West Ham vs Aston Villa

2023 - 3 - 12

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West Ham welcome Aston Villa to east London on Sunday as David Moyes and the Hammers are embroiled in an unlikely relegation scrap.

QUESTIONABLE: Diego Carlos (achilles), Leander Dendoncker (undisclosed) Villa’s aim for the final months of the season is to finish in the top 10 and maybe, just maybe, secure European qualification. David Moyes insists he isn’t panicking but he understands the frustration of the fans who saw this team finish in the top seven in each of the last two Premier League campaigns and reach the Europa League semifinals last season.

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West Ham United will go up vs Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, hoping to boost their survival chances with a win.

Villa are undoubtedly the better side on current form, but the Hammers are likely to fight tooth and nail for a vital result here. Douglas Luiz will be the defensive midfielder here, and he will look to break up the West Ham play and win the ball back for his side. Watkins has the quality and form to cause all sorts of problems for the home side here. Matty Cash and Lucas Digne are expected to start as the full-backs, and they will look to provide creativity and service from the wide areas. West Ham have a vulnerable defence, and Brighton & Hove Albion managed to tear them apart in the last game. On the other hand, Villa will be looking to finish the season strongly and they are chasing a top-half finish. West Ham are expected to defend deep and hit Aston Villa on the counter. [#avfc]ace Ollie Watkins: "Every day when we are finishing training, he wants to do more exercises and do more at the end of training, with individual coaches. Aston Villa are currently 11th in the standings, and they will be hoping to move into the top half with a victory here. Ben Johnson and Emerson Palmieri are likely to line up as the full-backs. David Moyes’s men are currently 16th in the Premier League table, and they cannot afford to drop points at this stage of the season. And Unai Emery will be hoping to extend that run against a vulnerable West Ham.

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Aston Villa have improved markedly under Unai Emery and Warren Ashurst believes they can continue their good away run at struggling West Ham.

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Veteran forward Danny Ings is a renowned 'fox in the box' and he swapped Villa Park for London Stadium back in January. Villa have won four of their last five away games, the only exception being a 3-1 loss to champions Manchester City. Boubacar Kamara and Philippe Coutinho will also miss out, whilst Leander Dendoncker may return to the squad.

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Brad Cunningham breaks down Sunday's match between West Ham and Aston Villa and then offers up a plus-money betting prediction.

West Ham has the third-highest direct speed and players capable of pressing high and disrupting Aston Villa if they chose to play out of the back. They’ve also played much better at London Stadium than on the road with a +3.9 xGD, while Aston Villa has been poor away from Villa Park this season with a -6.3 xGD. On top of that, Boubacar Kamara is also out and he’s somewhat become a rock in the middle of their midfield with the third-most tackles + interceptions. West Ham is near the bottom of the Premier League in a lot of pressing categories like PPDA, High Turnovers, and they’re even allowing the fourth most final third entries in the Premier League. However, their final third to box entry conversion rate is only 26.67%, which is the third-best mark in the Premier League. Aston Villa secured a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday after getting an own goal in the first half and then playing the final half hour up a man after Cheick Doucouré got sent off.

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The £42.5m West Ham transfer dilemma David Moyes faces ahead ... (Football.London)

West Ham United have struggled for goals in the Premier League this season and David Moyes has three strikers to choose from to lead the attacking line ...

“That’s the way it is, I can see why you’re asking because we’ve got three and how’s that going to work if it goes into one? “I don’t think we held the ball up well enough [against Larnaca]. The Italian also went through a goal drought himself at one stage, failing to find the net in ten consecutive appearances heading towards the January transfer window. It’s not easy to work out who’s not going to play and who is going to play but the way we’ve been playing, we’re needing to find a way to get better in many aspects. “We brought Gianluca in to give Antonio competition but then Gianluca had an injury and we weren’t scoring, we couldn’t get any goals from any of them, so we went down the route of getting someone tried and tested,” Moyes told football.london after West Ham claimed a 2-0 win in Cyprus. Gianluca Scamacca, who the Hammers signed for £30.5million from Sassuolo in the summer, has seven for the season, but he has also only scored three times in the 16 Premier League games he has featured.

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Coming off of a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace, Aston Villa travel to London to tackle Declan Rice and a relegation beleaguered West Ham United.

You could bench Ramsey and start Emi on the left to make room for two up top, but I like Emi at the 10. That gives us a midfield of Douglas Luiz and Calum Chambers, with Jacob Ramsey to their right and John McGinn to their left. Another option would be to slide John McGinn over to the holding position, put Jacob Ramsey on the right where McGinn was, and play Emi Buendia on the left. The Hammers recent form is sluggish, dropping two out of the last three league matches (0-4 away to Brighton and Hove Albion, a 4-0 London Stadium win over Nottingham Forest, and a 0-2 loss at the creatively named [Tottenham Hotspur](https://cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com) Stadium). The easiest solution is to replace a holding midfielder with another holding midfielder, that being Calum Chambers. It would be all good and well moving on to this week if not for the swashbuckling talents of Cheick Doucoure.

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Full West Ham squad available for Premier League clash vs Aston ... (Football.London)

West Ham United will be looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League this Sunday afternoon as they welcome Unai Emery's Aston Villa to the ...

There are doubts over whether Lucas Paqueta, Michail Antonio and Flynn Downes will be included in the matchday squad. The Hammers remain just one point above the relegation zone but dropped closer to the bottom three on Saturday after Bournemouth’s surprise 1-0 win against Liverpool. Vladimir Coufal is also expected to miss out against Villa. The Birmingham outfit are currently 11th in the Premier League table, with 34 points from 25 games. [Hammers ](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/)got back to winning ways in midweek with a 2-0 win against Cypriot side AEK Larnaca in the first leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie. It is a Premier League matchday for West Ham United who will be looking to bounce back from a heavy defeat against Brighton when they take on Aston Villa this Sunday afternoon.

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West Ham vs Aston Villa TV channel, live stream and how to watch ... (Birmingham Live)

Aston Villa travel to West Ham this weekend in search of a third consecutive win after victories over Crystal Palace and Everton in recent weeks.

[comments section](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/west-ham-vs-aston-villa-26438040#comments-wrapper) Sunday's game kicks off at 2pm, but will not be shown live in the UK. [BBC](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/all-about/bbc) One. They take on a West Ham side who were thrashed 4-0 at Brighton last weekend before bouncing back with a 2-0 win over AEK Larnaca in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday. [ Chris Sutton makes ‘awkward’ Aston Villa comment amid Danny Ings prediction](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chris-sutton-makes-awkward-aston-26435580) [Tammy Abraham transfer talk intensifies as Aston Villa check out prolific defender](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tammy-abraham-transfer-talk-intensifies-26435789)

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West Ham vs Aston Villa: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time ... (Goal.com)

The hosts have won their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa. They have been in formidable form at home and are unbeaten at the London Stadium in ...

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West Ham head into their final match before the Premier League pauses for an international break sitting in the bottom three.

None of those are believed to be serious issues though. This is because it was originally scheduled for a 3pm kick-off on Saturday, but was moved due to West Ham’s progress in the Europa Conference League. [Aston Villa](/topic/aston-villa) are in town as [David Moyes](/topic/david-moyes) and his team look to pull away from the relegation zone.

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The Hammers and the Villans clash in the Prem! Check our Premier League odds with this West Ham-Aston Villa prediction and pick.

West Ham will be determined to improve their 5-2-5 home record this season, which is the 13th-best mark in the league. While the Villans had just 11 goals made and 19 goals conceded in their travels, they still have a better away record than Liverpool, Brentford, and Leicester City. Getting the three points here will propel West Ham out of relegation, with Bournemouth replacing the Hammers in the bottom three. This was just the second back-to-back victory for Villa. The Villans currently have the ninth-best away record with a 4-2-6 standing in 12 games played. Aston Villa is now seven spots and 11 points ahead of today’s hosts, as well as Leeds and Southampton. In the Prem, the Hammers were the victims to a 4-0 hammering by Brighton & Hove Albion. Moyes will have to improve their game averages of 12.8 total shots, 5.2 corners, and 43.6% ball possession, especially against a Villa side that is dominant in the offense. Aston Villa is currently in 11th place in the Premier League standings, picking up 10 wins, four draws, and 11 losses across 25 matches. Watch out for our Premier League odds series, with this West Ham-Aston Villa prediction and pick prepared for you! The Hammers will try to find some good results and recover from their current relegation placement. Leeds and Southampton are the other current candidates for relegation.

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Both are only in the second half of the table. The Hammers, in fact, are looking to get out of the relegation zone. Separated by 11 points in the standings, the teams have different goals for the season. In the second goal, Rice played the role of waiter. The match between West Ham and Aston Villa will start at 11am (EST), being played at the Olympic Stadium in London, England, in the 27th round of the Premier League. The goal difference is 55-52 in favor of West Ham United FC.

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West Ham welcome Aston Villa to east London on Sunday as David Moyes and the Hammers are embroiled in an unlikely relegation scrap.

(AE) What a move this would be for a Chelsea team already loaded with attackers, just the latest sign that no one besides (probably) Kai Havertz and Mason Mount are safe in their status with Thomas Tuchel’s Blues. This time around, Lukaku scored 15 goals in 44 appearances (all competitions – 8 in 26 in the Premier League), bringing his Chelsea career total to 15 goals. His quality is clear for all to see and he would slot in well to the 3-4-2-1 system and is very comfortable on the ball and coming out of the back to start attacks. It is reported (below) that Chelsea will pay the Norwegian side $12.7 million for Fofana. The focus at Chelsea will likely now be on selling players and they will have to move on a lot of fringe players to offset this huge spending spree. This asks more questions of Mohamed Salah, who is entering the final year of his deal at Anfield (NM). OUT: Lukasz Fabianski (face) (JPW) QUESTIONABLE: Diego Carlos (achilles), Leander Dendoncker (undisclosed) Joe Gomez might not be a first- (or second-) choice center back for Liverpool anymore, with Ibrahima Konate and Joel Matip both out-appearing him last season, but the 25-year-old is keen to continue his seven-year stay an Anfield. They haven’t been shy about splashing the cash on players needed in key areas of the pitch in the past (Virgil van Dijk and Alisson prove that) and Fernandez slots into that category as Liverpool’s midfield needs strengthening and his signing would allow them to be pretty settled for the next four to five years.

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West Ham United will look to move out of the Premier League's relegation zone when they take on Aston Villa at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon ...

football.london is at today's match at the London Stadium. However, both Paqueta and Downes were pictured by the club in training on Saturday. [Hammers ](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/)got back to winning ways in midweek with a 2-0 win against Cypriot side AEK Larnaca in the first leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 tie. Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is ruled out until next month after fracturing his cheekbone and eye-socket during last month’s win over Nottingham Forest. Irons boss David Moyes will be without at least two players for the game. [Hammers ](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/)go into the game off the back of a 2-0 win over Cypriot side AEK Larnaca in the first leg of their Europa Conference League round of 16 clash on Thursday night, with that game ending just over 66 hours before kick-off against Unai Emery’s Villa side.

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Aston Villa are in town as David Moyes and his team look to pull away from the relegation zone. The planned trip to the Etihad to face Manchester City has ...

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West Ham vs Aston Villa LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest ... (Evening Standard)

Villa, meanwhile, are starting to impress under Unai Emery, albeit remain somewhat inconsistent. Danny Ings, who left the Midlands giants for east London back ...

"We are going to play against teams like West Ham, like Bournemouth next week, and they are playing under the pressure of trying to escape the bottom of the table. We want to get Danny in the goals." We will have to pick and choose where and when we think it will be right to play them both or play them as individuals. Malik Ouzia will be providing expert analysis from the ground! After wins for Bournemouth and Everton on Saturday, [David Moyes](/topic/david-moyes)’ side return from their Europa Conference League excursions desperately needing to win. Danny Ings, who left the Midlands giants for east London back in January, could have a big say.

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West Ham welcome Aston Villa to east London on Sunday as David Moyes and the Hammers are embroiled in an unlikely relegation scrap.

The Senegal star is inching closer to his move to Bayern Munich as he is in Bavaria for his medical. With Sadio Mane looking to be on his way out and question marks over the future of Mohamed Salah, Klopp may need to strengthen this attack this summer. Per the report, Liverpool will pay Benfica a guaranteed $84 million and could pay up to another $21 million in add-ons. Liverpool don’t mess around once they identify a player they want to sign and Nunez ticks all of the boxes Jurgen Klopp wants from a striker. This is a surprising move by Liverpool but it slots in superbly with their recruitment model and Gakpo seems to be the kind of player who is ready to break out in a big way and score 20 plus goals a season in the Premier League. Takumi Minamino’s time at Anfield appears to be over after Liverpool and Monaco reportedly agreed a transfer fee for the 27-year-old Japan international. I have got more to learn and the time to do that. The expansion side have had a great start to life in MLS and adding a player of Firmino’s quality would be a major coup and give them a huge boost but you would think a huge number of MLS sides would be interested in signing Firmino. In my eyes, probably one of the best — if not the best — clubs in the world at the minute. It certainly looks like Klopp bet on a handful of mainstays to hold off Father Time for one more season and Father Time was like, “Nah.” And being asked about transfers by journalists might be annoying, but it sure isn’t the worst job on Earth, is it? He’s not on the same level as Barella in ball movement but he’s very good at creating shots and is a harder tackler and defensive presence than Barella. You have to think he would score plenty of goals and be a star man in STL and there is a strong connection with the new MLS side as their current sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel was with Firmino in Germany at Hoffenheim.

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How to Watch West Ham United vs. Aston Villa: Free Live Stream ... (Sports Illustrated)

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the Premier League matchup between West Ham United and Aston Villa.

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The hosts have won their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa. They have been in formidable form at home and are unbeaten at the London Stadium in ...

[▶ Watch West Ham vs Aston Villa live on Sling TV today!](https://go.skimresources.com/?id=211948X1692227&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sling.com%2Fprogramming%2Fsports%2Fsoccer) N/A They will be keen to build on their momentum and amend their poor record against West Ham with another three points. The hosts have won their last five Premier League meetings with Aston Villa. How to watch West Ham vs Aston Villa on TV & live stream online West Ham vs Aston Villa

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On Sunday, West Ham United and Aston Villa will meet in Premier League action. The squads will square off at 10:00 AM ET, airing on fubo Sports Network ...

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Latest team news update as David Moyes looks to shake off last weekend's defeat.

All over at the London Stadium and West Ham have to settle for a point. 90+2 mins: Cornet goes clean though but his weak effort is easily saved by Martinez. After wins for Bournemouth and Everton on Saturday, [David Moyes](/topic/david-moyes)’ side return from their Europa Conference League excursions desperately needing to win.

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West Ham vs Aston Villa – LIVE! West Ham head into today's Premier League clash with Aston Villa at London Stadium in the relegation zone.

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The result leaves them on 24 points in 17th place, while Villa remain 11th in the table. [Emiliano Martinez](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/158626/Emiliano-Martínez) after a clumsy foul by [Leon Bailey](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/224809/Leon-Bailey) on [Lucas Paqueta](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá). [West Ham United](/soccer/team?id=371) drew 1-1 with [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) in the [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1) on Sunday, with [Said Benrahma](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194543/Saïd-Benrahma) scoring from the penalty spot to cancel out [Ollie Watkins](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/198825/Ollie-Watkins)'s early opener, lifting them back out of the relegation zone.

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Report and free highlights from the Premier League match between West Ham and Aston Villa at the London Stadium; Ollie Watkins opened the scoring for Villa ...

He added: "It was a missed opportunity that we didn't get the second goal and the performance in the second half probably warranted it. We kept the focus and the belief to come back. We like his hold-up play, he is really good at it but we haven't seen it as much in the work we've been doing." "The biggest thing was to get a result on Thursday [in the Europa Conference League]. We played a good game and had many chances but just couldn't score. West Ham manager David Moyes told Sky Sports: "The performance was much improved in the second half. He is demanding and critical of himself and listening a lot." We controlled the game more in the first half but they pushed us and had chances. "The result is positive. West Ham substitute Maxwel Cornet had a glorious chance to win the game in stoppage-time but attempted a bizarre step over before firing straight at Martinez. Villa began to tail off after an hour and had to rely on their goalkeeper again as he tipped over a long-range effort from Benrahma cutting in from the left. But West Ham responded quickly from the penalty spot after Bailey was penalised for a soft challenge on Paqueta.

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West Ham, Aston Villa trade blows as Irons collect valuable point (Premier League News, Video, Scores | NBC Sports' ProSoccerTalk)

Ollie Watkins put Villa in front with an industrious and clever header of an Alex Moreno cross, but Said Benrahma made the most of a silly Leon Bailey foul to ...

Losing Boubacar Kamara to injury is a blow as his form alongside Douglas Luiz is a big reason behind Villa’s upturn in results. That was back at the start of October. Villa exits the game in 11th with 35 points. Emiliano Martinez has been excellent in goal, while Tyrone Mings is also back to his best at the back. Declan Rice is doing his best to drive them on from midfield but defensive mistakes behind him are costing West Ham big time. West Ham and Aston Villa combined for nearly 30 shots but the hosts will feel aggrieved not to have found a winner in a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium on Sunday.

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Saïd Benrahma penalty scant relief for West Ham in draw with Aston ... (The Guardian)

Saïd Benrahma's penalty cancelled out Ollie Watkins's opening goal as struggling West Ham were held to a 1-1 draw at home against Aston Villa.

A lively Benrahma was the chief threat, drawing a couple of excellent saves from Martínez. “But it was a very soft penalty.” They were light in midfield without Boubacar Kamara, forcing Emery to start Leon Bailey on the right and move John McGinn into a deeper role, and West Ham saw vulnerabilities. The attacking angles were less predictable here but the aim was awry. After 25 minutes the winger won and took a corner. Cornet would have to wait until four minutes from time and Gianluca Scamacca, the £35.5m Italy striker, was not given a chance to show whether he could flourish alongside Danny Ings, who was poor against his former side. “The moment we were in control was when we could have scored the second goal,” Emery said. Douglas Luiz strolled through midfield, Kehrer stood off Moreno and Aguerd lost Watkins, who punished the West Ham defence by glancing a bouncing header past Alphonse Areola. It was not until the 77th minute that he called on Fornals. They struck out of nothing in the 17th minute, Álex Moreno advancing from left-back and finding Watkins with a gorgeous whipped cross. But this was still a missed opportunity. West Ham did not look like a team who are about to embark on a triumphant march to safety.

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West Ham United missed the chance to move two points clear of the relegation zone on Sunday afternoon with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa and here are the ...

The biggest question over the Italian came against Villa when Ings was taken off with five minutes to go, having touched the ball just ten times in the game. He bought the ball down with a sublime touch and then bought himself a penalty after contact from Leon Bailey, with Benrahma making no mistake when firing into the roof of the net, his eighth goal of the season in all competitions. There were large parts of the performance to be pleased about, many chances created but nothing clinical. Villa’s lead was cancelled out nine minutes later by Benrahma, but a lot of it came from the good work of Lucas Paqueta. Benrahma has been West Ham’s most consistent performer in terms of direct goal contributions this season, but the game also highlighted the inconsistencies that are in his game, and while he has been criticised by Moyes in the past. Somehow, his effort from close-range was denied by Alphonse Areola, on his home Premier League debut. Benrahma took his penalty superbly and was one of West Ham’s standout players in the draw, but considering the number of chances, the Algerian international will have hoped to have scored at least two, if not more. Moyes said that Scamacca’ decline in physical data has led to his sudden exodus out of the side, adding that Cornet was preferred due to his pace, which while it did not lead to a late winner, showed a few signs of promise, had he managed to stay onside. Scamacca was set to come on in second half stoppage-time, warming up and even being stood in the dugout in his playing shirt, awaiting the chance to come on, but instead, was left sat awaiting minutes that never came. West Ham may have got out of the relegation zone, albeit via goal difference, but they could and should be two points clear, knowing that by the time they next play in the league at home to bottom club Southampton in 20 days’ time, West Ham will certainly be back in the relegation zone, if not at the foot of the table before kick-off. After the game, Moyes said that he made the decision for two reasons, for fresh legs and to try and to avoid the risk of Paqueta getting another yellow card. That penalty would prove to be the start of Benrahma’s flurry of shots, one of ten he would go on to have in the game.

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West Ham started the day in the bottom three after Bournemouth’s shock win over Liverpool. They were light in midfield without Boubacar Kamara, forcing Emery to start Leon Bailey on the right and move John McGinn into a deeper role, and West Ham saw vulnerabilities. They knew a victory would lift them 14th, but they were unable to find a winner with Danny Ings drawing a blank against his old club. Immediately ahead of that group sit Villa, doubtless frustrated to be in one of those mid-table ‘nothing’ positions but out of danger at least. The point that saw Villa move to within two of Chelsea in 10th, while West Ham are hovering above the drop zone on goal difference. Villa, 11 points above the bottom three, were lax in possession at times. Bowen and Benrahma are joint top league scorers while summer signing Gianluca Scamacca has three and Danny Ings, recruited in January, has two. Douglas Luiz strolled through midfield, Kehrer stood off Moreno and Aguerd lost Watkins, who punished the West Ham defence by glancing a bouncing header past Alphonse Areola. But the Hammers were soon back on level terms after Leon Bailey conceded a first-half penalty was converted by Said Benrahma. They struck out of nothing in the 17th minute, Álex Moreno advancing from left-back and finding Watkins with a gorgeous whipped cross. Ings played up front here and was anonymous. “The moment we were in control was when we could have scored the second goal,” Emery said.

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