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Aston Villa

vs Fulham. Premier League.

2: 00pm, Sunday 28th September 2025.

Villa Park Attendance: Attendance40, 350.

Report and free match highlights as goals from Ollie Watkins, John Mc Ginn and Emiliano Buendia turned the game around for Aston Villa as they beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park to move out of the relegation zone; Marco Silva frustrated by decisions

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Sunday 28 September 2025 17: 30, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Aston Villa picked up their first win of the Premier League season as they came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park. Raul Jimenez headed Fulham in front inside three minutes but was forced off injured soon after, not that it slowed the visitors. They came close to doubling their lead, twice wanting penalties as Josh King went down and Matty Cash blocked a shot with his arm. But Villa hauled themselves level when Joachim Andersen misjudged a long ball and Ollie Watkins stole in to lob the ball over Bernd Leno. It was the England striker's first goal of the season, bouncing back from his penalty miss against Bologna on Thursday. Villa upped the intensity levels in the second half, having made no tackles in the first, and that helped them take the game away from Fulham. Adama Traore was dispossessed and John Mc Ginn arrowed a shot low into the corner of the net. Emiliano Buendia, on for Harvey Elliott at half-time, got the assist for that one and had a goal of his own soon after. It is only the second time that Buendia has scored and assisted in the same game - and he did it within six minutes of coming onto the pitch. Aston Villa: Martinez (6), Cash (7), Konsa (7), Mings (6), Digne (7), Mc Ginn (8), Bogarde (7), Guessand (7), Elliott (6), Rogers (6), Watkins (7).

Subs: Torres (6), Buendia (8), Kamara (6), Malen (n/a), Lindelof (n/a).

Fulham: Leno (6), Castagne (6), Andersen (5), Bassey (6), Sessegnon (7), Berge (6), Lukic (6), Wilson (6), King (7), Iwobi (6), Jimenez (n/a).

Subs: Traore (6), Kevin (6), Smith Rowe (6), Chukwueze (n/a), Robinson (n/a).

Player of the Match: John Mc Ginn. It was a spirited comeback by Villa, although hardly a convincing one. Emi Martinez's error presented an excellent chance for Sasa Lukic to pull one back only for Ezri Konsa to clear off the line. It was a chaotic sort of game but a second win in a week for Villa. Unai Emery will take that, the points lifting his side out of the Premier League relegation zone. Marco Silva, who was booked for his protestations during the first half, sees Fulham stay on 10 points and just clinging on to their place in the top half of the table.

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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player King wanted a penalty when he raced onto Traore's through-ball, knocking it around Martinez before going into the goalkeeper. The youngster was booked for simulation because it was deemed he was going to ground before the contact. Sky Sports' Chris Sutton at Villa Park: "Andy Madley feels he's already on his way down. He is caught by him. I don't think he was retrieving the ball anyway. It's something he needs to get out of his game. If he'd stayed upright he would have been brought down anyway and the contact was significant. " Verdict from Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp: "Last week that was simulation but this week it is a penalty. He has nowhere to go. Martinez's right foot just clears him out. It's a stonewall penalty. " There was a second penalty shout when Cash blocked King's shot with his trailing arm. Silva was booked not long after when Harry Wilson was adjudged to have dived, but he still appeared to be seething about that one. Sky Sports' Chris Sutton at Villa Park: "The arm is away from the body. I think Fulham are going to feel hard done by but it's a genuine attempt to block the shot. We know what Marco Silva is thinking. .. " Verdict from Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp: "He makes himself bigger but it would have been harsh to give that. " Fulham boss Marco Silva speaking to Sky Sports: "I will not make any comment. Everybody is going to talk. King was in a good position to punish them. I was watching the moments now, for me, they are incredible. I respect and they can try to explain everything they need to explain but we cannot understand. "Very difficult, being Fulham manager or not, that the tackle from Martinez is not a penalty. If a player is tackled inside the box, it is a penalty everywhere in the world. "Six games in Premier League, we don't need anyone to educate Josh King. He is a good professional. Josh King already has two yellow cards and they disallowed one clear goal for him. " Aston Villa boss Unai Emery speaking to Sky Sports: "Happy. Overall, we kept the consistency we achieved on Thursday in Europa League. "We started a little bit under our necessary energy on the field. We conceded one goal and then it was a difficult moment but we reacted, more than tactically. "Then we were being aggressive, trying to get into the box. The result was through our energy and through our wishes to come back. " On Ollie Watkins: "For the team, it is very important. We were not scoring goals. We needed the goals through Watkins, Buendia and Mc Ginn. "With the supporters, we need to transmit energy. The result is getting balance. "Hopefully it can help us get progressively better. " Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon speaking to Sky Sports: "We started the game very well and conceded a bizarre first goal. "Going in at 1-1, it was a decent result at that point but we collapsed. "For us to concede a third straight away, it's disappointing. "There is no real explanation it's just poor. Poor defending from us. " Super 6 are starting the season by guaranteeing a £1, 000, 000 winner! Play for free.

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