Aston Villa vs West Ham Utd Match Thread

[Villa Lew]

Mavropanos has kept them in the game.

[Rigadon]

Best display in ages.  They’re lucky to not be 4 down.  I hope we don’t regret missing some of these chances. 

[Goldie.7]

What’s the consensus on the penalty? In the ground looked like Watkins was fouled outside the box and then ran inside

He should have went down like a sack of spuds and their best defender gets a red. Playing on was brainless activity.

Similar to Wan-Bissaka on Rogers.

[Somniloquism]

Aston Villa had 14 shots in the first half, their most in the opening 45 minutes of any Premier League game since October 2023 vs Luton (also 14).

[baddowvillans]

No argument that it wasn't a penalty but surely the ref could take it back and award Villa a free kick outside their area.  The decision to just give them a drop ball ignores that he was only able to make the fair tackle because he had been allowed to twice pull Watkins back. 

[brontebilly]

What’s the consensus on the penalty? In the ground looked like Watkins was fouled outside the box and then ran inside

Not a pen but should have had a free kick.

We should be scoring from the break anyway. That ball breaks near the penalty shot. Sancho bottles taking the shot and Rogers can't get the ball out of his feet at the moment. Great play from Ollie to roll the defender like that. Ollie has done everything but score so far.

[Hampshire Villa]

No argument that it wasn't a penalty but surely the ref could take it back and award Villa a free kick outside their area.  The decision to just give them a drop ball ignores that he was only able to make the fair tackle because he had been allowed to twice pull Watkins back. 

Spot on

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

No argument that it wasn't a penalty but surely the ref could take it back and award Villa a free kick outside their area.  The decision to just give them a drop ball ignores that he was only able to make the fair tackle because he had been allowed to twice pull Watkins back.

We did however go on to have a chance where we should score, so I don't really have an issue with not having the free kick, we had a better opportunity than the free kick would have given.

[SamTheMouse]

What’s the consensus on the penalty? In the ground looked like Watkins was fouled outside the box and then ran inside

Not a pen but should have had a free kick.

We should be scoring from the break anyway. That ball breaks near the penalty shot. Sancho bottles taking the shot and Rogers can't get the ball out of his feet at the moment. Great play from Ollie to roll the defender like that. Ollie has done everything but score so far.

Ollie was great. Looking much more like his old self, especially physically.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ollie's in the mood again.

Tactics are perfectly set up for him plus West Ham's three at the back just gives us acres of space. Watkins, Rogers and Sancho need to start being clinical as the clear cut chances are being wasted time and time again.

[Sexual Ealing]

I hope we don't fuck it up.

[Martyn Smith]

What’s the consensus on the penalty? In the ground looked like Watkins was fouled outside the box and then ran inside

He should have went down like a sack of spuds and their best defender gets a red. Playing on was brainless activity.

Similar to Wan-Bissaka on Rogers.

But then I'm glad we don't, habitually, play like that. We don't go looking for free kicks and penalties. If we go down it's because we're forced down. And that's the right way to play the game

[Mellin]

Did Igor Jesus do the Street Fighter Hadoken as his celebration? That is gets 10/10 if it is. Pure nostalgia.

[Martyn Smith]

Awww, class of '96 all in today. Brian a resplendent white these days. Love those guys...

[JUAN PABLO]

whys he delay the shot then