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,

Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification after topping Fulham 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. Youri Tielemans' first-half header settled the game at Villa Park and moved seventh-placed Villa level on points with Chelsea in fifth and Nottingham Forest in sixth.

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 firm header, but the visitors carried more of a threat after half-time and were unfortunate not to be level early in the second period.