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West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
We are a couple of hundred yards away from the incident and it looked like a penalty from where I was sitting.
As soon as the referee gives the decision, Matty Cash sprints to the referee.
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West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
A quick VAR check confirms the penalty decision stands.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
The referee points to the spot for a West Ham penalty.
Tomas Soucek chests a high ball down into the box, Matty Cash goes for the ball and brings the Czech down.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's another chance for Aston Villa that goes begging. Rogers drives at the defence and creates that space, before Bailey looks to pick out McGinn.
You just know that on his left foot, McGinn puts that away.
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West Ham are giving Aston Villa so much space to play into.
Morgan Rogers brings the ball forward. John McGinn has a shot blocked by Vladimir Coufal and guides his follow-up just wide of the bottom corner.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
West Ham's Lucas Paqueta is booked for clattering into Youri Tielemans as he is releasing the ball.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez, who won another Copa America with Argentina this summer, catches a corner and takes his time releasing it.
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Is David Moyes still available?
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West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
That is the style of play, that possession-based football that is really popular now.
You look at the managers here, the pedigree they have. A great level of insight and pedigree to go with it.
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A lull in this game now. West Ham struggling to get into it much. As I say that Mohammed Kudus crosses for Tomas Soucek and Lucas Digne heads behind.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Awkward landing for Villa scorer Amadou Onana as he goes over the top of Michail Antonio in an aerial challenge. He's fine though.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
It's really well worked and Bailey has looked so bright and lively at the start of this game.
He takes it beautifully to go round Areola and he hits the post. Really bright play from Bailey.
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Well we can't complain. We wanted a more open style of play ....and we are leaving it wide open......for Aston Villa! 11 strangers out there currently
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Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
Villa are getting at that West Ham backline over and over again.
Just with a better final ball and a bit more incisiveness, West Ham could be in real trouble.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Aston Villa are inches away from 2-0. It should be 2-0. Fantastic from Leon Bailey until the finish.
He beats Alphonse Areola to the ball on the corner of the box, cuts inside and tries to slot into a near empty net - just one defender in front of him - but he hits the post.
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Villa's Morgan Rogers finds Leon Bailey but his effort from just outside the box is blocked by Tomas Soucek.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
A few England players on show here. West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, another of those, chests the ball down on the edge of the box but can't get a shot in.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Steve Sidwell
Former Aston Villa midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
Really interesting that Ollie Watkins chance there because it was similar to the one he scored for England.
He was looking for someone else but is that the little bit of rustiness there from him missing pre-season?
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Villa don't deal with a cross very well and Pau Torres has to block Michail Antonio's shot.
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa
Leon Bailey was lying on the ground in pain for all of that Villa quick free-kick chance and West Ham's following break. But he's fine now.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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Manager: Julen Lopetegui
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Julen Lopetegui
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Manager: Unai Emery
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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West Ham have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Aston Villa (W6 D5), a 4-1 loss at Villa Park last season.
Aston Villa are winless in their last nine Premier League away games against West Ham (D5 L4), since a 2-1 victory at Upton Park in April 2011.
West Ham have lost on five of the six occasions they’ve begun a Premier League campaign against a side who finished in the previous season’s top four. The only exception was a 2-0 away win at Arsenal in 2015-16.
West Ham have won their opening Premier League match in just one of the last eight seasons (D1 L6), beating Newcastle 4-2 in 2021-22. Indeed, the Hammers have lost their opening game in the Premier League more often than any other side (15).
Aston Villa have lost their opening Premier League match in each of the last three seasons, conceding 10 goals in these games. They also lost the last time they faced West Ham in their first game, going down 1-0 at Upton Park in 2012-13.
West Ham have conceded at least once in each of their last 18 Premier League games – only once have they had a longer run without a clean sheet in the competition, going 24 games between March and November 2008.
Aston Villa failed to win any of their last four Premier League games in 2023-24 (D2 L2), their longest run without a win under Unai Emery. Indeed, the Spaniard last had a longer run without a league win between May and September 2021 with Villarreal (D4 L1).
This will be Julen Lopetegui’s first game in charge of West Ham. He won his first Premier League game in charge of Wolves (2-1 v Everton), while his last victory in the competition was a home game against Aston Villa (1-0 in May 2023).
West Ham’s new signing Crysencio Summerville was involved in 28 Championship goals last season for Leeds United (19 goals, 9 assists excluding play-offs). Only Southampton’s Adam Armstrong (34) and Blackburn’s Sammie Szmodics (31) were involved in more.
Ollie Watkins is Aston Villa’s highest ever Premier League goalscorer in games played in London, with 13 goals in the capital so far. He has 59 overall in the competition, behind only Gabriel Abgonlahor (74) and Dwight Yorke (60) for the Villans.
