Congrats for Villa. They win the game against Fulham with narrow score, but not expected them must be going through a hard way against Fulham. They played badly in this game. They being quite sloppy, but still win. They still take the three points to compete for the UCL spot.
I know how bad or good their gameplay doesn't really matter anymore when it comes to the late season. What they really needed is the result, though emery seems not happy with the way his team played in this game. Three points still three points.
Manchester City and Newcastle United can be considered as a little bit safer with their 4 and 2 points more than three clubs behind including Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.