00:00Aston Villa missed their first chance to strengthen their push for UEFA Champions League qualification and pretty much secure it
00:10after a 1-0 narrow defeat to Fulham in West London.
00:16Arriving with the opportunity to climb as high as third in the table, Villa instead produced a performance that lacked
00:24any real cutting edge in key moments.
00:27They threatened early on with Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rodgers both having early attempts in the game, narrowly off target,
00:38but clear chances remained limited from the Midlands team.
00:42After the break, Villa controlled possession in the game but struggled to turn that dominance into anything meaningful.
00:50Their best opening came late on when Tammy Abraham missed a significant chance in the closing stages of the match,
00:59summing up a frustrating afternoon for the Villains in front of goal.
01:04Fulham, who had failed to score in their previous two league matches, made their momentum count and move down the
01:13right-hand side, allowed Timothy Castagna to deliver with Raul Jimenez' header saved.
01:19Before Ryan Sessegnon was on hand, he reacted the quickest to convert the rebound into an empty net past Emiliano
01:29Martinez.
01:29After Ryan Sessegnon was on hand, he wished to be the first one of a mateses in the early
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