Gabby, Gabby, Gabby...



Well a great day was had on Saturday even if it wasn't the most exciting game of the season. The game started off quietly enough (well at Craven Cottage would you expect it to start any other way?) with both teams looking like teams who were severley lacking in form - funny that. However, it was Villa who looked the stronger team and Collins and inparticularly Richard Dunne looked capable of coping with anything that Zamora et al could throw at them.

The break through finally came on 40 minutes when a cross from Petrov found Gabby Agbonlahor in space and he headed home clinically to make it 1-0. Four minutes later just before half time Gabby doubled the scoring with a superb individual effort after a pass from Carlos Cuellar had picked him out in space.

The second half saw Villa passing the ball around nicely with Fulham not really ever looking like breaking down the Villa defence. Fulham did get the ball in the back of the net in the closing stages of the game, but David Elm was offside and not even this seemed to ruffle Villa's feathers, although shortly after Richard Dunne, who was again superb had to make a last ditch block to stop Elm from getting legitimately on the score sheet.

To sume up, an effective if not earth shattering performance by Villa, while Fulham looked a bit toothless.


The top picture (yes I actually took my camera) shows Stewart Downing about to take a corner, which was saved after a Heskey shot.

Below (I stole that photo) shos Gabby Abonlahor outjumping Davies of Fulham

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