Emery > Lopetegui? Onana blitzed on his debut, Duran won and Villa beat West Ham 2-1

At 00:30 a.m. Beijing time on August 18, in the first round of the 2024-25 Premier League season, West Ham United hosted the Champions League team Aston Villa.

In the first half, Villa's new signing Onana struck a four-minute blitz, he received a corner kick from a Belgium teammate to assist a header to break the deadlock, Pele countered with a single shot at the post, Paqueta equalized from the spot, and the half-time drew 1-1; In the second half, the two sides did not score for a long time, and in the 79th minute of the game, Ramsey assisted Duran as a substitute to win.

In the end, Aston Villa beat strong rivals West Ham United 2-1 away, and the two Spain coaches faced off, with Unai Emery beating Julen Lopetegui.

West Ham United vs Aston Villa, West Ham 4141 formation, starting value of 301 million euros, Antonio suddenly, behind Soucek and Paqueta, flanked by Bowen and Kudus, new signing Guido Rodriguez as a single midfielder, Caofal, Mavropanos, Kilman, Emerson form a back four, Areola goal; Villa 4231 formation, starting at 375 million euros, Watkins up front, Rodgers behind him, McGinn and Pele on either side, Tielemans and Onana form the Belgium two-waist combination, Digne, Pau Torres, Konsa and Cash form a back four, Martinez in goal.

The Premier League now likes Spain's technical flow of coaches, West Ham United's new manager is Julen Lopetegui, Villa is Emery, and the two have a tactical duel. In this game, only 4 minutes into the game, Villa's new signing Onana broke the deadlock on the field with a header. However, a foul in the West Ham penalty area was awarded and Paqueta equalised from the spot-out. Phil Kruger relayed Antonio, but West Ham United's creativity was still almost meaningless, and the center-forward style of play was difficult to play. Villa came off the bench, and in the 79th minute of the game, Rams split the ball in the penalty area, and Duran followed up with a low shot to win.

In the end, Villa showed what they are going to be in the Champions League this season, beating West Ham United 2-1 away to get the Premier League season off to a flying start. Villa are fighting on two fronts in the Premier League + Champions League this season, and they need to run in the squad and get more points in the league as soon as possible before the start of the Champions League, so as to avoid Newcastle's two-line Premier League last season.

In the whole game, the two sides were actually evenly matched.West Ham managed 51 per cent possession and 1 fewer of 14 shots than Villa, with three on target for both sides。