English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 22, 2026
West Ham United DLWWD 0
–
Aston Villa LLWLW 2
1st2ndT
WHU000
AVL112
Villa Park · 42,130 att. · NBCSN

Match Report

Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images.

Ollie Watkins responds to England snub with a goal as Aston Villa beat West Ham

Ollie Watkins fired the perfect response to his England snub by helping Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over West Ham.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

7
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
41.1
Possession
58.9
9
SHOTS
23
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
283
Accurate Passes
452
342
Passes
507
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
39
23
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
4
21
Effective Clearances
17
21
Clearances
17

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 27Morgan RogersAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

WHU · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mads HermansenG
  2. 4Axel DisasiCD-L
  3. 15Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 32Freddie PottsCM
  7. 18Mateus FernandesLM
  8. 28Tomás SoucekRM
  9. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  10. 19PabloLF
  11. 20Jarrod BowenRF

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Aston Villa 1, West Ham United 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho following a set piece situation.
  2. 45' Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Adama Traoré replaces Freddie Potts.
  4. 45' Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  5. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
  6. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Ross Barkley.
  7. 67' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces John McGinn.
  8. 68' Goal! Aston Villa 2, West Ham United 0. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a fast break.
  9. 77' Substitution, Aston Villa. Emiliano Buendía replaces Morgan Rogers.
  10. 83' Substitution, West Ham United. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  11. 83' Substitution, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté replaces Tomás Soucek.
  12. 87' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Ollie Watkins.

Premier League News

All news
Video Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? Do Man United need to make a decision on Carrick's future? News Rob Dawson Sources: United consider Howe, Nagelsmann to replace under-fire Carrick Manchester United are weighing up replacements with Michael Carrick's future as head coach in serious doubt, sources told ESPN. Video Carrick woes deepen as Bournemouth smash United The pressure on Michael Carrick continues to grow as Manchester United fall to a dispiriting 3-0 loss to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. ESPN PA Sunderland stay bottom of PL table after goalless draw with Leeds Sunderland and Leeds were forced to share the spoils in a goalless stalemate at the Stadium of Light.