West Ham United: Fans show love for Declan Rice after Aston Villa showing

West Ham fans have shared their love for Declan Rice after West Ham drew 0-0 with Aston Villa.

The spoils were shared at Aston Villa after the Hammers played much of the second half with 10 men after Arthur Masuaku got sent off in the 67th minute.

It was a fairly even game between the two sides; West Ham had 53 per cent possession as well as 13 shots to Villa’s 10, though Villa had five shots on target and West Ham had just the one, per BBC Sport.

There was another good performance from West Ham youngster and defensive midfielder Declan Rice, however, managing an impressive 7.6/10 according to WhoScored’s algorithm.

He played an important role in keeping Villa at bay, playing in the defensive midfielder role in a 4-1-4-1, and scored the third-highest match rating on the pitch, according to WhoScored.

Unsurprisingly, West Ham fans were more than happy with their youngster, as you can tell from the responses below…

Yes Dec top interview on sky after also. Very valid point … we would have lost this type of game last season. Especially after the sending off. Roll on Sunday now. COYI

— WHUFC_London (@WHUFC_London) September 16, 2019

You all worked so hard. Good performance. Luck just wasn’t on our side, & then of course there’s Mike Dean!!!

— Nicola (@PrettyBubbles65) September 17, 2019