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The result left Villa, who narrowly avoided relegation from the top flight last season, fourth on a maximum six points from two games, while promoted Fulham are bottom with no points after a third successive defeat.

Midfielder Conor Hourihane’s long-range thunderbolt and forward Tammy Abraham’s penalty helped Aston Villa defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Saturday.