Aston Villa advances to the FA Cup last 32 to celebrate 150th anniversary with victory

With goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa defeated West Ham 2-1 in the third round of the 2024/25 FA Cup, successfully advanced to the round of 32 and celebrated the 150th anniversary of the club's founding with a victory.

Nine minutes into the game, Paqueta received Somerville's cross and shot into the net, helping West Ham take the lead 1-0.

In the 71st minute of the second half, Aston Villa got a corner kick opportunity. Ian Maatsen got the ball and shot, but it was blocked by West Ham goalkeeper Fabianski. Then Amadou Onana made a supplementary shot and scored, helping Aston Villa to equalize the score 1-1.

In the 76th minute, Watkins shook off the defense and made a cross, and Morgan Rogers volleyed the ball into the goal, helping Aston Villa to overtake 2-1. In the end, Aston Villa eliminated West Ham 2-1 at home.

Aston Villa manager Emery said in an interview, "I am very happy. We are celebrating the 150th anniversary here. We have to be happy about this victory and share this joy with the fans. We are getting better and better in the game."

"We conceded a goal at the start, and that's something we need to work on improving, not to concede goals as easily as we did at the start. But as the game progressed and we found our rhythm, we started to take the initiative and control the game. In the second half, we managed to turn the game around, which is something to be happy about on our anniversary."

In addition, Emery also said, "Sometimes we need to control the game through good positions, but also be patient, because the opponent is very good at defending in the middle and low positions. We must learn to be patient and let the fans understand how we want to exert pressure, control the game and threaten the opponent."

“When you can break through the defense, you have to seize the opportunity to threaten them. We did better in the second half and successfully broke through the defense. They exposed some opportunities in transition offense, and our performance in the game gradually improved, especially in the second half.”

On the other hand, Aston Villa will go to Goodison Park to challenge Everton in the next round of the Premier League, and Emery's team is currently ranked 8th in the standings with 32 points.