Emerson's fine header secured West Ham a deserved 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in their Premier League clash at Villa Park.

Follow reaction from Saturday's five games in the Premier League including Brentford 0-2 Liverpool, Arsenal 2-2 Aston Villa and Leicester City 0-2 Fulham.

Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season. They have now failed to win in the last six matches after playing in Europe.

However, this team can dream a little higher than that under Oliver Glasner.

FT: Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham. Aston Villa. Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "They were pushing and got into our box and scored one goal. We didn't fe

Jamie Carragher called West Ham star Lucas Paqueta ’embarrassing’ during the Hammers’ Premier League clash against Aston Villa. Sunday’s fixture at Villa Park threatened to boil over as the game approached half-time as several players clashed.

Aston Villa welcome West Ham to the Midlands in the Premier League this afternoon.It’s the second meeting between the teams this month, after Villa beat West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup’s third round

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face West Ham United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.