West Ham United managed to secure the home draw against Aston Villa

West Ham weren’t at home with Aston Villa and drew 1-1 at the London Stadium for Matchday 27 of the 2022-23 England Premier League tournament.

With a goal from Ollie Watkins, they started to win the visit midway through the first half, but after 25 minutes Saïd Benrahma, from the penalty spot, managed to equalize for the hosts.

Saïd Benrahma performed well. The West Ham United midfielder has scored 1 goal, completed 15 correct passes and kicked 10 times.

Ollie Watkins is another player who had a great game. The Aston Villa striker shone by scoring 1 goal, kicking 3 and correcting 11 passes.

The game was contested, but there were more infractions than creating fair play. There was only one card, in the 69th minute of the second half, Lucas Paquetá received a yellow card.

West Ham manager David Moyes lined up a tactical 4-5-1 setup with Alphonse Areola in goal; Thilo Kehrer, Kurt Zouma, Nayef Aguerd and Emerson on the defensive line; Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paquetá, Tomás Soucek and Saïd Benrahma in the middle; and Danny Ings in attack.

Meanwhile, Unai Emery’s side came out with a 4-5-1 tactical arrangement with Emiliano Martínez under the three sticks; Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Tyrone Mings and Álex Moreno in defense; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey, Emiliano Buendía and Jacob Ramsey in midfield; and Ollie Watkins up front.

Chris Kavanagh was the chosen referee for the match at the London Stadium.

On the next date, West Ham travel to Manchester City and Aston Villa play at home to Bournemouth.

In this way, the local is in seventeenth place in the championship with 24 points, while the visit, with 35, is in eleventh place.

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