Aston Villa moved ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Fulham at Villa Park on Tuesday night.
Tyrone Mings headed home from John McGinn’s corner after 21 minutes as Fulham failed to produce a shot on target. Fulham looked like they might have snatched a point in the 83rd minute but the offside flag was raised after Harrison Reed’s delivery went in off Mings.
The result moves Unai Emery’s side a point above Spurs into fifth, although the North London club are in action against Manchester United later this week.
Villa are now four points ahead of Liverpool in seventh, although they have played two games more as the Reds prepare for a clash with West Ham on Wednesday night.
Here’s how we rated the players from Tuesday’s win, with three players picking up an 8/10...
9. Emi Buendia - 7
Won two aerial duels as he looked to make things stick for Villa | Getty Images
10. Jacob Ramsey - 7
Won the ball back a handful of times and kept it well, with 80 per cent of his passes finding a teammate | Getty Images
11. Ollie Watkins - 7
Looked to cause problems, had four shots but managed just one on target | Getty Images
12. Bertrand Traore (sub) - 6
Helped see the game out, got himself booked with a minute of normal time remaining | Getty Images