In a duel with Brazilians on the field, Fulham beat Aston Villa, this Thursday, at home, by 3-0. Harrison Reed, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Tyrone Mings (against) scored at Craven Cottage Stadium, in a match valid for the 12th round of English Premier League.
Midfielder Andreas Pereira and striker Willian were the main players. Midfielder Douglas Luiz started the game for the visitors, but was sent off in the second half after headbutting Serbian top scorer Mitrovic, opponent of the Selection at world Cup. Midfielder Philippe Coutinho did not leave the bench at Villa.
With the result, the London club sleeps in 9th position in the Premier League after eleven games played and has 15 points. The Birmingham team, which has nine, is in 17th place and is one place above the relegation zone.
Fulham returns to the pitch on Sunday, at 10 am (GMT), when they face Leeds United away from home. Aston Villa, meanwhile, host Brentford at the same time.
The match between Fulham and Aston Villa
Fulham, coached by Marco Silva, was better in the first half and came close to opening the scoring early on against Steven Gerrard’s team. The hosts were in danger in the fourth minute, when Willian finished and had a defense by Emiliano Martínez.
At 20, the former midfielder of Flamengo, Andreas Pereira, took a free-kick over the barrier and demanded intervention from the Argentine goalkeeper. Twelve minutes later, the former striker of the Corinthians received a pass from his compatriot, cut to the middle and kicked in the right corner for another save by Martínez.
Aston Villa even improved and built chances before the break. Despite this, the pressure from Fulham had an effect, and the London team opened the gap in the 36th minute. Reed took advantage of the ball spread by Martínez after a corner and, positioned on the line of the penalty area, hit hard in the left corner.
The second stage was even worse for Aston Villa, who lost Douglas Luiz at 18. The Brazilian fell to Mitrovic’s provocation, faced the opponent and headed him – then, after consulting VAR, received the red card for “violent conduct”. . The hosts extended the score four minutes later, through a penalty due to a hand touch inside the area. the center forward of Serbia converted the charge and made it 2 to 0.
In the 38th minute, Mings deflected against his own goal after a low cross from Neeskens Kebano, on the left, and gave Fulham a 3-0 victory at home.
Leicester beats Leeds
Also this Thursday, the Leicester City beat Leeds United 2-0 at home. Robin Koch (against) and Harvey Barnes ensured the victory of the team led by Brendan Rogers at King Power Stadium. The goals came in the 16th and 35th minutes of the first half, respectively.
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— Leicester City (@LCFC) October 20, 2022
With the result, Leicester leaves the bottom of the Premier League, occupies the 19th position and has eight points – two more than Nottingham Forest. Leeds, who have nine, are in 16th place after ten games played.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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