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West Ham and Aston Villa Draw in Thrilling Encounter in London
London, England – The London Stadium witnessed a vibrant draw between West Ham and Aston Villa, in a match corresponding to matchday 16 of the Premier League. The match, played on December 14, 2025, ended with a score of 2 to 3, leaving fans on the edge of their seats until the last minute.
West Ham opened the scoring early with a goal from M. Fernandes in the first minute, giving the home team an initial lead. However, Aston Villa responded quickly when K. Mavropanos scored an own goal in the 9th minute, leveling the score. J. Bowen put West Ham back in front in the 24th minute, thanks to an assist from F. Potts.
In the second half, Aston Villa came out with renewed vigor. M. Rogers scored his first goal of the match in the 50th minute, after an assist from Y. Tielemans, leveling the score again. Rogers reappeared in the 79th minute, this time assisted by V. Lindelof, to give Aston Villa the lead. The match was characterized by a high number of fouls, with 18 committed by West Ham and 13 by Aston Villa. In addition, referee Anthony Taylor showed three yellow cards in total, one for West Ham and two for Aston Villa.
Despite having less possession of the ball (41% compared to Aston Villa’s 59%), West Ham made more shots, with a total of 10, although only 3 were on target. Aston Villa, for its part, made 7 shots, with 4 directed at the goal. The match reflected the competitiveness of the Premier League, with both teams fighting hard for every ball on a cold afternoon in London.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 64 A. Onana came in and D. Malen went out., at minute 75 O. Watkins came in and E. Buendia went out., at minute 75 I. Maatsen came in and L. Digne went out.
Substitutions west ham: at minute 81 S. Magassa came in and C. Wilson went out., at minute 88 F. Potts came in and T. Soucek went out., at minute 89 C. Summerville came in and M. Kante went out., at minute 89 Lucas Paqueta came in and G. Rodriguez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
West Ham
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