On April 25, one of the matches of the 33rd round of the English soccer championship was held. Aston Villa (England) and Fulham (England) met.
English Championship, round 33.
Aston Villa (England) - Fulham (England) - 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Mings (21).
Warnings: Bobby Reid (45+2), Young (74), Joao Palinha (79), E. Martinez (88)
Aston Villa faced Fulham in a Premier League match at Villa Park. It was a tense game in which Aston Villa only slightly outclassed Fulham and won 1-0. Only one goal was scored in the first half, which came in the 21st minute from Aston Villa defender T. Mings. Despite some attempts by Fulham to tie the score, they failed to score and the first half ended 1-0 in favor of Aston Villa. In the second half, both teams made several substitutions in an attempt to change the game. Fulham made a couple of changes, with M. Solomon and A. Pereira replacing Carlos Vinicius and T. Cairney. While K. Tete came on in place of K. Suarez in the 68th minute.
Aston Villa also made a few changes: A. Moreno replaced L. Dinho and J. Ramsey came on in place of B. Traore, both in the 77th minute. E. Buendia replaced K. Chambers in the 85th minute. Fulham had their best chance to level the score in the final minutes of the game when H. Reid was brought on in the 83rd minute. However, it didn't happen as Aston Villa managed to hold on to their lead and emerged victorious. The game was not without yellow cards: Fulham's B. Reid, A. Young, E. Martinez and Aston Villa's B. Traore all received suspensions. In the end, T. Mings' lone goal was decisive for Aston Villa and brought them all three points. It was a hard-fought win that will certainly give them some much-needed momentum in the Premier League.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Man United - Aston Villa, Fulham - Man City.
| Aston Villa. | Fulham | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 14 | Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Blocked strokes | 0 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 1 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 0 |
| 6 | Violations | 18 |
| 8 | Corner | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 52% | Ball possession | 48% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 427 | Total assists | 393 |
| 358 | Accurate passes | 319 |
| 84% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |