On March 12, one of the matches of the 27th match of the championship of England took place. West Ham (London) and Aston Villa (England) met.
English Championship, round 27.
West Ham (London) - Aston Villa (England) - 1:1 (1:1)
Goals: Benrahma (26) - O. Watkins (17)
Warnings: Paqueta (71).
West Ham United and Aston Villa met in a Premier League match at the London Stadium. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, with both teams playing well and creating chances throughout the match. The first goal of the game was scored by Aston Villa in the 17th minute when O. Watkins scored a brilliant goal to put his team ahead. However, West Ham continued to create chances which resulted in a penalty corner in the 26th minute. S. Benrahma converted the spot-kick, leveling the game once again. In the second half, both teams made a number of substitutions, with Aston Villa making two substitutions on 64 minutes: A. Moreno and L. Bailey came on instead of L. Dinh and B. Traore.
In the 70th minute, West Ham received a yellow card when L. Paquette fouled an Aston Villa player. In the 77th minute, West Ham made the first substitution of the match: L. Paquette was replaced by P. Fornals. Then Aston Villa made two more substitutions, replacing E. Buendia and M. Cash in the 80th minute with A. Young and J. Durand respectively. However, the score remained tied at 1-1 until the 85th minute when both teams made their final substitutions. Aston Villa's O Watkins was replaced by K Chambers and West Ham's D Ings was replaced by M Corne. Despite further efforts from both teams, neither team could hit the goal line again and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. It was an exciting match with lots of chances, and a fair result for both sides.
In the next round the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Man City - West Ham, Aston Villa - Bournemouth.
| West Ham. | Aston Villa | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 17 | Hits | 12 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 12 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 5 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 8 | Violations | 5 |
| 12 | Corner | 2 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 41% | Ball possession | 59% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 345 | Total assists | 536 |
| 284 | Accurate passes | 467 |
| 82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 87% |