David Moyes insists West Ham had to overcome an Aston Villa side with their “tails up” at the London Stadium, having won three in a row coming into the Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon. Moyes admitted after the game that containing Brazil international Philippe Coutinho was the key behind his team’s success.
David Moyes said: “He’s a top player and he’s shown that in the last month or so. Villa came into this in great form and the front three especially. It was a tough game for us because we knew they had their tails up and we had to find a way through. I thought we played quite well in the first half. In the second half, I’m not sure if Villa got better or if we dropped off with the injuries. It made me think, ‘My goodness, this is seeping into us a wee bit, the midweek stuff, but in the end we rallied, got a couple of goals which we haven’t done recently and I thought we looked quite comfortable at 2-0 but made it nervy at the end.”
