By Daniel O'Sullivan

Marco Silva felt his side deserved more from Villa Park.

An early Youri Tielemans header from a corner was the difference as Fulham fell to a 1-0 defeat.

"Difficult first half. We had to deal better in that period but, even so, not many chances for them and they scored from a set piece," said the Manager. "Always very difficult for us to take but, as I said, we need to deal better.

"Our reaction in the last 10 minutes (of the first half) was a little bit better. We started to be much more aggressive in the pressure moments.

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"Second half reaction was very good from us, and we knew we had to go and try to press a bit more, man for man, all over the pitch. Harry Wilson has a great chance for us to equalise. Of course, after that, they had some chances to score, but the game was completely balanced.

"The team showed a great spirit again, great attitude towards the end of the match. Unfortunately, we didn't score and we lost the game. It is a sad moment for us. Now, next week, we have another game to play, and very important for us to get the three points."