Aston Villa 1 Fulham 0: Early Tielemans goal fires Villans level on points with Chelsea in race for Champions League
Villa's unsung hero this season
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Aston Villa earned a hard fought 1-0 win against Fulham at Villa Park
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Youri Tielemans opened the scoring in the 12th minute at Villa Park
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Ryan Sessegnon's second-half strike was ruled out for handball five minutes into the second half
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Ollie Watkins missed a glorious chance to double Villa's lead on the brink of half-time, air-kicking Matty Cash's nippy cross.
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But the former Spurs star's
strike
was ruled out for handball with VAR confirming the on-field call.
Referee Rob Jones led the way, spotting a handball from Sessegnon as he tried to tame Antonee Robinson's lay-off.
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Sessegnon initially took the ball down on his chest but the ball brushed his hand before he lashed a screamer beyond Emi Martinez's far corner.
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