Premier League · Sun, 22 Mar 2026 ·
Aston Villa vs West Ham — 2 - 0
Villa Park · Referee: P. Tierney
Match report
Aston Villa beat West Ham 2-0
West Ham were beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Premier League matchday 31. J. McGinn (15') and O. Watkins (68') scored for Aston Villa. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Aston Villa had 59% of the ball and 23 shots (7 on target) against West Ham’s 9 (1 on target). Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) was the top-rated player with 8.7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
Not in a league table we track.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 5 | -2 | 3 |
Match events
- 15'goalJ. McGinnAssist: J. Sancho
- 27'VAR decisionOllie WatkinsPenalty cancelled
- 45'yellow cardAaron Wan-BissakaYellow Card
- 46'substitutionF. PottsOff: A. Traore
- 46'substitutionT. CastellanosOff: C. Wilson
- 67'substitutionJ. McGinnOff: Y. Tielemans
- 67'substitutionJ. SanchoOff: L. Bailey
- 67'substitutionR. BarkleyOff: Douglas Luiz
- 68'goalO. WatkinsNormal Goal
- 77'substitutionM. RogersOff: E. Buendia
- 83'substitutionA. Wan-BissakaOff: S. Magassa
- 83'substitutionT. SoucekOff: M. Kante
- 87'substitutionO. WatkinsOff: T. Abraham
Lineups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Unai Emery
Starting XI
- 23E. MartinezG
- 2M. CashD
- 4E. KonsaD
- 14P. TorresD
- 12L. DigneD
- 24A. OnanaM
- 6R. BarkleyM
- 19J. SanchoM
- 7J. McGinnM
- 27M. RogersM
- 11O. WatkinsF
Substitutes
- 40M. BizotG
- 8Y. TielemansM
- 5T. MingsD
- 31L. BaileyF
- 21Douglas LuizM
- 22I. MaatsenD
- 26L. BogardeM
- 18T. AbrahamF
- 10E. BuendiaM
West Ham
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Nuno Espirito Santo
Starting XI
- 1M. HermansenG
- 29A. Wan-BissakaD
- 15K. MavropanosD
- 4A. DisasiD
- 12M. DioufD
- 28T. SoucekM
- 32F. PottsM
- 18M. FernandesM
- 20J. BowenF
- 11T. CastellanosF
- 19PabloF
Substitutes
- 49F. HerrickG
- 23A. AreolaG
- 17A. TraoreF
- 2K. Walker-PetersD
- 27S. MagassaM
- 9C. WilsonF
- 3M. KilmanD
- 30O. ScarlesD
- 55M. KanteM
Match statistics
- 59%Possession41%
- 1.69Expected goals (xG)0.85
- 23Total shots9
- 7Shots on target1
- 9Shots off target3
- 7Blocked shots5
- 12Shots inside the box8
- 11Shots outside the box1
- 6Corners6
- 0Offsides4
- 3Fouls7
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves4
- 507Passes342
- 452Accurate passes283
- 89%Pass accuracy83%
- -0.58Goals prevented-0.58
Player statistics
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23Emiliano MartínezG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Matty CashD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 4Ezri KonsaD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 12Lucas DigneD | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 14Pau TorresD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 6Ross BarkleyM | 67 | 7.3 | ||
| 7John McGinnM | 67 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 19Jadon SanchoM | 67 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 24Amadou OnanaM | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 27Morgan RogersM | 77 | 7.3 | ||
| 11Ollie WatkinsF | 87 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 40Marco BizotG | – | – | ||
| 5Tyrone MingsD | – | – | ||
| 22Ian MaatsenD | – | – | ||
| 8Youri TielemansM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Emiliano BuendíaM | 13 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Douglas LuizM | 23 | 6.6 | ||
| 26Lamare BogardeM | – | – | ||
| 18Tammy AbrahamF | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Leon BaileyF | 23 | 6.5 |
West Ham
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mads HermansenG | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 4Axel DisasiD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 12El Hadji Malick DioufD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Konstantinos MavropanosDTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 29Aaron Wan-BissakaD | 83 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Mateus FernandesM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Tomáš SoučekM | 83 | 6.5 | ||
| 32Freddie PottsM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Valentín CastellanosF | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 19Pablo FelipeF | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Jarrod BowenF | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Alphonse AréolaG | – | – | ||
| 49Finlay HerrickG | – | – | ||
| 2Kyle Walker-PetersD | – | – | ||
| 3Max KilmanD | – | – | ||
| 30Oliver ScarlesD | – | – | ||
| 27Soungoutou MagassaM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 55Mohamadou KantéM | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Callum WilsonF | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| 17Adama TraoréF | 45 | 6.7 |