West Ham United vs Aston Villa LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Aston Villa in the Premier League today.
Danny Ings returned for West Ham against former club Aston Villa. The striker was rested for the midweek Europa Conference League win at AEK Larnaca.
Diego Carlos was on the bench for Villa for the first time since rupturing his Achilles on his home debut in August.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
The visitors again struggle to deal with a West Ham corner, this time from the left, before the ball breaks to Benrahma on the edge of the area. However, his hurried effort spirals over the crossbar.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
Areola comfortably fields Bailey's cross from the right byline at his near post, but Villa are at least offering more of an attacking threat approaching half-time.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
A wayward pass infield from Moreno results in the ball trundling straight to Benrahma 25 yards out, but the latter's shot is placed straight at Martinez in the centre of the Villa goal.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
Zouma covers well to block Watkins' strike from just inside the box, after Bailey clips over an opportunist ball from the right.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
Mings slows things right down by strolling around at the back and keeping the ball for Villa. They have been picked apart several times in this first half, for all their dominance of possession.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
JUST WIDE! Meeting Benrahma's superb inswinging cross from the right, Zouma heads wide of the left-hand post when he really should have scored! West Ham could easily be leading this match, but will hope such profligacy doesn't come back to bite them.
West Ham United vs Aston Villa
Near the right byline, Soucek tries to latch on to Paqueta's deflected throughball and muscles Martinez off the ball, doing well to earn his side a corner.
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