BIRMINGHAM (Interstat) — Aston Villa and visiting Fulham played to a 1-1 draw Saturday at Villa Park. Nicolas Jackson put Villa ahead in the 39th minute, scoring after Johan Manzambi provided an assist during his 67 minutes. Fulham’s defense held firm after the break, and the visitors earned a point despite bookings for D. Affengruber in the 30th minute, C. Bassey in first-half stoppage time and T. Cairney in the 78th. Aston Villa’s M. Cash was cautioned in the 76th. Villa made substitutions involving L. Goretzka, Alysson and Manzambi in the 67th, then B. Kamara in the 79th and J. McGinn in the 87th. Fulham made substitutions involving A. Iwobi in the 75th, O. Bobb and J. King in the 79th, and G. Garcia and T. Castagne in the 87th. Fulham is now 2-4-3 in this competition and 2-5-3 across all competitions. Villa is 3-3-3 in this competition and 6-4-3 overall.