Zion Suzuki’s own goal was a big blemish on an otherwise impressive night for the Villa goalkeeper

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Aston Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki went from being serenaded with a chorus of “world’s No 1” to making a bizarre blunder that denied Unai Emery’s side a third successive Premier League victory.

The Villa manager, however, preferred to focus on a string of important saves from Suzuki rather than the uncharacteristic mistake that allowed Fulham to collect a deserved point.

It all went wrong for the hosts just after the hour mark in a match where Fulham provided more than a few scares before finding the net in unexpected fashion.

Alex Iwobi, who had been denied superbly by a Suzuki save just moments earlier, swung in a corner. It was right on top of the Villa goalkeeper, who tried to keep it out but only succeeded in fumbling it over the line.…