Aston Villa
Fulham
Match summary
Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.
Nicolas Jackson put Aston Villa ahead in the 39th minute, set up by Johan Manzambi and Suzuki's own goal equalised from a corner in the 64th minute.
Fulham had the better of the chances, with 3.01 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Aston Villa's 2.25 from 16. John McGinn hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Aston Villa.
Aston Villa and Fulham shared the points in a Premier League fixture on matchday 9 after playing out a closely contested 1-1 draw. Fulham controlled 55 percent of the possession and registered 536 passes with an 88 percent accuracy, while Aston Villa recorded 16 shots to their opponents 14. Both sides earned 7 corners each, and dangerous attacks finished 60 to 57 in favour of the away team. Discipline saw 1 yellow card shown to Aston Villa and 3 to Fulham, alongside 7 fouls committed by the home side and 12 by the visitors.
Following a VAR review in the 13th minute, John McGinn missed a penalty for Aston Villa in the 16th minute. David Affengruber received a yellow card for a foul in the 30th minute before Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring for Aston Villa with a right foot shot in the 39th minute. Calvin Bassey was booked for a foul in the 45+4th minute just before half-time. After the interval, an own goal by Zion Suzuki in the 64th minute drew Fulham level. Further yellow cards were issued to Matty Cash and Tom Cairney before the match ended in a draw.
