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Douglas Luiz's penalty made it six goals this season in all competitions for the Brazil midfielderAston Villa continued their fine form under manager Unai Emery by holding off West Ham to move back to the brink of the Premier League's top four.
Tuesday marks the anniversary of Emery's appointment as Villa boss and the Spaniard has transformed the team since taking over from Steven Gerrard.
An entertaining first half, typical of the free-flowing football Emery has encouraged at Villa Park, saw Douglas Luiz open the scoring and the Brazil midfielder converted a penalty just after half-time.
A deflected shot by Jarrod Bowen led to a nervy spell for the hosts, but England striker Ollie Watkins then fired in his eighth goal of the season for Villa.
Substitute Leon Bailey struck late on to wrap up an 11th straight league win at home for Villa, their best run since winning 13 in a row when they were reigning European champions in 1983.
Before Emery's first game in charge, Villa were 16th in the Premier League - one point off the relegation zone. But he steered them to European qualification last season and now they are back within a point of the Champions League places.
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Line-ups
Aston Villa
Formation 4-4-2
- 1E Martínez
- 2Cash
- 4Konsa
- 14P Torres
- 12Digne
- 7McGinn
- 44Kamara
- 6Douglas Luiz
- 22ZanioloSubstituted forBaileyat 76'minutes
- 19DiabySubstituted forTielemansat 85'minutes
- 11Watkins
Substitutes
- 3Diego Carlos
- 8Tielemans
- 9Traoré
- 16Chambers
- 17Lenglet
- 25Olsen
- 31Bailey
- 32Dendoncker
- 71Kellyman
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 27Aguerd
- 33EmersonBooked at 54mins
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 19Álvarez
- 20Bowen
- 28SoucekSubstituted forKudusat 67'minutes
- 10Lucas PaquetáSubstituted forIngsat 86'minutes
- 9AntonioSubstituted forFornalsat 90'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 8Fornals
- 14Kudus
- 15Mavropanos
- 18Ings
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 24Kehrer
- 45Mubama
Referee:David Coote
Attendance:41,734
Live Text
Match ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Michail Antonio.
Goal! Aston Villa 4, West Ham United 1. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Moussa Diaby.
Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, West Ham United. Alphonse Areola tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
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Aston Villa
Squad number1Player nameE Martínez
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number4Player nameKonsa
Squad number14Player nameP Torres
Squad number12Player nameDigne
Squad number7Player nameMcGinn
Squad number44Player nameKamara
Squad number6Player nameDouglas Luiz
Squad number22Player nameZaniolo
Squad number19Player nameDiaby
Squad number11Player nameWatkins
Squad number8Player nameTielemans
Squad number31Player nameBailey
West Ham United
Squad number23Player nameAreola
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number4Player nameZouma
Squad number27Player nameAguerd
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number8Player nameFornals
Squad number14Player nameKudus
Squad number18Player nameIngs
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