Douglas Luiz brace fires rampant Aston Villa past West Ham

Douglas Luiz scored twice to lead Aston Villa to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United on Sunday, moving the Midlands club into fifth place in the Premier League.

Luiz scored either side of halftime, his second from the penalty spot, to put Unai Emery's team in command on their way to an 11th consecutive home league victory.

Jarrod Bowen's deflected shot gave the visitors hope, and they threatened to equalize before Ollie Watkins struck with an exquisite finish after a counter-attack.

Leon Bailey came off the bench to score a superb fourth goal late in the game after cutting in from the right.

High-flying Villa are unbeaten in five league games and have 19 points from nine games, trailing leaders Manchester City by two points.

West Ham are in ninth place with 14 points.

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