Late VAR drama as Villa share the points with West Ham
Following Tottenham Hotspurs surprise 3-0 defeat at Fulham yesterday, the batten was handed back to Aston Villa in the race for the Premier League top four.
The London Stadium hasn’t been a lucky stadium for Villa, however. They have failed to win in four attempts (before today) drawing and losing two each.
Both sides would have been on a high going into the game following their success in Europe on Thursday night but the line-up highlighted just how stretched Unai Emery’s squad was becoming.
VAR played a big part in the game with both sides having big claims go against them.
Report: West Ham United 1-1 Aston Villa
Ollie Watkins overcame injury from Thursday night as expected but with captain John McGinn suspended Emery handed starts to Jhon Durán and Morgan Rogers was given his first Premier League start. It was Villa who started the brighter of the two sides, dominating early possession but without causing any real threat to the Hammers’ goal.
The first VAR incident came with twenty minutes on the clock when Leon Bailey’s cross appeared to hit the arm of Emerson which was sticking out. VAR looked at it and failed to overturn the decision.
The home side began to take control of the game and jump on Villa’s sloppiness and they were rewarded by taking the lead just before the half-hour mark.
Vladimir Coufal was able to find Michail Antonio with a cross in the centre of the goal to head home. Villa would have been disappointed in the goal after ...
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