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'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.

Aston Villa boosted its chances of Champions League qualification with a 1-0 victory over Fulham in the Premier League.