West Ham United 1-0 Aston Villa: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Fornals
BIRMINGHAM. West Ham United overcomes Aston Villa 1-0 after P. Fornals scored just 1 goal (74').
BIRMINGHAM. West Ham United prevails over Aston Villa 1-0 after P. Fornals scored just 1 goal (74′). Aston Villa lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the help of Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 58% while West Ham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Aston Villa was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, West Ham United was able to find the solution to win this match.
Aston Villa shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, West Ham United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (M. Cash and B. Kamara). On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to West Ham United.
After playing this match, Aston Villa will stay with 3 points like AFC Bournemouth to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, West Ham United will have 0 points to stay in the 20th place.
Match Events
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23'23'
V. Coufal
B. Johnson
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46'46'
S. Benrahma
Emerson
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57'57'
M. Cash
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65'65'
M. Antonio
G. Scamacca
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66'66'
E. Buendia
Coutinho
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66'66'
J. Ramsey
Douglas Luiz
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74'74'
P. Fornals
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78'78'
L. Bailey
D. Ings
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79'79'
B. Kamara
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90'90'
C. Archer
J. McGinn
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Aston Villa will play away with Arsenal on the 31st of August with a 18-6 head to head in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
West Ham United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 31st of August with a 17-9 head to head stats in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (6 draws).
Aston Villa: Formation and Lineups
Aston Villa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steven Gerrard chose to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez , Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Calum Chambers , Lucas Digne , Douglas Luiz , Boubacar Kamara , John McGinn , Philippe Coutinho , Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings .
Substitutes
Aston Villa made 4 changes: Coutinho for E. Buendia (66′), Douglas Luiz for J. Ramsey (66′), D. Ings for L. Bailey (78′) and J. McGinn for C. Archer (90′).
Top player: John McGinn
The player who no doubt impressed Aston Villa the most was John McGinn.
His rating is with 65 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański , Thilo Kehrer , Kurt Zouma , Aaron Cresswell , Ben Johnson , Tomáš Souček , Pablo Fornals , Declan Rice , Emerson Palmieri , Jarrod Bowen and Gianluca Scamacca .
West Ham United could not rely on the presence of V. Coufal (injured).
Substitutes
West Ham United made 3 changes: B. Johnson for V. Coufal (23′), Emerson for S. Benrahma (46′) and G. Scamacca for M. Antonio (65′).
Top player: Pablo Fornals
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Pablo Fornals.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.
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