West Ham 2 Aston Villa 2
Posted on May 25, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 07/08
West Ham & Aston Villa fought out this end of season game which had lot chances & action where West Ham were trying to get out of that tenth spot it looked like they had been in all season & Aston Villa knew if they could pull this football match out of the bag & Everton lost they could go up to fifth place & Uefa cup football .But as it turned out both teams didn’t get what they wanted but at least it was a entertaining match & not a end of season bore.
The start of the game was delayed a few minutes as everyone had to clear the pitch as it resembled a massive party & not a football pitch but it didn’t take long to get underway.West Ham started brightly & had the first chance of the match with a corner but it came to nothing.Then Villa broke quickly & started to pressure West Ham & when Agbonlahor got the ball & put in a nice cross it arrived to Ashley Young who shot hit & shook the post it showed Villa were after that European spot.
But West Ham didn’t get worried about the fact Villa were after the victory because Villa hadn’t won in london for 22 matches & that cause was about to haunt them.Solano had a free kick just out side the box & with Villa lining the wall up it didnt do much good as Solano took the free kick & curled it round the wall & even though the Villa keeper Carson got one of his hands to it the football still found the net & put them one up but Villa soon hit back with a goal of there own.
It was produced by old boy Reo-Coker who was booed all through the match but he must have expected that but it was his through ball that found Ashley Young who calmly slotted the ball past Robert Green to get the football match all square.Villa nearly when into the lead when Green slipped trying to make a clearance from his box & Young was there to pounce but he got it away in time.News then came through that Everton were one up but it didn’t stop Villa pressing West Ham .
Ashley Young was being Villa’s best player & the best player on the pitch as well as he looked like the type of player that was going to bring the game to light & create something out of the ordinary & a future England player in the making.With West Ham they looked like they were definitely lacking a player like Young & couldn’t create much with all they could muster just before half time was a Luis Boa Morte shot that was well wide of the mark & that was the half.
West Ham came out the second half pushing while Villa stood of them maybe it was with Everton winning they didn’t hold much hope but Boa Motre soon woke them up when he ran at the defence only to see his shot blocked by Carson. Villa then started to press & nearly got there reward when Mark Noble had to make a goal line clearance from Carew from that man Young’s corner but with all the pressing Villa were doing it didn’t take long for them to take the lead.
It was England midfielder Barry who got them in front & put them into fifth place as Everton had just gave away a penalty which Newcasltle equalized from.Barry got the football in midfield & ran straight at the defence & slipped in a ball to Reo-Coker who hit a shot at goal but Green managed to palm it away but Barry kept running & was there at the right time to steer it into the net to put them into the lead & Europe looked a possibility.
But the joy didn’t last long as Everton had retook the lead so Villa were looking at the Intertoto cup that mite have had a effect as back came west Ham who didn’t want to give up on there last home game of the season.Zomora had a header that came of the Villa bar & made it wobble & Mellberg had to be alert to block a Dean Ashton effort but Mellberg who was playing his last game for Villa before moving to Juventus when he made a run from the right back position & got into West Ham’s penalty area only to see his shot hit the side netting.
Villa then had two good chances to extend there lead but youngster James Tomkins made the blocks to keep West Ham in the game then the news came thought the Everton had a third .The Villa players looked like they knew that it wasn’t Europe or that fifth spot was going to be there’s & it was confirmed minutes later when Dean Ashton got wold of the football on the edge of the area & drilled in a shot that beat Carson & into the goal to bring the football match all square.
That’s how it ended West Ham stay in tenth & Villa end up in the intertoto cup & a early season start.With both teams looking to buy in the summer Villa look like a good young team who could improve but they will have to replace Mellberg were West Ham need to improve a lot to be a top six football team.
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