After Joshua Zirkzee Amadou Onana also scored in his first game in his new team in the Premier League. The 23-year-old midfielder was signed by Aston Villa for nearly €60 million from Everton and was already effective after a corner kick in the 4th minute (0–1).
It could easily have been 2-0 midway through the half, but Leon Bailey rifled over an empty-netter. Not long after, John McGinn could have scored the second, but he put it wide. Then, on the other side, Matty Cash fouled Tomás Soucek, and the referee awarded a penalty. Behind the ball Lucas Paqueta stood and was very calm (1–1).
In the 62nd minute, Villa brought down their goalscorer, Ollie Watkins, and replaced him with a John Duran arrived, whom West Ham United wanted to acquire in the summer, he came close, but in the end he stayed and – in his 50th match for Birmingham – scored the winning goal in the 79th minute. The preparer was Jacob Ramsey, who came on the field at the same time as a substitute (1–2).
ANGOL PREMIER LEAGUE
ROUND 1
West Ham United–Aston Villa 1–2 (Paquetá 37. – from 11, or Am. Onana 4., Durán 79.)
Earlier
Ipswich Town–Liverpool 0–2 (Diogo Jota 60., Szalah 65.)
Arsenal–Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 (Havertz 25., Saka 74.)
Everton–Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 (Mitoma 26., Welbeck 56., Adinga 86.)
Out: Young (66, Everton)
Newcastle United–Southampton 1–0 (Joelinton 45.)
Exhibited by: Schär (28, Newcastle)
Nottingham Forest–AFC Bournemouth 1–1 (Wood 23., ill. Semenyo 86.)
THEY PLAYED ON FRIDAY
Manchester United–Fulham 1–0 (Zirkzee 87.)
SUNDAY
15.00: Brentford–Crystal Palace (Tv: Player1)
17.30: Chelsea–Manchester City (Tv: Player1) – live on NSO!
ON MONDAY
21.00: Leicester City–Tottenham Hotspur (Tv: Match4)
