Aston Villa locked horns with West Ham United at the London Stadium earlier today as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. The Villans made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 29th minute when Michail Antonio found the back of the net. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Nicolo Zaniolo came off the bench and equalised for the West Midlands club in the 79th minute. Aston Villa ended up settling for a hard-fought 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the match against the Hammers.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 7/10
Martinez made a few solid saves at the back and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 7/10
He cleared his lines when required and made one decent chance going forward.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 6/10
Lenglet did his fair share of defending but failed to keep a clean sheet in the first half. He was replaced at half-time.
CB: Pau Torres – 6/10
He made a few crucial clearances on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Alex Moreno – 6/10
The Spaniard tried his best to keep things tidy defensively and made one good run with the ball.
RW: Leon Bailey – 7/10
Bailey completed a few dangerous dribbles on the right flank but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
CM: Youri Tielemans – 6.5/10
He was not shy of a tackle and had some lively moments in the final third.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 6.5/10
Luiz made a few solid tackles at the centre of the park and was good on the ball.
LM: Matty Rogers – 6.5/10
He made two impressive runs with the ball but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
ST: Jhon Duran – 6/10
He failed to impress in the first half and got substituted at half-time.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 6.5/10
Watkins worked hard in the West Ham but failed to register a goal today.
Substitutes:
ST: Moussa Diaby – 7/10
He engineered a few meaningful chances for his teammates and picked up an assist for setting up Zaniolo’s equaliser.
RB: Matty Cash – 6.5/10
Cash made two driving runs with the ball.
LB: Lucas Digne – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back.
LW: Nicolo Zaniolo – 7/10
Zaniolo managed to equalise in the 79th minute.
