Winner this Sunday of West Ham (4-1, 9th day of the Premier League), Aston Villa recovered fifth place in the standings, two points behind the leader, Manchester City.
It was a sort of six-point match which was played this Sunday between Aston Villa and West Ham (9th day of the Premier League). If successful, the Villans could take advantage of this to let go of their opponents of the day while widening the gap. This is what they achieved by winning at home (4-1).
And to win, Unai Emery’s men relied on Douglas Luiz, author of a double. The Brazilian first opened the scoring in the first period (1-0, 30th) before doubling the score from the penalty spot, a few minutes after the start of the second period (2-0, 52nd). For their part, the Hammers believed in a possible comeback when Bowen reduced the gap (2-1, 56th), but the opposing attackers took things in hand.
Watkins also scores
With first a solitary goal from Watkins (3-1, 74th), then a final achievement by Bailey, in the final moments of regulation time (4-1, 89th). A clean and flawless victory for Aston Villa which therefore regains fifth European place in the Premier League standings. For its part, West Ham remains stuck in ninth place, now five points behind its tormentor of the day.
