Fulham Round-Up, Saturday 31st October: Whites Battle Back for Point at Villa Park

Fulham were the last of west London's clubs in action on a busy Saturday for the capital's sides, with Chelsea, Brentford and QPR all playing earlier before the Whites' 8pm kick-off at Aston Villa (West London Sport). Alvaro Arbeloa's side made the trip to Villa Park looking for a positive result on the road (Mirror).

There was just the one change to the Fulham line-up, with Sander Berge coming back into the side in place of Hugo Larsson, who dropped to the bench (West London Sport).

Villa made the brighter start and went ahead in the first half when Nicolas Jackson turned home to put the home side in front (Sky Sports). There was late drama in the first period too, as John McGinn saw a penalty for Villa saved (Sky Sports), while Zion Suzuki also pulled off a fine stop to deny Oscar Bobb (Sky Sports).

West London Sport described a much-improved Fulham performance after the break, with Suzuki's error helping the Whites secure a point at Villa Park (West London Sport).

Away from the match action, head coach Alvaro Arbeloa spoke in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports about some of the early mistakes made this season, the importance of seeing games out, and how to get the best from Gonzalo Garcia (Sky Sports).

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