At 00:30 Beijing time on November 1, a key match in the 10th round of the Premier League, Aston Villa hosted West Ham United. In the first half, Ben Johnson opened the scoring, Watkins equalized, Rice scored; in the second half, Consa left the field red, and Fornals and Bowen scored two consecutive cities. In the end, West Ham United beat Aston Villa 4-1 to remain in fourth place in the table.
In the 7th minute, Deklan Rice moved to the right and Ben Johnson cut inward to shoot low into the far corner! 1-0, West Ham made a fantastic start!
In the 34th minute, Buendía's inverted triangle return pass was pushed into the net by Watkins! 1-1, Villa equalised!
In the 38th minute, Benrahma dribbled laterally and split the ball, and Declan Rice scored on the ground outside the box! West Ham United lead 2-1!
In the 50th minute, Consa was fouled for an additional action on the arm, the referee directly showed a red card after VAR verification, and Aston Villa played one less person.
In the 80th minute, West Ham United instigated a quick counter-attack, Bowen's half-knife shot was saved, and Fornals made up for the net! West Ham lead 3-1!
In the 84th minute, West Ham's attack did not decrease, Rangcini received a selfless assist after receiving the oblique plug, and Bowen scored another goal! West Ham United lead 4-1!
In the end, West Ham United beat Aston Villa 4-1 to win three consecutive league games. According to statistics, this is the first time in nearly 60 years that the "Hammers" have scored 4 goals in the league away to Villa. It is worth mentioning that West Ham United completed 21 shots on goal. Heading into 2021, West Ham have had 20+ shots on goal in five Premier League away games, compared to 0 in the previous four years.
So far this season, West Ham have scored 20 points in the first 10 league rounds, the second-best start in the same period in the team's history. In the fourth round of the League Cup in midweek, West Ham United eliminated Manchester City 5-3 through a penalty shootout, breaking the big upset. Back in the Premier League, the biggest dark horse team of the season continues to soar.
However, compared with the traditional giants, West Ham United still has obvious weaknesses. According to data site Whoscored, West Ham have only sent 14 players to start the league this season, the lowest number in the Premier League. We can both praise Moyes's team for being extremely stable, but we can also see that their bench lineup is too weak, and once they enter the second half of the season, it is inevitable to fall behind.
However, seeing Moyes's current results, some people may have to ridicule his "miserable state" at Manchester United.