Summary

  • Aston Villa draw with West Ham to open three-point gap to fifth-placed Tottenham

  • Zaniolo equalised for Villa after Antonio headed West Ham opener

  • Hammers had two goals disallowed by VAR for handball - including one in stoppage time

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

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    Great first half! Now it's time to bring on Ings to score yet another goal against a former club!

    Kimbo

  2. Postpublished at 15:01 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Matty Cash, Lucas Digne, Moussa Diaby, Nicolo Zaniolo - Unai Emery has options on the bench. Wiill he make a change or two at the break?

  3. Postpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    West Ham are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches when leading at half-time (W3, D1) dating back to 4th November 2023 against Brentford (L2-3)

  4. FA Cup latestpublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    Chelsea through; Man Utd

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    FA Cup: Axel Disasi scores freak own goal for Chelsea against Leicester

    This crazy own goal wasn't enought to derail Chelsea in the FA Cup - they've beaten Leicester 4-2. You can see all the goals and get the reaction here.

    Manchester United face Liverpool shortly - and you can follow that one here.

  5. 'Credit to West Ham'published at 14:52 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    You have to give a lot of credit to West Ham, they've clearly done their homework. They've been as aggressive as I've seen them all season with how they want to press.

  6. HALF-TIMEpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Morgan Rogers has a cross blocked after a good counter but the whistle goes and it's West Ham who lead at the break!

  7. Postpublished at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    It's been laboured by Aston Villa in this first half, they've struggled to get anything off West Ham.

  8. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    More like it from Ollie Watkins, the Villa forward picks the ball up from deep and fires in a shot but it's always drifting wide.

  9. INJURY TIMEpublished at 45 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Three minutes to be added on. Villa just can't get anything going in the final third at the moment.

  10. Postpublished at 14:44 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    Villa are finding it really difficult to find that penetrating pass through the West Ham defence.

  11. Postpublished at 42 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Both Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta, who have been excellent, look OK after those earlier injury worries for West Ham.

    Paqueta nutmegs a player tight to the touchline and ignites the home crowd.

  12. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 41 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Villa get a bit lucky here - Emi Martinez doesn't get near a corner which is not cleared, Mohammed Kudus fires in a low shot from the edge of the area which goes through the keeper's hands and in - but the whistle had already gone, for a foul on Martinez I think. Soft, that.

  13. Postpublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    West Ham have done a good job at getting bodies back and into shape and making it difficult for Aston Villa.

  14. Postpublished at 38 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Clement Lenglet coughs up possession at the back, again after more good work from Michail Antonio. He finds Mohammed Kudus who shoots from a tight angle and screws a shot wide.

  15. ouch!

    Postpublished at 36 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Another concern for the Hammers as Lucas Paqueta pulls up after playing a crossfield pass. He looks OK for now but both sides are maybe feeling the brunt of this fixture after a big European night on Thursday.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:36 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

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    Coufal, man of the match already, he has been excellent so far and also Emi Martinez as usual thinks he's too clever with his passing out from the back . COYI.

    David Leyton

  17. Postpublished at 14:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    The ball over the top against Aston Villa is always on with that high defensive line they play.

  18. Postpublished at 33 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    For the first 20 minutes or so it was too easy for Villa but now West Ham are winning all the key battles. Lucas Paqueta is the latest to get the crowd on their feet with some defensive work, tracking back and winning the ball well.

    Unai Emery may have to make some tweaks at the break.

  19. ouch!

    Postpublished at 32 mins

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Goalscorer Antonio is down hurt after a clumsy fall on his shoulder. One to watch though he looks OK for now.

  20. 'No chance for Martinez'published at 14:32 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March

    West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa

    Danny Gabbidon
    Former Wales defender on BBC Radio 5 Live Extra

    I think that's Vladimir Coufal's seventh assist this season and what a ball in it was. Aston Villa were sloppy in possession and Michail Antonio gets across Ezri Konsa to find that far corner. No chance for Emi Martinez.