"Two goals in two second-half minutes propelled Aston Villa to their first Premier League win of the season as they overcame Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park on Sunday. Emiliano Buendia scored and set one up within six minutes of being introduced by Unai Emery at half-time, with Villa having gone behind inside the opening 10 minutes. The Villans were one of just two sides yet to pick up three points heading into Sunday's clash, alongside Wolves, who drew 1-1 with Tottenham a day earlier."
"And they found themselves behind early on when Raul Jimenez got himself across three Villa defenders to brilliantly head Sasa Lukic's corner into the bottom-right corner. But Ollie Watkins' first Premier League goal of the campaign restored parity eight minutes before half-time, with the hosts then seeking the initiative after the restart. The introduction of Buendia proved pivotal, with the Argentine setting up John McGinn's fine finish that clipped the post on its way in four minutes after the break."
"Villa were forced to call upon Ezri Konsa to clear Lukic's strike off the line after a mistake by Emiliano Martinez, but they were able to hold on for a morale-boosting triumph. The result saw Emery's team move out of the bottom three and up to 16th in the table with six points from their first six matches. Fulham, meanwhile, slipped to 10th."
Aston Villa beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park to record their first Premier League win of the season. Fulham took an early lead when Raul Jimenez headed Sasa Lukic's corner past Villa defenders. Ollie Watkins equalised eight minutes before half-time with his first league goal of the campaign. Unai Emery introduced Emiliano Buendia at half-time; Buendia assisted John McGinn's finish four minutes after the restart and scored in the 51st minute. Ezri Konsa cleared a Lukic shot off the line after an Emiliano Martinez error, and Villa held on to move to 16th with six points. Fulham slipped to 10th.
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