Tielemans holds hosts the best five dreams of living, while visitors to European hopes suffocate

Aston Villa retained hopes in the first five Premier League firmly alive after naked Youli Tielemans proved to be a difference against Fulham in Villa Park.

Tielemans started from the corner of John McGinn in 12 minutes to ensure that Unai Emery’s side moved at a level at Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in the table.

These were the vital three points for Emery’s side, who want to return to the Champions League after winning the last eight this season, but the hosts missed a few good chances to put the bed in the nervous afternoon for home fans.

Meanwhile, defeat for Fulham may have gone his dreams on European football for the next term. On the side of Marc Silve, they are currently on the eighth, but the result means that now are eight points of villas in the seventh.

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The villa starts strongly in a key game

Villa collapsed initial exchanges, seemingly intends to show their disappointing Wembley in a 3-0 defeat in Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semifinals firmly behind them.

And in 12 minutes, the hosts were forward when he could only push the tielemans header from McGinn’s call to the roof of the network by Bernd Leno, causing a fan of fans at home.

The Belgian midfielder approached again shortly before the half with effort from afar, but on this occasion Leno was available to leave the ball behind.

The hosts spend their chances as visitors grow up in the game

Immediately after the re -launch, the hosts missed the first of a few good opportunities to double their lead.

Ezri Kons found Matty Cash and the full back gave a great ball for an unmarked Ollie Watkins inside the box. But the English man failed to get anything on the cross and a famous chance was decaying.

Aston Villa leads early!

Youri Tielemans scores a strong head in the 12th minute, after the quality corner of John McGinna 💥

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Five minutes later, Fulham had the ball in the back of Villa’s kindness Ryan Sessegnon, but the goal was excluded for handball.

Visitors, who follow only Liverpool and Manchester City for most points obtained from losing positions in the league, have grown into a competition.

Harry Wilson lost several promising opportunities before Watkins had another good chance of doubled the management of the villa, but Leno was equal to that.

A brief combat ending

There is less than a quarter of an hour remaining, Gotovina blocked well to refuse what looked like a certain Jaachim Andersen equalist.

At the other end, Donyelll was the next culprit of the missed chance while Leno saved again.

Fulham was forced to finish the match with ten men when Harrison Reed had broken off after Silva had already made five replacements.

Incapsulates visitors in the afternoon, because their hopes would enter the European place a significant recess on their trips.

However, for the villa, it seems that the dream of the second consecutive season in the Champions League.