(Football news) Last Saturday, the Cottagers defeated Bournemouth 3-1 to stop a six-game losing streak, while Aston Villa were defeated 2-1 by Manchester United.
Rodrigo Muniz, who has been thriving in the Fulham front line since Chelsea purchased Armando Broja in late January, is keeping the Blues loanee at bay. On February 10, he followed up his goal against Burnley with a crucial brace in the team’s victory over Bournemouth.
Bobby Decordova-Reid had drawn first blood with just five minutes on the clock at Craven Cottage, before Muniz registered twice either side of a smart finish from Marcos Senesi, but the Cherries defender had only reduced the deficit for a couple of minutes before Muniz restored the hosts’ two-goal cushion.
By picking off the Cherries, Fulham marched to their first Premier League victory of 2024 – not since their beating of Arsenal on New Year’s Eve had they come up trumps in a top-flight fixture – while also ending a six-match winless streak in all tournaments stretching back to their FA Cup success over Rotherham United on January 5.
Marco Silva’s troops leapfrogged Bournemouth into 12th place in the Premier League table thanks to their eighth top-flight success of the campaign, seven of which have come at their Craven Cottage headquarters, where they have also notched two-thirds of their 33 top-flight goals this season.
Five of Fulham’s last seven Premier League contests on familiar territory have now ended in victory, and the Cottagers also boast a 100% win rate in top-flight home games when scoring this season; their five winless matches at Craven Cottage in the 2023-24 Premier League have all come when Silva’s men have drawn a blank in front of goal.
On the other hand, after creating a lot of opportunities in each of their three Villa Park losses, Aston Villa has now been sentenced to three straight losses, losing 3-1 to Chelsea and Newcastle United before focusing on Man United’s visit last Sunday.
Rasmus Hojlund’s goal gave Manchester United the lead after just 17 minutes of play, marking the fifth straight Premier League home game. Despite Douglas Luiz’s goal for Aston Villa and strange shimmy celebration in the second half, super sub Scott McTominay made another crucial contribution in the opposition box.
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