FULL TIME: ASTON VILLA 1-1 FULHAM: A share of the spoils after a poor second half, but Villa maintain their unbeaten run and Fulham pick up another useful away point.

Villa surge forward but Agathe over does it and runs the ball behind after beating two Fulham players.

Agbonlahor tries to get above Pearce for a header, but referee Foy adjudges the Villa youngster led with his arm and Fulham have a free-kick.

A final change from Martin O'Neill, as youngster Isaiah Osbourne comes on to replace Steven Davis.

The game has faded badly in the second half and Fulham will certainly be the happier of the two teams with how things are going.

A quick break from Fulham almost creates a rare second half chance, but Jensen's pass is just to too far in front of John and Barry is back to clear.

Chris Sutton enters the fray and replaces the ineffectual Juan Pablo Angel.

A rash challenge from the Frenchman on Agathe and Queudrue is the latest player into the book.

Agathe gets to the byline and swings a cross from the right, but only Agbonlahor is in the area and the ball is overhit.

Fulham make their first change as Chris Coleman replaces Brian McBride with Collins John.

The home crowd are starting to get a bit frustrated and Fulham will see this as a job well done so far.

McBride nearly latches onto a long ball forward from Jensen, but good defending from Laursen who holds off the American and clears his lines.

Chris Coleman is telling Collins John to get warmed up and it looks like the Dutchman could be coming on shortly.

Barry mishits a cross from the left and it looks to be drifting over the bar, but it dips late on and Niemi is tips the ball over the bar.

A slick break from Villa, the ball evetually falls to Angel on the edge of the box. The striker turns well but his shot is straight at Niemi.

Fulham are keeping possession well but after working some room down the left, McBride's cross is a poor one and Brown can't keep it in play.

Villa are inches away from taking the lead again. Barry's free-kick from the right is swung in right across the six-yard box but nobody can get a touch and it goes just past the far post.

The rain looks to have halted and Fulham are thwarting Villa's attacking impetus.

Again Villa are trying to get the ball to Agbonlahor, who has switched to the left side, as much as possible but Fulham are doubling up to deny him space.

Another quick break from Fulham, this time it is Radzinski who got down the left but his cross-shot hits the side netting.

Fulham start the second half brightly, as first Rosenior breaks into the box and then Brown's shot from the edge of the area is blocked.

Martin O'Neill decides to make a change at the break, as Milan Baros makes way for Didier Agathe.

ASTON VILLA 1-1 FULHAM (H/T) - All square at half-time and Fulham will think justice has been done after a dubious penalty helped Villa take the lead.

ASTON VILLA 1-1 FULHAM: GOAL - VOLZ - Radzinski gets down the left and swings a cross to the back post and Moritz Volz sends a side foot volley into the net from close range.

After a bright spell, Fulham are now struggling to get anything going and look to be missing the influence in midfield of the injured Papa Bouba Diop.

A decent opportunity for Villa to put a cross into the area from a free-kick but Barry's ball in is headed out on the penalty spot by Knight.

Baros threatens with a good run into the channel and cuts inside the area, but Ian Pearce's sliding tackle denies him a shooting chance.

After a bright first half an hour, the game has gone off the boil a bit. Fulham have quashed the early Villa threat and look like they could get back into this.

Fulham should be level - McBride smashes a volley across the six-yard box and somehow Jensen fails to divert it into the net from close range.

There a coming together between Michael Brown and Gareth Barry, Villa are given a free kick, but Brown is fortunate not to be punished as replays show he swung an arm at Barry.

ASTON VILLA 1-0 FULHAM - BARRY (pen) - It may not have been a penalty, but Gareth Barry makes no mistake from the spot smashing the ball high into the roof of the net.

Knight becomes the first player to be booked with Chris Foy feeling his protests over the penalty decision were too strong.

Petrov breaks into the area and is involved in a tussle with Rosenior, ref Foy points to the spot and that appears a very harsh decision.

Agbonlahor gets down the right wing again and produces another cross, but Baros mistimes his leap and the header drifts over the bar.

A decent chance for Fulham as Jensen's cross is met by Zat Knight, but the defender's downward header bounces wide.

Great work down the right from Agbonlahor, his cross is missed by Juan Pablo Angel and then Milan Baros gets the ball stuck under his feet and the chance is gone.

The rain is now hammering down at Villa Park and although both teams are trying to play good football, passes are frequently going a stray.

Another handball appeal, this time from Fulham. Volz's cross to the back post strikes Agbonlahor on the arm but the referee deems accidently.

Stilian Petrov swings in a free-kick from the left, everyone misses it in the middle and ball drifts a yard wide of the back post with Antti Niemi flat-footed.

Mellberg swings the ball in from the right and Villa appeal for a handball as it appears to strike Liam Rosenior, who mistimes his jump.

A steady spell of rain is falling on a perfect Villa Park pitch and is helping some slick passing from both sides.

Already Villa are using the outlet down the left of Gabriel Agbonlahor and the crowd rise when he heads off on a pacey run, but Franck Queudrue does well to knick the ball away.

Villa get us underway and there's a nasty moment as Martin Laursen misjudges the ball in the area, but Olof Mellberg is on had to get a challenge in on Brian McBride.

Aston Villa: Sorensen, Hughes, Mellberg, Laursen, Ridgewell, Agbonlahor, Davis, Petrov, Barry, Angel, Baros. Fulham: Niemi, Rosenior, Knight, Pearce, Queudrue, Brown, Bocanegra, Volz, C, Jensen, Radzinski, McBride.

Despite beating Charlton in their latest match, Fulham boss Chris Coleman has made three changes with Heidar Helguson, Papa Bouba Diop and Wayne Routledge making way for Carlos Bocanegra, Moritz Volz and Claus Jensen.

Villa make two changes from the side that drew with Spurs, with Thomas Sorensen and Martin Laursen replacing Stuart Taylor and the injured Gavin McCann.