Geoff: Villa didn't play particularly well, however to still win shows a team who could be challenging for the title. Fulham are a good team at home, and in the end we beat them. Unai Emery is showing what a great manager he is tactically - probably the best in the league.

A win for the Cottagers would see them go level on points with the visitors.

Aston Villa will return to Premier League action following the international break when they travel to London to take on Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon. Marco Silva's side have been in good form this season but suffered defeat in their last outing against reigning champions Manchester City in a close-fought 3-2 result,

"The reality is in decisive moments they punished us," Marco Silva lamented after Fulham's defeat to Aston Villa. Arguably the most significant of those key moments was when Andreas Pereira stepped up to the penalty spot after Matty Cash was deemed to have handled a header back across goal from Raul Jimenez.