Aston Villa and Fulham draw 1-1 at Villa Park

Aston Villa’s run of league wins ended with a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Villa Park on October 31, as Nicolas Jackson’s goal was cancelled out by an own goal credited after goalkeeper Zion Suzuki dropped a corner over his goal line. Jackson put Villa ahead after John McGinn had missed a penalty, according to the post-match account. Fulham levelled when Suzuki, attempting to claim a corner, dropped the ball over his own line. Pau Torres came close to restoring Villa’s lead late on, but his header went just wide. The draw halted Villa’s push for a third consecutive Premier League victory. Before the match, Villa had won six of their previous seven league games, while Fulham had taken back-to-back league wins against Hull City and Coventry City. Both teams had also been eliminated from the Carabao Cup during the week. The result left Villa ninth in the table, three points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, the post-match account said. The game followed a strong recent league spell for Villa after a slow start to the season, while Fulham were seeking to build on their two wins. The clubs’ contrasting recent results had made the Villa Park fixture a test of whether either side could...