Aston Villa earns narrow win over Fulham to keep Champions League dream alive

Aston Villa are not giving up on their dream of playing in the UEFA Champions League next season yet.

Uani Emery’s men kept faith alive as they secured maximum points over Marco Silva’s Fulham at the Villa Park on Saturday afternoon.

Youri Tielemanns’ 14th-minute opener settled the lunchtime kick-off as the Villians held on to the slim goal to the final blast of the whistle.

The Belgian midfielder out-jumped everyone in the box to plant a header from a corner into the back of the net.

Super Eagles midfielder, Alex Iwobi fired a straight shot from the edge of the box straight into the hands of Emiliano Martinez.

Ryan Sessegnon’s thought he had put the ball into the net a few minutes into the second half but his goal was ruled off for handball in the build up to the goal.

Unfortunately for the Cottagers, their trip to Birmingham ended on a disappointing note as Aston Villa secured a clean sheet and three points.

Aston Villa currently have 60 points and are in seventh position with the hope of sneaking into the top five with three matches left.