Barry swings in a corner but nobody is interested in attacking that cross and it goes all the way across the face of goal.

Another cross and another great opportunity for Villa, Sidwell again guilty of missing with the header from close range.

Ashley Young whips in a great cross looking for a Villa but Schwarzer does well collect.

Ashley Young with a corner for Villa after Schwarzer flapped at a high ball. This time the corner is sent in to Barry at the near post and again his header goes across the face of goal and wide, another great chance goes astray.

The corner is taken by Konchesky but its well defended by Cuellar who nods it away from danger.

Friedel saves Villa after some nice play by Johnson and Bullard release Dempsey but he can't beat the American keeper with his effort and its tipped behind for the corner.

Ashley Young puts in a deep corner towards the far post which Milner tries to head back across goal but its out of play and its a goal kick to Fulham.

Great chance for Villa and once again its Ashley Young who has created the opportunity, sliding in a low cross for Barry whose header hits Schwarzer who tips it on to the crossbar before its cleared away.

Well again Villa finds themselves frustrated by Fulham who are well organised and are defending in numbers although apart from Ashley Young Villa have offered very little going forward. Only interesting to tell you is that Jimmy Saville here!

Villa are piling on the pressure winning a third and now a fourth corner which Barry takes but its a poor in comparison to theprevious efforts and Fulham can scramble it away.

Ashley Young takes a corner which Schwarzer palms away but only as far as Petrov whose driven effort takes a deflection off a Fulham man and wins another corner.

Milner tries an effort from long range but drags it well wide of the target and Schwarzer is still yet to make a real save, albeit Fulham are defending well.

No improvement on the first half yet with Villa yet to test Schwarzer despite the stats saying the have had eight efforts on goal.

The second corner is taken by James Milner who sends it to Ashley Young on the edge of the penalty area whose effort hits the turf and then bounces over the crossbar.

Ashley Young whips in another great delivery from the corner which Laursen tries to reach but its knocked behind for another corner.

Ashley Young swings in a freekick 35 yards from the penalty area from out on the right with real pace but it bounces through for Schwarzer to collect.

Two minutes of added on time have been indicated by the fourth official.

Fulham win a second corner after the first one was put out of play by Carlos Cuellar, this time though Danny Murphy fouls Friedel and Villa can breath again.

Fulham with a good chance after a cross is floated from the left, Dempsey taking it on the volley and forcing Friedel to tip the ball over the bar with a smart save.

Ashley Young delivers another brilliant ball from a set piece and finds Sidwell's head who powers it over the bar from 10 yards, another great chance.

Great flowing football from Villa as Agbonlahor does well to cut the ball back for Ashley Young on the edge of the penalty area, but the winger takes the shot on first time and can only blast it over.

Konchesky takes a corner for Fulham which Friedel tries to take but can't get there under the challenge of Dempsey, eventually the goalkeeper can grasp it but nervy defending by Villa.

Long break in play as Clint Dempsey recieves treatment on the pitch but back underway now as Pantsil floats a deep cross in over the head of Bobby Zamora at the far post and out of play.

Barry takes the second corner and this time Schwarzer gets a better fist on the ball to clear from under the challenge of Curtis Davies.

Ashley Young bends in a corner towards goal and Mark Schwarzer has to palm the ball out of play for another corner.

So close for Villa, Ashley Young whips in a great cross and from close range Barry gets ahead of his man but can't hit the target with his header and sends it wide.

Ashley Young chips a ball into the box from a freekick for Laursen but Dempsey does well to out muscle the defender and clear it away for Fulham.

Best moment of the match after Petrov picked out Ashley Young who did well to cut inside John Pantsil and fire the shot into the side netting, good attempt and some nice build up play from Villa.

A shot from Petrov bounces off a Fulham man into the path of Gabriel Agbonlahor who begins a foot race with Aaron Hughes who out muscles the England forward and gets it away, good bit of defending from Hughes.

Ashley Young bursts into the penalty area but goes down under the challenge of Dempsey and there are some half hearted appeals for a penalty, referee Mike Jones waves away any protests.

Fulham work the ball well again to Paul Konchesky who gets forward from left back and hangs in a cross which lands on the roof of the net, poor delivery.

Been a sluggish start from Villa who are giving the ball away far too often while Fulham are retaining possession well at the moment and are more than holding their own.

Simon Davies tries his luck from long range with a snap shot but its a weak effort and is easily saved by record breaker Brad Friedel who is making his 167 consecutive Premier League appearance

Ashley Young whips in a corner towards the near post which is cleared away but the ball finds its way back into the box again with Laursen heading wide from the penalty spot.