Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill admits he's a big fan of Roy Hodgson's Fulham.

He told AVTV: "They have improved a lot this time around. It's been terrific for them this season and the manager has done wonderfully well there.

"They are going for a European spot - and that's all you need to say really to see how far they have come.

"They were all but gone last season. You couldn't have envisaged that kind of comeback - it was absolutely incredible.

"It started at Manchester City - they were a couple of goals down and ended up winning the game. Even then, it still felt like a case of too little, too late. But for them to eventually stay in the division was unbelievable stuff.

"They will have taken great heart from that. They have made a couple of good signings too. They have done fantastically well - well played to them. It just goes to show how quickly things can change in football."