Matchday

Premier League 25/26 · 25 Apr 2026

Fulham 1–0 Aston Villa

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 0.9
Actual xG
1.1 – 0.7
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Fulham favourites at 52%.

Fulham won a close one on the chances: 1.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: John McGinn, 69.1 in 74′.

Well above their usual level: John McGinn +11.1, Emiliano Martínez +9.8, Ryan Sessegnon +8.4.

Well below it: Morgan Rogers −13.7, Calvin Bassey −13.2, Lucas Digne −11.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Fulham

18 Apr 2026D 0–0at Brentford Premier League
11 Apr 2026L 0–2at Liverpool FC Premier League
21 Mar 2026W 3–1v Burnley Premier League
15 Mar 2026D 0–0at Nottingham Forest Premier League
4 Mar 2026L 0–1v West Ham United Premier League

Aston Villa

19 Apr 2026W 4–3v Sunderland Premier League
16 Apr 2026W 4–0v Bologna Europa League
12 Apr 2026D 1–1at Nottingham Forest Premier League
9 Apr 2026W 3–1at Bologna Europa League
22 Mar 2026W 2–0v West Ham United Premier League

Head to head

28 Sep 2025Aston Villa 3–1 Fulham Premier League

Fulham

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Josh King Midfielder1400–60.7–
Oscar Bobb Midfielder14000.1059.6–
Joachim Andersen Defender9000–59.6+3.0
Bernd Leno Goalkeeper9000–56.9+7.4
Ryan Sessegnon Defender81100.2452.3+8.4
Harry Wilson Midfielder90000.1650.1−7.8
Raúl Jiménez Forward66000.1448.5−8.4
Samuel Chukwueze Midfielder76000.0647.8−7.9
Saša Lukić Midfielder90000.1447.5−4.9
Rodrigo Muniz Forward24000.1147.2–
Antonee Robinson Defender900–46.8–
Sander Berge Midfielder90000.0946.7−1.0
Timothy Castagne Defender9000–45.2−5.9
Emile Smith Rowe Midfielder76000.0440.3−9.0
Calvin Bassey Defender9000–38.2−13.2

Aston Villa

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Douglas Luiz Midfielder1600–96.1–
Tammy Abraham Forward9000.2895.2–
John McGinn Midfielder7400–69.1+11.1
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper9000–58.8+9.8
Ezri Konsa Defender9000–56.2+5.4
Pau Torres Defender9000–53.3+6.9
Youri Tielemans Midfielder74000.0552.8−6.7
Matty Cash Defender9000–48.6+5.0
Ollie Watkins Forward81000.1544.1−10.4
Emiliano Buendía Midfielder74000.0744.0−4.3
Lamare Bogarde Midfielder7400–42.2−3.2
Jadon Sancho Midfielder1600–39.9–
Lucas Digne Defender90000.0239.7−11.6
Leon Bailey Forward1600–38.9–
Morgan Rogers Midfielder90000.1438.2−13.7
Ross Barkley Midfielder1600–38.1–