It was an entertaining evening of Premier League action, with Aston Villa securing a smashing victory over West Ham United.
Unai Emery’s side enjoyed the larger share of possession throughout the encounter, and they also picked up the first massive chance in the game.
Douglas Luiz got an opportunity to get his name into the score sheet early on, with a curling effort from the Brazilian appearing to be heading for the top corner.
However, Alphonse Areola had other ideas as he saved his team’s blushes by tipping the ball wide at a complete stretch.
Aston Villa also saw a big chance in the 16th minute, after Moussa Diaby found Ollie Watkins in the box.
Watkins took an extra touch, caressing the ball before directing an effort at goal, but his shot went wide of the left post.
In the 30th minute, there came the moment for the home side, as David Moyes’ side went behind following a great piece of play involving Ollie Watkins and Douglas Luiz.
Luiz took a first-time effort, but goalkeeper Areola just couldn’t do enough to stop the ball from going into the back of the net.
How did the first half of the game involving Aston Villa and West Ham United end?
The encounter ended 1-0 at the end of the first 45, with the Villains being the happier of the two sides.
Aston Villa came into the second half with the same energy and passion that they eschewed in the first half, and they scored 5 minutes following the restart of action.
Douglas Luiz secured a brace via a penalty, Edson Alvarez tried to help West Ham United in defense but in the process tripped defender Ezri Konsa in the box.
Luiz stepped up and fired home the penalty down the middle, to double the advantage for Unai Emery’s side.
Left-back Emerson became the first player to get his name into the referees’ book in the 54th minute, as he was shown a yellow card for a foul on Matty Cash.
2 minutes later, Jarrod Bowen halved the deficit, scoring from a deflection, as his shot from outside the 18-yard area struck the body of Lucas Digne before finding its way into the bottom corner, leaving goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez helpless.
David Moyes introduced summer signing Mohamed Kudus for Tomas Soucek in the 67th minute.
Ollie Watkins stunner in the 74th minute
With the game getting closer to its expiration, Aston Villa got back further in front, with Ollie Watkins scoring a beautiful goal in the 74th minute following a through-ball over the top from John McGinn.
14 minutes to the end of regulation time, Unai Emery also brought on Leon Bailey for Nicolo Zaniolo.
The game lost its fiesty tempo as it got nearer to the end, with both clubs feeling the outcome of the encounter was pretty much known.
Your Tielemans of Aston Villa was also brought on for Moussa Diaby in the 85th minute of proceedings.
Danny Ings also exited the field for Lucas Paqueta, as David Moyes made his penultimate substitution in the encounter.
In the 89th minute, Leon Bailey put the icing on the cake, scoring a fantastic goal, beating Alphonse Areola in goal for the Hammers.
West Ham United made their last and final substitution in the 90th minute, with Pablo Fornals coming on for Michail Antonio.
