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When it rains for relegation clubs, it pours. A cruel defeat against Aston Villa now places West Ham miles behind the remainder of the field, especially after Nottingham Forest’s 3-0 victory against the Spuds.

A performance of individual quality rather than a unit is what happened this afternoon, both teams playing in a similar style, but unsurprisingly, Aston Villa looked glued in comparison to our paper mache. A tactic that looked spot on from Nuno, but individuals are letting the Hammers down once again, which caused spirals and led to goals being conceded.

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Diouf, Mavropanos, Todibo, Potts, Fernandes, Magassa, Paqueta, Bowen (C), Summerville
Subs: Hermansen, Kilman, Walker-Peters, Igor, Kante, Wilson, Rodriguez, Soucek, Scarles

Aston Villa: Bizot, Cash, Konsa, Lindelof, Maatsen, Kamara, Tielemans, Rogers , Onana, Watkins, McGinn (C)
Subs: Wright, Digne, Bogarde, Garcia, Hemings, Buendia, Malen, Sancho, Guessand

It’ll require a Christmas miracle from Nuno Santo-Claus to convince the board to make numerous signings come the opening of the January window. It’s been suspected and alluded to for a while that three new bodies will be brought in to the squad to help bolster the various positions required.