LONDON. West Ham United conquered Aston Villa to win 2-1. A goal from J. Ramsey was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was West Ham United to strike first with a goal of A. Yarmolenko at the 70′. Then P. Fornals scored again for West Ham United in the 82′ minute. Eventually, J. Ramsey reduced the distance for Aston Villa (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Jarred Gillett who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Martin Atkinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

West Ham United

2 - 1

Aston Villa

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 11 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 104
  • 61 Dangerous attack 47
  • 102 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 3
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

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 48% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

West Ham United was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match​.

West Ham United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

West Ham United received 1 yellow card (M. Lanzini). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

10'
44'
52'
57'
69'
Leon Bailey- sub ->D. Ings
70'
79'
Emiliano Buendía- sub ->D. Luiz
82'
87'
90'
Jacob Ramsey(goal)E. Buendia

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
93
38
Liverpool
92
38
Chelsea
74
38
Tottenham Hotspur
71
38
Arsenal
69
38
Manchester United
58
38
West Ham United
56
38
Leicester City
52
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
51
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
51
38
Newcastle United
49
38
Crystal Palace
48
38
Brentford
46
38
Aston Villa
45
38
Southampton
40
38
Everton
39
38
Leeds United
38
38
Burnley
35
38
Watford
23
38
Norwich City
22
38

After this match, West Ham United will have 48 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will stay with 36 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will host Burnley on the 16th of April with a 10-6 head to head in favor of West Ham United (3 draws).

Aston Villa will host Liverpool on the 16th of April with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (5 draws).

West Ham United – Formation

West Ham United
G
Lukasz Fabianski 1.Poland
7.4
D
Aaron Cresswell 3.England
7.0
57'
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
6.9
D
Kurt Zouma 4.France
6.9
D
Benjamin Johnson 31.England
6.7
M
Manuel Lanzini 10.Argentina
6.5
44'
M
Tomas Soucek 28.Czech Republic
7.4
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.1
F
Pablo Fornals 8.Spain
7.3
82'
F
Michail Antonio 9.Jamaica
6.6
52'
F
Saïd Benrahma 22.Algeria
7.8
87'
Substitutes
G
Alphonse Areola 13.France
D
Arthur Masuaku 26.DR Congo
D
Ryan Fredericks 24.England
6.5
57'
D
Issa Diop 23.France
6.4
87'
M
S. Perkins 64.England
M
M. Noble 16.England
M
Alex Král 33.Czech Republic
F
Andriy Yarmolenko 7.Ukraine
7.4
52' 70'
F
A. Oko-Flex 40.England

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

The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański (7.4), Ben Johnson (6.7), Craig Dawson (6.9), Kurt Zouma (6.9), Aaron Cresswell (7.0), Tomáš Souček (7.4), Declan Rice (7.1), Manuel Lanzini (6.5), Pablo Fornals (7.3), Michail Antonio (6.6) and Saïd Benrahma (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sonny Perkins, Arthur Masuaku, Mark Noble, Andriy Yarmolenko (7.4), Alphonse Aréola, Armstrong Oko-Flex, Alex Král, Ryan Fredericks (6.5) and Issa Diop (6.4).

West Ham United could not rely on the presence of A. Yarmolenko (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham United made 3 changes: M. Antonio for A. Yarmolenko (52′), A. Cresswell for R. Fredericks (57′) and S. Benrahma for I. Diop (87′).

Best player: Saïd Benrahma​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was Saïd Benrahma even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 37 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa
G
Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina
6.4
D
Lucas Digne 27.France
6.2
10'
D
Calum Chambers 16.England
6.8
D
Tyrone Mings 5.England
7.0
D
Matty Cash 2.Poland
6.2
M
Philippe Coutinho 23.Brazil
6.5
M
John McGinn 7.Scotland
7.6
M
Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil
6.6
79'
M
Jacob Ramsey 41.England
7.9
90'
F
Danny Ings 20.England
6.5
69'
F
Ollie Watkins 11.England
6.9
Substitutes
G
Robin Olsen 25.Sweden
D
Ezri Konsa 4.England
D
Ashley Young 18.England
7.0
10'
M
Carney Chukwuemeka 33.England
M
Tim Iroegbunam 47.England
M
Morgan Sanson 8.France
M
Emiliano Buendía 10.Argentina
6.6
79'
F
Bertrand Traoré 15.Burkina Faso
F
Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica
7.2
69'

Aston Villa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Steven Gerrard played with: Emiliano Martínez (6.4), Matty Cash (6.2), Calum Chambers (6.8), Tyrone Mings (7.0), Lucas Digne (6.2), John McGinn (7.6), Douglas Luiz (6.6), Jacob Ramsey (7.9), Philippe Coutinho (6.5), Danny Ings (6.5) and Ollie Watkins (6.9).

They had on the bench: Carney Chukwuemeka, Bertrand Traoré, Tim Iroegbunam, Morgan Sanson, Robin Olsen, Leon Bailey (7.2), Emiliano Buendía (6.6), Ezri Konsa and Ashley Young (7.0).

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

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 3 changes: L. Digne for A. Young (10′), D. Ings for L. Bailey (69′) and D. Luiz for E. Buendia (79′).

Best player: Jacob Ramsey​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Jacob Ramsey.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 53 passes (86% accurate) and 3 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.​