Fulham vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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The pressure piled up on Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard as his listless side slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Fulham in the Premier League on Thursday.
The former England captain endured chants of “getting sacked in the morning” by the home fans as Harrison Reed and Aleksandar Mitrovic scored for Fulham before a Tyrone Mings own goal completed Villa’s misery.
Reed’s powerfully-struck shot in the 36th minute gave Fulham a deserved lead after they had gone close several times.
Villa’s cause was not helped when Douglas Luiz was shown a red card just past the hour mark for an off-the-ball clash with Mitrovic and Matty Cash unluckily conceded a penalty for handball trying to block a shot.
Mitrovic converted for his eighth league goal of the season and Villa’s night went from bad to worse when Mings deflected a Neeskens Kebano cross into his own net.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
FULHAM STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Issa Diop, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Harrison Reed, Joao Palhinha; Willian, Andreas Pereira, Neeskens Kebano; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
Villa come into this game sitting just one place above the relegation zone, level on points with Wolves below them, after a stuttering start to their season, which has seen Steven Gerrard come under pressure. They're still looking for their first win on the road in the league, and have won just one of their last eight matches in the competition (D3 L4), going winless in their previous three outings. Fulham are also without a win in their last three league outings, but they did come from behind on Saturday to earn a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth.
Fulham vs Aston Villa
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Fulham vs Aston Villa
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