Raul Jimenez had put the hosts in front early on, but Morgan Rogers managed to get Villa back on level terms in the ninth minute after his strike from outside the box deflected in off Calvin Bassey. Emi Martinez prevented Fulham from retaking the lead before the break as he denied Andreas Pereira from the penalty spot.

Ollie Watkins will grab most of the headlines after the striker scored his fifth goal of the season at Craven Cottage, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was arguably Villa's most influential player against Fulham.

Aston Villa came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 in a highly entertaining Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Saturday in which the home side missed a penalty and both teams had a man sent off.