Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana replaced Ross Barkley in the first half against West Ham and scored the equaliser in the second half

Aston Villa came from behind to defeat West Ham United 2-1 in their third-round FA Cup tie on Friday after second-half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers denied Graham Potter a victory in his first game as the visitors' manager.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana was proud to score in their FA Cup win against West Ham. The win marked the 150th anniversary of Aston Villa 's founding. Onana later told VillaTV: “It was really special. That’s the right way to celebrate it for the fans. I think we needed a win.

Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute as he finished past Jordan Pickford having been picked out by Morgan Rogers with a perfect through ball. It was Villa's first win on the road in the league since beating Fulham 3-1 at Craven Cottage nearly three months ago.

Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers has taken to social media to respond to Amadou Onana after their 2-1 win over West Ham.

Ian Wright was left fuming by a hugely controversial decision in Aston Villa’s FA Cup third round win over West Ham. Graham Potter’s side took an early lead before Amadou Onana

Ian Wright has bemoaned the officiating from West Ham’s FA Cup third round defeat to Aston Villa. Two quick-fire second half goals from Amadou Onana and Morgan Rogers condemned Graham Potter to a loss in his first game as West Ham manager after Lucas ...

Graham Potter 's tenure at West Ham got off to the perfect start as his side rapidly took the lead inside just 10 minutes, when Lucas Paqueta superbly finished a thrilling counter-attacking move, but the mood quickly soured as minutes later Niclas Fullkrug, who played a part in the goal, was forced off with a suspected hamstring injury.

Aston Villa have beaten Graham Potter's West Ham 2-1 in the FA Cup, coming from behind after conceding an early goal.

The Graham Potter era at West Ham got off to a disappointing and controversial start when Aston Villa came from behind to beat Potter’s side 2-1 and knock it out of the FA Cup on Friday ... nine minutes only for Amadou Onana to equalize for Villa ...

It was just Villa's second FA Cup win in nine years. Before Friday night's success, their only win in the competition since 2016-17 came in the third round at Middlesbrough last season. A defeat to Stevenage two years ago, just over two months into Unai Emery's reign was a nadir in a sorry recent FA Cup record.

The draw took place following the conclusion of the Arsenal vs Manchester United game at the Emirates by Martin Keown and Mark Schwarzer. The games will be played on the weekend commencing the 7th February 2025. Aston Villa were given the ball number 6. Aston Villa were drawn at home against Tottenham.