Aston Villa vs West Ham

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:15 Europe/London 📍 Villa Park 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
Aston Villa 4 · West Ham 18
Referee Stats
12 matches · 2.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.92
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 42%
Draws 42%
Away wins 17%
How the match was won
  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (23-9).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (59%).
  • Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aston Villa (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-2-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 22
Avg: 1.68 / 1.16

Points

38
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
West Ham (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 1.84

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.89
1.68
GF
1.00
1.16
GA
1.84
58%
O2.5
58%
53%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Aston Villa rank4th
West Ham rank18th
Aston Villa points65
West Ham points39
Aston Villa: #4 · 65 pts · GD +7
13 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
West Ham: #18 · 39 pts · GD -19
39 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
26-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aston Villa last 5 home

W L W W L
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals12-11
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

West Ham last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals2-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 16%

West Ham trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Aston Villa score at home79%
Aston Villa clean sheet at home32%
West Ham score away63%
West Ham clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Aston Villa score first53%
Aston Villa win after scoring first90%
West Ham score first32%
West Ham win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Aston Villa 43% · West Ham 27%
Avg first goal minute: Aston Villa 28.4' · West Ham 35.2'

Vs league average

Aston Villa score at home1.68 vs 1.53
Aston Villa concede at home1.16 vs 1.22
West Ham score away1.00 vs 1.22
West Ham concede away1.84 vs 1.53
Aston Villa score 10% above league average, while West Ham score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Aston Villa are 5% below league average at home, and West Ham are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Aston Villa goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2

West Ham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
0-15 7
31-45 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
1
Total Shots
23
9
Shots off Goal
9
3
Blocked Shots
7
5
Shots Inside Box
13
8
Shots Outside Box
10
1
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
6
6
Fouls
3
7
Offsides
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
498
335
Passes Accurate
445
279
Passes %
89%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
15' ⚽
⚽
15' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. McGinn
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sancho
27' ⚽
⚽
27' ⚽ VAR
O. Watkins
Penalty cancelled
45'
45' A. Wan-Bissaka
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ F. Potts
1st substitution · For: Adama Traoré
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ V. Castellanos
2nd substitution · For: C. Wilson
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ J. McGinn
1st substitution · For: Y. Tielemans
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ J. Sancho
2nd substitution · For: L. Bailey
67' ↑↓
↑↓
67' ⇄ R. Barkley
3rd substitution · For: Douglas Luiz
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
O. Watkins
Normal Goal
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ M. Rogers
4th substitution · For: E. Buendía
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ A. Wan-Bissaka
3rd substitution · For: S. Magassa
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ T. Souček
4th substitution · For: M. Kanté
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ O. Watkins
5th substitution · For: T. Abraham

Aston Villa vs West Ham 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aston Villa beat West Ham 2-0 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Villa Park.

First half: Aston Villa took the lead at 15' when J. McGinn scored, with the assist credited to J. Sancho, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 27' for Aston Villa (Penalty cancelled). A. Wan-Bissaka received a yellow card for West Ham at 45'.

Second half: West Ham made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Potts replacing Adama Traoré. West Ham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with V. Castellanos replacing C. Wilson. Aston Villa made their 1st substitution at 67', with J. McGinn replacing Y. Tielemans. Aston Villa made their 2nd substitution at 67', with J. Sancho replacing L. Bailey. Aston Villa made their 3rd substitution at 67', with R. Barkley replacing Douglas Luiz. Aston Villa extended the lead at 68' when O. Watkins scored, making the score 2-0. Aston Villa made their 4th substitution at 77', with M. Rogers replacing E. Buendía. West Ham made their 3rd substitution at 83', with A. Wan-Bissaka replacing S. Magassa. West Ham made their 4th substitution at 83', with T. Souček replacing M. Kanté. Aston Villa made their 5th substitution at 87', with O. Watkins replacing T. Abraham.

Aston Villa used 5 substitutions while West Ham used 4 substitutions. West Ham got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Aston Villa outshot their opponent (23-9).
  • Aston Villa controlled possession (59%).
  • Aston Villa had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins5
Draws7
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals7 (38.9%)
BTTS12 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS5 (55.6%)

Aston Villa vs West Ham Head-to-Head History by Season