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Ollie Watkins endured a night to forget when he missed a penalty and saw an injury time tie canceled by VAR in Aston Villa’s 2-1 loss at West Ham.
West Ham had taken the lead twice in the opening moments of each half, with Angelo Ogbonna coming in from a Jarrod Bowen corner with less than two minutes left, before Jack Grealish continued his good form with a solo career and ending for level (25).
Half-time substitute Said Benrahma made a cross for Bowen to push the hosts back 28 seconds into the second half, and minutes after Trezeguet missed a clear chance to level, Villa suffered more penalty penalties a week after that the VAR denied them a delay. penalty in their loss to Brighton.
This time, the video assistant agreed with Peter Bankes’ decision to point out the spot after Declan Rice pulled Trezeguet’s jersey, but Watkins continued his poor run from 12 yards, having missed two of his five previous penalties. , when his effort hit the crossbar.
Watkins briefly appeared to have redeemed himself in injury time by spinning a Matt Targett cross, only for a VAR cutoff review that ruled the goal offside.
Moyes’ magic lifts West Ham to fifth place
London’s stadium has rarely felt like a happy home for the Hammers, but West Ham have made their often polarized home feel more like a fortress of late, and they celebrated in the second minute when Ogbonna He took advantage of a poor Villa defense to head into Bowen’s corner.
Grealish, compared to Jamie Carragher’s Eden Hazard before kickoff, showed that he was in the mood minutes later to feed Trezeguet down the left flank, his shot deflected from behind before Ezri Konsa headed in from the corner that followed.
Angelo Ogbonna put West Ham ahead with less than two minutes left
The Villa captain took matters into his own hands midway through the opening period, adding his participation in the 10th goal in nine games with a characteristic run from deep before beating Lukasz Fabianski from 20 yards, courtesy of an unfortunate detour. of Ogbonna.
Watkins also tried his luck from 15 yards shortly before halftime, but a minute after the restart, Villa’s good work was undone when Benrahma, a substitute at halftime, found Bowen down the left flank and the former Hull man headed in.
Trezeguet saw another shot blocked from behind as Villa responded well again, but at the hour mark he could only blame himself that Villa had not drawn, with Watkins’ tee-up calling for a ride home, but in Instead he was turned directly into Fabianski’s arms by Egyptian, and safe.
Jarrod Bowen scored his fourth goal of the season against Aston Villa
The winger should have had a hand in Villa’s tie 10 minutes later when Rice was penalized for the slightest pull on his jersey, but when Watkins took the lead from 12 yards, he also let West Ham off the hook as his penalty rebounded. and cleared. the bar.
There was more drama to come in overtime when Watkins turned home center from Targett, finally thinking that he had earned Villa the point they would have at least deserved, but a fringe offside call ruled out his goal, although there was Suggestions that it had been fouled and allowed West Ham to hold on to three points, bringing them four points off the top of the table.
What the managers said …
West Ham boss David moyes saying Sky sports: “I thought [Villa] Well played. They made it difficult, we started well and then we never managed to control the game, which has not been like us. The stamina shown by the players to stay was impressive.
3:15
West Ham coach David Moyes claims VAR did not allow Ollie Watkins late draw for Aston Villa was the right decision
“We want them to get [VAR] okay if they’re going to do it, but we want it to be a little faster, it took forever. I don’t know why it took so long, I took a quick look at it and it seemed like it was off the table when it happened. If they were looking for something else, I don’t know. Those little things were for us tonight, we’ll take what we can and move on. “
Aston Villa boss Dean smith saying Sky sports: “I’m disappointed with the result but very happy with the performance, I thought we were very good tonight. Two lapses in concentration cost us two goals, another day that does not pass. Our blockers have ended up blocking enough that Ogbonna, gets a free run and score.
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Aston Villa manager Dean Smith claims he is confused by the decision to overturn Watkins’ late draw, saying it should have been a goal or a penalty for his team.
“We have had a penalty that we have missed and a goal disallowed for a part of his body that still can’t get the ball into the net. I’m fine if it’s a red line and it says it’s offside. That’s the rule But if his arm is up because he is fouled, it is a penalty. “
Man of the Match – Jack Grealish
Perhaps inspired by Carragher’s pre-match comparisons to one of the Premier League’s all-time greats, Grealish continued his sensational 2020/21 comeback with a 10-goal participation as he found the back of the net from outside the area to bring Aston Villa to the level.
Just as Villa didn’t deserve to lose, neither did his captain deserve to be on the losing side, completing more dribbles than anyone else in 90 minutes (7) and proving to be the visitors’ main point guard, providing five key passes.
Opt for facts
- West Ham have won three straight Premier League games for the first time since May 2019, while losing just one of their last eight (five wins and two draws) after losing the two directly before that.
- Aston Villa have lost four of their last five games in the top flight (G1), after enjoying an unbeaten streak of eight games before that (G6 D2).
- West Ham became the first team to score in the first two minutes of the first and second half in a single Premier League game since Manchester City against Fulham in September 2018.
- Five of Aston Villa’s goals in the Premier League this season – the division’s top – come from outside the box (Grealish 2, Barkley 2, McGinn 1).
- These two teams have made fewer changes to their starting eleven than any other Premier League team this season (Aston Villa 4, West Ham 5).
- Angelo Ogbonna’s first goal for West Ham (1 minute 50 seconds) was the Hammers’ fastest goal in the Premier League since November 2016, when Diafra Sakho scored after 1 minute 30 seconds against Manchester United.
Whats Next?
West Ham hosts Manchester United at the start of teatime in Saturday night football, still alive Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm on Saturday; start at 5.30 p.m.
Aston Villa is also back in the box on Friday night, hosting Newcastle live on Sky Sports Premier League from 7pm; start at 8:00 p.m.
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