Aston Villa picked up their first win of the Premier League season as they came from behind to beat Fulham 3-1 at Villa Park.

Raul Jimenez headed Fulham in front inside three minutes but was forced off injured soon after, not that it slowed the visitors. They came close to doubling their lead, twice wanting penalties as Josh King went down and Matty Cash blocked a shot with his arm.

But Villa hauled themselves level when Joachim Andersen misjudged a long ball and Ollie Watkins stole in to lob the ball over Bernd Leno. It was the England striker's first goal of the season, bouncing back from his penalty miss against Bologna on Thursday.

Villa upped the intensity levels in the second half, having made no tackles in the first, and that helped them take the game away from Fulham. Adama Trao

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