Match ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
Aston Villa continued their fine form under manager Unai Emery by holding off West Ham to move back to the brink of the Premier League’s top four.
Tuesday marks the anniversary of Emery’s appointment as Villa boss and the Spaniard has transformed the team since taking over from Steven Gerrard.
An entertaining first half, typical of the free-flowing football Emery has encouraged at Villa Park, saw Douglas Luiz open the scoring and the Brazil midfielder converted a penalty just after half-time.
A deflected shot by Jarrod Bowen led to a nervy spell for the hosts, but England striker Ollie Watkins then fired in his eighth goal of the season for Villa.
Substitute Leon Bailey struck late on to wrap up an 11th straight league win at home for Villa, their best run since winning 13 in a row when they were reigning European champions in 1983.
Before Emery’s first game in charge, Villa were 16th in the Premier League – one point off the relegation zone. But he steered them to European qualification last season and now they are back within a point of the Champions League places.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-4-2
- 1E Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 14P Torres
- 12Digne
- 7McGinn
- 44Kamara
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 22ZanioloSubstituted forBaileyat 76′minutes
- 19DiabySubstituted forTielemansat 85′minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 3Diego Carlos
- 8Tielemans
- 9Traoré
- 16Chambers
- 17Lenglet
- 25Olsen
- 31Bailey
- 32Dendoncker
- 71Kellyman
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 33EmersonBooked at 54mins
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 19Álvarez
- 20Bowen
- 28SoucekSubstituted forKudusat 67′minutes
- 10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forIngsat 86′minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forFornalsat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 8Fornals
- 14Kudus
- 15Mavropanos
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
- Referee:
- David Coote
- Attendance:
- 41,734
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
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Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
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Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
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Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
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Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
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Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Michail Antonio.
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Goal! Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
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Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
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Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
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Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Moussa Diaby.
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Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
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Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, West Ham United. Alphonse Areola tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
Player of the match
WatkinsOllie Watkins
Aston Villa
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Squad number11Player nameWatkins
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Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
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Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
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Squad number31Player nameBailey
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Squad number19Player nameDiaby
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Squad number2Player nameCash
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Squad number4Player nameKonsa
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Squad number44Player nameKamara
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Squad number14Player nameP Torres
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Squad number12Player nameDigne
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Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
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Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
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Squad number8Player nameTielemans
West Ham United
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Squad number23Player nameAreola
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
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Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
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Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
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Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
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Squad number27Player nameAguerd
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
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Squad number14Player nameKudus
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
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Squad number18Player nameIngs
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
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