Aston Villa vs Fulham

3 May 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Youri Tielemans 12’

Match summary

Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0. Aston Villa led 1-0 at half-time.

Youri Tielemans put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 12th minute, set up by John McGinn.

The chances backed that up: Aston Villa created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Fulham's 0.70 from 11.

Match stats

Aston Villa Fulham
10 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.29 xG 0.70
1.29 Non-penalty xG 0.70
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Aston Villa Fulham
Kick-off
Youri Tielemans
Assist: John McGinn1-0 (Aston Villa)
12’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Fulham
  • Kenny Tete
  • Calvin Bassey
  • Sander Berge
  • Ryan Sessegnon

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 0.70 12’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), 1-0 12’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 0.70 12’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), 1-0 Tielemans 12’
Aston Villa 1.29 xGFulham 0.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Aston Villa attacking 
79’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 12’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 54’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 12’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.31 xG, goal 54’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 61’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 48’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 85’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Joachim Andersen (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Adama Traoré (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 65’ Harry Wilson (Fulham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Donyell Malen (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Alex Iwobi (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ Sasa Lukic (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Raúl Jiménez (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Matthew Cash DEF900 0.000.000
Pau Torres DEF900 0.000.000
Ezri Konsa Ngoyo DEF900 0.000.000
Ian Maatsen DEF721 0.040.000
Boubacar Kamara MID900 0.000.000
Youri Tielemans MID8412 0.320.000
John McGinn MID6210 0.000.322
Marco Asensio MID610 0.000.021
Morgan Rogers MID901 0.050.783
Ollie Watkins FWD722 0.150.051
Jacob Ramsey Sub291 0.030.092
Amadou Onana Sub280 0.000.031
Lucas Digne Sub180 0.000.000
Donyell Malen Sub183 0.700.000
Ross Barkley Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Aston Villa win 51% Avg odds 1.86
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.75
Fulham win 23% Avg odds 4.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aston Villa WWWWL
Fulham LWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Fulham 1-3 Aston Villa, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: Aston Villa 3-1 Fulham, 28 Sep 25  All Aston Villa vs Fulham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.