"A nervy Europa League win over Bologna on Thursday offered a slim platform on which to build and this week Unai Emery reiterated the Premier League remains Villa's priority. Fulham punished Villa for another flat start with Raul Jimenez heading in from a corner inside three minutes but Ollie Watkins's first goal of the season and two strikes across two second-half minutes, courtesy of John McGinn and Emiliano Buendia, earned a comeback victory."
"That changed when Lucas Digne pinged a long pass between Calvin Bassey and Joachim Anderson and Watkins spied an opportunity to pounce, deftly looping a bouncing ball over Bernd Leno close to the penalty spot. Bassey charged towards the goal-line to clear but his momentum left him tangled in the Fulham net and instead Watkins could finally celebrate, this his first goal since the second week of May."
Aston Villa claimed their first league victory of the season, relieving local pressure after a nervy Europa League win over Bologna. Unai Emery emphasised that the Premier League remains the club's primary focus. Fulham opened the scoring inside three minutes through Raul Jimenez from a Sasa Lukic corner. Ollie Watkins equalised in the 36th minute after a long Lucas Digne pass, then John McGinn and Emiliano Buendia scored two quick second-half goals to complete the comeback. Buendia provided immediate impact after replacing Harvey Elliott, while Lamare Bogarde helped contain Adama Traore after his introduction.
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