West Ham United head coach Graham Potter praises his side's "pleasing" performance that "maybe deserved more", and that his side "looks ready to fight" following their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa.

By Andrew Cawthorne BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Aston Villa missed a chance to close in on the Premier League's top four on Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United whose Brazilian left back Emerson rescued a point after Jacob Ramsey had got the hosts off to a dream start.

Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings is set to undergo a scan after sustaining an injury to his left knee during his side’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Sunday. The 31-year-old collided with West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus in the first half and was immediately in discomfort,

On Lucas Paqueta's performance: "He was a real handful. You can play into him because he's so strong. Really pleased for him, really good performance and he worked so hard for the team. We've got a few [players to come back which is positive for us. The group wants to work."

West Ham United technical director Tim Steidten is set to leave the club, with the terms of his departure in the process of being finalised. Steidten was appointed in the summer of 2023 and made responsible for West Ham’s player recruitment strategy and scouting department.

After his six against Aston Villa, Mohamed Kudus has now completed five or more dribbles on 20 occasions for West Ham in the Premier League. Since joining the club at the start of last season, he has done so in more different matches than any other player in Europe's top five leagues.

Aston Villa missed a chance to draw closer to the Premier League's top four on Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham United whose Brazilian left back Emerson rescued a point after Jacob Ramsey had got the hosts off to a dream start.

West Ham head to Aston Villa in the Premier League this afternoon with Graham Potter in search of a response from his side.The Hammers lost on home soil to Crystal Palace last time out, a display

West Ham full-back Emerson helped secure a 1-1 draw for Graham Potter's side as Tyrone Mings endured more injury heartache at Villa Park and jaded hosts survive late scare

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