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Tielemans sends in a corner from the right flank, which Leno catches. He sets Iwobi on his way as Fulham counter-attack. Iwobi sprints forward, passing the ball to his left to Robinson. He crosses first time but the delivery is off-target as the ball floats over the bar.

Andersen, at the back, plays a splendid crossfield pass to Robinson on the left wing. He volleys a cross for first across the box, looking for his teammates. None of them was on the same wavelength as him, though. The ball ends up going out for a throw on the opposite side. 

Both sets of players are now on their way out of the tunnel onto the pitch. Last season, Aston Villa did the double over Fulham. Will we see Aston Villa carry on their good form against Fulham, or will Marco Silva’s men achieve some revenge? Stay with us on Tribe to find out!

Torres steps forward into the midfield but has no options ahead of him. He passes sideways to Tielemans, who starts an attack down the right with Cash. The full-back plays a nice pass into the feet of Bailey, who tries to turn away from Bassey. The defender shows his strength by shoulder-barging him to the floor.

FULHAM TAKE AN EARLY LEAD! The ball is played back to Leno. He absolutely hammers it down the pitch. It flies over the head of Torres, who is outmuscled by Jimenez as they enter the box. On his left foot, Jimenez fires the ball in off the right post. Simplicity at its finest!

Berge is pressed in midfield, so can only pass it out of play. Cash has the throw, which he goes along with to Watkins. He flicks it back to Tielemans. The midfielder cannot find Rogers on the left flank. Fulham now have it at the back with Leno, who plays out to Bassey.

SHOT! Traore shows his blistering pace on the right wing. Digne does enough to get a foot in, conceding a corner. Pereira sends a deep cross, which comes to Andersen. His header harmlessly flies over the bar. 

Cash has the ball on the right, but he is put under pressure by Nelson. He ends up booting the ball out of play. Robinson throws it into the chest of Nelson, who tries to hold off Cash. He isn't able to do so. Cash, this time can boot the ball well up the field. 

Aston Villa were almost shocked to see Fulham go ahead, as it should have been such an easily defensive situation. However, they responded well, with Rogers scoring via a massive deflection. They properly should be ahead, as Rogers has had another two big chances after the penalty. Both were crosses that he got on the end of but somehow didn't steer on target. Nevertheless, he has looked like a big threat, as he so often does. Watkins has been quiet as he has only had one-half chance, which Leno dealt with well. Tielemans has been running the show in midfield, so Emery will want to see him on the ball as much as possible in the second half. 

Smith Rowe shows his frustration to the referee after that decision. So he has also been awarded a yellow card.

ASTON VILLA SURELY HAVE THE POINTS NOW! Rogers drives forward to find Ramsey on the left side. Ramsey lays it off to Digne, who fires in a cross. Diop sticks out a leg, putting the ball beyond Leno into his own net. That may be Diop's first touch of the ball. How unfortunate! 

Unai Emery has made the first change of the game. He has taken Leon Bailey off after a poor performance. Jaden Philogene is on in his place on the right wing.

Cairney passes across the turf to Robinson, who passes inside back to him. Robinson sprints forward to get the ball back from Cairney. High up the left flank, he passes inside to Wilson. On the edge of the area, he thinks about shooting, but he gives it back to Robinson. His eventual cross is a poor one. 

ASTON VILLA ARE NOW DOWN TO TEN MEN! Nelson runs in-behind of Philogene on the left wing. He is pushed over by Philogene from the back. The referee views that as a second yellow card offence, so he will not end the game. 

SHOT! Carlos floats a pass over the top, finding Bailey. He has to wait for it to drop down on the right wing. Bailey holds onto the ball before squeezing a pass through to Rogers. He makes his way into the box on the right side. On his left foot, he shoots towards the near post. The shot rolls wide of the post. Leno seemed to have it covered.

Bailey gets to the ball before Berge around the edge of the box. Berge lounges in, catching him late on the leg. Bailey goes down in pain, so the referee stops play. After a few seconds, he is back up on his feet. 

Traore does well on the right wing to fashion a cross. Martinez comes off his line to collect the ball. Cash fends off Jimenez, who jumps into him, catching his head with his arm. So, Cash has to go off after receiving some treatment. He should be ok to carry on. 

CHANCE! Rogers, on the right wing, runs inside as he plays it to Bailey. The winger returns the ball to him as he makes his way inside the box. Rogers, close to the goal, tries to cut it back to Bailey instead of shooting. The cut back is cut out by Berge. 

FULHAM TEAM NEWS: Marco Silva has made one change from the team that so nearly took points from Manchester City. Sasa Lukic misses out due to a shoulder injury. Emile Smith Rowe starts in his place.

Martinez takes his time with a free-kick, which he hoofs up towards McGinn. He wins the second ball, playing it forward for Duran. On the left side of the box, he slides in on Diop, putting the ball out for a goal-kick. He goes down, but he is quickly back up on his feet. 

SHOT! Tielemans and Digne stand over the free-kick on the edge of the box. Digne attempts to chip it delicately over the wall. The effort is blocked by the wall. It comes back to Digne, who shoots again with much more power this time. His second attempt is also blocked. 

SO CLOSE! Tielemans fizzes a gorgeous pass into the path of Ramsey on the left wing. Ramsey cuts it back to Rogers in tons of space in the box. On his right foot, he tries to place it into the top right corner. However, he can only fire it wide of the post. How he hasn't scored there, I do not know!

Pereira kicks us off here, but the referee calls it back as Iwobi was in Aston Villa's half. He has the chance to get us playing again as he passes to Berge. The midfielder hits it long to the left wing. Iwobi doesn't win the header as it flies out for a Villa throw. 

Fulham have an away game against Everton next weekend for their last-ever league visit to Goodison Park. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have some Champions League action in the middle of the week. They host Bologna before facing Bournemouth next weekend in the league.

SHOT! Torres has possession in his half. He plays a short pass into the feet of Tielemans who glides forward winning a free-kick. Carlos spears a forward pass into the box finding Digne. On the left side, he cuts it back to Rogers who can only place it wide of the right post.

SAVE! Torres moves forward with the ball towards the edge of the box. He plays a lovely disguised pass into the feet of Watkins. His touch allows Andersen to tackle him. The tackle inadvertently goes towards the goal. Leno has to react so well to dive down to his left to parry it away.

FULHAM ARE DOWN TO TEN MEN! Rogers plays a splendid pass in-behind Andersen. Watkins shows his pace to take a touch across Andersen. He is about to go through on goal, but Andersen tugs his shirt, sending him to the floor. Therefore, the referee shows him a red card for the denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity. 

EMILIANO MARTINEZ IS THE PENALTY HERO AGAIN! Pereira puts the ball down to take the spot-kick. He takes an age with his run-up. On his right foot, he tries to slot it into the bottom right corner. Martinez guesses right to hold onto the ball with ease. A terrible penalty! 

Bassey attempts to run forward with the ball. Rogers pulls him back to stop him from getting away. The referee gives the free-kick to Fulham as Rogers is shown a yellow card.

APPEALS FOR A PENALTY! Traore, on the right wing, lays the ball back to Tete. He whips in a cross to the back post, finding Jimenez. The striker heads it back across the box, but it hits the hand of Cash. The referee waves play on, however VAR are having a look.

Fulham are one of the in-form sides in the league so far this season. Marco Silva, who has done a splendid job since getting Fulham promoted two seasons ago, has got his side flying high again. They’ve only lost two games in the league so far, which were against both Manchester clubs. Considering how poor Manchester United have been, Fulham will be disappointed that they suffered defeat in that fixture. However, last time out against Manchester City, they put in a performance to be proud of. Silva’s men should have at least come away with a point, but instead, they lost 3-2. Adama Traore had several chances to get on the scoresheet, but he showed the struggles he usually has in front of goal. Nevertheless, it was a performance which had so many positives, which is what Fulham’s season has been so far. As long as you ignore the early Carabao Cup exit. If they pull off a surprise win today against Aston Villa, they may find themselves in the top five. 

The ball comes over to Wilson on the right wing. He isn't going anywhere but Digne dives in late on him catching his ankle. The referee quickly shows him a yellow card for the rash challenge. 

Aston Villa kick us off here after both sides take the knee. They play some short passes, working the ball back to Martinez. He plays it out to Digne on the left side. Digne tries to fizz a forward pass into the path of Watkins. Pereira reads it, though, as he intercepts. 

Marco Silva has made a couple of more changes in an attempt to rescue a point here. Smith Rowe and Berge in midfield have left the action. Tom Cairney has come on in a deeper role. Harry Wilson is also on in a position further forward.

SHOT! Villa build up slowly with Tielemans, who clips a pass into Digne. He runs into the box but cuts it back to Ramsey. The winger takes one touch then shoots on his right foot. He doesn't get his head over the ball, though as he fires well over the bar.

Hello and welcome to Tribe’s live coverage of the Premier League. We are at Craven Cottage as Fulham host Aston Villa in the eighth game of the league campaign. I am Elliot Thompson, here to take you through the action as it unfolds. 

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