Aston Villa vs West Ham United, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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4 - 1
4 - 1
Luiz double fires flying Villa to 4-1 win over West Ham
Two goals from Douglas Luiz helped a rampant Aston Villa to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United and moved them into fifth spot in the Premier League
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, West Ham United. Michail Antonio tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 3': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 4': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Dangerous play by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 5': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 7': Offside, West Ham United. Emerson tries a through ball, but Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 10': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 11': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 12': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
- 14': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 17': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 20': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 21': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara with a headed pass following a corner.
- 21': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 24': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 24': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 27': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 28': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Luiz.
- 30': Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 33': Offside, Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa tries a through ball, but John McGinn is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 35': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara following a set piece situation.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 39': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Douglas Luiz.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 39': Hand ball by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 42': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0.
- 46': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 46': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 49': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
- 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 50': Penalty Aston Villa. Ezri Konsa draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Ham United 0. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 54': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 54': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 54': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Emerson (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
- 56': Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez.
- 57': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 58': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 58': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
- 59': Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 66': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohammed Kudus replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 69': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 69': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by John McGinn.
- 74': Goal! Aston Villa 3, West Ham United 1. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a through ball.
- 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 80': Attempt saved. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 80': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 83': Offside, West Ham United. Alphonse Areola tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 85': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 87': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 89': Goal! Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 90': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Michail Antonio.
- 90'+1': Offside, Aston Villa. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Foul by Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
- 90'+7': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 41.7 | Possession | 58.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 444 |
| 350 | Passes | 501 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 5 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 17 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,734
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,734
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 19 | Moussa Diaby |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson  |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 7 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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