Aston Villa vs Fulham 1-1

Aston Villa and Fulham shared the points after a game decided by a missed penalty, an own goal and a late equaliser. Villa led for most of it after Nicolas Jackson scored in the 39th minute, but Fulham levelled through Zion Suzuki's own goal on 64 minutes.

The first half brought the early flashpoint on 13 minutes, when VAR confirmed a penalty for Aston Villa, only for John McGinn to miss it on 16 minutes. Villa still went ahead on 39 minutes, as Nicolas Jackson finished from Johan Manzambi's assist to make it 1-0. The hosts took that lead into the break.

Fulham pushed back after the interval, and Villa doubled their lead on 64 minutes when Zion Suzuki put through his own net. Aston Villa made three changes on 66 minutes, with Leon Goretzka one of those to depart, and Fulham kept pressing. Tom Cairney, who came on in the 75th minute, was booked two minutes later, before the visitors made two more changes on 79 minutes and another two on 87 minutes. Villa's lead did not last, as Fulham got the equaliser from the own goal and held on to 1-1.

The numbers pointed to a close game. Fulham had 55% of the possession and 536 passes to Aston Villa's 433, but Villa had more shots, 16 to 14, and won seven corners to Fulham's seven. Fulham were also more accurate on target, with five shots on target to Villa's three, while Villa had four saves to Fulham's two. The expected goals were 1.74 for Villa and 2.23 for Fulham, and Fulham also had more fouls, 12 to 7, and more offsides, 4 to 2.

There were four bookings in total. Fulham's David Affengruber was booked on 30 minutes and Calvin Bassey on 45+4, while Aston Villa's Matty Cash saw yellow on 76 minutes and Fulham's Tom Cairney followed on 77 minutes.