Fulham 3 – 0 A Villa

Harrison Reed, Aleksandar Mitrovic and a Tyrone Mings own goal ramped up the pressure on Steven Gerrard as 10-man Aston Villa lost 3-0 at Fulham.

Villa were booed off at half and full-time by their frustrated sell-out travelling support at Craven Cottage, with chants of “We want Gerrard out” audible from the away end for large periods of the second half on a wretched night for the 10-man Villans in the capital.

Gerrard’s side were already three games without a win and were outplayed throughout their trip to west London, but still hung on until the 36th minute when Reed’s wonderful 20-yard strike arrowed past Emiliano Martinez.

Villa’s uphill task became harder still when Douglas Luiz saw red for a petulant off-the-ball headbutt on Mitrovic following a VAR review.

Minutes later Mitrovic would beat Martinez from 12 yards after Matty Cash was penalised for a handball, and by the time Mings turned Neeskens Kebano’s cross past into his own goal with seven minutes left, a frustrating evening for the visiting fans had already turned toxic, leaving Gerrard facing yet more questions over his future at Villa Park.

More to follow…

What’s next?

Fulham visit Leeds at Elland Road in the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 2pm. Aston Villa host Brentford on the same day, at the same kick-off time.