The Belgian midfielder has been superb in recent months. But if you're Fulham, how do you leave him unmarked? It’s all Villa early on The opening exchanges have been dominated by Villa. Lots of pressure from the hosts,

Eighth place could yet be enough to secure European football this season, but Fulham have a battle on their hands with Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford breathing down their necks. Aston Villa's early winner was a soft one to concede as Youri Tielemans escaped the attentions of midfielder Sasa Lukic before beating goalkeeper Bernd Leno with a

Unai Emery’s prime objective is Champions League football next season and it is clearly an obsession for Aston Villa’s manager.