This weekend, Aston Villa and Tottenham both missed their chance to seize complete control of the race for fourth place, as the Villans drew 1-1 with West Ham United.
Aston Villa’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United this weekend prevented both them and Tottenham from taking a commanding lead in the race for fourth place.
When it came to creating in the channels against the Hammers, Villa’s Midlands team appeared to be well behind the pace in a match that held a great deal of potential.
West Ham had the better opportunities of the match and took the lead through Michail Antonio in the 29th minute.
On a day where the officiating took center stage, Villa surrendered again after the break as the Jamaican thought he had secured a brace, but the goal was disallowed by VAR.
The visitors appeared to be motivated after West Ham’s second goal was chalked out, as they started to pose a threat. Their efforts paid off just before the 80th minute when a replacement goal gave them the lead.
The game ended in drama when Tomas Soucek’s game-winning goal was disallowed for a handball in the last seconds. Moussa Diaby and Nicolo Zaniolo collaborated to square the score at 1-1.
After the late drama, the Villans will be happy to leave the game with a point, but Unai Emery will be unhappy with one crucial component of his team that let him down.
