Not so long ago West Ham would have let Aston Villa's early goal turn into three, four, five or maybe even six. Instead they fought to earn a point

Graham Potter’s previous work with Evan Ferguson may give West Ham an advantage in the race to sign the Brighton striker amid interest from Germany.

Graham Potter's third Premier League game in charge of West Ham is a win away to Champions League side Aston Villa despite the absences of two center backs, two center forwards, and Jarrod Bowen.

West Ham boss Graham Potter was happy after their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday. Emerson Palmieri canceled out Jacob Ramsey's opener for Villa. Potter said afterwards: "I think the performance maybe deserved more. We played well after the first 15 minutes. We tried to win the ball back high.

Manager Graham Potter praised every West Ham United player after their hard-fought 1-1 draw at Aston Villa. With six senior players injured, several Hammers had to play unfamiliar roles in the game. Their efforts were rewarded with Emerson's second-half equaliser after Jacob Ramsey gave Villa the lead.

The visitors threatened to snatch a late winner, with Danny Ings firing narrowly wide before the influential Lucas Paqueta had a goal ruled out for offside in stoppage time

Potter says it is yet to be decided if Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville will be available on Sunday, stating: "Bowen has had one or two sessions and we still need to assess him. It's still early - we have another day so we'll see. It's important that we don't rush him in. It's the same with Crysencio [Summerville]."

ASTON VILLA’S Champions League curse continued as they remained winless in their last SIX games on their return from European action. Emerson’s headed equaliser cancelled out Jacob

West Ham will be looking for more stability as Graham Potter looks to steady the boat when they face Aston Villa in the Premier League

West Ham are without a key defender for this afternoon’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa. Graham Potter takes his Hammers side back to Villa Park for the second time this month, having lost in the FA Cup third-round in his first game in charge.

Tyrone Mings seemed to suffer another worrying knee injury in Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Ham and Aston Villa boss Emery admits they are keen on making a move for defensive additions

The draw sees West Ham move 11 points clear of the bottom three, while Aston Villa remain eighth, four points behind fourth-placed Manchester City