Fulham 2 Aston Villa 0: match report American Guzan then did brilliantly to stop a low drive from Alex Kacaniklic after Nathan Baker had already cleared off the line from the Swede. Fulham made their pressure count in the 21st minute, when Berbatov headed the ball down, Ashkan Dejagah helped it into the area and Steve Sidwell somehow clipped a shot over Guzan. Villa defender Leandro Bacuna should really have done better than allow Sidwell to score against his old club from a tight angle. Nine minutes later, Bacuna was caught out again but Fulham's second goal was also down to the individual brilliance of Berbatov. The former Manchester United man played a sublime volleyed pass that caught out the Villa defence and sent Kacaniklic racing into the area. Bacuna made a clumsy challenge on the Fulham player and, this time, Dean had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. Up stepped Berbatov and he sent Guzan the wrong way with the coolest of penalties for only his second Premier League goal of the season. He almost netted his third of the campaign before half-time, forcing Guzan to save well from a shot with the outside of his right boot. Villa boss Paul Lambert had recalled Christian Benteke to his starting line-up and the Belgian produced the visitors' two moments of note during the first period. With the game still goalless, Benteke headed a Gabriel Agbonlahor cross wide and then forced Maarten Stekelenburg to stop an effort from the edge of the penalty area. Fulham should really have put the victory beyond doubt. Philippe Senderos headed at Guzan and Giorgos Karagounis fired over the bar after rounding Fabian Delph. John Arne Riise then headed against the foot of the post after Guzan had been caught in no man's land from a Karagounis cross, but two goals proved to be enough for Meulensteen's men.