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Pressure Eased on Arbeloa as Aston Villa Mistake Salvages Fulham Draw
Nicolas Jackson’s fifth Premier League goal in five games and John McGinn’s missed penalty preceded Zion Suzuki’s error, according to match reports.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki scored an own goal on Saturday, gifting Fulham a 1-1 draw at Villa Park after mishandling an Alex Iwobi corner midway through the second half.
The fixture was rearranged to Saturday, exactly 72 hours after Villa's Carabao Cup defeat to Bournemouth, as Unai Emery's squad prepares to face Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.
Nicolas Jackson scored his fifth Premier League goal to give Villa a half-time lead, though John McGinn missed an early penalty and Suzuki had previously made outstanding stops denying Oscar Bobb and Josh King.
Fulham's sharp passing and movement earned a deserved point, easing pressure on manager Alvaro Arbeloa as the Cottagers secured four points from two games.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher apologized to Aston Villa on Saturday after telling fans to "shut the f*** up," comments that prompted the club to threaten legal action.
Both teams were coming off two consecutive wins and were drawn. Aston Villa missed a penalty, while Fulham equalized through a blunder by the home team’s goalkeeper.
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