Substitute Trezeguet scored twice as Aston Villa hit three in the final 12 minutes to dent Fulham’s survival hopes.
The Cottagers were on course to leapfrog Newcastle into 17th spot when Aleksandar Mitrovic pounced on an error by Tyrone Mings to fire his side ahead.
Mings, captaining Villa in Jack Grealish’s absence, messed up attempting a back pass to keeper Emiliano Martinez, allowing Mitrovic to sneak in and score.
However, Mings atoned for his error to provide the cross for Trezeguet to equalise with a first-time shot before the Egypt midfielder scored the second three minutes later.
England forward Ollie Watkins added Villa’s third from inside the six-yard area.
On the stroke of half-time, with the game at 0-0, Villa thought they had won a penalty when Watkins went down under Mario Lemina’s challenge.
However, referee Andy Madley overruled himself after viewing a replay on the pitchside monitor.
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Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 26Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 5Mings
- 18Targett
- 6Douglas LuizBooked at 15minsSubstituted forRamseyat 74′minutes
- 7McGinn
- 15Traoré
- 25SansonSubstituted forDavisat 67′minutes
- 21El GhaziSubstituted forTrézéguetat 62′minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 1Heaton
- 3Taylor
- 17Trézéguet
- 19Nakamba
- 20Barkley
- 22Engels
- 27El Mohamady
- 39Davis
- 41Ramsey
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Areola
- 2Tete
- 5AndersenBooked at 16mins
- 16Tosin
- 34Aina
- 21Reed
- 18LeminaSubstituted forOnomahat 83′minutes
- 14De Cordova-ReidBooked at 74mins
- 15Loftus-CheekSubstituted forMajaat 83′minutes
- 19LookmanSubstituted forCavaleiroat 47′minutes
- 9Mitrovic
Substitutes
- 13Ream
- 17Cavaleiro
- 23Bryan
- 25Onomah
- 27Maja
- 29Zambo Anguissa
- 30Kongolo
- 31Fabri
- 33Robinson
Live Text
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Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1.
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John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Onomah (Fulham).
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Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Josh Onomah (Fulham).
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Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Josh Onomah (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Maja.
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Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
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Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Josh Maja (Fulham).
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Goal! Aston Villa 3, Fulham 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré with a cross.
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Substitution, Fulham. Josh Onomah replaces Mario Lemina.
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Substitution, Fulham. Josh Maja replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
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Foul by Trézéguet (Aston Villa).
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Kenny Tete (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Aston Villa 2, Fulham 1. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Keinan Davis with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
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Trézéguet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Mario Lemina (Fulham).
