Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Liveupdated

West Ham United vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from London Stadium

Sports Staff
Sunday 13 March 2022 12:00 GMT
Comments
A general view of London Stadium
A general view of London Stadium (Getty)

Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.

Manchester City are reigning champions after a dominant 2020/21 season and Pep Guardiola's side are favourites to win it again boasting as they do one of the best squads in Europe.

European champions Chelsea have proven they have what it takes to dethrone City, however, having done it in last season's Champions League final and will be hoping to add a domestic title to the one won in Porto.

Liverpool were winners back in 2020 ending a 30-year wait for league glory and Jurgen Klopp is sure to have them back challenging again at the sharp end this season too while Manchester United will be looking to be back in the title picture with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to his former club in the summer.

It's not all about the action at the top though with Norwich, Watford and Brentford promoted to the top tier for 2020/21 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Yarmolenko crashes into Buendia to stop him from bringing the ball down and then lands heavily on his back. Both players are able to carry on without needing treatment though.

13 March 2022 15:59

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Coutinho's throughball makes it through the crowd to Mings at the far post, and Fabianski rushes off his line to close him down. West Ham have crowded out their box, and the defender can't pick out a team-mate to take advantage of the empty net.

13 March 2022 15:58

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Into the second of six added minutes here, and Villa believe they can get something out of this game. Bailey clips in another cross from the right and it pinballs around the box before Dawson hooks it to safety.

13 March 2022 15:56

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Assist Emiliano Buendía

13 March 2022 15:53

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

13 March 2022 15:53

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Goal Jacob Ramsey

13 March 2022 15:52

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

13 March 2022 15:52

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

GREAT SAVE! Bailey just checks back and lifts a lovely ball over the top to pick out Buendia's run in behind West Ham's defence. He takes the shot on the volley from a tight angle, but Fabianski gets a strong hand behind it.

13 March 2022 15:52

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

13 March 2022 15:50

West Ham United vs Aston Villa

Substitution Mohamed Saïd Benrahma Issa Diop

13 March 2022 15:49

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in