Lingard, who was ineligible for Sunday's defeat to Liverpool, was handed a start by Hammers boss David Moyes and rewarded that faith with a dominant display in the no.10 role.
He crashed two shots past Villa keeper Emilio Martinez in the 3-1 victory, both from Michail Antonio assists, and clearly enjoyed himself throughout.
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You can see from the celebrations that one means a lot to him! pic.twitter.com/wXSR4NwvpB— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 3, 2021Moyes said afterwards: “If he keeps playing as well as he did, he will do a brilliant job for West Ham and, if he keeps going like that, then he'll get back into the England squad.