John Townley
GOAL: JOHNN McGINNNN! A set-piece routine straight from Bodymoor. Matty Cash to Jadon Sancho, then onto McGinn, who wraps the ball past Mads Hermansen. Lovely finish from the skipper. #AVFC 1-0 West Ham
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John Townley
GOAL: JOHNN McGINNNN! A set-piece routine straight from Bodymoor. Matty Cash to Jadon Sancho, then onto McGinn, who wraps the ball past Mads Hermansen. Lovely finish from the skipper. #AVFC 1-0 West Ham
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
#AVFC go close with Sancho's low cross & Digne's strike from distance. Aside from a weird switch attempt, Cash's corners have been a really good development this season. Already put in two good ones. On the same side, Sancho has started to run beyond the backline more recently.
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
Youri Tielemans walks out to take his seat on the bench and a lot of Villa Park rises to their feet. Huge cheers, knowing how important he is and how much #AVFC have missed him
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
Todibo suffered an injury in the warm up, so West Ham made a last minute change to a back four again. #AVFC
On BlueskyJohn Townley
We're underway at Villa Park... #AVFC 0-0 West Ham
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
Back five for West Ham again today. #AVFC will have to deal with a shape they don't tend to like in or out of possession again. Always so important that when McGinn drags one of the CBs towards him (using his backside), Watkins runs into the vacated space. He is particularly key
On BlueskyJohn Townley
West Ham starting XI vs #AVFC: Hermansen; Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Disasi, Diouf; Soucek, Fernandes; Bowen, Pablo, Castellanos. Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Wilson, Adama, Magassa, Scarles, Potts, Kante.
On BlueskyJohn Townley
Unai Emery makes five changes, with Matty Cash, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne, Ross Barkley and Ollie Watkins all coming into the starting XI. Youri Tielemans is named in the squad for the first time in two months, taking his place on the #AVFC bench.…
On BlueskyJohn Townley
#AVFC starting XI vs West Ham: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; Onana, Barkley; Sancho, McGinn, Rogers; Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Maatsen, Bogarde, Mings, Tielemans, Luiz, Buendia, Bailey, Abraham.
On BlueskyJacob Tanswell
#AVFC XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Pau, Digne; Onana, Barkley; Sancho, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins Five changes from Lille. Cash returns from injury. Tielemans back in matchday squad for first time in nearly two months.
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