Aston Villa boss Smith: Victory over Fulham one full of character

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5 Apr 2021 • 7:25 AM MYT
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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith was delighted with the manner of their 3-1 defeat of Fulham.

The Cottagers were on course to leapfrog Newcastle into 17th spot when Aleksandar Mitrovic pounced on an error by Tyrone Mings to fire the visitors ahead at Villa Park.

However, substitute Trezeguet scored twice as Villa hit three in the final 12 minutes to leave Fulham three points from a position of safety. England forward Ollie Watkins added the third from inside the six-yard area.

Afterwards, Smith said: "It's a big win - a win full of character in the end. We believe we've got a quality squad.

"It was certainly a very good last 20 minutes or so. Sometimes you need players to make an impact from the bench and the three who came on certainly did that and lifted our performance.

"The subs changed the game for us. Trezeguet came on and did what I asked of him - made an impact. He has been a little unfortunate at times this season and I am really pleased for him."