Premier League · Sat, 25 Apr 2026 ·
Fulham vs Aston Villa — 1 - 0
Craven Cottage · Referee: M. Oliver
Match report
Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0
Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0 in Premier League matchday 34 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 at Craven Cottage. R. Sessegnon scored the only goal of the game for Fulham in the 43rd minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Fulham had 39% of the ball and 13 shots (6 on target) against Aston Villa’s 10 (1 on target). Joachim Andersen (Fulham) was the top-rated player with 8.0. The result leaves Fulham 19th in the Premier League table on 2 points and Aston Villa 16th on 4.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry | 5 | -9 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham | 5 | -6 | 2 |
Match events
- 43'goalR. SessegnonNormal Goal
- 46'yellow cardTimothy CastagneYellow Card
- 49'yellow cardPau TorresYellow Card
- 66'substitutionR. JimenezOff: Rodrigo Muniz
- 74'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: R. Barkley
- 74'substitutionE. BuendiaOff: L. Bailey
- 74'substitutionL. BogardeOff: Douglas Luiz
- 74'substitutionY. TielemansOff: J. Sancho
- 76'substitutionS. ChukwuezeOff: O. Bobb
- 76'substitutionE. Smith RoweOff: J. King
- 80'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: T. Abraham
- 81'substitutionR. SessegnonOff: A. Robinson
- 90+1'yellow cardHarry WilsonYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardDouglas LuizYellow Card
Lineups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
Starting XI
- 1B. LenoG
- 21T. CastagneD
- 5J. AndersenD
- 3C. BasseyD
- 30R. SessegnonD
- 20S. LukicM
- 16S. BergeM
- 8H. WilsonM
- 32E. Smith RoweM
- 19S. ChukwuezeM
- 7R. JimenezF
Substitutes
- 23B. LecomteG
- 10T. CairneyM
- 31I. DiopD
- 33A. RobinsonD
- 14O. BobbM
- 24J. KingM
- 18J. Kusi AsareF
- 6H. ReedM
- 9Rodrigo MunizF
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 12L. DigneD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 27M. RogersM
- 10E. BuendiaM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 3V. LindelofD
- 5T. MingsD
- 31L. BaileyF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 19J. SanchoF
Match statistics
- 39%Possession61%
- 1.18Expected goals (xG)0.93
- 13Total shots10
- 6Shots on target1
- 2Shots off target8
- 5Blocked shots1
- 6Shots inside the box6
- 7Shots outside the box4
- 2Corners5
- 7Offsides0
- 14Fouls12
- 2Yellow cards2
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves5
- 337Passes529
- 276Accurate passes456
- 82%Pass accuracy86%
- 1.01Goals prevented1.01
Player statistics
Fulham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bernd LenoG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3Calvin BasseyD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 5Joachim AndersenDTop rated | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| 21Timothy CastagneD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Ryan SessegnonD | 81 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 8Harry WilsonM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 16Sander BergeM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 19Samuel ChukwuezeM | 76 | 7.5 | ||
| 20Sasa LukicM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 32Emile Smith RoweM | 76 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Raul JimenezF | 66 | 6.3 | ||
| 23Benjamin LecomteG | – | – | ||
| 31Issa DiopD | – | – | ||
| 33Antonee RobinsonD | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Harrison ReedM | – | – | ||
| 10Tom CairneyM | – | – | ||
| 14Oscar BobbM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 24Joshua KingM | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 9Rodrigo MunizF | 24 | 7.0 | ||
| 18Jonah Kusi-AsareF | – | – |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartinezG | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 74 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 74 | 7.2 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 90 | 5.6 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 80 | 6.5 | ||
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 3Victor LindelofD | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | – | – | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | – | – | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Jadon SanchoF | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | 16 | 6.5 |