Overview
- Aston Villa beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park to claim their first Premier League victory of the season.
- Raúl Jiménez headed Fulham in front early before Ollie Watkins leveled before halftime.
- John McGinn put Villa ahead shortly after the break and substitute Emiliano Buendía finished the scoring to secure the result.
- Buendía came off the bench to deliver an assist and a goal, registering his first strike since April during his Bayer Leverkusen spell.
- Emiliano Martínez returned as starter for his 200th Premier League game and survived a second-half error that led to Ezri Konsa clearing off the line.