Aston Villa 1-1 Fulham as Suzuki own goal levels the match

Aston Villa and Fulham drew 1-1 at Villa Park, with Fulham rescuing a point through Zion Suzuki’s 64th-minute own goal. The result was shaped by Villa’s missed penalty and Fulham’s stronger chance quality despite Villa taking more shots.

Jackson puts Villa in front

John McGinn missed a 16th-minute penalty for Aston Villa before Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Johan Manzambi supplied the assist as Villa moved 1-0 ahead, a score they held at half-time.

Fulham levelled in the 64th minute when Zion Suzuki scored an own goal, counting for Fulham and making the score 1-1. Villa then made three substitutions in the 66th minute, while Fulham changed players at the 75th and 79th minutes, but neither side found a second goal.

Fulham had the better attacking indicators

Fulham had 55% possession and completed 474 accurate passes from 536 total, compared with Aston Villa’s 373 accurate passes from 434 total. Villa registered 16 shots to Fulham’s 14, but Fulham led 5-3 for shots on goal and 2.23-1.75 for expected goals.

Fulham collected three yellow cards, including cautions for Calvin Bassey in the 45th minute and Tom Cairney in the 77th. Villa’s only booking went to Matty Cash in the 76th minute.

Table positions unchanged after the draw

Aston Villa are ranked #9 with 12 points from 9 games, while Fulham are ranked #15 with 9 points from 9 games. Villa remain 3 points ahead of Fulham. Jackson was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating after 90 minutes, with one goal and two shots on target.