Aston Nov. 1 (BNA): West Ham United’s Declan Rice scored a superb goal from distance in the West Ham United’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League match at Villa Park on Sunday to intensify the pressure On the team coach Dean Smith. .
The result is West Ham’s third straight win in the league while it was the fourth loss in a row for FIA, who are now just three points clear of the relegation zone, according to Reuters.
West Ham hit the front in the seventh minute when full back Ben Johnson cut the inside from the right and fired a superb left-footed shot into the far corner.
Jarrod Bowen almost doubled the lead minutes after a quick counter-attack before Villa equalized in the 34th minute through Ole Watkins, who finished the game confidently after a counter pass from Matty Cash.
However, West Ham continued to press and rewarded when Rice regained her lead just before the break.
“We lacked power in the first 15 minutes,” Smith said. “They scored a poor goal when we had to double down on Johnson when he cut inside… The response was good after that, the fans could have been back in the game.”
The hosts’ hopes of a comeback were dealt a blow when Esri Konsa was sent off almost immediately after the start of the second half for fouling Bowen who was clearly in goal.
Smith added, “It wasn’t a red card. The referee saw still and full time and thought the ball was going towards the goal. It surprised me, it wasn’t going toward the goal. And Ashley Young was covering.” .
Villa pushed valiantly and created a string of chances but was caught twice in the break, as Pablo Fornals and Bowen finished off offensive counter-moves and put the match out of Villa’s reach.
West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski was thanking him for his superb save to keep Watkins’ header 2-1.
“Scoring four goals and the flexibility we showed at different times of the game and saving Lucas 2-1. It’s a good sign we can come here and be a bit disappointed with the way we played and got a result,” he said. West Ham manager David Moyes.
“It’s been a great week. But you know what happens in football. You can turn around and bite you… I don’t want West Ham to become the inconsistent team that a lot of people remember.”
Rice praised Moyes and said this was a special group of players.
The England midfielder said: “It’s a special environment. We wake up looking forward to training. Every game, we’ve been in it until the end. It’s a special place to play. We are over the moon.”
West Ham are fourth in the standings with 20 points – behind champions Manchester City on goal difference – after 10 games. The villa is 10 points from the hammers in 15th place.