Diomansy Kamara scored twice in the second half to fire Fulham closer to Europe and add to Aston Villa's recent woes.
The Senegal international, named in the starting XI in place of the injured Bobby Zamora, drilled home from outside the box just seconds after the interval before producing a delightful flick from close range in the 60th minute.
The Cottagers took the lead from the penalty spot in just the sixth minute when Danny Murphy stepped up after James Milner had ended a flowing move with a crude barge into Kamara's back.
Murphy, who was making his 600th career appearance, made no mistake with a clinical strike from 12 yards which gave goalkeeper Brad Friedel no chance.
Villa were swiftly back on terms when an excellent move of their own saw Gareth Barry set up Milner to cross. John Carew flicked the ball through his legs and Ashley Young arrived at the far post to drill home.
But any hopes Martin O'Neill's men had of claiming victory were swiftly extinguished by Kamara's second-half brace, with the Midlands outfit on a dismal run of form after threatening to break into the top four earlier in the season.
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