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Aston Villa

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1-5-12, 8 PTS

Saturday, 26 December 2015

2015-16

20th (-)

Drew

1-1

West Ham United

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6-8-4, 26 PTS

Premier League

Villa Park

Attendance: 38,193

🟨 26 Dec 2015, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Villa Park

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Scorer(s) | Jordan Ayew | 62’ (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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🟩 8 Aug 2015, Villa 1-0 Bournemouth, Goldsands

Premier League

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🟥 14 Aug 2015, Villa 0-1 United, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 22 Aug 2015, Villa 1-2 Palace, Selhurst

Premier League

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🟩 25 Aug 2015, Villa 5-3 Notts County, Villa Park

League Cup

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🟨 29 Aug 2015, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 13 Sep 2015 Villa 2-3 Leicester, King Power

Premier League

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🟥 19 Sep 2015 Villa 0-1 Albion, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟩 22 Sep 2015, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

League Cup

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🟥 26 Sep 2015 Villa 2-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Premier League

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🟥 3 Oct 2015, Villa 0-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 17 Oct 2015, Villa 0-2 Chelsea, Stamford Bridge

Premier League

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🟥 24 Oct 2015, Villa 1-2 Swansea, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 28 Oct 2015, Villa 1-2 Southampton, St Mary's

League Cup

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🟥 2 Nov 2015, Villa 1-3 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Premier League

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🟨 8 Nov 2015, Villa 0-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 21 Nov 2015, Villa 0-4 Everton, Goodison Park

Premier League

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🟥 28 Nov 2015, Villa 2-3 Watford, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟨 5 Dec 2015, Villa 1-1 Southampton, St Mary's

Premier League

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🟥 13 Dec 2015, Villa 0-2 Arsenal, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟨 19 Dec 2015, Villa 1-1 Newcastle, St James'

Premier League

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🟨 26 Dec 2015, Villa 1-1 West Ham, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 28 Dec 2015, Villa 0-2 Norwich, Carrow Road

Premier League

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🟥 2 Jan 2016, Villa 1-3 Sunderland, Stadium of Light

Premier League

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🟨 9 Jan 2016, Villa 1-1 Wycombe, Adams Park

FA Cup

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🟩 12 Jan 2016, Villa 1-0 Palace, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟨 16 Jan 2016, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟩 19 Jan 2016, Villa 2-0 Wycombe, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟨 23 Jan 2016, Villa 0-0 Albion, Hawthorns

Premier League

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🟥 30 Jan 2016, Villa 0-4 Manchester City, Villa Park

FA Cup

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🟥 2 Feb 2016, Villa 0-2 West Ham, Upton Park

Premier League

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🟩 6 Feb 2016, Villa 2-0 Norwich, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 14 Feb 2016, Villa 0-6 Liverpool, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 27 Feb 2016, Villa 1-2 Stoke, Britannia

Premier League

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🟥 1 Mar 2016, Villa 1-3 Everton, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 5 Mar 2016, Villa 0-4 Manchester City, Etihad

Premier League

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🟥 13 Mar 2016, Villa 0-2 Spurs, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 19 Mar 2016, Villa 0-1 Swansea, Liberty

Premier League

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🟥 2 Apr 2016, Villa 0-4 Chelsea, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 9 Apr 2016, Villa 1-2 Bournemouth, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 16 Apr 2016, Villa 0-1 United, Old Trafford

Premier League

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🟥 23 Apr 2016, Villa 2-4 Southampton, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 30 Apr 2016, Villa 2-3 Watford, Vicarage Road

Premier League

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🟨 7 May 2016, Villa 0-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Premier League

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🟥 15 May 2016, Villa 0-4 Arsenal, Emirates

Premier League

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On This Day

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Saturday, 26 December 2015

  • Villa draw a second successive game under Rémi Garde but remain winless in 17 Premier League games.

  • Villa record their 4th draw in 7 games under Rémi Garde. 

  • Jordan Ayew scores his 5th goal in a Villa shirt on just his 17th appearance (12 Starts) to make it W3 D4 L10, 5 Goals and 4 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

  • Idrissa Gueye makes his 15th appearance in a Villa shirt to make it W1 D5 L9 and 2 Bookings so far in his Villa career.

  • Joleon Lescott avoids defeat for only the third time in eleven league games in a Villa shirt on his 13th appearance for the club to make it W1 D3 L8, 1 Goal and 1 Booking so far in his Villa career.

  • Carlos Sánchez makes his 50th appearance in a Villa shirt (37 Starts) to make it W13 D13 L24, 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 8 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

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Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

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Rémi Garde | 🇫🇷 | 2015-2016

🕒 7 | 🟩 | 0 🟨 | 4 🟥 3 | 0.57

Villa Career Form:

Relegation

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Game #5323

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Match Record

Season | 2015-16 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Game | #18 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 26 December 2015

Game Record

Manager: Rémi Garde | 🇫🇷 | L'Arbresle, 2015-2016
Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟩

Total 🕒 109 | 🟩 W38 (35% ) | 🟨 D32 | 🇺(64% ) | 🟥 L39 (36% ) | ⚽ 164 | 🥅 164 | GD 0

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96

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West Ham United

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 🏆
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1979-80

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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🟨 | 11’ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
🔁 | 38’ Sub off, Carlos Sánchez, Sub on, Carles Gil
🥅 | 45’+2 Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Aaron Cresswell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham United
⚽ | 62’ Goal, 1-1, Jordan Ayew (pen)
🟨 | 78’ Booking, Alan Hutton
🔁 | 83’ Sub off, Jordan Veretout, Sub on, Adama Traoré
🟨 | 90’+4 Booking, Joleon Lescott
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham United

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Officials

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Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wirral, 2001-2021
Assistants: Mark Scholes, Ian Hussin

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Officials

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Referee Profile

Referee: Mike Dean | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wirral, 2001-2021
🕒 45 | 🟩 14 | 🟨 14 | 🟥 17 | 🆘 : 9
🕒 45 | 🟩 31% | 🟨 31% | 🟥 38% | 🆘 : 20%
Cards 🟨 84 | 🟥 3 | 1.93 |
Penalty ⚽ 8 | 🥅 4 |
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟨

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

🟨 Leandro Bacuna (13)
🟨 Alan Hutton (21)
🟨 Joleon Lescott (1)

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

🟨 James Collins
🟨 Angelo Ogbonna
🟨 Cheikhou Kouyaté

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Possession F | 59%
Possession A | 41%
Shots F | 15
Shots A | 10
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 4
Corners F | 9
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 14
Fouls A | 13

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Line Up & Subs

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Aston Villa
Rémi Garde | 🇫🇷 | 2015-2016

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟨 |
M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 🔁 |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 🔁 |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | 🟨 |
F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | ⚽ |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |

Substitutes

🔁 W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | for M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | 38’ |
🔁 W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | for M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | 83’ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Mark Bunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

West Ham United
Slaven Bilić | 🇭🇷 |

GK Adrián | 🇪🇸 |
LB Aaron Cresswell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
CB James Tomkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔁 |
CB James Collins (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🟨 |
CB Angelo Ogbonna | 🇮🇹 | 🟨 |
M Cheikhou Kouyaté | 🇸🇳 | 🟨 |
M Pedro Obiang | 🇬🇶 |
M Mark Noble | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Mauro Zárate | 🇦🇷 | 🔁 |
CF Michail Antonio | 🇯🇲 |
CF Enner Valencia | 🇪🇨 |

Substitutes

🔁 | RB Carl Jenkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CB James Tomkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Alex Song | 🇨🇲 | for LB Aaron Cresswell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 75’ |
🔁 | CB Reece Oxford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | for CF Mauro Zárate | 🇦🇷 | 85’ |

Unused Substitutes

GK Darren Randolph | 🇮🇪 |
LB Stephen Hendrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Josh Cullen | 🇮🇪 |
W Djair Parfitt-Williams | 🇧🇲 |

Team News

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Aston Villa

Injury | 2 |
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Out on Loan | 7 |
RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | Porto
F Callum Robinson | 🇮🇪 | Bristol City
LB Joe Bennett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bournemouth
CB Nathan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bristol City
GK Jed Steer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Huddersfield
RB Janoi Donacien | 🇱🇨 | Newport
M Joe Cole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Coventry

Rudy Gestede replaces Scott Sinclair.

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West Ham United

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

Aston Villa

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | £0.90m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Free |

RB Alan Hutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | £4.05m |
LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | £0.68m |

CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 | £4.23m |
CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | £1.26m |
CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | Youth |

M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | £9.00m |
M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 | £8.10m |
M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | £5.40m |
M Ashley Westwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | £2.25m |
M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | £1.26m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Youth |

W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | £9.00m |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | £3.78m |
W Scott Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | £3.15m |

F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | £10.80m |
CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | £7.65m |

West Ham United

GK Adrián | 🇪🇸 | Free |
GK Darren Randolph | 🇮🇪 | Free |

LB Aaron Cresswell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | £4.05m |
LB Stephen Hendrie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | £1.11m |
RB Carl Jenkinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Loan |

CB Angelo Ogbonna | 🇮🇹 | £9.39m |
CB James Collins (ex) | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | £2.72m |
CB James Tomkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Youth |
CB Reece Oxford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Free |

M Cheikhou Kouyaté | 🇸🇳 | £6.40m |
M Pedro Obiang | 🇬🇶 | £5.12m |
M Mark Noble | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Youth |
M Josh Cullen | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
M Alex Song | 🇨🇲 | Loan |

W Djair Parfitt-Williams | 🇧🇲 | Free |

CF Enner Valencia | 🇪🇨 | £12.80m |
CF Michail Antonio | 🇯🇲 | £8.11m |
CF Mauro Zárate | 🇦🇷 | Free |

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Match Media

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What they Said

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”I knew this game was crucial for us. I wanted to win. A draw was not the goal for this game.

“We only missed the points. What we put into this game was probably the best we can do. I think we deserved more than we got. I am frustrated and also a bit sad for my players.

“We are still in a very bad position but when I see my team play it’s very encouraging. The performance we gave was not a bottom one. We have to score goals and be more efficient in the offensive parts.”

Rémi Garde, Saturday, 26 December 2015.

*A Jordan Ayew penalty helped bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa come from behind to earn a draw against a West Ham team which has not won since 24 October.*

In an evenly contested game, Villa twice went close in the first half through Rudy Gestede before Aaron Cresswell scored with a low strike.

The spirited hosts levelled through Ayew after Gestede was clumsily felled by Angelo Ogbonna.

As Villa searched for the winner, Alan Hutton went close with a header.

But the right-back’s effort was cleared by James Collins as West Ham held on for their fifth successive draw to remain ninth in the league.

*Garde remains winless*

Villa have now battled back to earn a point in successive league matches, but Remi Garde’s team desperately need to start collecting three points if they are to overcome the odds and maintain their Premier League status.

Garde has yet to oversee a Villa victory since succeeding Tim Sherwood as manager at the beginning of November, although there may be some solace in the desire his side displayed against a well-organised West Ham side despite falling behind just before half-time.

The grim reality, however, is that Villa have not won since the opening day of the season and are now 10 matches without a win at Villa Park and nine points from safety.

Only three of the previous 23 sides who were bottom of the Premier League on Christmas Day have avoided relegation, although the last two sides in that position - Leicester in 2014 and Sunderland in 2013 - did both survive.

*Hammers masters of the draw*

Although Villa fans might look at their mid-table rivals with envy, Slaven Bilic’s side are enduring a slump of their own slump after promising early-season form.

The Londoners’ winless run has coincided with the absence of the injured Dimitri Payet - scorer of five goals in an impressive start since his arrival from Marseilles - and the France international’s return in the New Year will be welcomed by Bilic’s injury-hit side.

West Ham are defensively sound - enjoying three successive clean sheets prior to this match - but currently lack cutting edge in front of goal.

Not many sides would have been as obliging as Villa in giving Cresswell the freedom to roam down the left, before cutting inside and striking low into the far corner from the edge of the box to end West Ham’s 388-minute goal drought.

The Hammers had their chances, with Cheikhou Kouyate hitting the crossbar before Cresswell opened the scoring, but a draw was a fair result as the visitors’ verve died away after the break and the hosts came back into it.

Man of the match - Jordan Ayew

Gestede was instrumental for Villa, but it was Ayew who led the hosts’ attack and scored a great penalty to give his team hope of survival. The 24-year-old summer signing has now scored five goals for Villa in nine games and was adventurous and industrious.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 |
🕒

159

157*

🔥

0

1

🟩

46

🟨

36*

🟥

77

35

🥅

243*

Defenders

CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 |
🕒

36

33*

🔥

1

0

🟩

11

🟨

8*

🟥

17

CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

12

12*

🔥

1

0

🟩

1

🟨

3*

🟥

8

M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 |
🕒

14

12*

🔥

0

3

🟩

3

🟨

4*

🟥

7

RB Alan Hutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

86

80*

🔥

1

4

🟩

18

🟨

24*

🟥

44

Midfielders

M Ashley Westwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

118

112*

🔥

3

10

🟩

34

🟨

24*

🟥

60

M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 |
🕒

50

37*

🔥

1

1

🟩

13

🟨

13*

🟥

24

M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 |
🕒

15

15*

🔥

0

0

🟩

1

🟨

5*

🟥

9

M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 |
🕒

79

59*

🔥

5

6

🟩

25

🟨

16

🟥

38*

Forwards

F Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 |
🕒

17

12*

🔥

5*

0

🟩

3

🟨

4*

🟥

10

CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 |
🕒

20

11*

🔥

4

0

🟩

2

🟨

5*

🟥

13

Substitutes

None
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 |
🕒

20

🔁

8*

Sub 1

🔥

2

1

🟩

3

🟨

3*

🟥

14

None
🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 |
🕒

8

🔁

7*

🔥

1

0

Sub 2

🟩

1

🟨

1*

🟥

6

None
🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

None
🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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2015-16

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First Team Squad

GK Brad Guzan | 🇺🇸 | #813 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Atlanta United 🇺🇸

GK Mark Bunn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #883 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Joleon Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #884 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Sunderland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Micah Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #879 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

RB Alan Hutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #838 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | #876 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Without Club since 2025

LB Lewis Kinsella | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Maidenhead United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

M Carlos Sánchez | 🇨🇴 | #870 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

CA Barracas Central 🇦🇷 Retired

M Joe Cole | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #871 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Tampa Bay Rowdies 🇺🇸 Retired

M Leandro Bacuna | 🇨🇼 | #857 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Igdir FK 🇹🇷

W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | #873 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

New England Revolution 🇺🇸

CF Callum Robinson | 🇮🇪 | #863 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

CF Jordan Ayew | 🇬🇭 | #877 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Leicester City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

CF Rudy Gestede | 🇧🇯 | #881 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Esteghlal FC 🇮🇷 Retired

GK Brad Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Without Club since 2018

CB Ciaran Clark | 🇮🇪 | #820 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Stoke City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Jores Okore | 🇩🇰 | #858 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Boldklubben af 1893 🇩🇰 Retired

CB Nathan Baker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #833 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Bristol City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

RB Aly Cissokho | 🇫🇷 | #867 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Lamphun Warriors 🇹🇭

FB José Ángel Crespo | 🇪🇸 | #885 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

APOEL Nicosia 🇬🇷 Retired

RB Niall Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Qatar SC 🇶🇦

M Idrissa Gueye | 🇸🇳 | #878 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Everton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 | #886 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Bromsgrove Sporting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

W Adama Traoré | 🇪🇸 | #882 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Fulham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

W Charles N'Zogbia | 🇫🇷 | #837 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Gabriel Agbonlahor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #790 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Aston Villa 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CF Keinan Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #898 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Udinese Calcio 🇮🇹

CF Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #875 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

MK Dons 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

GK Jed Steer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #861 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

Peterborough United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Retired

CB Easah Suliman | 🇵🇰 | #915 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Sumqayit PFC 🇦🇿

CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | #888 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

Deportivo Minera 🇪🇸

CB Tiago Ilori | 🇵🇹 | Unused Sub |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FC Dila Gori 🇬🇪

LB Joe Bennett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #851 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Walton & Hersham FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

LB Kieran Richardson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #868 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

Cardiff City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Retired

M Ashley Westwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #849 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Charlotte FC 🇺🇸

AM Jack Grealish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #866 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Everton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

M Jordan Veretout | 🇫🇷 | #880 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

Al-Arabi SC 🇶🇦

W André Green | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #887 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Panserraikos 🇬🇷

W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #906 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

Derby County 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

F Jerell Sellars | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Unused Sub |

Forward

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Where are they now?

FCV Grace Dieu 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

CF Libor Kozák | 🇨🇿 | #862 |

Centre Forward

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Where are they now?

Slezsky FC Opava 🇨🇿 Retired

F Scott Sinclair | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #874 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

Without Club since 2025

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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