A point at Villa Park, and a Villa Park curse broken
Aston Villa 1–1 Fulham. Your team had not taken a single point at Villa Park in seven visits. That run is over.
Fulham got the equaliser late, and it came from Zion Suzuki's error in the Villa goal (2)(4). The hosts had led. They did not hold it (7).
Three league games unbeaten now, after the 1–0 win at Coventry City on October 24 and the 1–0 over Hull City on October 17 (2). Fulham sit 15th on 9 points from 9 games, goal difference -2.
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Arbeloa is not playing it down
"We can beat anyone" is the line from Alvaro Arbeloa after the draw (3)(6). That is a head coach talking after his side ended a losing run at a ground that has punished them for years.
Newcastle United come to Craven Cottage on Saturday, November 7 at 16:00 CET. Fulham have won two of their last three and drawn the other.
Berge, Bobb and the Villa fallout
Sander Berge and Oscar Bobb were on the Fulham side of a result Norwegian media framed as a rescue job (8). On the other bench, Jamie Carragher's claim that Aston Villa will never be Manchester United got an airing, and it landed (4). Fulham's point is the one that counts.
