Aston Villa were underwhelming against Fulham, especially when it is considered that they are the club currently in the Premier League.

Even outside of the scoreline, they were beaten in the number of shots taken, possession kept, dribbles completed, corners and aerial duels won, as well as the number of tackles made.

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Regardless of whether it was a weakened side, the performance was not deemed to be good enough and there will likely be criticism.

That has already started in the case of Marvelous Nakamba, who started the game and stayed on the pitch until the 80th minute, when he was substituted off for debutant Indiana Vassilev.

It was a mixed performance from the 25-year-old defensively, as he didn't manage any tackles despite being yellow carded and dribbled past twice and didn't make any clearances, though he did manage six interceptions.

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However, they were far from enough to get him into the fans' good books after the performance he gave.

There are even some who have suggested that the summer signing should be sold, claiming that he is not good enough to represent Villa.

The Zimbabwean has made 13 Premier League starts and one substitute appearance this campaign, averaging 2.9 tackles, 1.9 interceptions and 1.6 clearances per game, being dribbled past 2.1 times.

He evidently didn't manage to do anywhere near enough to impress fans on this occasion though.

In other news, Villa fans hope that their transfer target can be secured.