Follow Fulham take on Aston Villa in a mid-table Premier League clash at Craven Cottage, live from 3pm.

Davies almost gets through but Reo-Coker knocks it behind for a corner. Fulham have dominated the past few minutes, possession wise.

MISS AGAIN FROM GERA! It was an open goal but from an angle, and on the volley. Dempsey raced through and was denied by an excellent save from Friedel's legs, it dropped to Gera but he flashed the first-time effort over!

Dembele wide to Gera but Warnock slides in well to put to touch. Fulham switch the play as Dembele puts in a great through ball for GERA WHO'S IN but he scuffs the finish wide! He was onside - just - and everyone, including him, seemed to stop.

INCHES WIDE FROM DELFOUNESO! The young striker leaps like a salmon to connect with an excellent Albrighton cross that he puts across the face of goal, leaving Schwarzer standing like a spectator.

Reo-Coker does well to shrug off the attentions of Dembele and Villa can build an attack. Lovely ball wide from Bannan to Albrighton but his cross is heavy.

Dempsey working hard on the right wins a throw as Fulham play a Hughes-style pressing game.

Young cannot believe he has not won a free-kick on the edge of the box after apparently being taken out by Hughes. Play on.

Good stuff from the hosts, passing crisply until Dembele tries a through bal with no-one through.

Dunne is forced to smack a clearance down the line, Dempsey closing him down to block to a throw to Villa deep in their half.

Decent spell this for Fulham as Dembele finds Gera, he tries to thread it through but Dunne intercepts and Dembele fouls him.

Schwarzer has to palm the ball away for a throw in the end. Flung in by Albrighton but Baird nods it back to the keeper.

Fulham regain possession briefly but Dembele tries some kind of flick and Villa have it back.

Collins meets Downing's corner but puts it four yards wide. Goal kick.

A steward returns with the ball. Ridiculous. They should have dozens waiting just in case. Downing takes, headed back out for another corner. They don't lose the ball this time.

Villa have a corner on the right but there is some delay in taking it, not sure why... They've lost the ball! Oh dear. Get another one!

A drop ball then which will be uncontested, Young knocking it back to Schwarzer.

A Villa player is down, Warnock has picked up a knock to his shin.

Davies gets in loads of space on the left, he hits the byline and digs out a hanging cross that evades Dembele and Gera flies in but he can't get enough power on the header and Friedel claims! Should have done better!

Dempsey wins a free-kick five yards from the box, clumsy challenge from Collins. On the left... Great ball Murphy but Friedel punches clear and Villa break! They have men over here as Bannan races away, he slides it wide to Downing who is in but a great saving challenge from Hughes and Fulham survive!

The first half is underway at the Cottage!

Fulham are 5/4 favourites to win this, Villa 23/10. The draw is 9/4. Interesting odds.