Sunday, 22 March 2026
📍 Villa Park
Aston Villa
⚽ 15' - John McGinn
Assist: Jadon Sancho
Visualization based on match commentary • Positions are approximate
That's a wrap! The match has concluded with Aston Villa defeating West Ham United 2-0.
The second half has concluded with Aston Villa defeating West Ham United 2-0.
Opportunity squandered. Tammy Abraham of Aston Villa attempted a right-footed shot from over 35 yards but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Youri Tielemans after a quick counterattack.
Missed opportunity. Mohamadou Kanté of West Ham United attempted a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be 4 minutes of stoppage time.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.
Leon Bailey from Aston Villa has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
El Hadji Malick Diouf commits a foul against West Ham United.
Substitution for West Ham United: Mohamadou Kanté comes on to replace Tomás Soucek.
Substitution for West Ham United: Soungoutou Magassa replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
The attempt is thwarted. Konstantinos Mavropanos of West Ham United heads the ball from close range, but his shot is blocked. The cross was delivered by Mateus Fernandes.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Amadou Onana allowed the ball to go out.
The attempt is thwarted. Pablo from West Ham United heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from El Hadji Malick Diouf, who delivered a cross.
Mateus Fernandes committed a foul against West Ham United.
Emiliano Buendía from Aston Villa was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendía comes on to replace Morgan Rogers.
A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the right side, but it's successfully stopped by the goalkeeper.
⚽Goal! Aston Villa leads 2-0 against West Ham United. Ollie Watkins scores with a right-footed shot from close range, finding the top right corner after a swift counterattack.
A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. However, Mads Hermansen, the goalkeeper for West Ham United, makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist for this play came from Amadou Onana.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Youri Tielemans comes on to replace John McGinn.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Douglas Luiz is coming on to replace Ross Barkley.
Substitution for Aston Villa: Leon Bailey comes on to replace Jadon Sancho.
Opportunity squandered. Pablo from West Ham United attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Lucas Digne allowed the ball to go out.
Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Axel Disasi committed a foul on a West Ham United player.
Opportunity wasted. Amadou Onana from Aston Villa attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.
Offside - West Ham United. Callum Wilson has been caught offside.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Ezri Konsa allowed the ball to go out.
A shot is deflected. Jarrod Bowen from West Ham United attempts a left-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it’s blocked. The assist came from Pablo.
The attempt is thwarted. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it’s blocked. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.
A fresh offensive push unfolds as Axel Disasi of West Ham United heads the ball from the middle of the penalty area. However, his effort is thwarted by Aston Villa's goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, who makes a save right in front of the goal. The assist came from Konstantinos Mavropanos, who delivered a well-placed cross.
The attempt is thwarted. Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Lucas Digne allowed the ball to go out.
Missed opportunity. Matty Cash from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes over the bar and to the right following a corner kick.
Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Mads Hermansen allowed the ball to go out.
A fresh offensive move unfolds as Ross Barkley from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but the attempt is successfully stopped by the goalkeeper.
The pause has ended. They’re set to resume play.
Match halted due to an injury to Aaron Wan-Bissaka from West Ham United.
The attempt is denied. Lucas Digne from Aston Villa takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's intercepted.
Substitution for West Ham United: Callum Wilson replaces Valentín Castellanos.
Substitution for West Ham United: Adama Traoré replaces Freddie Potts.
The second half is underway with the score at Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0.
The first half has concluded with Aston Villa leading West Ham United 1-0.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Pau Torres allowed the ball to go out.
Missed opportunity! Ezri Konsa of Aston Villa heads the ball from close range but sends it over the bar. The assist came from Lucas Digne, who delivered a cross following a corner.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.
Aston Villa has been awarded a corner kick after Freddie Potts allowed the ball to go out of play.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka of West Ham United has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
Offside called against West Ham United. Valentín Castellanos is caught in an offside position.
Opportunity squandered. Matty Cash from Aston Villa attempted a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area.
Offside call against West Ham United. Valentín Castellanos has been caught offside.
Offside call against West Ham United. Tomás Soucek has been flagged for being offside.
Pablo from West Ham United was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Pablo from West Ham United was awarded a free kick on the right flank.
Valentín Castellanos committed a foul against West Ham United.
Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Pau Torres allowed the ball to go out.
Corner awarded to West Ham United after Pau Torres allowed the ball to go out.
Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Konstantinos Mavropanos allowed the ball to go out.
A shot is deflected. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa attempts a right-footed strike from the middle of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from John McGinn.
The attempt is thwarted. Amadou Onana from Aston Villa fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.
John McGinn from Aston Villa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Freddie Potts from West Ham United committed a foul.
Missed opportunity! Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from inside the six-yard box on the left side, but it went just wide to the left after a corner kick.
The attempt is thwarted. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from close range, but it gets blocked.
Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Jarrod Bowen allowed the ball to go out.
The attempt was thwarted. Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa fired a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Ollie Watkins.
VAR Review: Penalty Not Awarded to Aston Villa.
Valentín Castellanos of West Ham United earned a free kick on the right flank.
Ross Barkley commits a foul for Aston Villa.
Another offensive push unfolds. Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area, but Mads Hermansen, the West Ham United goalkeeper, makes a save right in the center of the goal. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.
The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
The game is currently on hold due to an injury to Tomás Soucek from West Ham United.
Missed opportunity! Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa took a right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area, but it went wide. The assist came from Morgan Rogers.
Missed opportunity! Amadou Onana from Aston Villa attempted a header from the center of the box, but it went just wide. The assist came from Jadon Sancho.
The attempt is thwarted. Ross Barkley from Aston Villa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Lucas Digne.
Opportunity squandered. Valentín Castellanos of West Ham United attempted a header from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left. The assist came from Jarrod Bowen, who delivered a cross.
⚽Goal! Aston Villa takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against West Ham United. John McGinn scores with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, placing it perfectly into the left corner of the net. The assist comes from Jadon Sancho.
Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa earned a free kick on the left side of the field.
Mateus Fernandes committed a foul against West Ham United.
Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa earned a free kick in the defensive area.
Freddie Potts committed a foul for West Ham United.
Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
Matty Cash from Aston Villa committed a foul.
Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Mads Hermansen allowed the ball to go out.
Close call! Lucas Digne from Aston Villa took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it veered just to the left and went wide of the goal.
A shot is deflected. Jadon Sancho of Aston Villa attempts a right-footed strike from the right side of the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Ezri Konsa.
Corner awarded to Aston Villa after Konstantinos Mavropanos allowed the ball to go out.
The first half is underway...
Aston Villa defeated West Ham United 2-0 in the Premier League. Aston Villa scorers: John McGinn (15'), Ollie Watkins (68'). Match venue: Villa Park. Watch on: Play Sports 1, Arena Sport 1, Viaplay Denmark.
