BIRMINGHAM. West Ham United had a straightforward win over Aston Villa. West Ham United scored with B. Johnson (7′), D. Rice (38′), P. Fornals (80′) and J. Bowen (84′). On the other side, O. Watkins (34′) scored for Aston Villa. West Ham United took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Daniel Cook and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

West Ham United had a superior ball possession 58% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the contest.​

Aston Villa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 21 times, 9 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (J. McGinn). Regarding the opposition, West Ham United received 2 yellow cards (P. Fornals and J. Bowen).

(Aston Villa) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (50′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Aston Villa will stay with 10 points like Watford and Leeds United to stay in the 15th place. On the other side, West Ham United will have 20 points like Manchester City to stay in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will play away with Southampton on the 5th of November with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

West Ham United will host Liverpool on the 7th of November with a 21-5 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (7 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Emiliano Martínez (6.2), Matty Cash (6.6), Ezri Konsa (5.8), Kortney Hause (5.9), Matt Targett (6.6), John McGinn (7.1), Marvelous Nakamba (6.8), Jacob Ramsey (6.4), Emiliano Buendía (6.9), Ollie Watkins (7.2) and Leon Bailey (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Tyrone Mings (5.9), A. Tuanzebe, Ashley Young (6.3), Aaron Ramsey, Carney Chukwuemeka, Keinan Davis, Jed Steer, Anwar El Ghazi (6.4) and Cameron Archer.

Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of A. Young (injured).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: J. Ramsey for A. Young (15′), E. Buendia for T. Mings (52′) and L. Bailey for A. El-Ghazi (72′).

Best player: Ollie Watkins​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Ollie Watkins.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, David Moyes played with: Łukasz Fabiański (6.9), Ben Johnson (8.4), Kurt Zouma (6.5), Angelo Ogbonna (6.4), Aaron Cresswell (6.8), Tomáš Souček (7.0), Declan Rice (8.6), Jarrod Bowen (7.8), Pablo Fornals (7.2), Saïd Benrahma (6.8) and Michail Antonio (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vladimír Coufal, Andriy Yarmolenko, Mark Noble, Alphonse Aréola, Manuel Lanzini (7.2), Issa Diop, Craig Dawson, Arthur Masuaku and Nikola Vlašić.

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: S. Benrahma for M. Lanzini (64′), J. Bowen for N. Vlasic (90′) and P. Fornals for V. Coufal (90′).

Best player: Declan Rice​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Declan Rice.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 78 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Norwich City – Leeds United – 1-2
• Aston Villa – West Ham United – 1-4