Charlton, Birmingham, and Fulham have all been the dark horses this year, breaking into the top four early in the season.
However, as the season went deeper, their rankings gradually slipped to the upper-middle area.
In the third minute of the match, Deng Kai received a pass from Tu Lei, executed a deep-fried meatball move to get past two defenders, and then played a through ball.
Villa's curved shot was saved.
Adriano scored on the rebound.
His Premier League goal tally also reached twelve, tying with Deng Kai.
At the same time, Adriano broke his 180-minute scoring drought!
The fortieth minute.
Maicon made a run down the flank, but instead of crossing, he sent an early horizontal pass.
Adriano, who was switching positions with Villa, made a diagonal run and let the ball pass, successfully deceiving Fulham's backline.
After receiving the ball, Villa was almost facing an empty net and easily scored.
The second half.
