Aston Villa vs West Ham 2025-26 English Premier League
Ollie Watkins responds to England snub with a goal as Aston Villa beat West Ham
Ollie Watkins fired the perfect response to his England snub by helping Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over West Ham.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a set piece situation.
- 45': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Adama Traoré replaces Freddie Potts.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
- 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces John McGinn.
- 68': Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Ham United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
Game Information
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 42,130
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 31 | 55 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 54 | 9 |
Statistics
 WHU |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.1 | Possession | 58.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 342 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 21 | Clearances | 17 |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 6 | Ross Barkley |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 4 | Axel Disasi |
| 15 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka  |
| 32 | Freddie Potts |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos |
| 19 | Pablo |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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