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Emerson's fine header secured West Ham a deserved 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in their Premier League clash at Villa Park.

Aston Villa welcome West Ham to the Midlands in the Premier League this afternoon.It’s the second meeting between the teams this month, after Villa beat West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup’s third round

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. They have now failed to win in the last six matches after playing in Europe.

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Aston Villa endured another Champions League hangover after they drew 1-1 with West Ham. Jacob Ramsey's early opener at Villa Park was cancelled out by Emerson Palmieri's second-half header to leave Villa without a Premier League win after each of their last six European games.