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Aston Villa 1-1 West Ham: Emerson Palmieri earns Hammers a deserved point
By Adrian Bishop
The next eight days are likely to determine what will happen to Aston Villa and West Ham over the remaining four months of the season.
Villa’s chase for a centre-back became even more urgent when Tyrone Mings, who had started the match as one of only two fit central defenders, suffered what looked a worrying knee injury during the first half.