Fulham 2-0 Aston Villa: Sessegnon and Ayite on target for the hosts

Floyd Ayite stole the show with a wonderfully taken long-range effort as Fulham brought Aston Villa’s run of seven consecutive league wins to a juddering halt.The Togo international found the net from inside his own half at Craven Cottage after making the most of Sam Johnstone’s poor clearance from a free kick on the right-hand touchline.The strike was the cherry on top a devastating second-half display, where Slavisa Jokanovic’s side went ahead through the right boot of 17-year-old Ryan Sessegnon. Floyd Ayite stole the show with a wonderfully taken long-range effort in the second half The Togo international found the back of the net from inside his own half at Craven Cottage Ayite made the most of Sam Johnstone’s poor clearance from a free kick on right-hand side RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Wolves face FA probe over links to super agent Jorge Mendes  Coventry's teenage sensation Tom Bayliss is nerveless,... Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Derby: Lucas Joao's predatory brace... John Terry to make decision on Aston Villa future at the end... Share this article Share It keeps Fulham’s own unbeaten run in 2018 ticking along, and reignited their own hopes of sneaking into the Championship automatic promotion spots.For Villa, the defeat was a tough one to take for a side chasing a little bit off club history, but an eighth successive win to match their 1975 predecessors never looked likely in the west London sunshine.Signs of a difficult day were present from the team announcements, with Steve Bruce forced to leave out in form pair Jack Grealish and Albert Adomah, both of whom failed to overcome knocks from the emotionally charged derby victory against Birmingham.This was not the game to be without your star players, with Fulham captain Tom Cairney describing it as the biggest game of the season so far. Not many would disagree, with Fulham in fifth and Villa sat second before kick off. The pace at which the game started suggested both teams knew it, too. Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon broke the deadlock just after half time with a brilliant finish He scored his seventh goal of 2018, only Sergio Aguero has more in top four English divisions MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND LEAGUE TABLE FULHAM: (4-3-3) Bettinelli 6; Fredericks 6.5, Ream 6, Kalas 6, Targett 6; McDonald 6, Johansen 6.5 (Odoi 90), Cairney 6.5; Ayite 7.5 (Piazon 88), Mitrovic 7 (Kamara 79), Sessegnon 7SUBS NOT USED: Button (GK); Christie, Kebano, NorwoodGOALS: Sessegnon (52); Ayite (71)BOOKINGS: Johansen (67)COACH: Slavisa Jokanovic 7.5ASTON VILLA: (4-1-4-1) Johnstone 6; Tuanzebe 6.5, Chester 6, Terry 6, Hutton 5.5; Jedinak 5.5 (Grabban 67, 5); Snodgrass 6 (Davis 88), Elmohamady 5.5 (Onomah 46, 6), Hourihane 6, Bjarnason 6.5; Hogan 5.5 SUBS NOT USED: Bunn (GK); Lansbury, Taylor, WhelanGOALS: NoneBOOKINGS: Jedinak (59)COACH: Steve Bruce 6REFEREE: Tony HarringtonMAN OF THE MATCH: Floyd AyiteVENUE: Craven CottageATTENDANCE: 24,547  The win for Fulham keeps them fifth but mor