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Aston Villa vs West Ham LIVE: Reaction as Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals, Declan Rice and Ben Johnson goals piles pressure on Dean Smith after fourth successive defeat – Ezri Konsa SENT OFF by VAR

West Ham United blew ten-man Aston Villa away at Villa Park thanks to a 4-1 scoreline as they continued their remarkable run away from home.

It was the perfect evening for Moyes in his 999th game as a manager, while Dean Smith has now overseen four successive league defeats at Villa Park.

  • Ben Johnson rampaged forward from right-back and drove a left-footed shot into the far corner from the edge of the box.
  • England international Rice then made it two as he collected the ball some 25 yards from goal and sent a controlled drive past Emiliano Martinez.
  • Ollie Watkins pulled one back for the home side before they were reduced to ten-men.
  • Ezri Konsa was shown a straight red card after a VAR review determined he had brought down Jarrod Bowen deliberately.
  • The game was wrapped up with ten minutes of normal time remaining as Fornals tucked home a close-range rebound before laying one on a plate for Bowen.

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West Ham equalled their club record of five away wins in a row

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West Ham equalled their club record of five away wins in a row