BIRMINGHAM. West Ham United tops 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 at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 131 Attack 97
- 53 Dangerous attack 45
- 98 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 58% while West Ham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, West Ham United found a way 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). Regarding the opposition, West Ham United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Aston Villa will stay with 3 points like West Ham United and AFC Bournemouth to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United will have 3 points like Aston Villa and AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Aston Villa will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 13th of May with a 19-4 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).
West Ham United will play away agasint Brentford on the 13th of May with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa
57'
66'
Aston Villa started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Steven Gerrard decided 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 .
The home team had on the bench: Emiliano Buendía , Ludwig Augustinsson, Tim Iroegbunam, Robin Olsen, Ashley Young, Cameron Archer, Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Ramsey and Leon Bailey .
Substitutions
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′).
Best player: John McGinn
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was John McGinn.
His rating is with 67 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
74'
West Ham United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
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 .
They had on the bench: Maxwel Cornet, Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna, Vladimír Coufal , Conor Coventry, Saïd Benrahma , Alphonse Aréola, Michail Antonio and Flynn Downes.
West Ham United could not rely on the presence of V. Coufal (injured).
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: B. Johnson for V. Coufal (23′), Emerson for S. Benrahma (46′) and G. Scamacca for M. Antonio (65′).
Best player: Kurt Zouma
The most impressive player for West Ham United was Kurt Zouma even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-2
- Aston Villa – West Ham United – 0-1
