McGinn's penalty miss proves costly for Villa
Aston Villa was made to pay for a missed penalty and an own goal as it settled for a 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League.
Nicolas Jackson gave Unai Emery's side a first-half lead at Villa Park after John McGinn missed from 12 yards out, but Fulham's persistence paid off after the hour mark when Villa goalkeeper Zion Suzuki dropped the ball into his own net.
Alex Iwobi squandered a great chance after just five minutes, firing over from Gonzalo Garcia's cross, while Leon Goretzka saw a header land on the roof of the net at the other end.
Villa was awarded a penalty when another Goretzka header was blocked by the hand of Sander Berge, but McGinn's spot-kick came back off the crossbar in the 16th minute.
Fulham wasted another opportunity, this time Suzuki when denied Oscar Bobb from close range, and the Cottagers were made to pay in the 39th minute as Jackson curled into the bottom-right corner.
Leno was alert to keep Jackson out early in the second half, while neither Shea Charles nor Garcia could direct their attempts on target from a Fulham corner.
The chances continued to come at both ends, with Leno reacting well to Ian Maatsen's deflected volley before Garcia saw his effort deflected behind by Victor Lindelof.
The Cottagers finally equalised from the resulting corner in the 64th minute as Suzuki spilled Iwobi's cross over the line while completely uncontested, but Villa pushed hard for a winner.
The hosts created two opportunities for Pau Torres in the final 10 minutes, but the defender headed wide on both occasions as Villa had to settle for a point.
