Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham: Highlights, man of the match, stats as Amadou Onana, Morgan Rogers secure turnaround

Aston Villa staged a superb comeback to bushed West Ham United 2-1 and advancement from their FA Cup third-round necktie connected Friday night, securing their archetypal location triumph successful the contention successful their past 7 attempts.

Graham Potter's tenure astatine West Ham got disconnected to the cleanable commencement arsenic his broadside rapidly took the pb wrong conscionable 10 minutes, erstwhile Lucas Paqueta superbly finished a thrilling counter-attacking move, but the temper rapidly soured arsenic minutes aboriginal Niclas Fullkrug, who played a portion successful the goal, was forced disconnected with a suspected hamstring injury.

Aston Villa dominated the pursuing hr of shot but failed to genuinely harm the West Ham defence, that was until the 70th infinitesimal erstwhile Unai Emery's men flew into action, pulling disconnected a stunning quickfire treble with goals successful the 71st and 76th-minutes from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers, putting them successful power of the necktie with the timepiece ticking towards afloat time.

The effect means Aston Villa beforehand done the FA Cup third-round for conscionable the 3rd clip successful the past 10 seasons, portion Potter is handed decision successful his archetypal lucifer successful complaint of West Ham.

SPORTS MOLE'S VERDICT

Aston Villa tin number themselves fortunate to person won that game, peculiarly aft they were wrongly awarded a country that resulted successful Onana's equaliser aft West Ham had denied galore large opportunities successful the erstwhile 70 minutes.

The 2nd fractional was a importantly improved show successful examination to the archetypal 45 minutes, with Emery's men intelligibly showing much attacking intent, but it volition beryllium a flimsy interest astatine however easy the Hammers shutdown Villa's attacks for ample parts of the match.

As for West Ham, Potter whitethorn person been handed decision successful his archetypal lucifer successful complaint of the side, but the caller brag volition beryllium capable to instrumentality plentifulness of positives distant from their performance.

Despite having conscionable 1 grooming league nether the caller manager, West Ham showed patterns of play successful attack, portion their antiaircraft signifier was a wide betterment compared to Julen Lopetegui's clip successful charge.

ASTON VILLA VS. WEST HAM HIGHLIGHTS

Lucas Paqueta extremity vs. Aston Villa (9th min, Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham)

Paqueta gets West Ham disconnected to a imagination start!

A agelong shot guardant is headed down to the feet of Mohammed Kudus by Niclas Fullkrug, and Kudus takes a interaction earlier lobbing the shot to Crysencio Summerville, who has abstraction to tally into.

The winger races guardant and squares up Ian Maatsen wrong the container earlier pulling the shot backmost to Paqueta, who brilliantly passes into the bottommost close country to springiness West Ham the lead.

Amadou Onana extremity vs. West Ham (71st min, Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham)

Onana equalises for Aston Villa, West Ham are acold from happy!

A country is controversially awarded to Aston Villa contempt nary interaction from a West Ham defender, and their resulting country is initially flicked connected earlier the shot falls to Ian Maatsen to strike.

Maatsen's changeable looks to beryllium easy saved, but Lukas Fabianski spills and Onana is determination to bundle the shot into the nett and propulsion Villa level.

Morgan Rogers extremity vs. West Ham (76th min, Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham)

Aston Villa person scored again, Rogers puts them ahead!

The shot is played done the lines to substitute Emiliano Buendia, and the midfielder looks up and rapidly plays the shot wide to Ollie Watkins connected the near wing.

Watkins skilfully beats his marker and drags his transverse backmost towards the six-yard line, wherever Rogers is capable to poke into the backmost of the nett and people Villa's 2nd successful a substance of minutes.

MAN OF THE MATCH - IAN MAATSEN

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In a crippled devoid of overmuch prime for ample durations, Maatsen was a uncommon shining airy for Aston Villa passim the entirety of the match, often providing the lone attacking outlet for the hosts.

Maatsen made 1 cardinal walk and created 1 large chance, portion his changeable caused Fabianski to fumble the shot and yet extremity up with Onana scoring Aston Villa's equaliser.

The defender besides produced a beardown antiaircraft performance, winning 4 duels, making 3 interceptions and 4 tackles arsenic helium played a large relation successful the triumph for Aston Villa.

ASTON VILLA VS. WEST HAM MATCH STATS

Possession: Aston Villa 59%-41% West Ham
Shots: Aston Villa 16-11 West Ham
Shots connected target: Aston Villa 5-2 West Ham
Corners: Aston Villa 9-4 West Ham
Fouls: Aston Villa 14-6 West Ham

BEST STATS

WHAT NEXT?

Aston Villa's attraction volition present crook backmost to their conflict to decorativeness successful the European places successful the Premier League, with Everton awaiting them astatine Goodison Park connected Wednesday evening.

As for West Ham, Graham Potter volition beryllium gearing up for his archetypal Premier League lucifer arsenic manager erstwhile the Hammers big Fulham astatine the London Stadium connected Tuesday night.

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