Aston Villa are battling hard with Manchester City, Newcastle United, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest in the race for Champions League football.

Eighth place could yet be enough to secure European football this season, but Fulham have a battle on their hands with Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford breathing down their necks. 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,

Both sides will see this as a huge six-pointer in the race for Europe with Villa looking to secure back-to-back Champions League spaces while Fulham will be looking for their first appearance in Europ