Villa lead West Ham
Ramsey slots in early opener for hosts but Emerson heads equaliser
Paqueta has injury-time winner ruled out
Mings forced off with knee injury
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That was an encouraging performance by West Ham while Aston Villa don't have much time to recover before they host Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday.
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "They were pushing and got into our box and scored one goal. We didn't feel strong or the fresh legs to recover or dominate or try to score. We have circumstances like the injury of Tyrone Mings and we don't have another proper centre-back."
On Tyrone Mings: "I don't know. Tomorrow we will test him and hopefully, it is not a lot. Things like that are punishing us.
"We started the second part of the season with two wins and two draws. We are very ambitious and we want more. We have to keep going and focus on Wednesday, recover some players, and try to use the last week in the transfer window. We have to get our performances quality. We want to play in Europe."
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to Sky Sports: "Good evening. Firstly because they are a good team, good players. They were always a threat and Tyrone Mings was injured. Lucas Digne helped us but we lost a little bit. In 90 minutes we missed some fresh legs.
"I don't know sadly but hopefully not a lot. With the left centre-back it's very important with Pau Torres. He can play with his left foot. Today we have another centre-back. I needed one left-footed player. We were winning 1-0 and started very well. To keep the result in 90 minutes without one more goal is always difficult. They created one or two chances. I think the result is fair.
"Pau is injured, we are trying to get another centre-back after Diego Carlos left. We are in the process as well. We started the second part of the season with two wins and two draws, we have not lost. We wanted to win today. We have to continue building and trying to learn.
On Jhon Duran: "Some circumstances, of course, they are not helping us to focus 100%. Jhon Duran is our player and I want him here."
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Image source, PA MediaWest Ham left-back Emerson to BBC Match of the Day: "We deserved the three points. We respect them but I think we suffered a bit in the first 10 minutes but we controlled the game and created a lot of chances. We take the point and move on.
"They started so well. It's always tough to play here. The game was harder but we can win this game. We take this point because it's not easy to do one point here. We need to move on.
"We have improved a lot. I think the performance was better than last weekend. We did very well today and need to keep working hard and keep the focus to improve even more.
On his goal: "I think it was good and was nice. Let's see if I can do more."
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Shay Given
Former Man City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesAaron Wan-Bissaka looks a player who will be perfect for Graham Potter with the way he wants to play.
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Stephen Warnock
Former Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
You felt that West Ham were a real threat towards the end of the game.
When you watch West Ham go forward there was more ideas and that’s the ideas which are being implemented into the squad.
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Image source, PA MediaWest Ham boss Graham Potter, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I think the performance maybe deserved more. We played well after the first 15 minutes. We tried to win the ball back high.
"It's a process of working day to day and how we improve. We look at the balance of the team. It's a reward for the performance we've got today."
On wing-backs: "We wanted them to be more aggressive with their movement, which they did. Really pleasing overall that the squad looks ready to fight and play.
"This has been the first week we've had as a training week. We have to keep going, we are at the start."
On Lucas Paqueta: "He was a real handful. You can play into him because he's so strong. Really pleased for him, really good performance and he worked so hard for the team. We've got a few [players to come back which is positive for us. The group wants to work."
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Shay Given
Former Man City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Villa looked tired again.
It's copying a pattern after Champions League football.
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Image source, ReutersWest Ham's Vladimir Coufal went over to West Ham's travelling fans after the final whistle to show his appreciation for their support.
He posed for selfies and shook hands with those that made the journey to Villa Park.
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Aston Villa are four points off the top-four after dropping two points.
Their next Premier League game is at Wolves on Saturday (17:30 GMT).
West Ham move up one place to 13th.
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Shay Given
Former Man City goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
Lucas Paqueta was brilliant.
He held his groin at the end, but he put a shift in.
He looked a different player. West Ham should have probably won the game.
Paqueta seemed to be everywhere on the pitch.
The players are buying into whatever Graham Potter is saying on the training ground.
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Stephen Warnock
Former Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, ReutersI thought Aaron Wan-Bissaka was outstanding. We know what he brings defensively.
The confidence and the skill going forward. He was playing with freedom and that was obvious for everyone to see.
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Image source, ReutersWest Ham's Edson Alvarez, speaking to PLP: "Very special moment, we know it is very difficult to take a point here. We should score one or two more. We take the point and move forward.
"We knew the first minutes are very intense but we tried to control the game and have more of the game. We did very well.
"We should score one or two more. We had the chance of Lucas Paqueta but this is football and this is a good way to move forward."
On Graham Potter: "He surprised me because the idea that he has is very clear for us. It is just the beginning because he has more ideas."
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John Murray
BBC Radio 5 Live chief football correspondent at Villa Park
Image source, PA MediaTyrone Mings, who we feared for, is walking very freely.
He is walking easily.
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Aston Villa don't have long to recover from this.
Celtic are in town on Wednesday for a crucial Champions League group phase game.
Will Tyrone Mings be fit after he was forced off with what looked like a serious injury in the first half?
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It's four points from Graham Potter's first three Premier League games in charge of West Ham.
They didn't get the win today but there were lots of positives for Potter to take from this performance.
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Stephen Warnock
Former Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
A hugely entertaining second half.
The game came to life in that second half.
Credit to West Ham, they were toothless in the first half, but in the second half they started to create more opportunities and they grew back into it.
I thought Aston Villa with their substitutions would win this quite comfortably and credit to Graham Potter with the changes he made.
Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham
Great game in the end. West Ham will be disappointed they didn't win that.
Emerson scored his first away Premier League goal in his 57th appearance on the road
West Ham came from behind to earn a hard-fought draw against Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Jacob Ramsey exchanged a slick one-two with Ollie Watkins before slotting into the bottom corner from an angle to give the hosts an early lead.
The Hammers levelled when Edson Alverez's pinpoint cross was headed in at the far post by Emerson.
Villa dominated the first half but Graham Potter's side created chances with Lucas Paqueta firing wide on two occasions.
Ezri Konsa cleared off the line from a Carlos Soler effort that struck the post with the away side pushing for an equaliser, which eventually came in the 70th minute.
The result means Villa remain eighth in the table while West Ham move up to 13th.
Not enough for 'ambitious' Villa - Emery
Once Villa went ahead through Ramsey, it looked like they would run away with the game but they did not make the most of their chances.
The hosts had the ball in the back of the net again two minutes later through Morgan Rogers but the offside flag was raised.
Watkins then sent a header wide while Youri Tielemans' strike from 20 yards whistled past the post.
Villa manager Unai Emery, who was watching on from the stands after picking up three yellow cards, was concerned when Tyrone Mings went down injured with half an hour played.
A collision with West Ham's Mohammed Kudus left Mings clutching his left knee in agony, just three months on from his return to action from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but he came out and sat on the bench for the second half.
Watkins posted on Instagram after the game: "I've had some serious knee injuries, this isn't one of them."
While Villa will be disappointed not to win, they are unbeaten in 11 home games, with only Arsenal (14) on a longer such run in the league.
West Ham performance deserved more - Potter
It looked like another one of those days for West Ham when they went behind early but Potter will be pleased with his side's fightback.
The Hammers have conceded nine league goals in the opening 10 minutes of games this season, two more than any other side.
However, they stayed firm and eventually got their reward through Emerson's equaliser.
After their goal, West Ham began to turn up the heat and Paqueta's shot went narrowly wide before substitute Danny Ings was off target from outside the box.
Potter thought his side had won with the last kick of the game when Paqueta slotted in from close range but the offside flag had been raised before the ball went in.
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 21 | 33 | 53 |
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| 2 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 47 |
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| 3 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 44 |
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| 4 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 41 |
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| 5 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 41 |
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| 6 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 15 | 40 |
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| 7 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 40 |
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| 8 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 37 |
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| 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 34 |
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| 10 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 33 |
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| 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 31 |
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| 12 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -4 | 29 |
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| 13 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 |
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| 14 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 44 | -16 | 27 |
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| 15 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 37 | 9 | 24 |
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| 16 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 23 |
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| 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 49 | -24 | 17 |
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| 18 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 16 |
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| 19 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 47 | -26 | 16 |
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| 20 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 53 | -37 | 6 |
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Manager: Pako Ayestarán
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Graham Potter
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Pako Ayestarán
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Graham Potter
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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Aston Villa have won two of their last three Premier League games against West Ham (D1), as many as they had in their previous 16 (D6 L8).
West Ham’s 4-1 defeat in this exact fixture last season ended a five game unbeaten run away against Aston Villa in the Premier League (W3 D2). They last lost consecutive visits to Villa Park in February 2013.
Following their 2-1 win at the London Stadium on the opening weekend, Aston Villa are looking to complete their first league double over West Ham since 2010-11, when the Hammers finished bottom of the table.
Only Arsenal (14) are on a longer home unbeaten run in the Premier League than Aston Villa (10 – W6 D4). Villa have only had three previous runs of 11+ unbeaten games at Villa Park, most recently between March and December 2023 when they won 16 out of 17 games (D1).
West Ham’s last away game was a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round earlier this month, with the Hammers losing 10 of their last 16 on the road (W3 D3). The last Premier League side to lose consecutive away games against the same team was Everton against Bournemouth in November 2022.
No side has scored more headed Premier League goals this season than Aston Villa (8), with Youri Tielemans involved in 50% of those (1 goal, 3 assists), scoring at Arsenal last time out.
This will be Graham Potter’s first Premier League away match in charge of West Ham United, with three Hammers bosses winning their first game on the road – Trevor Booking in 2003, Slaven Bilic in 2015 and Julen Lopetegui this season. The last team to have two managers win their first away game within the same season was Chelsea in 2008-09 (Felipe Scolari and Guus Hiddink).
Since the start of last season, West Ham have played seven games without Jarrod Bowen and have lost five of those (W2). In the 53 games he has featured, the Hammers average 13.1 shots per game and 4.3 shots on target per game, compared to just 8.7 shots and 2.4 shots on target without him.
Ollie Watkins has been involved in 99 Premier League goals in 168 appearances for Aston Villa (69 goals, 30 assists). If he scores or assists in this game he’ll be the fastest player to 100 goal involvements since Kevin De Bruyne in July 2020 (155th game) and fastest Englishman since Harry Kane in November 2017 (128th game).
Lukasz Fabianski’s next Premier League appearance for West Ham will be his 313th in the competition since he turned 30, taking him level with Edwin van der Sar for games aged 30+. Only Brad Friedel (425), Mark Schwarzer (375) and David James (329) have more games after their 30th birthday.
