Aston Villa vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAston Villa's CL hopes dented as Emerson seals West Ham draw
Aston Villa missed a chance to draw closer to the Premier League's top four on Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 2': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 2': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 4': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 8': Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 10': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 12': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 12': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Kudus.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 15': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
- 17': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 17': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 23': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Carlos Soler.
- 24': Offside, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne is caught offside.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 26': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 34': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 36': Hand ball by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
- 37': Offside, West Ham United. Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 38': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Tyrone Mings because of an injury.
- 41': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 42': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 42': Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 43': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Offside, West Ham United. Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 45': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is caught offside.
- 45': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 45'+2': Foul by Carlos Soler (West Ham United).
- 45'+2': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 45'+3': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+5': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 45'+5': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+8': Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45'+8': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+9': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 45'+9': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+10': 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': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 53': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson.
- 55': Attempt saved. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 55': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 60': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 60': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 63': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 63': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a fast break.
- 64': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 64': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Leon Bailey.
- 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 66': Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 66': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 68': Hand ball by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 68': Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 70': Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 1. Emerson (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 75': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Carlos Soler.
- 75': Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces Emerson.
- 75': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 76': Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 77': Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 82': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
- 85': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 86': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Edson Álvarez (West Ham United).
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 88': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 88': Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, West Ham United. Andy Irving replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andy Irving (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+5': Foul by Andy Irving (West Ham United).
- 90'+5': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Hand ball by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 90'+7': Substitution, West Ham United. Guido Rodríguez replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Andy Irving (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 90'+8': Offside, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 54.2 | Possession | 45.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 443 | Passes | 378 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 31 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,628
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 41,628
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 26 | +36 | 61 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 25 | +29 | 53 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | +12 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 25 | +17 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers  |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
West Ham United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 19 | Edson Álvarez |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 4 | Carlos Soler |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
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