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Sunday August 30, 2009 Finished Villa Park

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Aston Villa

  • Pantsil 3’ (o.g.)
  • Agbonlahor 59’

Fulham

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  1. Easy win for Villa over Fulham

    Easy win for Villa over Fulham

    Aston Villa were comfortable 2-0 winners over Fulham at Villa Park in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Aston Villa
    • Fulham
    • - Hope you enjoyed the match - enjoy the report: Easy win for Villa over Fulham
    • 90+2' ... until the game is ended by Steve Bennett to a large cheer from those Brummie supporters.
    • 90+1' Villa wasting time on the ball...
    • 90' Into injury time, with people in the stands heading towards the exits.
    • 89' Here are the standings as they were before kick-off (post-match readers - after this game Villa and Fulham will have played three): League table
    • 88' Time winding down, very slowly indeed.
    • 87' The cross comes to naught. It just isn't Fulham's day.
    • 86' Well played by Kamara to threaten to break into the home box, but Cuellar blocks. Free-kick out wide for a tackle on Pantsil by Young, harsh.
    • 85' Greening passes the ball out of play - unlike him - and the ref books Sidwell for a late challenge on Dempsey. He had played advantage.
    • 84' Brede Hangeland with a cushion to his defensive partner from a long kick by Friedel. A pity their frontmen haven't got that kind of touch today.
    • 83' He returns to the fray a little gingerly. It is a leg knock.
    • 82' Young is down hurt and receiving treatment. He was caught accidentally by Greening.
    • 81' Kamara running to close down but the fight has generally gone out of Fulham. That away European adventure has proven costly perhaps.
    • 80' Pantsil looking for a pass and not finding anyone to pass to. Credit to Villa and their youngster Clark - they have defended well this afternoon.
    • 79' Heskey doesn't look likely to come on. He's having a laugh and a joke on the bench.
    • 78' Petrov tries an acrobatic volley which heads straight into the ground and out for a Fulham goal-kick.
    • 77' The rain is coming down in Birmingham, making the surface slippery for the players.
    • 76' Have a look at how your brave boys did yesterday - and bookmark the link to go back later and see how they did in today's matches. Fantasy Football
    • 75' Fulham change: Eddie Johnson on for Nevland.
    • 74' Exhibition stuff from the home team, without any end product.
    • 73' Villa change: Carew on for Reo-Coker.
    • 72' Young has scored four league goals against Fulham – more against them than any other team he has faced. His first top division goals were a double in WatfordÂ’s 3-3 home draw against them in October 2006.
    • 71' Readers' view: davidtheoval: Come on you Villa boys!! 3-1 to the Villa!
    • - Harry: Go on Agbonlahor - you're my third favourite player in the world - and I support Chelsea! You're going to score a hat-trick!
    • - Michael: Final score 2-1 Villa but Fulham do have a chance and might cause a surprise. (written before the second goal)
    • 70' Fulham with some attacking ball. Pantsil pops up in the box to try and thread something out to Duff... nothing doing.
    • 69' Young again battling for the ball on the edge of the Fulham 18-yard box. A great tackle by Hughes puts paid to his endeavours.
    • 68' Villa pressing for a third goal, Young crossing for Milner to head - but it is nowhere near on target.
    • 67' Fulham forward Diomansy Kamara topples over with a defender behind him and wants a penalty. He is not given one.
    • 66' Villa coasting to the win. Their fans have perked up a bit.
    • 65' The Cottagers have drawn only one of their last 14 league matches stretching back to the start of March. They have won seven and lost six of these matches – their only draw was 0-0 at Middlesbrough on April 18.
    • 64' Dempsey tries a low pacy cross which Friedel gathers. Still nothing coming from Fulham in an attacking context.
    • 63' To read about how Man City and Everton won today, go to our Premier League page.
    • 62' The home fans sing a touching tribute to Martin Laursen, a television pundit today behind a glass wall. He recently retired due to injury.
    • 61' That is Gaby's third goal in 2009, not as many as you'd think. Carew is back on the bench, not needed.
    • 60' Milner tips the ball inside and Agbonlahor runs at the Fulham defence... Aaron Hughes, playing against his old club, backs off and off until the England man smashes a great shot past Schwarzer on power alone.
    • 59' GOAL FOR VILLA!! Where did that come from?
    • 58' The home side have picked up only 13 points from 10 league matches at Villa Park in 2009 – only Hull City (6) and Wigan Athletic (12) have fewer home points in the division. Sunderland and Portsmouth also picked up only 13 points at home this year.
    • 57' Carew is warming up on the touchline. O'Neill seems to want more action from his players in the dugout.
    • 56' It might just be me, but games like this are much better when they're played at three o'clock on a Saturday. The fans are singing but it's the singing of blokes who've been to the carvery and had a couple of pints and would rather be snoozing on the sofa.
    • 55' Milner saves everyone's sanity with a strike which, although a long way wide, at least gives the stats people a chance to draw a line on some tally or other.
    • 54' Emile Heskey and John Carew chilling on the bench. Surely they'll be on at some point?
    • 53' Villa back on the ball. There really is nothing else to tell you about what's happening.
    • 52' On the other hand, if you spend your Friday nights on Broad Street or in Star City you may be compelled to visit our Villa team page.
    • 51' Duff also there... Dempsey strikes it with power through the wall and just over. Good effort.
    • 50' Fulham earn a free-kick in the final third. Dempsey over it.
    • 49' Fulham with most of the ball in the opening stages of the half, more promising from the away side.
    • 48' If you live in Putney and mosey on down to the Thames every other week for a pint and 90 minutes of football, perhaps you will be interested in our Fulham team page.
    • 47' Their most potent threat is probably going to come from Dempsey from set-pieces.
    • 46' The second half begins, Fulham kicking to our right. But will they be doing any attacking?
    • 45+2' Such ramblings are proof that the game is becoming stultified - hence the whistle comes as something of a relief.
    • 45+1' Greening gives Milner a kick after he crosses - the most obvious yellow card in the history of football. If someone thought any different they would need locking up.
    • 45' Two minutes to be added on before half-time.
    • 44' An awkward backpass is cleared by Schwarzer. Again, poor defending by Fulham.
    • 43' Villa looking more than comfortable. Fulham missing Eurosport blogger Danny Murphy in midfield.
    • 42' What do you make of the match so far? Leave a comment and at the start of the second half some will be stuck in the commentary...
    • 41' The hosts are camped in the Fulham half. The West London outfit now look incapable of attacking.
    • 40' Villa defender Cuellar tries to run the ball out of defence and is intercepted by Duff, but the ball runs away from the Irishman and out of play.
    • 39' Etuhu booked for a foul on Stiliyan Petrov after the Bulgarian dispossessed him.
    • 38' Fed up of reading about the action? Want something more visual? Photos from Villa Park
    • 37' Martin O'Neill's side have not lost back-to-back league matches at Villa Park in nearly two years, since losing 3-1 to Portsmouth and 2-1 to Arsenal in December 2007.
    • 36' Beye asking a lot of Milner with a pass as he comes running towards the right-hand touchline. Throw to Fulham. The wideman does not look happy.
    • 35' Habib Beye with a shocking pass back to a team-mate which Nevland snaffles. His run is cut short by a superb tackle from... someone. Carlos Cuellar, perhaps...
    • 34' That spell of pressure from the away side was brief. Villa controlling possession again.
    • 33' The Fulham physio comes running over to see Greening about something. A bit of blood, maybe? There's something the ref ain't happy with.
    • 32' Villa winger Young bends a free-kick into the area and the ball comes off Etuhu and bounces down and back up over the bar for a corner. Lucky man...
    • 31' Fulham have won their last two away matches in the league. Only once before have they won three consecutive league away matches – beating Reading, Manchester City and Portsmouth to help avoid relegation from April to May 2008.
    • 30' All Fulham suddenly. They are a good footballing side, like the Villa.
    • 29' Have a look at the weekend's results in the top flight: Premier League results
    • 28' Dempsey throws himself at the ball in but Villa hold firm in the six-yard box.
    • 27' An excellent crossfield ball sends Duff away on the left. When he puts the ball in the box Clark does very well to head safely behind for a corner.
    • 26' The crowd quietens a little as Fulham enjoy more of the ball. No chances as yet for Roy Hodgson's men - except for that Dempsey header.
    • 25' Fulham win a corner of their own but it comes to nothing.
    • 24' Debutant Clark has a free header from the deep pacy cross but puts it well over.
    • 23' Young wins a corner for Villa.
    • 22' Villa are looking to win back-to-back league matches for only the second time in 2009 – they won three consecutive matches against West Brom, Sunderland and Portsmouth in January.
    • 21' Gabi directs a header at goal from an awkward cross which the keeper saves comfortably. He then proceeds to kick the ball straight out of play.
    • 20' Agbonlahor cuts in from the left flank and his shot is deflected over for a corner which Mark Schwarzer claims.
    • 19' How are these sides doing after their opening two league matches? Premier League table
    • 18' Friedel, continuing his five-year uninterrupted run of games, clears - just - under pressure in his six-yard box.
    • 17' A clever short free-kick sees Young find Sidwell at the back stick - but his header is wide.
    • 16' Dickson Etuhu gives away a free-kick on Young 30 yards out - and is hurt in the process. He is told to leave the field by the ref.
    • 15' Dempsey heads Duff's cross over unmarked. The American was not stationary but he should have done better from eight yards.
    • 14' Dempsey strikes a free-kick into the wall from 30 yards out then Duff has a go. Greening wins a free-kick for Fulham near the corner flag, Nigel Reo-Coker needlessly pushing him over.
    • 13' Agbonlahor does very well to turn and fire a low cross in from the left, defended desperately by the Cottagers. Young is hurt.
    • 12' Brad Friedel out quickly to collect at the feet of Erik Nevland. Fulham feeling the absence of their two main strikers today.
    • 11' Nicky Shorey bends a cross into the danger area with his left foot - Sidwell heads over, but he was offside anyway.
    • 10' Plenty of space for both teams to pass the ball on the lush Villa Park turf.
    • 9' Fulham with a free-kick in the home club's half. Damien Duff to take... it is headed away and Konchesky cannot provide a ball into the box from the left.
    • 8' Fulham are unbeaten in their last three league matches against Villa, since a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park in August 2007; however they have not won in their last nine top-flight visits to Villa Park, since a 5-2 victory in old Division One in March 1966.
    • 7' Agbonlahor holds the ball up well on the edge of the box despite the close attentions of the two visiting centre-halves - and Steve Sidwell arrives stretching to drive over the bar.
    • 6' Fulham just made it into the group stage. Fulham scrape through after scare
    • 5' An early fillip for Villa after they were dumped out of the Europa League qualifiers in midweek. Villa crash out of Europe
    • 4' The ball came off the head of John Pantsil a yard out as he tracked Gabriel Agbonlahor across the six-yard box. Such was the pace on the ball, he knew very little about it.
    • 3' AND VILLA ARE IN FRONT!! Own-goal from Ashley Young's corner!!
    • 2' An early touch for Clark. Fulham inviting pressure, conceding a corner with some very sloppy passing...
    • 1' Off we go in the West Midlands, Villa kicking us off and attacking the goal to our right.
    • - Aston Villa: Friedel, Beye, Cuellar, Clark, Shorey, Petrov, Milner, Sidwell, Reo-Coker, Ashley Young, Agbonlahor. Subs: Guzan, Carew, Albrighton, Delph, Heskey, Warnock, Gardner / / / Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Kamara, Greening, Etuhu, Duff, Nevland. Subs: Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Baird, Gera, Riise, Eddie Johnson, Smalling / / / Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent)
    • - Aston Villa and Fulham have met 50 times in the league: Villa have won 16, Fulham 17 and there have been 17 draws.
    • - Fulham captain Danny Murphy missed the Europa League trip to Perm with a ligament injury and is still out. Jonathan Greening makes his debut in the middle of the park. Paul Konchesky and Clint Dempsey come back in after sitting out the trip to Russia, while Andy Johnson and Bobby Zamora are both injured.
    • - Villa centre-back Curtis Davies suffered a recurrence of his long-standing shoulder injury against Rapid Vienna on Thursday and misses out: Ciaran Clark makes his senior debut. Stephen Warnock could make his debut but is only on the bench, while Richard Dunne is not in the squad.
    • - Welcome to coverage of Aston Villa versus Fulham in the Premier League.

  • Summary

    • - Hope you enjoyed the match - enjoy the report: Easy win for Villa over Fulham
    • 60' Milner tips the ball inside and Agbonlahor runs at the Fulham defence... Aaron Hughes, playing against his old club, backs off and off until the England man smashes a great shot past Schwarzer on power alone.
    • 59' GOAL FOR VILLA!! Where did that come from?
    • 4' The ball came off the head of John Pantsil a yard out as he tracked Gabriel Agbonlahor across the six-yard box. Such was the pace on the ball, he knew very little about it.
    • 3' AND VILLA ARE IN FRONT!! Own-goal from Ashley Young's corner!!
    • - Welcome to coverage of Aston Villa versus Fulham in the Premier League.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Aston Villa

    Manager: Martin O'Neill

    Captain: Stilian Petrov

    Starting line-up

    • B. Friedel
    • H. Beye
    • C. Cuéllar
    • C. Clark
    • N. Shorey
    • S. Petrov
    • N. Reo-Coker Substitution Out (73′)
    • J. Milner
    • S. Sidwell Yellow Card
    • A. Young
    • G. Agbonlahor Goal

    Subs

    • E. Heskey
    • J. Carew Substitution In73′
    • S. Warnock
    • C. Gardner
    • M. Albrighton
    • B. Guzan
    • F. Delph

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Pantsil Own Goal
    • A. Hughes
    • B. Hangeland
    • P. Konchesky
    • J. Greening Yellow Card
    • D. Etuhu Yellow Card
    • C. Dempsey
    • D. Kamará
    • D. Duff
    • E. Nevland Substitution Out (76′)

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbühler
    • Z. Gera
    • S. Kelly
    • C. Baird
    • E. Johnson Substitution In76′
    • B. Riise
    • C. Smalling

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. come on villa

    From Austen, on Tue 22 Sep 7:06PM

  2. UP THE VILLA...........

    From berdbi2, on Fri 4 Sep 11:13PM

  3. Villa had a 12th man on the field with Jonathon­ Greening. Horrible passing! It's tough to get­ anything going when his passes were continually­ intercepted.

    From george t, on Mon 31 Aug 7:35PM

  4. Villa had a 12th man on the field with Jonathon­ Greening. Horrible passing! It's tough to get­ anything going when his passes were continually­ intercepted.

    From george t, on Mon 31 Aug 7:33PM

  5. Advice for Martin O Neill,put warnock in Beye place

    From Eyrfan, on Mon 31 Aug 2:52AM

  6. Finally,Martin o neill follow my advice to put Reo­ Coker and Sidwell and Agbonlahor in starting 11

    From Eyrfan, on Mon 31 Aug 2:51AM

  7. we luv u Gabby. Keep it up

    From klb20169, on Sun 30 Aug 8:44PM

  8. it was a good match for villa but fulham did not do­ well with strong player's

    From Alex, on Sun 30 Aug 7:27PM

  9. bvbvbc

    From rahj, on Sun 30 Aug 7:11PM

  10. WELL DONE VILLA!!!

    From suzanne.skudder, on Sun 30 Aug 6:03PM

  11. come on the villa

    From martyntracey, on Sun 30 Aug 5:49PM

  12. i think is going to end 3-o

    From B.NICE, on Sun 30 Aug 5:48PM

  13. curtis davis has a shoulder injury and may need an op

    From michaelwatts87, on Sun 30 Aug 5:45PM

  14. delighted with clarkies display on this debut, well­ done to the nineteen year old, could have had a header­ on target for a dream debut

    From Una, on Sun 30 Aug 5:43PM

  15. carew for the third goal

    From martyntracey, on Sun 30 Aug 5:40PM

  16. final result aston win 3-0

    From Kalidass, on Sun 30 Aug 5:37PM
  17. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    Come on agbonlahor you are gonna earn me some money­ because i entered a fantasy league!!! PLEASE GO ON A­ HATRICK! Make me and chelsea proud well.. i support­ chelsea and essien ROCKS!!!! Also so does alex and­ ARRON LENNON is a role model! I LOVE FOOTBALL!!! YEAH­ YEAH GO FOOTBALL!!!

    From Harry, on Sun 30 Aug 5:36PM

  18. my comment on the score ( 3-0 ) aston villa win ...­ look at the comment 24 , tat is mine . juz for­ information, Juventus new transfered Diego ran away­ from 3 defenders n score a nice goal . but unlucky ,­ ROma came back with another equalizer .my predict for­ tis AS Roma - Juventus ( 3-1 )

    From ethan, on Sun 30 Aug 5:36PM

  19. carew will make it 3 -O come on the villa

    From darrenpreece, on Sun 30 Aug 5:36PM

  20. Why is curtis davies not playin. He scored the otherr­ day?? anyone

    From russell.dando, on Sun 30 Aug 5:35PM
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