Yahoo Sports Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow live coverage as Fulham face Aston Villa today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League updates
Fulham host Aston Villa in Premier League
9’ GOAL! Rogers scores again as Villa find quick equaliser (FUL 1-0 VIL)
5’ GOAL! Jimenez fires early goal for in-form hosts (FUL 1-0 VIL)
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson, Andreas Pereira, Berge, Traore, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Jimenez
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Diego Carlos, Torres, Digne, Onana, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, Ramsey, Watkins
Fulham FC 1 - 1 Aston Villa FC
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:22
Aston Villa are edging the possession share, with 51% to Fulham's 49% - but the home side have had four shots compared to Villa's three so far. It's been a bright, open contest between two well-matched teams.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:20
Tielemans flicks a ball through the middle for Watkins, who hares onto the ball just outside Fulham's area. His heavy first touch allows Leno to sprint out and close down the angle, and the German goalkeeper makes a smart save.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:18
A cross from deep is guided behind by Bassey, so Aston Villa have a second successive corner. Leno comes out to comfortably claim it, though, before sending Fulham away on a rapid counter-attack. It comes to nothing this time, but the hosts have looked dangerous on the break.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:16
Putting Fulham on the back foot again, Rogers drives inside from the right and beats Berge; however, his near-post shot flashes wide of the target by a couple of feet - Leno dives down to watch it to safety.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:15
CLOSE! Jimenez should put Fulham back in front! A brilliant inswinging corner by Andreas Pereira picks out the big striker inside the six-yard box, but his glancing header flies wide of the right-hand post! Villa escape a major scare!
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:11
Assist Jacob Matthew Ramsey
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:10
Fulham sweep forward again, continuing their bright start at Craven Cottage. A precise diagonal ball picks out Robinson on the left byline, but the latter's cutback is not capitalised on by the hosts' forwards.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:10
Goal Morgan Elliot Rogers
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:07
Assist Bernd Leno
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:06
Goal Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:05
After Traore feeds the ball back to Tete inside Aston Villa's area, the latter's shot is charged down. When the ball is then recycled and delivered into the box from out on the left, Martinez leaves his line to claim it with confidence.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:03
Aston Villa kick off, and we are under way in sunny southwest London!
Fulham vs Aston Villa
15:02
The players emerge from the tunnel and out onto the pitch at Craven Cottage, and kick-off in this Premier League contest is now just moments away!
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:58
Not only has Emery been able to include Kamara in Aston Villa's squad for the first time this season, following several months on the sidelines with a serious knee injury, but captain McGinn is also back on the bench. Konsa, Onana and Ramsey have all recovered too, with the latter pair picked to start in midfield. Once again, Watkins beats super-sub Duran to selection up front.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:53
Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic misses out with a shoulder injury suffered on international duty and is replaced by Smith Rowe, but centre-back Andersen starts despite withdrawing from Denmark's squad due to injury. Belgian full-back Timothy Castagne picked up a knock in the UEFA Nations League so joins Carlos Vinicius and Jorge Cuenca in the hosts' treatment room.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:48
SUBS: Joe Gauci, Ezri Konsa, Ross Barkley, John McGinn, Jhon Duran, Emiliano Buendia, Jaden Philogene, Ian Maatsen, Boubacar Kamara.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:43
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans; Leon Bailey, Morgan Rogers, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:43
SUBS: Steven Benda, Harrison Reed, Harry Wilson, Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Reiss Nelson, Josh King, Ryan Sessegnon, Issa Diop.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:43
FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson; Sander Berge, Andreas Pereira; Adama Traore, Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi; Raul Jimenez.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:38
Aston Villa are aiming to climb back into the Premier League's top four, after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United last time out - that was the Birmingham club's first Premier League clean sheet this season. Since losing at home to Arsenal in August, the Villans have put together an eight-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, including the Champions League, where they have won both games so far. Today, head coach Unai Emery can welcome several players back from injury.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:38
After adding 11 points to their total during a five-game unbeaten run, Fulham suffered a 3-2 defeat away to reigning Premier League champions Manchester City just before the international break. As a result, the Cottagers slipped to eighth in the table, but they are still just three points behind today's opponents Aston Villa in fifth. Marco Silva's men now return to Craven Cottage, where they have picked up seven of their points so far this season.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
14:33
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Fulham and Aston Villa at Craven Cottage!
Fulham vs Aston Villa
13:00
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