Aston Villa remain in the hunt for Champions League qualification as Youri Tielemans scored the only goal of the game against Fulham at Villa Park on Saturday. MORE — Watch full replay Tielemans' first half header was enough to seal the win,

Aston Villa's early winner was a soft one to concede as Youri Tielemans escaped the attentions of midfielder Sasa Lukic before beating goalkeeper Bernd Leno with a firm header, but the visitors carried more of a threat after half-time and were unfortunate not to be level early in the second period.

Unai Emery’s prime objective is Champions League football next season and it is clearly an obsession for Aston Villa’s manager.