West Ham United join Everton and Tottenham on unwanted list after being ‘hammered’ by Aston Villa
As far as unwanted records go, West Ham now have one of the worst after losing 4-1 to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday (22 October).
Jarrod Bowen scored for the visitors at Villa Park, with Douglas Luiz (two), Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey netting for the hosts.
The Hammers have now conceded 1,500 goals in the competition after their miserable display, putting them third on the list for the most goals conceded in the competition’s history, according to Squawka (22 October).
As per Squawka, only Everton (1,552) and Tottenham (1,509) have conceded more Premier League goals than the Hammers. Following the defeat to Villa, the publication noted that “The Hammers get hammered and join the club.”
David Moyes has had plenty of highs and lows during his time in the West Ham dugout, with a real low coming at Villa Park on Sunday.
The manager may point to the fact that he had several players involved over the recent international break, but the home side had that same argument to use given how they were well represented by various countries.
Moreover, Hammers winger Bowen was in fine form and was the only real standout in claret and blue despite playing for England shortly before the meeting in the Midlands.
It was simply a matter of Unai Emery outclassing his opposite number in the dugout, with the hosts running riot with some superb goals.
Moyes will be keen to shake off the loss as soon as possible, strongly hoping that it isn’t a sign of things to come for his team.
And that should be the case given their strong start to the campaign, with a loss to high-flying Villa certainly not the worst thing in the world.
In other West Ham news, one Hammers star is now among an “elite” Premier League duo after his record-breaking moment against Aston Villa.