Fulham vs Aston Villa

Championship

Fulham

4-1-3

1-0

Final

Aston Villa

1-2-5

Craven Cottage

Match pulse

FULAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'AVL

51%Possession49%

19Shots12

5On target1

6Corners4

1Saves4

7Fouls12

50'Karim El AhmadiAVL70'John Arne RiiseFUL77'Eric LichajAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
FUL	0	1	1
AVL	0	0	0

Who won: Fulham 1-0

Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Craven Cottage. Goals for Fulham: Chris Baird (84').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Aston Villa 0.
90'+3'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Matthew Lowton (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph with a cross.
M. Lowton
90'+3'
Header saved
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Brede Hangeland.
M. Lowton
90'+2'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Brett Holman (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charles N'Zogbia.
B. Hangeland
90'+2'
Shot blocked
Foul by Dimitar Berbatov (Fulham).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'FUL
Free kick won
Giorgios Karagounis (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Charles N'Zogbia (Aston Villa).
C. N'Zogbia
88'
Foul
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charles N'Zogbia with a cross.
C. N'Zogbia
85'
Shot off target
Goal! Fulham 1, Aston Villa 0. Chris Baird (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Arne Riise with a cross following a corner.
GOAL84'
Goal!
C. Baird
Substitution, Fulham. Giorgios Karagounis replaces Steve Sidwell.
FUL 1 - 0 AVL
84'
Sub
Substitution
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
G. Karagounis
83'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ashkan Dejagah (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sascha Riether.
B. Guzan
83'FUL
Shot on target
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Fabian Delph.
81'
Hand ball by Christian Benteke (Aston Villa).
81'
Handball
Attempt blocked. Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim El Ahmadi.
80'
Free kick won
Hugo Rodallega (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Foul
Foul by Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa).
78'AVL
Foul
Offside, Fulham. Chris Baird tries a through ball, but Dimitar Berbatov is caught offside.
78'
Offside
Eric Lichaj (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77'
Yellow card
Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
E. Lichaj
76'
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Steve Sidwell.
76'
Foul
Foul by Christian Benteke (Aston Villa).
76'
Free kick won
Aaron Hughes (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Bent
Substitution, Aston Villa. Christian Benteke replaces Darren Bent.
C. Benteke