Fulham boss Scott Parker was left disappointed with his players after their 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa.

The Cottagers were on course to leapfrog Newcastle into 17th spot when Aleksandar Mitrovic pounced on an error by Tyrone Mings to fire the visitors ahead at Villa Park.

However, substitute Trezeguet scored twice as Villa hit three in the final 12 minutes to leave Fulham three points from a position of safety. England forward Ollie Watkins added the third from inside the six-yard area.

"At certain moments in the game, you have to understand where you are and what you need and we didn't manage that," said Parker.

"Sometimes you need to be horrible, play the game in the right territory. We were walking away with one point and then we were sloppy.

"It's a young team but we were naive and made silly mistakes. After the first goal, we dropped our intensity and it affected us too much and we weren't streetwise enough."