Lucas Paquetá insists he is enjoying the challenge of filling ... Niclas Füllkrug and Michail Antonio in attack, the Hammers have relied on Paquetá to play in an unfamiliar advanced role in the last ...

Moments later the Hammers took the lead as Soler capitalised ... to be tackled by substitute Danny Ings and that allowed Lucas Paqueta to do the rest as he benefitted from an absolute gift.

But Lucas Paqueta put two chances ... from the impressive Aaron Wan-Bissaka. And the Hammers thought they had snatched a last-gasp winner when Paqueta tapped in from close range, but Tomas Soucek ...

Lucas Paqueta has the ball in the back of the Villa net. One last chance for Aston Villa. Here they come... This will be a welcome point for West Ham but they will feel they could have won this.

Life after the unpopular and uninspiring Julen Lopetegui began so promisingly, so ferociously, when Lucas Paqueta arrowed inches ... No silverware for the Hammers this season, then.

Hard to see the Hammers even nicking a goal. Drake, West Ham fan Aston Villa deserve their lead but West Ham definitely pose a threat, particularly through Lucas Paqueta. Now half a chance for ...