Relentless in their dominance at fortress Villa Park, Aston Villa post 13th straight home win in the Premier League, seeing off struggling Fulham despite performing a little below their best.
Unai Emery’s side cruised to a two-goal lead at half time, but even after extending their advantage with a rapid counter attack, their visitors continued to test them and deservedly notched a consolation strike as Jimenez scored his first league goal for well over a year.
The Villans start a league campaign with six successive home victories for the first time since 1959, and they will resume with a tough test at Tottenham after the international break. Fulham, meanwhile, will host Wolves next time out, having suffered back to back defeats