Substitute Jhon Duran scored a late winner as Aston Villa opened their Premier League campaign with victory at West Ham.
Duran latched on to Jacob Ramsey’s pass and slotted the ball into the bottom corner with 11 minutes remaining, a few weeks after the striker was reportedly the subject of two failed transfer bids from the Hammers.
Amadou Onana had opened the scoring minutes into his Aston Villa debut when the Belgium midfielder was left unmarked in the box to head home Youri Tielemans’ corner after four minutes.
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West Ham got back into the contest before the break when Matty Cash was adjudged to have fouled Tomas Soucek after a tangle in the box.
Lucas Paqueta stepped up and slotted the resulting penalty into the bottom left corner with his stuttering run-up causing Emiliano Martinez to dive the wrong way.
However, Duran had the final say as Villa eventually made their dominance pay. (BBC)