Evening Standard
·17 August 2024
West Ham vs Aston Villa LIVE! Premier League result, match stream, latest updates and reaction today
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Evening Standard
·17 August 2024
Julen Lopetegui era begins in defeat for the Hammers as former transfer target has the decisive say
West Ham vs Aston Villa LIVE!
West Ham were defeated in Julen Lopetegui’s first competitive match in charge of the club on Saturday evening. The Hammers kicked off a new era and the latest Premier League season with a frustrating 2-1 loss at the hands of Aston Villa, who picked up from where they left off last term when they finished fourth and qualified for the Champions League for the first time since the 1982/83 campaign.
Villa dominated early on at the London Stadium, going ahead with just four minutes on the clock when new £50million signing from Everton, Amadou Onana, headed home from point-blank range from a Youri Tielemans corner. They then squandered numerous golden chances to extend the lead - Leon Bailey hitting the post - before Lucas Paqueta brought West Ham level from the penalty spot after Matty Cash’s contentious foul on Tomas Soucek.
A fascinating second half followed with chances for both sides, with former Hammers transfer target Jhon Duran having the final say off the bench before Soucek was denied by a supreme block from Ezri Konsa at the death. Follow West Ham vs Aston Villa reaction live below!
Live updates
53 seconds ago
Alphonse Areola 6
Made a number of saves he ought to have made, including from Morgan Rogers in the first half.
Vladimir Coufal 4
Caught out of position by coming too centrally, allowing Lucas Digne and John McGinn to exploit the space down the left. And Duran got through late on, too, thanks to Coufal’s poor positioning.
Max Kilman 7
A really promising debut from the ex-Wolves man, even if those around him in West Ham’s defence didn’t cover themselves in glory. Cut out a few passes in behind and was alert throughout.
Konstantinos Mavropanos 6
Couple of early clearances stopped Aston Villa going two up after Onana’s headed opener. Solid enough but unlikely to remain a starter this season.
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3 minutes ago
Julen Lopetegui insists West Ham won’t be putting any “limits on their dreams” after a summer of change, but anticipation for what this season could bring was blighted by defeat on the opening weekend, writes Standard Sport’s Dom Smith.
A new manager, new captain, and eight new signings had given Hammers fans a refreshed feeling ahead of this campaign, yet familiar failings crept into their display as Aston Villa won 2-1 at the London Stadium.
A particularly bitter pill to swallow was the identity of the man who scored the winner — Jhon Duran, who West Ham pushed hard to sign this summer but couldn’t finalise a deal. Duran wanted more game-time this term. A cameo off the bench proved just enough, though, to dampen the mood among the Hammers faithful.
Max Kilman, making his debut after a £40million move from Wolves, produced an impressive first performance, cutting out Villa passes at source and reaching a much higher level than those around him in West Ham’s otherwise stretched defence.
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West Ham began the new Premier League season and the Julen Lopetegui era with an agonising 2-1 home defeat by Aston Villa on Saturday evening.
Jhon Duran came back to haunt the club who wanted to sign him earlier this summer, the Colombian striker coming off the bench to fire home a late winner after Lucas Paqueta’s stylish penalty had cancelled out an early header from Villa debutant Amadou Onana before half-time.
It was Villa’s first-ever win at the London Stadium and first away from home in the league against West Ham for some 30 years, picking up right where they left off last season having finished fourth against the odds and qualified for the Champions League for the first time since the 1982/83 season.
West Ham played their part in a thrilling contest on opening weekend, but will be frustrated by their performance for much of the first half and inability to capitalise when in the ascendancy after equalising.
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Full-time
So it’s a painful opening day defeat in the Premier League to begin the Julen Lopetegui era for West Ham.
Plenty of positives but plenty to work on too as they look to bounce back in a London derby against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park next weekend.
Champions League-bound Villa pick up straight where they left off last season.
They host Arsenal in a huge early-season clash next.
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1 hour ago
97 mins: What a chance for West Ham to grab a last-gasp equaliser at the death!
Kudus’ cross from the right is headed goal-bound by Soucek, but Konsa blocks with his chest to surely preserve all three points on opening day for Aston Villa.
West Ham want another penalty, but that was certainly not handball.
Soucek slices the rebound over under pressure from Konsa.
1 hour ago
95 mins: Almost another for Villa through Philogene!
Here come West Ham again...
1 hour ago
93 mins: West Ham force a late corner and will be absolutely seething as Martinez earns a pressure-relieving free-kick despite having appeared to bump into his own player in Maatsen.
1 hour ago
90 mins: Philogene into the book as we enter SEVEN minutes of stoppage time at the London Stadium.
Can West Ham salvage a late point to prevent the Julen Lopetegui era beginning with a home defeat?
1 hour ago
Standard Sport’s Dom Smith
Of course it's Duran who scores the goal Villa hope will prove the winner.
He looked set to join West Ham earlier this summer in search of more game time.
It never came off, though, and now he's slotted past Areola. An excellent goal. So disappointing for West Ham.
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1 hour ago
86 mins: Brilliant cross from Summerville but Ings can only steer his header into the arms of Martinez!
That was a real chance for another equaliser.