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 headed the only goal as Aston Villa beat Fulham 1-0 on Saturday to boost their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top five and qualifying for the Champions League.

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.