One for the purists and those of a more trashy persuasion, this had the lot. Goals, tackles, tricks, spot kicks, feigning and fouls. There was also an intriguing interlocking of tactics that could have ended any way, but did so in West Ham’s favour, but only after Ollie Watkins had an equaliser ruled out by VAR for offside in added time.
A goal at the start of each half from Angelo Ogbonna and Jarrod Bowen was enough to edge West Ham past Aston Villa and another dominant performance from Jack Grealish. His virtuoso goal was ultimately immaterial, but it might have been different had Watkins scored a 74th minute penalty for the visitors.
