Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point

Zion Suzuki’s second-half own goal gave Fulham an equaliser in their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa to cancel out Nicolas Jackson’s opener Fulham helped cement Jamie Carragher’s argument that Aston Villa will never be Manchester United. No, they know how to grind out a point on a bad day and can go to Barcelona on Tuesday with some confidence. Zion Suzuki’s own goal denied Unai Emery’s team a fifth win in six games after Nicolas Jackson’s eighth goal of the season had promised to lift a resurgent Villa back into the top third of the Premier League.

But while Villa were made to look below par by a Fulham side making it seven points from the last nine, the home supporters sang long and loud to make their manager know how much he is appreciated round these parts. The Holte End did not wait long to voice their verdict on the spat between the former England international and the Villa chair. That this came within moments of the whole ground applauding the last post in honour of Remembrance Day