West Ham vs Aston Villa

12 March 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Said Benrahma 26’ (pen)
  • Ollie Watkins 17’

Match summary

West Ham and Aston Villa drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ollie Watkins put Aston Villa ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Álex Moreno and Said Benrahma equalised from the penalty spot in the 26th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: West Ham created 2.15 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Aston Villa 2.05 from 12.

Match stats

West Ham Aston Villa
17 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 4
13 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.15 xG 1.99
1.39 Non-penalty xG 1.99
3 Deep Completions 10

Key events

West Ham Aston Villa
Kick-off
17’
Ollie Watkins
Assist: Álex Moreno0-1 (Aston Villa)
Said Benrahma
Penalty1-1 (West Ham)
26’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

West Ham
  • Lucas Paquetá

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 2.05 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 17’ 26’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), 1-1 26’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.15 2.05 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), 0-1 Watkins 17’ 26’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), 1-1 Benrahma 26’
West Ham 2.15 xGAston Villa 2.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aston Villa attacking West Ham attacking 
26’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 42’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 90’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), set piece, 0.41 xG, off target 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 31’ Kurt Zouma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 24’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 83’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 57’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 20’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 60’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Emerson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 42’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 90’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.53 xG, saved 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), set piece, 0.41 xG, off target 17’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 31’ Kurt Zouma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.23 xG, off target 24’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), from a corner, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Aston Villa), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 83’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 84’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 89’ Jhon Durán (Aston Villa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 20’ Leon Bailey (Aston Villa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Emerson (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ John McGinn (Aston Villa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alphonse Areola GK900 0.000.000
Thilo Kehrer DEF900 0.000.041
Kurt Zouma DEF901 0.230.061
Naif Aguerd DEF901 0.410.000
Emerson DEF901 0.040.041
Declan Rice MID900 0.000.452
Jarrod Bowen MID901 0.040.132
Tomas Soucek MID900 0.000.000
Lucas Paquetá MID792 0.200.082
Said Benrahma MID90110 1.130.272
Danny Ings FWD880 0.000.021
Pablo Fornals Sub111 0.100.081
Maxwel Cornet Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 41% Avg odds 2.32
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.25
Aston Villa win 29% Avg odds 3.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

West Ham DDLWL
Aston Villa LLLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham, 28 Aug 22 Next meeting: Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham, 22 Oct 23  All West Ham vs Aston Villa meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.