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Aston Villa vs West Ham United
22 Mar 2026, 14:15 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Paul TierneyPremier League 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Aston VillaMin
West Ham United- ⚽
John McGinn 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Jadon Sancho
Left foot shot
15′ - VAR
Ollie Watkins
VAR · Penalty cancelled
27′ - 45′
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Yellowcard
Foul
- 46′⇄
Adama Traoré
Substitution
Off: Freddie Potts
- 46′⇄
Callum Wilson
Substitution
Off: Taty Castellanos
- ⇄
Leon Bailey
Substitution
Off: Jadon Sancho
67′ - ⇄
Douglas Luiz
Substitution
Off: Ross Barkley
67′ - ⇄
Youri Tielemans
Substitution
Off: John McGinn
67′ - ⚽
Ollie Watkins 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
68′ - ⇄
Emiliano Buendía
Substitution
Off: Morgan Rogers
77′ - 83′⇄
Mohamadou Kanté
Substitution
Off: Tomáš Souček
- 83′⇄
Soungoutou Magassa
Substitution
Off: Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- ⇄
Tammy Abraham
Substitution
Off: Ollie Watkins
87′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7.11 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.39 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | 7.88 | |
| 67 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7.13 | |
| 67 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7.24 | |
| 67 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.45 | |
| 77 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7.18 | |
| 87 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.65 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.60 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.92 | |
| 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.62 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.34 | |
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Before this match
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Aston Villa
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Aston Villa’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Aston Villa’s home games with West Ham United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Aston Villa
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
West Ham United
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Aston Villa
West Ham United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Aston Villa
West Ham United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Aston Villa
West Ham United
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.