LONDON. Aston Villa beat West Ham United to win 2-1. It was Aston Villa to strike first with an early goal of Amadou Zeund Georges Mvom Onana at the 4′. Then it was a penalty in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jhon Durán gave the win to Aston Villa in the 79′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington with the assistance of Scott Ledger and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.95 degrees Celsius or 73.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 14 Total 15
- 3 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 92 Attack 88
- 37 Dangerous attack 49
- 72 Ball safe 73
- 11 Free Kicks 19
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 18 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. West Ham United was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the contest.
West Ham United shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 15 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 1 yellow card (Lucas Paquetá). On the other side, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Leon Bailey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, West Ham United stays with 0 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. On the other side, Aston Villa has 3 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away with Crystal Palace on the 24th of August with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Crystal Palace (10 draws).
Aston Villa will host Arsenal on the 24th of August with a 17-9 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (18 draws).
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Alphonse Areola
, Vladimír Coufal , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Max Kilman , Emerson Palmieri , Guido Rodríguez , Jarrod Bowen , Tomáš Souček , Lucas Paquetá , Mohammed Kudus and Michail Antonio .The home team had on the bench: James Ward-Prowse
, Niclas Füllkrug , Lukasz Fabianski, Aaron Cresswell, Crysencio Summerville , Danny Ings , Jean-Clair Todibo , Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Andy Irving.Substitutions
West Ham United made 5 changes: Jarrod Bowen for Crysencio Summerville (73′), Michail Antonio for Niclas Füllkrug (73′), Lucas Paquetá for Jaden Philogene-Bidace (74′), Guido Rodríguez for Danny Ings (85′) and Vladimír Coufal for Jean-Clair Todibo (85′).
Player of the match: Tomáš Souček
The most impressive player for West Ham United was Tomáš Souček.
His rating is
with 15 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez
, Matty Cash , Ezri Konsa , Pau Torres , Lucas Digne , Amadou Zeund Georges Mvom Onana , Youri Tielemans , Leon Bailey , Morgan Rogers , John McGinn and Ollie Watkins .They had on the bench: Kosta Nedeljkovic
, Ian Maatsen , Diego Carlos, Ross Barkley, Jhon Durán , Emiliano Buendía, Joe Gauci, Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Jacob Ramsey .Aston Villa could not rely on the presence of Kosta Nedeljkovic (injured).
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 5 changes: Ollie Watkins for Jhon Durán (62′), John McGinn for Jacob Ramsey (62′), Lucas Digne for James Ward-Prowse (74′), Leon Bailey for Ian Maatsen (74′) and Matty Cash for Kosta Nedeljkovic (82′).
Player of the match: Amadou Zeund Georges Mvom Onana
The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Amadou Zeund Georges Mvom Onana.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 31 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.