Fulham beat Aston Villa 1-0, end streak

Fulham secured a surprise 1-0 victory over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage on Saturday, halting the visitors' seven-match winning streak against them and boosting their European qualification hopes.

Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal in the 43rd minute, pouncing on a rebound after Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved a header from Tomas Lukic. According to match reports, Sessegnon "caught a rebound and sank it into the right corner" with precise finishing, rewarding the hosts' intense first-half pressing.

The lunchtime kickoff in West London pitted fourth-placed Aston Villa, on 58 points, against 12th-placed Fulham, who had 45 points entering the game. Villa arrived unbeaten in their last five league matches, including a 4-3 win over Sunderland, and had dominated this fixture with six straight Premier League victories. Fulham, however, had struggled offensively, scoring in just one of their previous five games following a goalless draw at Brentford.

Marco Silva's Fulham lined up with Leno in goal, defended by Castagne, Andersen, Bassey and Sessegnon, midfielders Berge and Lukic, and attackers Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze and Jimenez. Injuries sidelined Kevin with a foot problem,...