Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 31 October 2021

Result

Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United

Premier League · Sunday 31 October 2021, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Aston Villa 1-4 West Ham United: match report

Aston Villa lost to West Ham United 1-4 in the Premier League on Sunday 31 October 2021. The half-time score was 1-2.

Ben Johnson opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Aston Villa's goal came from Ollie Watkins (34'). West Ham United scored through Ben Johnson (7'), Declan Rice (38'), Pablo Fornals (80') and Jarrod Bowen (84').

Discipline: Aston Villa received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; West Ham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aston Villa were 15th on 10 points from 9 and West Ham United 4th on 17 points from 9. Aston Villa went on to finish that season 14th with 45 points, and West Ham United 7th with 56.

Aston Villa lined up in a 4-3-3 and West Ham United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Declan Rice of West Ham United (8.7), ahead of Ben Johnson (8.1).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Ben JohnsonWest Ham United · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Ollie WatkinsAston Villa · 1-1
  • 38'Goal · Declan RiceWest Ham United · 1-2
  • 50'Red card · Ezri KonsaAston Villa
  • 79'Yellow card · Jarrod BowenWest Ham United
  • 79'Yellow card · Pablo FornalsWest Ham United
  • 79'Yellow card · John McGinnAston Villa
  • 80'Goal · Pablo FornalsWest Ham United · 1-3
  • 84'Goal · Jarrod BowenWest Ham United · 1-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aston Villa 1, draws 5, West Ham United 4.

Team news

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Aston Villa line-up (4-3-3)

Emiliano Martínez, Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Kortney Hause, Matt Targett, John McGinn, Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Ramsey, Emiliano Buendía, Ollie Watkins, Leon Bailey

West Ham United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukasz Fabianski, Ben Johnson, Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Tomáš Souček, Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals, Saïd Benrahma, Michail Antonio