Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham

EMERSON CLAIMS WEST HAM POINT AS VILLA FALTER AT HOME

Aston Villa and West Ham United performed out a low-key 1-1 draw at Villa Park on Sunday, a outcome which does little to form both sides’ Premier League campaigns.

And so they received off to a flying begin, dominating the early proceedings and grabbing the opener by a slick transfer – Jacob Ramsey offering the of entirety after a neat one-two with Ollie Watkins.

However the match quickly descended right into a scrappy, stop-start affair – which noticed the unlucky withdrawal of Tyrone Mings, who limped off the pitch after coming off worse in a conflict with Mohammed Kudus.

There was little momentum for both facet within the opening proceedings of the second half, as each tried to really feel their approach again into the match after a interval stricken by stoppages.

However West Ham managed to construct some stress, and finally grabbed an equaliser 20 minutes from time, as Emerson raced onto Edson Alvarez’s glorious, deep cross to move into the far nook and provides Graham Potter his first draw since being appointed as Hammers boss.