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Hammers recent rise to the higher echelons of football's top table has been comprehensively covered and surprisingly endorsed by the media in general, however there are still many* who 'just don't understand' that Declan Rice IS a West Ham United player through and through.

Hammers 'destroyed' fellow claret & blue wearers Aston Villa on what was David Moyes' 999th games as a manager, although the final score line rather flatters the Irons, it was still a comprehensive clinical victory over what was ten men for the bulk of the 2nd half at Villa Park, we'll get to the 'ten men' later!

Villa: Martinez, Cash, Hause, Konsa, Targett, Nakamba, McGinn (c), J.Ramsey, Buendia, Bailey, Watkins Subs: Steer (GK), Mings, Tuanzebe, Young, El Ghazi, Chukwuemeka, Archer, Davis, A.Ramsey
West Ham: Fabiański, Johnson, Zouma, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Rice (c), Souček, Bowen, Benrahma, Fornals, Antonio Subs: Subs: Areola (GK), Coufal, Dawson, Diop, Lanzini, Masuaku, Noble, Vlašić, Yarmolenko