzambi's assist for the opener. Fulham were reduced to niggling fouls as they tried to contain the hosts, with Affengruber and then Bassey booked, though they did enjoy a bit more of the ball overall. Villa lead on shots 7-5 and corners 5-2, with four minutes added on before Aston Villa went in 1-0 up at half-time.
First-half stats46.9%Possession53.1%7Shots52On target15Corners2 - Half time · 1-0
- 45+4'Foul By Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 45+4'Free kick To Aston Villa: Boubacar Kamara wins it in the defensive half.
- 45+2'Foul By Timothy Castagne (Fulham).
- 45+2'Free kick To Aston Villa: Johan Manzambi wins it in the defensive half.
- 45+1'
Jackson finally breaks the deadlock just before the break, turning home Manzambi's assist after McGinn's earlier penalty miss. Fulham had threatened moments before through García and Bobb, who forced a fine save from Suzuki, but it's Villa who go in 1-0 up at half-time.
- 45+1'Offside Gonzalo García (Fulham) is flagged offside.
- 45'+4 minutes of added time
- 45+4'Yellow card Calvin Bassey (Fulham)
- 43'Offside Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) is flagged offside.
- 43'Foul By Shea Charles (Fulham).
- 43'Free kick To Aston Villa: Boubacar Kamara wins it in the defensive half.
- 41'Corner To Fulham, conceded by Alysson.
- 39'Chance Gonzalo García (Fulham) shoots just wide left from the left side of the box.
- 39'Goal!Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)A right-footed shot from the centre of the box into the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johan Manzambi.Aston Villa 1-0 Fulham
- 35'Save Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) forces a save with a right-footed shot from outside the box, aimed at the bottom left corner by Bernd Leno (Fulham).
- 35'Free kick To Aston Villa: Johan Manzambi is fouled by Oscar Bobb in the defensive half.
- 33'Chance Calvin Bassey (Fulham) shoots over from the centre of the box.
- 32'Chance David Affengruber (Fulham) heads wide right from the centre of the box.
- 32'Corner To Fulham, conceded by Zion Suzuki.
- 32'Save Oscar Bobb (Fulham) forces a save with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box, aimed at the top right corner by Zion Suzuki (Aston Villa).
- 31'
Villa have continued to press and now have the lion's share of possession too, having flipped the control since the last update. McGinn will be frustrated after seeing his spot-kick cannon off the bar, and Goretzka also tried his luck from outside the box but was blocked. Fulham have barely threatened going forward, managing just one shot all half, though they've picked up a few fouls as they try to contain the hosts.
- 30'Free kick To Aston Villa: Nicolas Jackson is fouled by David Affengruber on the left wing.
- 30'Yellow card David Affengruber (Fulham)
- 28'Offside Alex Iwobi (Fulham) is flagged offside.
- 25'Offside Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa) is flagged offside.
- 23'Corner To Aston Villa, conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 23'Free kick To Aston Villa: Matty Cash is fouled by Oscar Bobb in the attacking half.
- 22'Corner To Aston Villa, conceded by Sander Berge.
- 22'Blocked Leon Goretzka (Aston Villa) has a right-footed shot from outside the box blocked.
- 16'
Aston Villa have dominated the opening quarter-hour, piling on the pressure with a string of corners and forcing Leno into a smart save from Goretzka's header. A VAR check for a possible Villa penalty is currently underway, though Fulham still hold the edge in overall possession despite being pinned back. Villa lead the shot count 3-1 and have won three corners to Fulham's none.
- 16'Off the bar Penalty missed! Still Aston Villa 0, Fulham 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) with a left-footed shot.
- 16'Penalty missed John McGinn (Aston Villa)
- 12'Penalty Given away by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 12'Blocked Leon Goretzka (Aston Villa) has a header from the centre of the box blocked.
- 12'Corner To Aston Villa, conceded by Shea Charles.
- 11'Corner To Aston Villa, conceded by Sander Berge.
- 7'Blocked Johan Manzambi (Aston Villa) has a right-footed shot from the centre of the box blocked.
- 7'Chance Leon Goretzka (Aston Villa) heads just over from the centre of the box.
- 6'Corner To Aston Villa, conceded by David Affengruber.
- 5'Chance Alex Iwobi (Fulham) shoots over from the centre of the box.
- 4'Free kick To Fulham: Calvin Bassey is fouled by Alysson in the defensive half.
- 3'Foul By Gonzalo García (Fulham).
- 3'Free kick To Aston Villa: Leon Goretzka wins it in the attacking half.
- Kick-off
Line-Ups
Aston Villa 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Zion SuzukiGK
- 2Matty CashDEF
- 22Ian MaatsenDEF
- 3Victor LindelöfDEF
- 14Pau TorresDEF
- 27Leon GoretzkaMID
- 47AlyssonMID
- 8Boubacar KamaraMID
- 44Johan ManzambiMID
- 7John McGinnMID
- 11Nicolas JacksonFWD
Substitutes
- 40Marco Bizot
- 10Emiliano Buendía
- 35João Gomes
- 4Taylor Harwood-Bellis
- 5Tyrone Mings
- 39Brian Madjo
- 17Alejandro Garnacho
- 6Ross Barkley
- 19Ibrahim Mbaye
Fulham 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1Bernd LenoGK
- 21Timothy CastagneDEF
- 33Antonee RobinsonDEF
- 22David AffengruberDEF
- 3Calvin BasseyDEF
- 19Shea CharlesMID
- 14Oscar BobbMID
- 16Sander BergeMID
- 24Josh KingMID
- 17Alex IwobiMID
- 7Gonzalo GarcíaFWD
Substitutes
- 9Rodrigo Muniz
- 8César Palacios
- 11Kevin
- 2Kenny Tete
- 5Joachim Andersen
- 23Benjamin Lecomte
- 15Hugo Larsson
- 10Tom Cairney
- 20Manuel Ángel
Scores, goals, cards and substitutions come from the live match data. The short updates are written with the help of AI, using only those match facts.
