West Ham v Aston Villa post match

[DB]

Good point. Emery, stop f**King around with the starting line up.

[Paul.S]

Really proud of this squad and the commitment they give.
It’s a very good point but not surprising as we have a fantastic coach.

[Keeno]

Thought as bad as we were in the first half (again looking tired after a European match) we were excellent in the second half, much more dominant and deserved the point in the end.

Now a 3 point gap to Spurs with their loss yesterday. We just have to keep picking up points however they come. Well done Villa.

[supertom]

Poor first half, good second and all hail VAR which has never been crap.

However, we got away with it today, because in another game, VAR may have made a different call and given the benefit to the attackers. They at least got it right as far as the law stands, but for them to call it right twice is quite something (because they get it wrong so often). For me though, and for the love of McGrath, we really need to start defending set pieces properly. We invited unnecessary pressure by giving away cheap free kicks and corners but by also not dealing with them well enough. Another day at least one of those goals stands and we lose. Lets not put ourselves into that position where we're praying for VAR to save us.

Anyway, good result. Tielemens came into it in the second half after being absent in the first. Our substitutes turned the game. Diaby was good, Digne was a lot tidier at both ends than Moreno and Zaniolo grabbed the goal. Cash was excellent I thought.

Much needed break to recoup and lets hope no one gets injured on the break.

[passport1]

If you can't win you don't lose. Onwards and upwards and of cource the so called 'Yid Army' can spend two weeks looking at the table.

[SamTheMouse]

A good point, all things considered.

Can someone please suggest to Unai that, for the next game, he should start with his second half lineup? You know, the one he ends up with once he's sorted out the shit-show he creates with his initial selection.

[Villa Lew]

Good point, particulary without SJM and good to see Zaniolo scoring.

UP THE VILLA

[amfy]

That was stressful.

Obviously it would have been great to win but West Ham are no idiots. A point here isn’t a terrible result at all. I’d certainly have taken gaining a point on Spurs this weekend, even if it does mean we might be nervously looking over our shoulder at Man United over the next few weeks.

Now supporting Man U in the cup as the distraction and fixture pile up would help with that!

[taylorsworkrate]

Much better after the substitutions but still not great.

For the love of Mcgrath can that please be the last we see of Lenglet in a Villa shirt

[Matt C]

A very decent point in the end that almost feels like a win. Really smart finish from Zaniolo.

[PaulWinch again]

Much better after the substitutions but still not great.

For the love of Mcgrath can that please be the last we see of Lenglet in a Villa shirt

That’s a bit harsh. He was poor today, but he’s been decent in the main.

[jon collett]

That was stressful.

Obviously it would have been great to win but West Ham are no idiots. A point here isn’t a terrible result at all. I’d certainly have taken gaining a point on Spurs this weekend, even if it does mean we might be nervously looking over our shoulder at Man United over the next few weeks.

Now supporting Man U in the cup as the distraction and fixture pile up would help with that!

Interesting. I’ve been thinking if they get beat especially convincingly it will knock the stuffing out of them!

[amfy]

Well that went well! Liverpool equalise!

[taylorsworkrate]

Much better after the substitutions but still not great.

For the love of Mcgrath can that please be the last we see of Lenglet in a Villa shirt

That’s a bit harsh. He was poor today, but he’s been decent in the main.

We've conceded a lot of goals with him in the team. He's just poor

[Olof's Beard]

Well that VAR check almost gave me a heart attack. We deserved at least a point but we really have to sort out our set piece defending.

Diaby, Duran and Zaniolo all scoring this week could be huge for the run in. Our bench has looked light on in-form, quality options recently but if those three can keep coming on and making a difference, it will help us a lot.