EPL 09/10: West Ham edge Aston Villa

Substitute Zavon Hines secured a dramatic 2-1 win for West Ham over 10-man Aston Villa at Upton Park.

The young forward wriggled free in the penalty area in injury time after good work from Scott Parker and he lifted the ball past Brad Friedel to send Hammers fans into raptures.

Villa finished the game with 10 men after Habib Beye saw red for two bookable offences – the second for a challenge on Jonathan Spector with his first yellow coming on the stroke of half time when he brought down Hines to concede a penalty.

Beye looked to have got a touch on the ball but referee Steve Bennett pointed to the spot and Mark Noble finished emphatically into the top corner.

West Ham started brighter than their visitors but despite their early possession, failed to take advantage. Scott Parker tested Brad Friedel in the 11th minute with a 25-yard drive but the American goalkeeper was equal to the task and gathered safely.

Green was alert enough to deal with a header from John Carew in the 17th minute but Villa were now beginning to exert some real pressure on the home defence.

Green pulled off a magnificent save seconds later when West Ham half cleared a corner and Stiliyan Petrov volleyed the ball towards goal from fully 30 yards.

The ball took a deflection on its way towards the top corner but somehow Green managed to get his fingertips in the way.