Jacob Ramsey’s eighth-minute goal for Aston Villa immediately sent the mind to thoughts of what a big job West Ham boss Graham Potter has on his hands. Unwind the low-key mess of a thoroughly uninspiring second half of the season under David Moyes last year and an even more miserable first half to this campaign under Julen Lopetegui.
Aston Villa look to stretch a Premier League unbeaten run to five matches when Graham Potter's West Ham hit Villa Park on Sunday.
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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
The new head coach has a tough run of games in the capital to start his tenure and both he, and his team, have struggled in these fixtures
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A lot of talk this week has been around West Ham's search for a striker after the hamstring injury Niclas Fullkrug suffered in Friday's FA Cup defeat by Aston Villa and the absence of Michail Antonio after his car accident.
Image: Tomas Soucek has scored 32 Premier League goals - since making his debut in the competition, only Jarrod Bowen (48) and Michail Antonio (41) have netted more for the Hammers Graham Potter ...
Graham Potter admitted he has problems to fix at both ends of the pitch after Crystal Palace condemned him to a first Premier League defeat as West Ham United manager.