ASTON VILLA’S quickfire turnaround ruined Graham Potter’s first match as West Ham boss.
Lucas Paqueta slotted a shock early opener in this frenetic FA Cup third-round clash, only for Villa sub Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers to strike midway through the second period.
Graham Potter had a frustrating evening[/caption]
Morgan Rogers shares his joy at completing a turnaround win[/caption]
Rogers pounced for the Villa winner on 76 minutes[/caption]
Paqueta nipped in on just nine minutes to rattle Unai Emery’s men
But each side lost a player to injury in the next quarter of an hour amid freezing conditions.
Hammers’ striker Niklas Fullkrug had to be replaced by Danny Ings.
And Onana came on for fellow Villa midfielder Ross Barkley.
Emery’s side then finished a scrappy first half on top.
But it needed a controversially-awarded corner to help Villa scramble an equaliser on 71 minutes.
West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski couldn’t keep hold of the resulting low stabbed shot from Ian Maatsen and Onana prodded in from a yard – with the visitors protesting furiously.
And five minutes later Ollie Watkins surged into the box to tee up Rogers as Villa turned it around completely.
Rogers told ITV Sport: “We had to show determination, I think we played pretty well and thankfully we got the winner.”
Amadou Onana is mobbed after his match-turning equaliser[/caption]
Lucas Paqueta drilled an early opener for West Ham[/caption]
Star midfielder Paqueta celebrates his breakthrough goal[/caption]
