West Ham vs Aston Villa Football Video: Fiery Attack, Escape from the Relegation Zone (EPL Highlights)

West Ham and Aston Villa delivered an exciting match with plenty of noteworthy plays. Aston Villa arrived at West Ham with a high level of confidence, having earned two consecutive wins. That confidence was translated into an opening goal in the 17th minute with a header by Watkins, which was the striker's fourth consecutive goal in away games for Aston Villa.

But the Hammers were not discouraged, as they equalized just 9 minutes later with a successful penalty kick by Benrahma after a foul by Leon Bailey on Lucas Paqueta in the box.

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Neither West Ham nor Aston Villa were content with a draw, so the two teams continued to press forward throughout the remainder of the game. Both teams created numerous scoring opportunities, but unfortunately, they were unable to convert any of them due to poor finishing from their strikers.

Benrahma scores for West Ham in 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. GettyImages

Although West Ham did not secure a win at home, they achieved their goal of escaping the relegation zone in the English Premier League standings. Currently, the Hammers have 24 points, which is equal to the 18th-placed team, Bournemouth, but they are ahead due to a better goal difference. Meanwhile, Aston Villa continues to cling to 11th place.

Match result: West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (HT: 1-1)

Goals:

West Ham: Benrahma (26')

Aston Villa: Watkins (17')

Starting lineup:

West Ham: Alphonse Areola, Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson, Tomas Soucek, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Said Benrahma, Danny Ings

Aston Villa: Emiliano Martinez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings, Alex Moreno, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Leon Bailey, Emiliano Buendia, Jacob Ramsey, Ollie Watkins

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