Jarrod Bowen sent a message to Lucas Paqueta as West Ham drew to Aston Villa with the winger remaining sidelined.

There was a time when Lucas Paqueta would only fleetingly show the offensive traits that made him a valuable asset to West Ham United. But two games into the Graham Potter era and those redeeming features are now the norm rather than an exception.

Lucas Paqueta has been slammed by Keith Hackett following an incident with Lucas Digne in the draw between Aston Villa and West Ham.

Jamie Carragher called West Ham star Lucas Paqueta ’embarrassing’ during the Hammers’ Premier League clash against Aston Villa. Sunday’s fixture at Villa Park threatened to boil over as the game approached half-time as several players clashed.

Lucas Paquetá insists he is enjoying the challenge of filling in up front after putting in a Man of the Match display to help West Ham United overcome their injury issues and earn a well-deserved 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday.

Ben: Absolutely brilliant second-half performance from a threadbare squad. Lucas Paqueta, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tomas Soucek and Oliver Scarles were all tremendous. Great point and we deserved more. The wizard is weaving his magic. Front-foot football has returned to West Ham. Keep it up.

West Ham United drew 1-1 with Aston Villa in the Premier League yesterday. Here are the players who surprised — and the ones who disappointed.

West Ham United boss Graham Potter felt his side deserved more than a point after their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday.

The Premier League have released a statement following the referee's decision not to show Aston Villa defender Lucas Digne a red card during the Premier League match against West Ham.

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Unai Emery was adamant that playing between two Champions League games would never affect his team’s intensity, although there is clearly a good time to catch Aston Villa this season...

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