Both Emerson and Chambers can continue following injury, and time is now running out for either side to find a winner.
90' +4
Six minutes of stoppage time have been indicated, and during the fourth, Emerson and Chambers are both brought down to the turf following a clash of legs. The action is temporarily paused.
86'
M. Cornet enters the game and replaces D. Ings.
A quiet game for Ings comes to an end, with Cornet replacing him up front.
85'
C. Chambers enters the game and replaces O. Watkins.
Opening goalscorer Watkins is withdrawn, as Chambers comes on to help Villa preserve a point.
83'
After skinning Digne on the right touchline, Bowen zips across a low ball to Fornals just inside the box, but the latter's attempt to shoot first time is badly mishit and is nowhere near the target.
80'
J. Durán enters the game and replaces E. Buendía.
A. Young enters the game and replaces M. Cash.
Young makes his 200th Premier League appearance for Aston Villa, replacing Cash at right-back.
Villa make another double substitution. First, Buendia is replaced by January signing Duran.
77'
Fornals enters the fray, as Paqueta walks straight down the tunnel following his substitution.
76'
Pablo Fornals enters the game and replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Buendia limps back onto the pitch as the action resumes, and he is immediately penalised for toppling Ings in midfield.
74'
The referee opts for a stern word with both captains - Rice and McGinn - rather than flashing any yellow cards following the minor melee between both teams. Meanwhile, Buendia remains down on the turf in some pain.
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72'
West Ham make a mess of a rapid counter-attack; allowing Villa to spring a break of their own. At its end, Rice appears to bundle over Buendia in the box. No penalty is given, but some pushing and shoving breaks out among several players.
70'
Lucas Paquetá gets yellow.
A lunging challenge by Paqueta on McGinn results in the Brazilian being shown a yellow card - that's the first booking today.
69'
Yet another Benrahma shot is unsuccessful: he scuffs a 20-yard effort straight at Martinez in the centre of the goal.
68'
Zouma is perfectly positioned to cut out a cross from McGinn on the byline, and is rewarded for his efforts by the ball bouncing back off the Scotland international and out for a goal-kick.
64'
L. Digne enters the game and replaces Álex Moreno.
B. Traoré enters the game and replaces L. Bailey.
After a frustrating shift, Bailey is replaced too, with Traore coming on instead.
Emery makes two changes, to freshen up a tiring team. First, a straight swap at left-back sees Digne replace Moreno, who set up Villa's goal.
63'
All 10 black jerseys are back inside Aston Villa's defensive third, as they seek to absorb West Ham's best attacking spell of the game. The hosts sense a winning goal could be theirs for the taking.
61'
From a second corner in quick succession - West Ham's 10th in total today - Rice delivers an inswinger to the back post, but Emerson can only prod the ball wide on the stretch.
60'
Wasting a good chance to score on the counter, Bailey opts to stand up a lofted pass towards the six-yard box instead of picking out a more conventional pass or even shooting. Areola claims the ball with ease.
58'
Villa survive successive corners, but the home fans seem cheered by their side's renewed vigour in the final third. The visitors are coming under sustained pressure for the first time today.
54'
McGinn decides that a few feet of space some 30 yards out is an invitation to shoot; however, he sends his ambitious attempt high and wide of the target.
53'
Once again, Emerson makes an important clearance, as Bailey clips the ball towards West Ham's penalty spot. The Hammers' subsequent break soon fizzles out.
51'
Emerson clears a Moreno cross and inadvertently sparks a West Ham counter. At its conclusion, Benrahma embarks on a winding run and tries his luck again; on this occasion his 20-yard shot curls wide of the right-hand post.
49'
Trying to take the shot on first time, Buendia gets under a half-volley from Moreno's latest cross towards the box from Villa's left flank: it flies way over the crossbar.
48'
After a delay as Benrahma receives treatment for an injury, the action resumes and the West Ham man returns to the fray.
46'
West Ham kick off, and we are back under way at London Stadium!
SAVE! Martinez makes a smart stop at his near post in the opening moments of the second half, repelling a Benrahma volley from close range! Paqueta popped the ball over the top, but his fellow forward misses another goalscoring opportunity!
45' +3
HALF-TIME: WEST HAM UNITED 1-1 ASTON VILLA
Amid plenty of jostling in the penalty area, Villa manage to clear two dangerous corners, and it is clear West Ham are targeting the visitors' perceived weak point today.
45' +1
Watkins and Bailey combine just outside West Ham's box in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, but the latter's shot is charged down and the hosts set off on a rapid counter. The Hammers have a corner.
44'
At the last moment, Emerson covers across to stop Watkins from shooting 10 yards out, bringing to a halt Villa's smooth passing sequence. The away side are in the ascendancy coming towards the half-time whistle.
40'
The visitors again struggle to deal with a West Ham corner, this time from the left, before the ball breaks to Benrahma on the edge of the area. However, his hurried effort spirals over the crossbar.
39'
Areola comfortably fields Bailey's cross from the right byline at his near post, but Villa are at least offering more of an attacking threat approaching half-time.
37'
A wayward pass infield from Moreno results in the ball trundling straight to Benrahma 25 yards out, but the latter's shot is placed straight at Martinez in the centre of the Villa goal.
35'
Zouma covers well to block Watkins' strike from just inside the box, after Bailey clips over an opportunist ball from the right.
34'
Mings slows things right down by strolling around at the back and keeping the ball for Villa. They have been picked apart several times in this first half, for all their dominance of possession.
30'
Near the right byline, Soucek tries to latch on to Paqueta's deflected throughball and muscles Martinez off the ball, doing well to earn his side a corner.
28'
Benrahma has now successfully converted his last three penalties in the Premier League, while West Ham have scored from each of their last four.
26'
Penalty goal scored by S. Benrahma for West Ham United!
WEST HAM PULL LEVEL! It's 1-1 at London Stadium, as Benrahma steps up and smashes his penalty high into the top of the net, beating Martinez with sheer power! No goalkeeper could have stopped that!
23'
Once again, Moreno is left in acres of space on the left flank, but on this occasion he overruns the ball near the byline and it is shepherded behind by two West Ham defenders.
21'
Luiz swings over a corner from the left which strays too close to Areola, who gathers it near his back post and then attempts to start off a quick West Ham counter.
19'
Ramsey lays the ball off to Bailey on the edge of the box, but the Jamaican winger can only send his shot whistling over the crossbar.
17'
O. Watkins has scored a goal for Aston Villa! Assist by Álex Moreno.
Moreno was able to get his head up and pick out Watkins' run with a perfect cross from near the left touchline.
VILLA LEAD! The visitors first attack of note brings an opener! Moreno is left in plenty of space on the left and takes his time before curling over a precise cross towards Watkins, who leaps highest to divert the ball into the top-right corner with a header! A clinical counter-attack, and Aston Villa are 1-0 up!
15'
Even if they've wasted a couple of opportunities to score the opening goal, there is more rhythm about West Ham's play now, as they sense Villa might be more vulnerable than they thought.
9'
Villa have set up to frustrate their hosts in the early stages, perhaps hoping an anxious crowd will become restless the longer West Ham fail to break through.
6'
After Ings causes some problems for Mings and Konsa, Bowen is then unsuccessful with two crosses into the box before being brought down by Buendia 30 yards from goal.
4'
A cautious start from both teams sees either side seeking to keep possession with safe passes in midfield: there's a lot at stake for the hosts, while Villa may prefer to strike on the counter-attack.
1'
Aston Villa kick off, and we are under way in London!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between West Ham United and Aston Villa at London Stadium!
By contrast with their fellow claret-and-blue club, Aston Villa sit comfortably in mid-table, some 11 points clear of today's hosts in the Premier League pecking order. A 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace last time out secured back-to-back wins for the Villans, who have also won four of their last seven. Indeed, since Unai Emery took charge late last year, they have taken 22 points from a possible 36. Ahead of today's trip to the capital, Villa have scored at least once in each of their past 14 games across all competitions, but they are winless in their last nine league meetings with West Ham.
WEST HAM UNITED (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola; Thilo Kehrer, Nayef Aguerd, Kurt Zouma, Emerson Palmieri; Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek; Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Said Benrahma; Danny Ings.
SUBS: Joseph Anang, Maxwel Cornet, Gianluca Scamacca, Pablo Fornals, Flynn Downes, Angelo Ogbonna, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini.
After yesterday's events, West Ham have dropped into the Premier League relegation zone, with last week's 4-0 drubbing by Brighton & Hove Albion leaving them on just 23 points from 25 matches. On Thursday, though, the Hammers' 2-0 victory over AEK Larnaca took them closer to a place in the Europa Conference League quarter-finals. Despite their lowly station in the standings, David Moyes has led his team to seven points from their last three league fixtures at London Stadium, with a win over Everton and a draw against Chelsea preceding their 4-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest.
ASTON VILLA (4-3-1-2): Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa, Alex Moreno; John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Jacob Ramsey; Emiliano Buendia; Leon Bailey, Ollie Watkins.
SUBS: Robin Olsen, Viljami Sinisalo, Diego Carlos, Ashley Young, Calum Chambers, Jhon Duran, Lucas Digne, Bertrand Traore.
The players are out on the pitch at London Stadium, and kick-off is now just moments away!
In their final fixture before the international break, West Ham will aim to reach the Europa Conference League quarter-finals by finishing off AEK Larnaca on Thursday. Meanwhile, Villa host the Hammers' relegation rivals Bournemouth at Villa Park in six days time.
That's all from London Stadium today, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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