Unai Emery was not a happy man in Villa's win over Fulham - but Tielemans escaped his anger after running the show. Again.

Youri Tielemans’ first-half goal saw Aston Villa boost their chances of a Champions League return with a crunch 1-0 victory over Fulham. Villa, who made the quarter-finals of this season’s competition, are still in the hunt to finish in the Premier League top five which will see them back among Europe’s elite next term.

Aston Villa kept themselves firmly in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification by edging out Fulham 1-0 on Saturday. Youri Tielemans’ powerful header from a corner early on proved decisive at Villa Park,